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-Lucia

this little girl right here.

Do you want to know a little more about me?
Do you?
Do you?

Well. You've come to the right post. It's going to be all about me. Me, me, me, me. :D

..Okay, this is sounding a little wrong, so..why don't I explain?

I am being featured this week over at The Nerve of Verve, and I'm supposed to tell you about myself. Now, if you are a good blog reader, you have already scoured my "about me" page, read through at least a couple of my past posts, and by now surely have a general feel for what sort of person I am and what I enjoy.

Nevertheless, I guess I have never truly done a whole post just about me; I suppose it's time for a little change in the program?

Here goes it, and I hope you enjoy this little blab about Lucia.

I was born on August 15th, 1995, to missionary parents and a small northwestern town; the second eldest in an eventual family of six. I currently have two sisters: Olivia (18) and Anne (10), and one brother: Mark (13). My mom homeschools all of us, and I have learned in the home since kindergarten.



^This little girl right here
is
 a...

writer who is attempting her first novel,


avid reader who has read every book in her home and nearly every book in her friends' homes,


photographer saving for a camera and in the meantime practicing with a point-and-shoot,


pianist of eight years who plays for her church and local homeschool choir,


runner who is a part of a highschool cross country team,

^ Yes, that is actually me..:P

pen-paller who writes 15+ ladies and wrote a 50+ page letter this year to someone special, ;)


horse girl who wishes she knew more,


singer who doesn't claim fame but is humming all the time,


blogger of nearly two years, ;)


blog designer with a new business,

lover of babies and all children in general,


believer in waiting for one man and one romance, yet


...not waiting for that one romance to make me happy. :]

--

And just as a side note, I am:

one who has read Darwin's Origin of Species just for experiance
who understands evolution as well as creation


..and still believes in the One True God, Creator of the Universe
who dies for us on the cross
who is seated at the right hand of God this very moment
and who will return for us, if we have not already left this earth, with a trumpet sound on a day not very far away.
(1 Corinthians 15:52)

Yep. All packed into this little girl right here.

..and that, my friends, is only scratching the surface. :]

frequently asked questions

Is "Lucia, Etc." the blog that used to be "Umbrella Girl?"

Yep--never fear, you're still in the right place! :) To learn more about the name-change, click here.

When did you start blogging?

I have actually been blogging since I was thirteen--but not via blogger. I was on a site called "sampa" originally, with a private blog only open to invited readers. After about a year, that company shut down, so I moved to www.homeschoolblogger.com, and went by a pen name for another year, until I started to lose interest. I took a half-year break, then in January of 2010 started this blog, originally called "Virtuous Girlhood." It has gone through several names, including "One Beloved" (hence the url), "From Under My Little Umbrella," "Umbrella Girl," and now, "lucia, etc."

Who designed your blog?

I did! :) If you want one like it, visit my design blog where I offer full web designs for a mere $20!

How did you learn blog design?

A simple yet complicated answer: google. I researched. For hours. I got headaches. And there is still so much to learn...

What camera/lens do you use?

Until December of 2011, I did not have "my own" camera. I used anything my family owned currently--all point-and-shoots. I saved, and waited, and saved, and now I have my own Nikon D3100.

All photos in posts following May 22nd, 2012 were most likely taken using a 35-mm 1.8, until July 2012 (I sold my 35 then, and bought a 50mm 1.8). Photos taken prior to this date were taken with my stock lens, the 18-55mm. Photos taken before December 2011 (and I don't suggest looking at those :P ) were with a point and shoot.

What program do you use to edit your photos?
As of October 2012, I use Lightroom 4. 

Will you be my pen-pal?

I am including this question here because I get it so frequently. As honored as I am to be asked to pen-pal so many, and though I absolutely love letter-writing and meeting new friends and Sisters in Christ, unfortunately as a junior in home school high school I am extremely busy, and have had to put my normal pen-pals on hold for awhile. So, the answer, for the time being, needs to be "no." :/

How old are you?

I am seventeen! Oh, and if you want to send me a birthday present, my birthday is August 15th. ;) [hint: I love pretty paper, chocolate, and leather bound notebooks..]

Will you visit/follow my blog?

Sadly, I am pretty pressed for time and can hardly keep up with my own blog, so I can't promise anything. However, feel free to leave your link, and I may make an appearance someday! ;)

Will you mention my blog/blog giveaway in a post?

As much as I would love to help all of my blogging friends out with their blogs and events, if I said "yes" to every advertising request my blog would turn into all links and ads! So, sadly, no. But feel free to leave a comment, and I'll check whatever you have going on if I can!  

Will you review my item/give away something from my shop?

Sure! Visit my sponsor/pr page for more information! 

..Have an additional question? I'm on Formspring!