I have been nominated by the lovely and amazing Aishlinn aka @trucklifefamily for a two in one challenge. First the #steemitnamechallenge where I reveal the Solarsupermama origin story. Then 5 things you probably don't know about me. I love these kinds of things. I love learning more about who people are and what makes them tick. I am always interested in the inner workings.

I'm a capricorn. As such I am incredibly straightforward. From the beginning all my email addresses have been some variation of my name. Any social media account has always been under my real name or the name of one of my businesses. I've never had the inkling to change my name. I'm just a practical kind of gal. In fact I never changed my name when I got married partly because I think that's bullshit but also because it's such a pain in the ass. Go change all my documents and cards. Um? No thanks.

Also, I'm a superhero, see? Well, supervillain, whatever. Same thing. That's me on the left and my daughter in the middle.

I also don't really hide much or hold much back. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I say what I think and am pretty quick to share my beliefs. I'm rarely suspicious, and I'm pretty sure I'm not important enough to have the government or whatever other boogeyman watching me. Of course I've always known nearly all governments and large corporations are up to horribly nefarious stuff, but I doubted they were concerned with me.

It appears I may have been mistaken. Worst of all my brother was right about Facebook. Perhaps I should have created a secret identity long ago. I still don't honestly think they're after me specifically. I'm way under the radar and little threat to anyone. On top of that, I believe some of this secret identity is little more than the little masks the Incredibles put on. Are we really hiding anything from entities that really, really want to know. I always feel if someone wants to find you and figure out what you're up to, they will, especially if they have loads of money.

You can't see me!!

My @solarsupermama story is pretty simple and straightforward, like me. A little over a year ago, I joined a team of people who refer homeowners and business owners to local and regional solar power providers and get a referral fee in exchange. My friend who started the team named it Warren's Solar Superheroes, so I immediately began to refer to myself as the SolarSuperMama. When I started on steemit, I thought one of my main goals would be to spread the word about my solar business, so I stuck with the name. I quickly became more fascinated by other aspects of steemit, but I'm happy with the name still, and I think it sounds cool.

My real name is Kristin Harling, and if I were to change my steemit name, it would probably be that. My nickname is Lucy, so something related to that might be an option. Being in Belize is definitely something that stands me out in a crowd, so there could be a Belize thrown in there.

Part II

Now, for five things you don't know about me. This could really be quite easy because I know almost zero people on here in real life. For example I could probably put the color of my eyes as one of the five and have that count. However, I'm gonna give a go at being a bit more creative than that. Oddly enough, I talk a fair amount on here about dark bits of my past and my deepest desires and beliefs, so that makes it a little more challenging.

I want a pirate ship.

• I long to learn how to sail and go across the Atlantic to Africa. It's something I have wanted to do since I was in my early 20's
• I did a firewalk some years ago. I should do a post about that actually. It was an incredible experience. Once you have walked across hot coals and not received a single burn, it's not really possible to tell yourself there's something you can't do anymore.
• In a similar vein, I also did a vision quest. Four days and four nights on the mountain with no shelter, no food, and no water praying for a vision. The community keeps a fire going for the entire time and consciously eats and drinks for the questers. In my case, it started raining the first night and didn't stop until the end of day four. They kept a fire going even though it was periodically floating. Whenever I got hungry or thirsty, I cried out to my community and felt nourished. After this, I can't deny we are all connected.
• The first time I went skinny dipping was in the Philippines, and the phosphorescents were all around lighting all of us up, and it was absolutely magical until tiny little jellyfish started stinging my boobs.
• I have had four miscarriages in addition to my four children. It is a heart wrenching affair, and just like depression, something we don't talk about enough.

Well, I hope that was interesting for you. Now I'm nominating 5. If you wanna go for it, do it. No pressure, though, and I apologize if you already did it, and I missed it!
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As always, all pictures are mine or Pixabay.
I'm a passenger on the @ecotrain, as well as a member of @steemitmamas and @teamgirlpowa.