100 Things About Me

(in no particular order)

 

1.  I’m a title clerk at a car dealership. Don’t ever work at a dealership! Trust me.

2.  I like parentheses.  (Did you notice?)

3.  I’m a night owl.

4.  I’m a single mom. If you read my blog, I’m sure you figured this out.

5.  I live in a small town in Tennessee.

6.  I can be a bit sarcastic.

7.  I was a mean kid. But all the adults thought I was an angel. 

8.  I used to read a book every two days. Then I had a baby…

9.  The later it gets, the loopier I get.  You will understand if you ever play cards with me at midnight.  (Watch out for the flying candy bars, Neal! Hehe.)

10.  I’m sonot a girly-girl.  I try and just feel stupid.  Other women look good in pink and I look like… I don’t know… I just don’t look right.  I fix my hair (sometimes) and wear makeup and women’s clothes.  Just nothing too frilly or lacy or pink.

11.  I watch too much tv.  I used to hardly watch any tv, but being alone after Shiloh’s in bed is too quiet and the tv keeps me company.  I don’t feel lonely if it’s on.

12.  I wear hoodie sweatshirts all through the summer.  I’m cold natured and I’m trying to hide my extra weight.  (I know that sweatshirts just make you look bigger, but I don’t feel as conspicuous in them.) 

13.  I actually have a bunch of cute clothes in my closet, if I would just lose about 15 pounds.  I’m trying!

14.  Two of my favorite books are Wuthering Heights and The Giver.

15.  Sometimes (okay, most of the time) I worry that I don’t spend enough time with Shiloh.  During the week, our time together is spent fixing dinner, eating dinner, bathing her, reading her a story, praying with her, and putting her to bed.

16.  I became a Christian when I was four years old.  (And I do remember.)

17.  I’m a worrier.  I could worry about ANYTHING!  I’m working on that and praying about it and I’m doing better… some of the time.

18.  I’m a dreamer and a realist.  (Does that make me crazy?)

19.  I used to sit in the bathroom sink to apply my makeup.  I stopped when I was about 7 months pregnant and my dad bought me a mirror.  He was worried I would fall or something.  Ha!

20.  I would be late to my own funeral.  Even my toddler has started rushing me out the door!  Seriously!

21.  I like sappy love songs.  Most of the time.  Depends on my mood.  I can’t help it!  I’m flawed!

22.  I almost never cry about big problems.  I usually cry about stupid stuff.  Lifetime movies, sad songs, commercials…

23.  I talk really fast when I have a lot to say.  I think I’m scared you’ll get bored before I finish my story.

24.  I had a horse when I was a kid.  His name was Teddy and he was an Arabian.  He was stubborn but so was I.  I had to sell him when we moved to TN.

25.  I lived in Washington State until I was 14.  I miss it!  L

26.  I hate Tennessee.  Tornadoes, poisonous spiders, poisonous snakes, chiggers (YUCK!), ticks (DOUBLE YUCK!), the humidity, allergies, thunderstorms…  I hate it but won’t leave.  I have family and friends and a church here that I don’t want to leave.

27.  I need a better paying job.  I worry (there’s that worry again) that I’ll never be able to get a place for me and Shiloh.  I don’t want to live with my parents forever, but I don’t want to live in the projects either.  (I’m paranoid enough in a nice neighborhood.  I would never sleep!)

28.  I bite my nails.  I’m trying to stop.  I know it’s gross.

29.  I’m a germ-a-phobe.  …that bites her nails… hmmm.

30.  I worked for a veterinarian for 3 years.  I loved helping with surgeries, but hated smelling like dog everyday.  (You do get used to it.)

31.  My favorite Bible story, since childhood, is Daniel and the Lion’s Den.  I know it’s not very “spiritual” or anything, to like it just because it’s a fun story, but I do.  I remember listening to it, on tape, before bed.  I guess it’s like anything that brings back childhood memories. 

32.  I refuse to say “ain’t,” “ya’ll,” or “ustacould.”  After 13 years, I may not be able to help the accent, but I will use proper English.  (Or try my best.)

33.  I have stayed up all night cleaning my closet.  (Get a life!)

34.  I’ve only dated 2 guys in my whole life.  I dated my first boyfriend from 16-18 and the next one from 18-20 and I was married at 20.

35.  I’m a planner.  It’s the firstborn child thing.  I’m already thinking about what I have planned next month.  (Usually not much.)  I don’t mind if you call me last minute (I’m usually just glad you called), but I really like to look forward to something in advance.  It stresses me out to have “maybe plans” with someone.  Then I can’t make other plans and I’ll probably be stuck at home when you cancel on me. 

36.  I love rain!  While everyone else is griping about the rain, I just want to go run around in it.  I would rather play hooky from work on a good rainy day, than on a sunny day.  (Couldn’t have anything to do with growing up in Seattle, could it?  Nah.)

37.  I hate thunderstorms!  I will stay up all night, watching the weather, if they even say we might have some storms.  (It never stormed in Seattle.)

38.  I’m a bit of a control freak.  I’m working on that one and I’ve loosened up a lot.  (It’s hard not to when you’re a single mom with a toddler!  I have no control!  My life is chaos!)

39.  I always think of a witty comeback after someone walks away.  What’s up with that?  (I know that wasn’t very witty.)

40.  I’m a loner.  I used to crave alone time and now I crave company.  I’m still a loner, but I have more than enough alone time (like every single evening).

41.  I’m not easily offended.  I have my buttons, just like anyone, but I’m usually easy going.  I guess that’s what happens when you hang out with boys during your childhood.  You have to be tough.  Boys are mean.

42.  I do not dance!  My aunt made my cousin, Daniel, dance with me at his sister’s wedding.  It didn’t go well.  Haha.  I felt like such a weirdo.

43.  When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a single mom.  I had a very conventional family – dad, mom, brother, sister – but when my sister and I would play dolls, she would tell me that her husband was in the war and I would say I didn’t want a husband.  She told me that I couldn’t have a baby without a husband (we didn’t even know single moms existed) and I said that he died in the war.  She was okay with that.  (I don’t have any idea why I didn’t want a husband – I was maybe 6 years old – but I just remember the conversation.)

44.  I hate pork.  I refuse to eat anything that comes from a pig.  (I’m not Jewish.)

45.  During my pregnancy, I craved pigs-in-a-blanket constantly.  I ate them at least once a week.  After having Shiloh, I tried them again and they made me want to throw up.

46.  I check ALL of the windows before going to bed.  I’m only a little paranoid. 

47.  I’ve never been in a fight, but I broke my brother’s nose (or at least made it bleed – not sure) and my mother’s toe.

48.  I did not name my daughter after Shiloh Jolie-Pitt.  I already had the name picked out when they named their baby.  I decided not to change it because I liked the meaning and the fact that it was unique (not quite so unique now).  It means “gift from God” or “peaceful place”.

49.  I kept my pregnancy a secret until my second trimester.  (Except from my husband, of course.) 

50.  I kept my divorce a secret until it was finalized. Then I texted my sister and made her tell the rest of my family.  I did tell a couple people, but not my family.  I just wanted it done and over with without a lot of questions. 

51.  I did not have an epidural when I gave birth to Shiloh.  It wasn’t because I was tough, it was because the thought of a needle in my back freaks me out.  Okay… and I might be a little tough.  Haha.

52.  I hate all sports, except hockey. I love hockey and wish I could go to every Predator’s game. (I usually get to go to 2 or 3 when Beka and Neal go. They know, if they’re going, they have to take me.) 

53.  I have totally neglected my MySpace page since starting this blog. I’m sorry! I’ll do better!   

 

I obviously haven’t made it to 100 yet, but I will.  I wanted to go ahead and post what I have.  This was inspired by other bloggers pages.  I enjoyed reading their 100 Things and decided to do the same.