100 Things about me

I always wanted to try making one of these lists and I love reading other peoples lists so here we go…

100 things about me

1. I am married
2. I have two incredible daughters
3. I cannot stand clothes on the floor, drape them over objects if you must but keep them off the floor
4. I must sleep with the window open, even just a crack
5. I cant stand to hang my legs over the edge of the bed while laying in it, it freaks me out
6. My father saved me from a fire when I was a baby
7. I still have a coin that was damaged in the fire
8. I hate open closet and cupboard doors, I need them to be closed when not in use
9. I am naturally Brunette, but people always thought I was a natural blonde until I stopped dying my hair a year ago.
10. My favorite subject in high school was History
11. I hardly remember any of it
12. When I was little, I wanted to be a psychiatrist
13. My dad was my best friend
14. My husband is now my best friend
15. My dad passed away the year before I married my husband
16. he approved
17. Can you say Oedipus? LOL
18. I knew when I was pregnant with her that my eldest daughter would have blonde hair and blue eyes when she was born. I just knew.
19. I knew that my youngest would be born with a full head of dark hair
20. I dreamt them both, vividly, before I ever laid eyes on them
21. I left home when I was only 16
22. I still managed to get an education
23. I am proud of my life
24. I am also ashamed of some things, but I do not believe in regret
25. I have a gray malti-poo named Jasmine
26. She is obsessed with eating my nail clippings and can hear me slide the nail clippers out of the case from the next room
27. I think that’s gross
28. My dog also sleeps on my pillow so I frequently bathe her in Johnson and Johnson Lavender baby shampoo so at least she smells good
29. I also give my hand knits their first bath in lavender shampoo, its gentle
30. Apparently I like the smell of Lavender
31. My favorite flower is lilacs
32. My favorite color is pink
33. My favorite cocktail is a Ceasar
34. My favorite beer is Sleeman’s cream ale
35. My favorite liquor is gin
36. I deplore going to parties, seriously
37. I prefer smaller gatherings
38. I wish I could train myself to sleep less so I could get more things done
39. I generally sleep 7 hours a night, which makes me feel lazy
40. Sometimes I wish I could crawl into bed with my kids at night when they sleep, so I could be closer to them and hold on just a little longer, they are growing so quickly
41. Sometimes I wish my kids would hurry up and leave home so I could enjoy my life already
42. Sometimes I talk out loud to my dad, even though he is gone.
43. I secretly wish he would answer me, just once
44. I used to play Violin when I was little
45. I wish I still could
46. Now I can only play my iPod
47. I am afraid of dying
48. I am more afraid my husband will die first and leave me alone
49. I cant imagine life without my husband
50. My husband is the most unromantic person in the universe ever.
51. I have never doubted that my husband loves me more than anyone, ever.
52. My husband almost never says ‘no’ to me
53. I love my iPod
54. I have always loved music, all kinds of music
55. I can sing country songs better than pop songs, I just have that twang
56. I’m still not a great singer
57. Even if I won the lottery I would still want to work, I really like working
58. I have to be careful with my time because it’s easy for me to slip into workaholic mode.
59. My kids are always patient when I say “sure I can get that, just let me finish this row”
60. I love handbags, I have a closet full them, most are knitting bags
61. I think about knitting and spinning a lot during the day while I’m at work
62. I wish I could knit at my desk while I am thinking, instead of trying to look busy
63. I’d be much more productive actually
64. People who know me probably think I am outgoing
65. I’m actually very shy, and afraid of new social situations
66. I wonder if anybody will ever read this?
67. I am not yet as comfortable in my own skin as I would like to be
68. I am always afraid people are judging me
69. And yet I don’t care what they think
70. But judging bothers me
71. I wish I had the kind of job where I could wear hippy skirts every day and wear colorful scarves in my hair
72. I often think I was born in the wrong generation
73. I hate the generally superficial tendencies of our society
74. I love to create things
75. I own two very old sewing machines
76. I love to sew but hardly have time for it
77. I want to learn how to quilt
78. My fathers passion was woodworking
79. I get my ‘tinkering’ nature from him
80. My mother isn’t very crafty at all, but she is good with interiors and arrangements
81. I get that from her
82. I find it amusing that my dad worked in construction all his life, on job sites of large buildings, and now I work on the technological end of construction, helping companies to manage and organize their building data
83. I can type and carry on a separate conversation at the same time, people usually find this pretty amazing, once I have the line of thought rolling I don’t need to pay attention, my fingers just keep working while my conscious self keeps talking to somebody about something else… as long as it isn’t too involved!
84. I like freaking people out, It amuses me
85. I can wiggle my ears
86. I can blow air out of the corner of my eye socket. It looks even more amazing under water
87. That eye thing really freaks people out
88. I love to swim in swimming pools but hate being in natural bodies of water
89. The idea that ‘something’ is under the water that I cannot see freaks me right the hell out
90. I encourage my kids to swim in the river at the cottage, but I am secretly afraid
91. I don’t want to give my kids my fears, I always encourage them to try things I hate, eat foods I don’t like, and discover things for themselves
92. But what they don’t like, I respect
93. My husband hates swimming, which annoys me
94. I wish I could sew my own clothes
95. I wish I could raise my own flock of sheep, I’d name them all
96. I named my youngest daughter after my grandmother
97. My husband took my last name when we married
98. My family all stood up and applauded him at our wedding when they found out
99. His family was supportive too
100. I cant believe I actually got out 100 things, re-reading them makes me think maybe I’m a bit weird, but definitely more interesting than I thought I was !