According to
my friend Rita, this is going around the blogosphere, and who am I not to jump on a bandwagon and take any opportunity to let you know more fascinating facts about me? So here we go:
1. I will happily drink as many Starbucks vanilla lattes (decaf) as you give me, but I will never drink regular coffee.
2. I made the conscious decision in high school not to start drinking coffee for the caffeine, because I didn't want to have to suffer withdrawal when I got pregnant and had kids. Which is good because now I'm insanely sensitive to caffeine - even a piece of chocolate after 3pm will keep me up all night.
3. I love Coca-cola, and it makes me very angry how hard it is to find caffeine free REGULAR coke.
4. I can always taste fake sugar. They have yet to invent a diet product with fake sugar that doesn't taste chemical to me.
5. I talk a tough game, but I will never, ever, confront anyone about something I perceive as unjust or unfair unless I can email it. I will totally complain and rail and say things about everyone standing up for themselves, but if i had to do it myself I would just cry and be unable to speak.
6. I really worry about my ability to fight any battles my children need me to fight because I know that instead of coming across as articulate and forceful, I will probably cry and undermine my own authority.
7. I try to work out ways of dealing with horrible situations so I won't be caught unprepared and freeze up. My usual is if I were to get carjacked with my kids in the car -how to convince the guy to let me get them all unbuckled from their car seats without pissing him off so he just shoots me, or if someone were to break in to my house at night - how would I get to all my kids in their separate rooms and then back into my room where we can call 911. I have yet to find solutions for these problems which may explain why I think about them constantly.
8. I freak myself out all the time that someone is going to come in to my room at night. I used to intentionally not clean up the toys all over the living room because I figured the noise of an intruder tripping on them would give me warning to call the police. Now I shut the baby gate at the top of the stairs for the same reason.
9. I can't catch even a glimpse of my reflection in a mirror if the lights are off or I think the image will crawl out and get me.
10. My eyes take really long time to dilate, but once they do I can see really well in the dark. With all three kids I would change their diapers and prepare bottles to do the over night feedings without turning on the light.
11. I have almost no sense of smell - which works really well for having lots of kids, but sometimes I can't tell if they have a dirty diaper.
12. However, I am super sensitive to all perfumes, and get a headache if I'm around them. I don't wear perfume, and most of my lotions are unscented because I get a headache otherwise. I also hate how all commercial cleaners smell, so I mostly make my own and use essential oils. I like that my homemade cleansers are non-toxic, but I LOVE that they smell like fresh lemons.
13. I read 100 pages an hour, and can easily finish a book a day. I read ever single Harry Potter book in one sitting.
14. I completely love tv. I literally don't know how I would function without my DVR. But I totally resist getting sucked in to new shows every year because I already tape so many things. I get sucked in anyway.
15. I love the idea of minimalism and having only the things I really use and need, but I have no idea how you pick just one thing so I have tons of stuff. Women that can make fifty different outfits out of the same five garments are my idols - I never seem to buy things that coordinate with everything else I already own.
16. I really want a signature style, but I like too many different things to ever decide.
17. I will put together five different outfits in my mind to wear in the upcoming week, but when it comes time to get dressed I can't remember what they were.
18. I've never had more than 100 pairs of shoes at once, but I've been really close.
19. I have four tattoos, and I have plans for at least two more. It took me forever to not feel a little ashamed of having them, which is why most of them are easily hidden. The one on my wrist is my favorite because it is visible all the time which makes me feel cooler than I am.
20. I aim to drink 4 liters of water a day, but usually only manage 3.
21. I HATE to be hot. Anything over 80 degrees and I am completely miserable. Over 90, and I turn in to a total bitch.
22. I know the names of practically every actor, but can't remember the names of people I meet in person.
23. Aside from names, I used to have a steel trap memory, and could remember details of what happened to me, or conversations. Over the past few years it has eroded so badly to where I can barely remember anything, and not even in a "I know I'm forgetting something" kind of way. It's actually getting somewhat worrisome.
24. I think I'm 31.
25. I'm 34.
26. I'm actually very shy and anxious around people, but you will never know it because once I'm out I never stop talking. It's like a nervous tic - sometimes I even forget to inhale I'm talking so fast and I get out of breath.
27. If I pick out a drink from the selection at the store, and then see something I'd like better, I'll keep my original choice because I don't want to hurt its feelings.
28. I totally don't care about murders or violence in movies, but if they kill the pets I get really upset.
29. If I was a movie star I would want to do action movies.
30. I was considering applying to the FBI when I found out I was pregnant with Isabelle.
31. If I could actually decorate my house the way I want, instead of having hand-me downs and the cheapest furniture available, I would have everything I ever wanted as a kid.
32. There has only been one year in my entire life when I was self-sufficient. This is probably why I always feel like I need permission or approval from others before I do anything.
33. I'd like to have a yard with lush bushes and flowers every where, but I hate being outside and getting dirty, so it will probably never happen.
34. I hate bell peppers, primarily for their texture. My parents used to sometimes hide a tiny piece in my salad because they thought I'd never notice it - I always found it.
35. I really want a dog, but my husband won't let me get one. I'm hoping he comes around once the kids are in school.
36. I love shopping online. I browse and mark stuff all the time, even though I will probably never buy any of it. Or if I do buy it, I return it a lot. Which is weird, because I never return stuff I buy in actual stores.
37. Over the past several years, I have developed a major fear of heights. We
stayed in a hotel a few years ago that had a walkway from the elevator to the hall where the rooms were. My vision literally swam every time I had to cross it. I won't go above the third step on any ladder.
38. I'm also fairly claustrophobic if I can't move. Elevators or closets don't bother me, but if I'm taking off a jacket and it gets stuck where my arms are pinned, I get panicky.
39. I don't have a favorite movie - I probably couldn't even pick a top ten. I just like watching movies.
40. I'm not into music at all. I love singing along in the car, and certain songs really inspire me to dance or choreograph, but I don't know any bands, and live concerts are excruciatingly boring for me. Which is good, because live music is just about Brett's favorite thing.
41. I felt more "me" as a blonde. No one else liked it very much, and I caved because everyone sees me as a brunette, but I think maybe I'm secretly a blonde.
42. I love statement jewelry - dangly earrings and big necklaces and bangle bracelets - but I hate wearing it. If I wear anything it is my wedding rings, small stud earrings and very fine chain necklaces.
43. I took off my watch when I moved to Steamboat ten years ago and I haven't worn one since (except as fashion).
44. I have five holes for earrings in my ears - one of which I did myself with a needle. They close up all the time because I never wear earrings anymore.
45. I have little to no tolerance for stupidity.
46. I am extremely sarcastic, pretty much to a fault. But that's a hard habit to change.
47. I have had a subscription to Entertainment Weekly since it was first published in 1990, and I have read every single issue.
48. I have lived in 4 different states, and 13 different houses/apartments in my life.
49. I can't go underwater without getting water up my nose, no matter how hard I blow out. I still hold my nose when I jump in a pool.
50. I have given
birth three times, and am pregnant now, and I still can't believe any of it happens. How is there a person in there?
51. If mango is a flavor option, I have to get it. I don't know why; I mean, I like mango, but it's not my favorite.
52. I once ate an entire crate of raspberries.
53. Frosted flakes remind me of my grandfather, because that was his favorite cereal and I only got to eat them when I would visit. They taste best with whole milk.
54. I met Brett 2 days before my 21st birthday, and we got married three months before my 28th birthday. The firs thing I thought after I met him was "I'm going to marry him." The second thing was "why would I think that?"
55. I can throw a ball equally well with both my right and left hands. Other than that, I can't do anything with my left hand.
56. I like my nails to be super short - like, no white part. Which is annoying because they grow really fast.
57. I like my hair long, but it does not grow particularly fast.
58. I'm convinced that sleeping with my hair in a bun makes it grow faster.
59. I only wash my hair twice a week - the rest of the time I wear a towel turban when I shower so it doesn't get wet.
60. I'm allergic to the sun. One time in first grade I broke out in hives, but mostly I just get tiny itchy bumps. It only happens if I go somewhere hot and sunny in the middle of winter - if I transition normally through the seasons, gradually increasing my sun exposure then I don't break out.
61. I don't tan. My cheeks and chest will get pink, and the rest of me might change color very slightly, but otherwise I'm always pretty pale.
62. I can drive stick, but I haven't in over ten years. I had to teach myself after my dad bought me a manual transmission car, drove me to college, and then left.
63. I hate riding a bicycle. My parents had to make me to learn how in first grade, and I have only ever done it if forced.
64. I am a terrible swimmer, primarily because I won't put my face in the water. I can manage enough to not drown, but that's about it.
65. After I had Sophie I really wanted to do a triathalon. I worked out a whole training program and everything, but my inability to swim more than one length of the pool at a time put and end to that.
66. I admire the romance of being a runner - the solitude and rhythm of just hitting the road and running. But then I try to run and I get half a block and want to die, so I probably won't ever be a marathoner.
67. I absolutely love yoga. I'd love to take a yoga class 5 days a week, but that will probably have to wait until all the kids are in school. I have a dream of one day opening a chain of yoga studios that offer child care like the gyms do.
68. I had horrible, painful, embarrassing, digestive issues for 15 years before I was diagnosed with colitis. I still don't know why it never occurred to me to see a doctor.
69. I broke two vertebrae in my back when I was 15, but didn't actually
know they were broken until last year.
70. I wore braces for two years in middle school, and I obediently wore my retainers every night for five years as instructed, until my orthodontist told me I could stop because my teeth were set and wouldn't move. Within a month my teeth had moved so much I couldn't even get my retainers in anymore. For years I refused to have them fixed out of spite (why should I have to pay when it was his fault?), but they just keep getting worse and worse so I'm going to get invisalign.
71. I used to get tension headaches almost everyday because my neck muscles are so tight. They stopped when I got pregnant with Izzy, and I really haven't had one since, even though my neck muscles are still super tight.
72. When I was little I would get headaches because I'd forget to eat or drink anything all day. That would never happen now.
73. I really wish I was a morning person, and could get up at 5:30 every morning to do yoga in the peace and quiet. But I am firmly a night owl - I guess I should learn to love the piece and quiet at midnight.
74. I've only ever had scallops twice in my life, and I threw up later that night both times. I'd like to try them again to see if it was coincidence or if scallops just make me sick, but I don't really want to throw up again.
75. I throw up really easily. If I drink too much, if I eat too much, and I catch stomach viruses a lot. It doesn't really bother me because I usually feel better immediately, although after 4 kids it does tend to come with bladder issues which are annoying.
76. I can wipe up poop all day long (although I'd rather not), but cleaning up after one of the kids has vomited makes me completely grossed out and nauseous. Thankfully they don't get sick that often.
77. I can't eat first thing in the morning or my stomach feels queasy. But I can't go about my day without eating something either, so I have a smoothie every morning.
78. I will stand in the shower for as long as the hot water lasts if I can.
79. I have gotten exceedingly modest about my necklines since I had kids. Not that I was wearing super revealing, plunging tops before, but now if even the slightest bit of cleavage shows I feel completely exposed.
80. I haven't worn a bra with an underwire in years. In fact, I hardly ever wear a real bra- I mostly wear sports bras or little half camisoles.
81. All of my jeans sag down, but I hate wearing belts, so I just have to hike them up all the time. I'm going to have to find some high waisted jeans I like so my pants will stay up.
82. I never tuck in my shirt, so even if I did wear high waisted jeans, no one would know and think "mom jeans."
83. Automatic sensors never work for me. I can never get the toilet to flush (unless I just sat down) or the sink to turn on, and sometimes doors won't open. Apparently I'm invisible.
84. I have no idea how the internet works. Or my computer.
85. I was a photography major (briefly) in college, and I have printed my own photographs. I used to plan my dream home with a dark room, but now that seems pointless.
86. I don't like anything spicy. Even black pepper is too much.
87. I would like to plan the perfect murder, just in case I ever need it.
88. I like peanut butter, but not peanuts. I like most other nuts, particularly pecans, walnuts and cashews.
89. I believe in moderation, but can't apply it to most things - especially food. I'm learning there are just some things I can't ever eat unless I want to eat them all.
90. I would rather have my current overweight, lumpy body than be super curvy like Salma Hayek or Kim Kardashian. I prefer the slim, flat chested look - like a ballerina.
91. I wish I had pursued being a dancer after high school. I think I could have done something with it, and i don't know why I never tried.
92. If I woke up tomorrow single and 22, I would probably go to school to be an ultrasound technician. I would also move to New York.
93. Even though I really love the wedding we had, I wish that I had gotten a chance to have the "real" experience of getting engaged (not because I was pregnant) and getting married in the pretty white dress for the first time instead of on an anniversary.
94. I hate ceiling fans.
95. I mostly got B's and C's in school (due to lack of effort), but because I was in honors classes I still graduated with over 3.9 GPA. In college I did all the work, but rarely went to class (unless they took attendance). I still have no idea how to properly study for a test or really research something.
96. My driver's ed teacher never once let me parallel park. Every time I started, he would stop me after I barely moved the car and make me start over, until he finally gave up. The first time I actually got to parallel park after getting my license, I did it perfectly.
97. Sometimes my elbows stick and I have to pop them. I also pop my neck, back, knuckles, hips and ankles.
98. I don't have any hobbies or special skills.
99. I talk to myself, out loud, but only when I'm shopping. I also make sarcastic comments to tv commercials, directed at my husband who usually wasn't paying attention and has no idea what I'm talking about.
100. This list took me 6 hours, and I really didn't think I was going to be able to come up with 100 things. Now I know I'm going to spend all night thinking up new (and probably better) ideas.
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