100 Things...

I enjoy reading a number of blogs. Recently I stumbled upon Lynette Kraft's blog titled 'Dancing Barefoot on Weathered Ground'. Lynette recently said she would like to get to know her readers better and asked that we mention 10 things about ourselves. Well, I thought 10 was too little so I expanded.
Just a bit.
So here are all sorts of humorous, silly, strange, lovely, and downright weird facts about me, the Domestic Superhero:

1. I was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on November 6, 1975. That makes me 29 years old...or rather, I wish it did.
   
2. Spiders give me the heebie jeebies.
3. I used to smoke 2 packs of cigarettes a day. I quit when I was 22.
   
4. I went to college for 2 months and then dropped out. I have never been back.
   
5. When I was 5 years old I got lost in Disneyland.
   
6. The smell of sauerkraut makes me physically ill....really.
7. I love the color black. My mom always called it my 'signature color'.
8. I learned to drive a stick shift very abruptly when I was 17 and my mom left me 35 miles from home and told me I'd figure it out eventually. I think I made it home within 3 hours.
9. I am a wine snob. I love red, hate whites, and will absolutely not drink blush. I can't help it that my palette is high maintenance!
10. If I smell food I gain weight.
11. I love to read and every time I finish I book I go through this mini grieving process trying to find a new book to read that is equally good.
12. I am afraid of the ocean and any body of water that has other organisms swimming in it. Especially ones that can bite or eat me!
13. I am the classic middle child. I am always running interference between my older and younger sister.
14. I would have loved to be 6 feet tall. I'm 5' 9"
15. I can't eat fried foods or very bad gastrointestinal things happen! Trust me.
16. I had a miscarriage when I was 17.
17. I am allergic to codeine and latex.
    
18. I was raised Roman Catholic. Left the church and called myself an atheist until I was 22 and then found the truth and accepted Christ in the summer of 2000. I am so thankful and utterly blessed.
19. I'd do just about anything for a foot rub.
20. I love to have my back tickled. My mother started this with my sisters and I when we were babies and we were fussy. She would very gently tickle our backs until we fell asleep. Problem is...we never outgrew it and to this day when two or more of us get together we always ask each other to do it.
21. I have 4 nieces and 1 nephew. My older sister Caryn has Caytie and Jackson and my little sister Molly has MollyAnne, Madison, and Millie.
22. I have always wanted to go to a resort with a swim-up bar.
    
23. I used to swim competitively from the age of 10 to 17. I was fair, but nothing to write home about.
24. I had developmental delays as a child and went to a special class for my year between Kindergarten and 1st Grade.
    
25. I cannot stand the feeling of dust on my feet. If I am barefoot outside I will come inside and immediately wash my feet in the bathtub.
26. I used to be horribly afraid of being outside with all the bugs and bees and creepy crawly things. Now I love it and would prefer to be outside all day.
27. I can cross my right leg over my left but absolutely cannot cross my left over my right. Do all ladies have that problem?
28. I had lasik surgery after my second son, Noah, was born. It was amazing!
29. My mom taught me the gift of hospitality and how to pluck my eyebrows. Thanks Mom!
30. I lived in Colorado for 7 years in the best house I have ever known. My room had casement windows I could open and hear the river run 10 feet outside my window. Sometimes when I have trouble sleeping I recall that sound and it calms me and brings me comfort.
31. I am one of the biggest klutz's that ever lived. I have sprained or hairline fractured both of my ankles twice.
    
32. I can type 92 words per minute. 88 error free. To think I flunked typing twice in high school.
33. I don't really like talking on the phone. I would rather hop in my car and go over and see the person I want to talk to.
34. I get lonely very easily.
35. I've always had a thing for guys with long hair.
36. I would like to give it a try as a plus-size model.
37. I didn't go to my senior prom.
    
38. I was driving with a learner's permit in 8th grade. Yep, I was pretty darn popular that year!
39. I didn't have my first kiss until I was 15. His name was Jamie Stapleton.
40. I've always struggled with patience and I'm not afraid to pray for it.
41. I love gross medical stuff like puss, blood, and gaping sores. I guess that's why I always wanted to be a paramedic.
42. I'm not really a very good driver.
43. I applied for a position as a Baltimore City Police Officer and passed the beginning tests and background checks but never pursued it further.
44. I've always had a thing for older guys.
45. I don't much care for cats.
46. I love dogs and have had many in my life.
47. My mom once gave my pet iguana mouth to mouth and attempted to do chest compressions when we found her dead in her terrarium. Yep, she was the original Domestic Superhero!
48. I love to sing and I wish I was better at it than I am.
49. I have great difficulty remembering my left from my right and most people just point when they are navigating for me.
50. I got a tattoo when I was 19 and passed out from the pain.
51. I have to lie down when I get my blood drawn. I don't mind other people's blood, but my own, that is another story!
52. If you cry...I cry.
53. I don't like anger. I am not good at it myself and it crushes me when someone else is angry with me.
54. I've only mowed a lawn once in my life.
55. I have no depth perception.
56. I have learned a very keen lesson. If you bake it....they will come!
57. I love buying things secondhand. Goodwill and yard sales are some of my favorite stores!
58. I'm a foodie.
59. People who don't use turn signals make me crazy.
60. My grandmother was killed by a drunk driver one month before I was born.
61. I don't like to fly and would just prefer to drive thank you very much.
62. I really dislike boats too, unless they are docked to a piece of land.
63. I floss about 3 or 4 times a day.
64. I can't stand mushy or slimy textures.
65. I'll eat anything if its cold.
    
66. I'm a neat freak.
67. I'm much happier now than I was prior to my 20s.
68. I have to make my bed at night before I get in it.
69. My favorite book of the bible is the Song of Solomon. There is nothing quite like some good ole God-ordained romance! Now THAT man knew how to treat a woman!
70. I played the bass fiddle when I was in 5th grade.
71. I've had pneumonia 3 times.
72. I can't burp.
73. I completely disagree with the decision to use chocolate and raspberries together in a dessert. I'm thinking of starting a petition!
74. I worry. A lot.
75. I'll try just about anything once. Twice if I like it.
76. I smoked pot four times as a teenager and every time it made me throw up.
77. I was a girl scout for 13 years.
78. The first thing I notice about the opposite sex is their hands.
79. I can't stand anything that touches my neck. That means, no turtlenecks, crew necks, tight necklaces, or someone holding me too tight.
80. I give great massages.
81. I love to watch documentaries, but NOT reality TV.
82. I love to fill out forms.
83. I once went sledding at night with a good friend of mine down a very steep street and I swear we must have been going well over 30 mph.
84. I've only been to 1 funeral in my life. It was for my mom.
85. I once broke up a knife fight.
86. If I don't use something at least once within 6 months I sell it, give it away, or throw it away.
    
87. I never thought I would be a divorced single mom.
88. I lived to watch Sesame Street and most other kids shows. Except Barney...that dinosaur is just wrong.
89. I started going gray in my early 20s.
90. I think alot about my future and that of my sons.
91. I'm afraid of the dark.
92. I'm a big kid at heart and I love to go to Toys R' Us.
93. I could max a credit card at Williams-Sonoma or Barnes and Noble.
94. I love to watch movies. I've seen just about everything.
95. My dad took my sister and I to see the movie Poltergeist when I was 8. I still have reoccurring nightmares from that fun flick.
96. I'm early to bed and early to rise.
97. I'm most happy when I have friends in my house.
98. I love surprises.
99. I don't wear any jewelry except my hoop earrings (which I never take out). I don't much like watches or bracelets.
100. I would love to find a way to get paid to write.