100 Things You May or May Not Know

Lots of my blogging friends have done this list and I've enjoyed reading theirs. I can't believe I sat down and did this. It started off as a challenge to myself, but I finished so I thought I'd post it! Here goes:

1. I’ve felt more like myself since I’ve been a mom (after the initial adjustment, that is!) than I ever have.
2. I never knew I would enjoy my kids so much. It’s nothing like babysitting.
3. I never knew a human could have as much patience and enthusiasm as my husband. He constantly amazes me.
4. I love to have lots of friends and be connected to them, but at the same time I require a lot of personal space. Hard to balance that!
5. I love to talk, laugh and analyze with my family and friends in person, but I am NOT a phone person!
6. I am horrible at returning phone calls. The thought of it causes me anxiety, but once I’m ON the phone I’m fine!
7. I’m so thankful that I can be 100% myself with my husband and he loves and accepts me with all my flaws.
8. I tend to be pessimistic. But I like to call it “realistic”!
9. I love to talk numbers and details – I get it from my dad.
10. I ask a lot of questions – I get that from my dad too!
11. My mother is the strongest and most loving and accepting person I have ever known.
12. I hope I can give my children a good balance of freedom and guidance.
13. I am more in love with this third baby than I ever thought was possible
14. Sometimes it hits me that I have three kids and have been married nearly 7 years and I stop and wonder “how did that happen”
15. I love hearing songs that have memories attached to them. Time stops for a minute and I’m back in that memory!
16. I cannot put into words how I feel about Hawaii. When I am there, I feel like I am home. I am so thankful that I went to school there.
17. I struggle with cooking dinner. I think I am a good cook, but feel tied down by the thought of it!
18. I love to bake and bake and bake. I love to eat it too.
19. I love to go out to eat.
20. Eating is a form of entertainment to me!
21. Luckily my husband loves my cooking and loves to go out to eat too – so I win either way.
22. My laptop and wireless DSL are often my sanity
23. I am constantly typing one handed now that I’ve got a baby – it’s annoying so I don’t get on the computer half as much as I used to.
24. The older I get, the less I care about what other people think of me.
25. I wish I was 20 lbs thinner.
26. I have a hard time asking for help.
27. I hate to inconvenience other people.
28. I love old things and always want the story behind them. (like stuff at my grandma’s house)
29. I am obsessed with taking pictures, documenting events and preserving important memorabilia
30. I love soda. Pepsi’s preferrable.
31. I love Costco. It’s like Disneyland to me!
32. I hate that I have arthritis.
33. I’m thankful that if I had to get arthritis, it’s at a time when there are some great new treatments available!
34. I am a total night owl. I am hardly ever in bed before midnight.
35. I have a tattoo on my hip.
36. I like to watch Oprah, but hardly ever have time to anymore.
37. I cannot imagine watching TV without a DVR (Tivo).
38. I graduated with my Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Utah in 2000.
39. Someday I would love to get my Master’s as a MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist).
40. I’ve learned that I NEED down time to refuel myself.
41. In a social setting, I am typically an observer.
42. I think FRIENDS is the best sit com ever made. It’s the only show that can make me laugh out loud, event the re-runs.
43. I could watch the movie The Wedding Singer over and over (and have!)
44. I’ve always loved roller coasters, but am a little more scared of them after having kids!
45. I love bargain hunting.
46. I enjoy grocery shopping (when I’m alone)
47. I need to work on not yelling when I’m upset with my children.
48. I twirl my hair and tie pieces in knots - especially when I’m thinking
49. I sucked my thumb until I was 10.
50. I hated having red hair growing up.
51. Pregnancy is, without question, the most difficult thing I’ve endured physically.
52. I LOVE McDonald’s fries – no ketchup but lots of salt.
53. I can’t sleep well unless I wash my makeup off every night before bed
54. I compliment people in my head much more than I do verbally – I need to work on that.
55. I would love a tummy tuck and a boob lift someday – but the thought of surgery scares me to death!
56. I wear earrings almost every day
57. I wear flip flops 99% of the time
58. I LOVE cereal!
59. I usually eat breakfast within 20 minutes of getting up.
60. I hate scary movies
61. I don’t like to watch movies unless I’m at the theater. I get bored.
62. I love musicals!
63. I still know every word to every New Kids on The Block song - they are imprinted on my brain forever!
64. I’m not big on ice cream, but there is nothing as good as Baskin Robbins Peanut Butter and Chocolate flavor!
65. Chili’s is my favorite restaurant
66. I have used Paul Mitchell Soft Spray hairspray for about 8 years and wouldn’t go back to anything else.
67. I would feel best if I got 8-9 hours of sleep per night – never happens
68. I always wish my car was clean, but it hardly ever is!
69. I hate clutter, but have had to learn to deal with it lately.
70. I love the smell of Plumerias and wish I could have them all over my yard
71. I get excited when I use Microsoft Excel – I love that program
72. I gave up scrapbooking years ago, but I organize all my pictures by date on CD’s, and print them off every couple months (1200+ photos per year). My photo albums are up to date at the moment.
73. I breastfed and/or pumped for 7 months with my first two kids and will probably do about the same the third time around.
74. I tend to be repetative
75. I over-think things
76. I wish I was more spontaneous
77. I wear makeup nearly every day
78. I used to be obsessed with animals, now they sort of bug me
79. I pick at my cuticles on my fingers and it makes them hurt sometimes
80. I love sour candy
81. I love to solve problems - especially for others
82. I cannot be fake or hide my real feelings very well
83. I love my in laws and feel blessed to have married into such a great family
84. As far as celebrities go, I think Tom Welling (in the show Smallville) is extremely good looking (still a few notches below Tucker though!)
85. The smell of clean laundry makes me happy
86. One of my pet peeves is when things are left up after they should be – like holiday décor after the holiday, or advertisements after the event is over, etc.
87. I brush at least twice per day, but have a hard time remembering to floss
88. I don’t like my kids to have soda
89. I think Tucker is the only one who sees ALL my moods/sides
90. I still feel really sad about Nick and Jessica’s divorce! Sad but true.
91. Mexican food with lots of sour cream is my favorite
92. If I say I’m going to do something, I do everything in my power to do it.
93. I drink bottled water
94. I’m very critical of servers at restaurants since I was one for so long
95. I love the show “The Office”
96. I love decorating cakes
97. Pink Floyd is my favorite band
98. History has always been my worst subject and I wish I could retain that info better
99. I get very irritable when I’m hot
100. As a kid, I never understood why my mom didn’t wear red nail polish, red high heels with a red dress everyday and swore I would when I was older! (I never do any of the above)