100 things.... lots of people have done it. Here is my take. 100 things about me.
1. I wake up at 5 in the morning.... absolutely a morning person.
2.I'm usually sleepy by 8;30 or 9 at night.
3. I have to eat breakfast every morning - usually scrambled eggs and turkey bacon.
4. I've tried to be a vegetarian.
5. I love animals......I've often considered quitting my job and going to work for PETA... no joke.
6. I once got a friend kicked out of an apt. because I reported her landlord for animal cruelty.... but the puppy was saved.
7. My husband and I treat our dog like our baby.
8. Someday, I want at least two kids.
9. I already have names picked out.... but I'm not telling.
10. I love doing nothing.
11. I believe that we spend too much time "doing". We should just "be" more often.
12. I think I may have been a Taoist master in my past life. ;)
13. Earl Grey tea is my favorite with a little milk and splenda.
14. Chicken with prosciutto and mozzarella is one of my favorite dishes.
15. I love french onion soup.
16. I can't stand peas.
17. I knew I loved my husband the first moment I saw him.
18. I had more fun at my wedding than any other day of my life.... cliche I know.... but true.
19. I cried on the ride to the hotel after the reception because I didn't want it to end.
20. I feel an extreme amount of guilt if I don't visit my grandmother often enough.
21. My sister is my hero.
22. I respect my brother more than he'll ever know.... I hope one day I can let him know that.
23. I hold most of my emotions inside.
24. I take a long time to make new friends - it's not that I don't like people, I'm just guarded.
25. I will work very hard to hold onto friendships.
26. I don't believe in holding grudges.
27. I'm not very sentimental when it comes to material things. My mom can't understand why I don't want every piece of history from my childhood.
28. When it comes to decorating, I like simple and comfortable. No clutter.... no fuss.
29. One day I hope to live in a really rustic house.
30. I love the smell of burning wood.
31. I spend too much money at yankee candle.
32. I think smell is the most underrated sense - it can change my state of mind or transport me to another time.
33. Emerson and Thoreau are two of my favorite authors. I also love Walt Whitman.... I actually want a passage from "Song of Myself" on my gravestone.( I know it sounds morbid, but it is beautiful..... read it..... the very end....."...... look for me under your bootsoles.... I stop somewhere waiting for you..."
34. I became an English teacher because of Emerson's essay Self-Reliance.
35. I love watching political thriller movies.
36. I am addicted to the show LOST.
37. When I was five, my grandparents came to visit my family in Baltimore. I packed my suitcase and told my mom I was moving back home with my nana and grandpa. I did, and my parents followed a month later.
38. I remember with strange clarity choking on a piece of pepperoni when I was little.
39. I saw my grandfather getting rushed out of his bedroom to the hospital as he was having a heart attack. That was the last time I saw him alive.
40. I've read the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert four times...... going on five.
41. I change the shampoo I use every couple of months because I like new scents.
42. I am always freezing cold.
43. I still have friends from when I was in kindergarten.
44. My parents are two of the most resilient people I know.
45. When he was younger, I called my brother "Pooh".
46. I love romaine lettuce with pecans, feta, and raspberry vinaigrette.
47. I steal recipes from my friend LL all the time.
48. I had my appendix removed.
49. I had my tonsils removed.
50. I could watch The Sound of Music on a continuous loop.
51. I take great pleasure in saving money.
52. I am way too hard on myself.
53. I am very disciplined - I can't relax until everything that needs to be done is done.
54. Though I was brought up Roman Catholic, I converted to Unitarian as an adult.
55. Three friends and me went to church every Sunday morning all through high school.
56. When I go out for breakfast, I usually order two eggs over easy with wheat toast and home fries.
57. I've lost ten pounds on the south beach diet.
58. Since starting said diet, my husband and I have "fat Sundays" - splurge with no guilt. ( I stole this idea from my friend Cheech)
59. I like watching Jon and Kate plus eight on TLC.
60. I walk/run 1.5 to 2 miles every morning Monday through Friday.
61. I've always wanted to learn to ballroom dance.
62. I believe simplicity is the path to inner peace.
63. I am very liberal when it comes to politics.
64.I believe people are inherently good.
65. I took ballet,tap, and gymnastics from age 5 to age 10. My favorite event was the uneven bars.
66. I am double jointed.
67. I crack my knuckles, neck, and back. ( I know.... gross).
68. I will beg for a back rub or massage.
69. I sucked my thumb until I was 13. Though I stopped, sometimes I will wake up with my thumb in my mouth...... embarrassing.
70. I work with people whom I truly admire.
71. I get stressed out at work because I want to be good at it.
72. If given the chance, I would travel the world.
73. My Nana and I spent seven weeks in Italy the summer before I turned 16. We went everywhere..... Pisa, Venice, Rome, Florence...... amazing.
74. We had to rush through the Sistine Chapel to make our tour bus home.
75. My husband and I went to Italy in 2002 - when we really couldn't afford it. However, I'll never regret that trip.
76. I've also been to Spain, Mexico, Switzerland,Jamaica, The Bahamas, and several US states.
77. I want to go to Paris......
78. Though I can't really speak a foreign language, I like to pretend I can. I use the twenty words I know in Italian, French, and Spanish whenever I get a chance.
79. I would describe my style as comfortable or classic. I don't get into trends, and if I could wear sweats every day.....I would.
80. I think skunks get a bad wrap. I feel such sympathy for them.
81. "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison is one of my favorite songs.
82. I love to dance.
83. I often talk to myself .....I've heard this is a sign of genius.....;)
84. I can't stand it when people talk at the movies...... so rude.
85. I try to live so that I have no regrets. It's not always easy, but I try.
86. I've realized that I'll never make everybody happy. I just have to do the best I can to do what is right.
87. Before I decided to become a teacher, I wanted to be a forensic pathologist.
88. When I still lived at home, my mom and I use to watch Everybody Loves Raymond every night.
89. I love watching stand up comedy.
90. I've grown to really like the way I look.
91. Fall is my favorite season.
92. I kiss my husband every morning before I get out of bed.
93. I wish I could be more sociable, but I've realized that I am an introverted person. I enjoy people, but I also enjoy quiet and privacy.
94. I know how to drive a stick shift.
95. I've broken my collarbone twice.
96. The house I lived in growing up was purple.
97. I like my showers really hot.
98. When I'm in the car alone, I sing really loudly.
99. My favorite wine is Chianti Ruffino.
100. My hair is naturally wavy, but I always wear it straight.
