100 Things About Me
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  1. Giving birth to my second child was easier than my first or my third.
  2. I used to dress my cats up in doll clothes when I was little.
  3. I ran away for four days when I was 16.
  4. I like to eat spaghetti for breakfast.
  5. I miss my grandpa Bat every single day.    
  6. I fell in love with Matthew the moment I saw him.
  7. I believe that if everybody breastfed their children for a long time, then the world would be full of happier, more secure people.
  8. I can’t stand total darkness.
  9. I have never been to Europe, but really want to go to Paris.
  10. I became engaged to Matthew on top of the Empire State Building.
  11. I remember every detail of the bad car wreck I was in when I was four.
  12. People who remind me of my father really frighten me.
  13. I feel safe around people who remind me of my grandfather.
  14. I am just as happy living in a little humble house as a big fancy one.
  15. I was happiest when I was in eighth grade.
  16. My high school PE teacher had a huge impact on me when she would fail us for the day if we said, “I can’t.”
  17. I can’t seem to stay away from Disney World.
  18. I take one aspirin almost every day.
  19. I would have liked to have been an actress.
  20. My first car was a 1974 green Malibu with a 440 engine.
  21. Getting bored sometimes leads to my making bad choices.
  22. I think the world would be a better place if those hanging chads had gone the other way.
  23. I saw a ghost in my grandmother’s kitchen when I was three.
  24. I have to have nitrous oxide just to get my teeth cleaned.
  25. My feet are ½ size bigger than they were ten years ago, but I have not grown any taller.
  26. I haven’t had much fun on my birthday in the past three or four years.
  27. I saw the Rolling Stones in the Superdome in New Orleans in 1981.
  28. I hope that they have Coca-Cola in heaven.
  29. I really don’t think Martha Stewart should have had to go to jail.
  30. I want to live in New York City sometime before I die.
  31. I really only like to watch football if I have money on the game.
  32. Alcohol makes me behave very foolishly.
  33. I have a very strong sixth sense.
  34. I agree with Ted Kennedy on most everything.
  35. I can’t stand pantyhose.
  36. I was born in the sixties, and retro stuff makes me feel good.
  37. I like gross amounts of mayonnaise on my sandwiches..
  38. I finished my Ph.D. in August 2006.
  39. I don’t like rides that go upside down, but I do like wooden roller coasters.
  40. I really try to say I’m sorry when I’m wrong, and sometimes when I’m not.
  41. I talk way too fast.
  42. Poor grammar really annoys me.
  43. I think routine is bad for marriage.
  44. I’ve never had a brand new car, and don’t want one.
  45. I never quit, and I rarely take no for an answer.
  46. I have natural talent for playing the piano.
  47. I almost never stay mad for longer than 30 minutes.
  48. Every few years, I find out about a new sister or brother that I didn’t know I had (on my father’s side).
  49. I have to color my hair at least once every four weeks now.
  50. I hated being in Girl Scouts, although I did love Girl Scout Camp when I was eight.
  51. I am very right-brained.
  52. People tell me that I pick at my food.
  53. I am extremely loyal to the people closest to me.
  54. I would like to go on an RV trip across the country in the next couple of years.
  55. I love to cook, but I almost always burn or cut myself when I do.
  56. I adore my boss because he isn’t bossy.
  57. I was born at 5:30 a.m., and so was my daughter.
  58. I’m very outgoing and painfully shy all at the same time.
  59. I live in the South, but I’m not a redneck.
  60. My cousin Christy has always been one of my favorite people in the world (other than kids, spouse).
  61. The best wedding I ever attended was Erica’s in St. Thomas.
  62. One of my favorite simple things to do is to have another couple or two over for dinner.
  63. I sometimes dance in the grocery store, and I wish everyone else would too.
  64. I’m slowly getting better at keeping plants alive for longer periods of time, and I love to grow tomatoes.
  65. I love chocolate covered macadamia nuts.
  66. I remember when I turned five realizing that I was halfway to ten.
  67. I have never been snow-skiing.
  68. It’s always been easy for me to make As in school.
  69. My life would be easier if my daughter weren’t so much like me.
  70. James Dean is a distant cousin of mine.
  71. I’m uncomfortable around people who are prejudiced.
  72. I very much prefer cats to dogs, even though I like dogs.
  73. I wish I were going to a play in NYC tonight.
  74. I like to get dressed up and go eat at expensive restaurants.
  75. I’m afraid I’ve become a bit cynical.
  76. I like summer far more than winter, and spring more than fall.
  77. I get very nervous on airplanes.
  78. I like to get up early and do most of my hard work before noon.
  79. I don’t own a gun, but my grandfather taught me how to shoot one.
  80. I think the most important part of the Bible is The Sermon on the Mount.
  81. I need at least a 10-minute nap every day or I get grumpy.
  82. I worked at the zoo for a brief time, and learned a lot about animals and the ecosystem.
  83. I once sat by a very drunk Nick Nolte in a bar.
  84. When I was pregnant, the Hallmark commercials made me cry.
  85. I pray every night before I go to sleep.
  86. It takes me a few moments to figure out which way is left and which way is right.
  87. There are some things about me that nobody knows.
  88. I think it should be harder to become a teacher, and that they should make more money, because they have such an impact on the future of the world.
  89. I changed my major in college five times.
  90. I’ve never used a pressure cooker. (Updated: first used one in January 2008).
  91. I love nice surprises.
  92. I love the feeling of landing on an airplane in Oahu.
  93. The first concert I went to was Helen Reddy when I was 10.
  94. When I was a kid, I only really ever liked one of my Mom’s many boyfriends; his name was Bob and he was from New York.
  95. I make better deviled eggs than anybody else.
  96. I think making this list is a little therapeutic.
  97. I wish I had spent seven years in Tibet.
  98. I agree with Jung more than I do with Freud.
  99. I am very careful in traffic, and usually don’t exceed the speed limit.
  100. I get nicer as I get older.






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