100 things about me....

Let's see if I can do this....

1. I'm a sister.

2. I'm a wife.

3. I'm a mother.

4. I'm a teacher.

5. I live in a place so hot and humid it's not funny.

6. I plan to move sooner rather than later.

7. Even tho I love my house it doesn't *fit* me or my lifestyle.

8. I've worked so hard on my house that I'm falling back in love with it.

9. I love Southeastern Conference football. Actually I love two SEC teams -- Alabama and LSU.

10. I have every intention to not get so involved this football season.

11. I grew up with two brothers.

12. My youngest brother took his life and I still wonder if there was anything I could/should have done.

13. I don't keep in touch with my other brother as I should.

14. I have four children I love with every fiber of my being.

15. My husband and I are on ever-changing ground. We love each other but it's damn hard to live with each other.

16. I love to read.

17. I have thin, curly hair that I can't do a thing with.

18. My hair color has its own number and I get compliments on it.

19. I don't enjoy s-i-t-t-i-n-g while the color does its magic but I do it anyway,

20. I'm short.

21. I just started taking blood pressure medication and I don't like it because I've not had to take any medicines before so it's hard to get used to and I wonder if I really need it.

22. My mother died when I was young and I still miss her.

23. I have a deep faith that there's something out there that will give all this crap some meaning.

24. I haven't looked forward to Christmas for years.

25. I love bread.

26. I'm an avid Coast to Coast AM listener (and I probably shoud be embarrassed to admit it).

27. I get two newspapers every Sunday and sometimes it's the following Saturday before I read them. I can't throw them away before reading them tho.

28. This summer I've become hooked on Lifetime movies.

29. I enjoy Ghost Whispers and that baffels my kids.

30. People talk to me easily.

31. I can't find people who will listen to me.

32. I feel I should be doing more with my life.

33. I am left handed.

34. I look forward to alone time.

35. I absolutely must have my morning coffee.

36. I wish I could loose ten pounds.

37. I enjoy foreign movies.

38. I daydream a LOT.

39. I am stubborn.

40. I could live on diet Dr. Peppers.

41. I can't get a thing done when I'm not organized.

42. I believe I put too much energy into my teaching jobs while I was raising my children.

43. If I had it to do over I wouldn't work until my children were grown.

44. I love sunsets.

45. I love Alabama beaches.

46. I tried very, very hard to keep my children from being prejudiced against other races.

47. I can't seem to do anything gradually -- I want to get it done NOW.

48. The social give and take doesn't come naturally to me.

49. I would never get married again.

50. I thrive on a routine.

51. I find that many ideas our society might label *new age* have deepened my faith.

52. I'm a big believer in thinking about something *tomorrow* if the time doesn't seem right at the moment.

53. I should have more friends.

54. It's hard for me to delegate.

55. I have bad teeth -- the dentist agrees.

56. I have always been healthy and I'm grateful.

57. I don't like taking medicine -- even asprin.

58. I sip on one glass of wine or one drink for hours.

59. I snack lots.

60. I don't eat much meat.

61. I like my bread making machine but use it in spurts.

62. Clutter sucks the energy right out of me.

63. Pessimistic people suck the energy out of me.

64. I was one of the only people my husband's famiy knew who could get along with my mother-in-law.

65. I can easily be a bad enabler to my children.

66. I love M&Ms.

67. When I start eating peanuts I can't seem to stop until I make myself sick.

68. Ditto for watermelon.

69. I dropped out of sorority rush in my freshman year in college. Just couldn't do it.

70. I graduated from high school at sixteen.

71. I can't go to bed before midnight.

72. It's easy to push me around.

73. I cry when I get mad instead of keeping my wits and thinking of something to say or do.

74. I am RH negative.

75. I know almost nothing of my famiy tree.

76. I do almost all my shopping online (except for groceries).

77. I am an eternal optimist.

78. Hearing a trumpet transports me.

79. I can worry too much if I'm not careful.

80. I feel guilty about too many things I can't control.

81. For years I allowed my husband to dump his guilt on me.

82. I am getting better at recognizing the guilt thing.

83. I can't carry a tune for the life of me.

84. I like to have a plan and then work it.

85. I have dry skin.

86. I tan easily.

87. I don't have a favorite color because I like so many of them.

88. I'm easy to please in many ways.

89. I have a Southern accent. (Go figure!)

90. I paint my toenails.

91. I rarely dress up since I stopped working.

92. I keep a tv on during the day tuned to music -- either new age or oldies.

93. I've been told by several people that I'm not cautious enough.

94. I believe thoughts can change the world -- for good or bad.

95. I don't believe in the death penalty.

96. I listen to traffic reports on the radio most mornings even though it doesn't affect me.

97. I enjoy big breakfasts.

98. I'm a slow eater.

99. I usually give people the benefit of the doubt.

100. I can't decide whether or not I believe in reincarnation.