 | "I would love for all my friends here to do the 100 things about them challenge. Be sure to come back to my 100 things about me blog and post it in my comments when you are finished so everyone can come read yours. It's fun and a great way to get to know ourselves and each other. " |
My Multiply Buddy Cherie threw out this challenge. Now I offer it to all of you. It isn't as easy as it would seem to be at first glance.
One hundred things about me…
1. I used to wear makeup until one day when I was in my 20's I woke up and my eyes were swollen shut from mascara. I haven’t worn makeup since that day.
2. I love M&M’s any flavor any color, but the green ones are my favorites. They just taste better to me.
3. I can’t get through the day without coffee…lot’s of it! Instant, brewed, percolated, dripped, 2 creamers, 1 Equal and an ice cube or a splash of cold water and I am happy. McDonald’s and Starbuck’s are my favorite coffees.
4. I like liver and onions. I only order them at restaurants because I don’t like the lingering smell of them in my house.
5. I’ve been told that I am a generous lover and a great kisser.
6. I want to visit Ireland.
7. I don’t eat venison. Ever. Growing up in a hunting family this was a difficult thing to not do. I have no problem with deer hunting, I just don’t like the flavor.
8. I have 2 grown children a son and a daughter and 2 grandchildren a boy and a girl.
9. My son calls me 'Momma'.
10. My daughter calls me 'Mommy'.
11. I hate being called 'Mom'.
12. My grandson calls me 'Yaya'.
13. I collect pennies from 1984.
14. I have been married a total of 17 years in my life. Two years the first time. 15 years the second.
15. I’ve been divorced. Twice. I let a man move in with me for a year or so, but I wasn’t married to him. I asked him to leave. He was an alcoholic, and broke my spirit.
16. I have learned not to fully love again.
17. I have learned not to fully trust again.
18. I have learned never to allow myself to be controlled by another person ever again.
19. I love to hug people. All people.
20. My favorite sport to watch is High School Football. There is no other sport that I have seen that the players play for the sheer pleasure of playing. You can scour the earth and find no more passionate players than a High School Football Team.
21. I love emeralds. I think every redhead should wear emeralds.
22. I spend way too much time on the computer.
23. I believe in God and the power of prayer.
24. I have a hard time asking for help when I really need it.
25. I give everything I am in a relationship. Too much. I almost give ‘me’ up in a relationship just to make someone else happy.
26. I’m selfish when it comes to time spent with my family.
27. I once drove a semi truck fully loaded with cans of Coca-Cola down the freeway for about 9 miles on a dare. It was a thirteen gear double clutch truck, and I did it with out a pause!
28. I love wearing flannel footy pajamas, I wear them all winter long.
29. I long to be married one day to a man who adores me.
30. My favorite kisses are from my grandchildren.
31. I only wear white cotton ‘granny’ panties.
32. I hate wearing socks ... and shoes.
33. I don't believe in 'soul mates'.
34. I am an Aquarian.
35. I’m a published author.
36. One time I was visiting my sister-in-law in Ohio and there was this great hill I drove down. I got this idea that I could get my car airborne on that hill so I turned my Pinto around and did just that. I hit that hill going 95 mph and flew off it. The car came down and the feeling was so euphoric... until the cops stopped me. I got away with a warning the day I learned to fly. I have never flown a car since.
37. I have lived in 3 houses and 3 apartments throughout my life.
38. I own my home. It was one of my proudest moments in my life signing the paperwork. ONE owner. ME.
39. I weighed 496 pounds when I was 21 years old.
40. I had gastric bypass surgery to lose weight. I lost 361 pounds.
41. I had to have my gastric bypass reversed 17 years later. The doctor told me I would gain all my weight back.
42. I weigh 238 pounds now.
43. I almost died because I wanted to be thin.
44. I’m very comfortable with my body size now.
45. I was a union president for almost 10 years.
46. I was the first ever woman to sit on City Council in my little town. They named a day after me when my term was up.
47. I have a cat named Eugene that came to my house as a tiny, near death kitten. I fell in love with him. He’s still here and weighs 21 pounds and is 11 years old.
48. I’m not a cat person.
49. I’m extremely shy and afraid of new people entering my life. My coworker’s view me as outgoing and gregarious, so I hide it well.
50. I despise change. My furniture hasn’t been rearranged in 12 years.
51. I once delivered an hour long speech in front of 3500 people, and received great reviews on it.
52. I love the smell of diesel fuel.
53. I adore my Ma’s Parmesan Chicken.
54. I would make up things to do with my kids when they were little, because I couldn’t afford to pay for a day outing. We would go to a bridge over the freeway and count the trucks and wave at drivers. I used to take them to the airport when they were little. I would pack a lunch and we would sit on a blanket watching the airplanes take off and land. We took scavenger hunt walks a lot. They still remember those times as great times.
55. My children grew up rich even though we never had two pennies to rub together.
56. I have a great (albeit warped) sense of humor.
57. Stephen King is my favorite author. His writing scares the hell outta me.
58. I dig life.
59. If I get an idea for writing I will stop and write it down on anything handy. Restaurant placemats, napkins, toilet paper, my hand... If I don’t write it down immediately, the specifics of what I’m thinking will leave me and I am left with generalizations.
60. I like to be cuddled.
61. I love to sing.
62. The smell of Noxema Lotion is comforting to me.
63. I am a redhead, and ornery.
64. I love old Musicals. Singing in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Holiday Inn. I love Gene Kelley, Bing Crosby and that whole era of shows.
65. I love exploring the nooks and crannies you only find in the hollers in West Virginia.
66. I dig people with integrity. They are hard to find.
67. I am honest to a fault.
68. If I am mad, I won’t talk. I need time to think it through before I say something I might regret later. I didn’t talk one time in my marriage for 13 days.
69. Writing is my biggest passion but I don’t share much of it. I get embarrassed when people read my pieces. I’m not very good at it, and don’t like folks commenting on my skills.
70. I wear Estee’ Lauder Cinnabar perfume.
71. I have trouble being naked in front of people.
72. I had a grand maul seizure once because of low blood sugar.
73. I’ve won 7 ribbons at the County Fair over the years. All of them for my baking.
74. I am deathly afraid of low flying bats. I have panic attacks if one is in my house.
75. I was an unwed mother.
76. I quit smoking when I was pregnant. I want to quit again, and NOT be pregnant.
77. I hate to shop for shoes, I own 2 pair of shoes.
78. I spent a week with my best friend almost 10 years ago. Her son committed suicide and I stayed with her making arrangements and helping her bury him. It was the hardest thing I ever did for a friend. We've been best friends for almost 30 years.
79. I have about 9 gazillion freckles.
80. My proudest accomplishments in my life are my children.
81. I have 5 tattoos.
82. I went deep sea fishing off the Jersey shore once and caught a fish big enough to eat. It was the only ‘keeper’ of the day. I kissed the fish.
83. I’m a lousy housekeeper.
84. I love the music that Harry Chapin made.
85. I’m allergic to hay and corn tassels.
86. I’m faithfully my daddy’s little girl.
87. I play the TV for background noise. I rarely sit down to watch a show.
88. The first memory of what I wanted to be never changed…I always wanted nothing more than to be a mother and a teacher. I am both.
89. My saddest moment in life was when my firstborn daughter died. She was 4 hours old. I named her Christopher Robin.
90. I have never been beautiful.
91. My favorite movies are Heart & Souls, Braveheart and Pretty Woman.
92. I love feeding seagulls at the beach.
93. I have two older brothers. Neither of which I’m really close to. I’m okay with that.
94. I love the feeling of holding a newborn baby on my tummy.
95. I have been to the Ozark Mountains.
96. I watched a man get beat up by his brother once, his brother attacked him with a hammer. I called 911, and held his bleeding head in my hands. When the police arrived, I threw up.
97. I am addicted to my grandson’s giggles.
98. Autumn is my favorite season of all.
99. I have held the same job for 21 years. I am a Head Start Pre-School teacher.
100. I love splashing in mud puddles.
