100 Things About Me

1.  I hate tap water.

2.  I am addicted to reality TV shows.

3.  I don’t like talent reality TV shows.

4.  I got Maizie’s name from Uncle Buck when I was in the 9^th or 10^th grade.

5.  My nails are so strong that my acrylic nails only last about 6 weeks. Then Marie (my lovely nail girl) has to put on a whole new set.

6.  My animals get their names from movies as well. Hanson was from Slap Shot (RIP) and Alabama Worley is from True Romance.

7. My husband and I had related engravings put into our wedding rings, without telling each other. I put “You’re so cool” and he put “No, you’re so cool!”

8. My husband is my best friend.

9.  When I was a kid, Big Bird lived in my back yard. (Caroll Spinney’s yard abutted our yard)

10. I was in the gifted program in elementary school.

11. I was a Math Olympiad (math team).

12. I almost died after having Stella-Blue.

13. I hate bananas.

14. Diet Dr. Pepper is my absolute favorite soda in the whole wide world.

15. I have a very short attention span.

16.  I hoard hair elastics in my purse.

17.  I’m either hot or cold, I’m rarely just right.

18.  I love coupons. I hate to shop without them.

19.  I don’t mind parking far away in the parking lot (unless it’s raining).

20.  I really like to do crafts.

21.  I like to cook.

22.  I’m not a very good baker.

23.  I am a very disorganized person.

24.  I have cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure.

25.  My calves are unusually large (it’s a family trait) and it makes buying and wearing boots difficult.

26. I love crime shows.

27.  I read a lot.

28. If I’m getting to the end of the book I’m reading, I start to get stressed out if I don’t have another book ready to read.

29.  I can be overly dramatic.

30.  If something doesn’t look good on you, I will tell you.

31. I had a car break down in the street, and I left it there.

32.  There are very few people I will talk on the phone with; I’m not a fan of the phone.

33.  I don’t know how I lived before Pinterest.

34.  I could eat my weight in cheese.

35.  I am very observant. It may not seem like I’m paying attention, but I am.

36.  I snore something fierce.

37.  I need all the clothes in my closet to face the same way.

38.  I constantly hit the curb when I’m trying to park the car. The right front tire has all sorts of marks on it.

39.  I can’t stand country music.

40.  There was no music at my wedding ceremony (he didn’t show up) so I had everyone hum as I walked down the aisle.

41.  I donated a foot of hair to Locks of Love.

42.  I wish I had a magical power, haven’t decided on which one.

43.  I do NOT eat fish.

44.  I have no problem with wearing fur.

45.  Only my first child was “planned”.

46.  Teddy was the biggest surprise of my life.

47.  I make lots and lots of lists, too bad I always lose them.

48.  I lose things…a lot.

49.  My second major in college was Spanish.

50.  I didn’t eat cake until I went to college.

51.  I can drink a beer incredibly fast.

52.  I can pause the DVR and have the person on the screen in an awkward face quite frequently.

53.  I live in a “haunted” house.

54.  I did modeling when I was in college.

55.  I use two alarm clocks.

56.  I never remember to wash my face before I go to bed.

57.  I dyed my hair bright red in the ninth grade. It was called “tail lights”.

58.  At one point I had 28 hamsters. They can multiply faster that you can figure out male and female.

59.  I can’t swim in fresh water, it gives me the creeps.

60.  When I jump off a boat, I start to panic and NEED to swim really fast to get back on. After a couple of times, when I’m sure I’m won’t get eaten by sharks I can stay out there.

61.  I have an extra “ankle” on my right foot.

62.  I try to get up earlier than everyone else on weekdays so I can have time to myself.

63.  I love big SUVs.

64.  I didn’t get a pedicure until I was VERY pregnant with Teddy and couldn’t reach my toes. That was 6 years ago.

65.  I have Irish twins.

66.  My kids will be one year apart in school starting next year.

67.  I didn’t go on a vacation without one of my parents until I was 27.

68.  I MUST go to the beach in the summer.

69.  I was 12 hours away from getting a pacemaker put in.

70.  I was born in Connecticut.

71.  I could read before I went to kindergarten.

72.  The madder I get, the thicker my accent gets.

73.  I use a lot off Yiddish words.

74.  For someone with fair skin, I get very tan.

75.  I have been to Rome.

76.  I think buying curtains and comforters are the biggest pains in the ass ever.

77.  I swear more than I should.

78.  I taught ESL in South Providence.

79.  Sometimes when I would talk to my students I would feel like Ricky Ricardo when I was done.

80.  I could watch cooking shows all day.

81.  I usually alter recipes.

82.  The Princess Bride is my favorite movie.

83.  I love to sit and chat with Teddy, he has some interesting stories.

84.  I am a ball buster; Stella has seemed to inherit that trait.

85.  I used to purposely spell words wrong in the spelling bee try outs.

86.  I was originally going to be a civil engineer.

87.  I applied to colleges as an engineering student.

88.  I want to go back to school to be a registered dietician.

89.  I would also like study kinesiology.

90.  I don’t like when too many people talk at once.

91.  I feel people who don’t listen are just plain rude.

92.  I’m a big believer in Karma.

93.  I’m scared to death to get food poisoning.

94.  I HATE vomiting.

95.  I can’t wait until I can get eye surgery, I’m sick of contacts and glasses.

96.  I hardly put laundry away.

97.  I could eat steak and salad every day.

98.  I get nauseous easily.

99.  I can’t blow my nose quietly.

100.  I want to write a book.

 I've linked up with some other Rhody Bloggers and we wrote our 100 lists. Head over to All of Me Now to read the rest of them.