100 Things About Me

My new blogging friend Kelly posted a list of 100 things about herself, which then inspired my other new blogging friend Annalisa to do the same. I thought it was so interesting to read that I decided to do the same. I hope you all will too.

1. I love taking pictures.
2. I love cloudy days and rain.
3. I’m constantly writing letters or blog posts in my head.
4. I love to read on my bed under a cozy blanket.
5. I love buying books.
6. I love having a clean house.
7. I always have music playing.
8. It’s incredibly important to me to be thoughtful.
9. I like to laugh.
10. I like to play games.
11. I love the smell of Citrus Clorox Wipes!
12. I love Lays potato chips with Ranch dip (sour cream and a regular packet of ranch salad dressing mix).
13. I am highly motivated by the desire NOT to be a flake.
14. I care about the people I’m in charge of at church.
15. I have a desire to do what’s right, even if my first response doesn’t seem like it.
16. I love sending mail.
17. I love going to the movies.
18. I love rearranging furniture and organizing my house.
19. I have lived in Utah, Missouri, Ohio, California & Michigan.
20. I love the beach.
21. I wish I could teleport so that I wouldn’t have to actually travel.
22. I love my friends.
23. I wish I were thin.
24. I was most-spirited in my high school graduating class.
25. I hated my time at BYU.
26. My favorite cd of last year was Going Somewhere by Colin Hay.
27. I have sex dreams about comedians (sense of humor is the most attractive quality to me).
28. I don’t remember most of what I read.
29. I’m terrible at math.
30. My love languages are gifts & acts of service.
31. I am usually too warm.
32. I wear practical shoes.
33. I hate high fashion.
34. I hate jazz music.
35. I get queasy when I think of spiders.
36. I’m afraid of sharks.
37. I’m not a strong swimmer.
38. I am good at sports, though too fat to play them anymore.
39. I love planting flowers and watching them grow.
40. I love having a yard to work in.
41. I wish we owned this house.
42. I enjoy chewing pebble ice.
43. I love smooth-writing black pens.
44. I am addicted to paper and stationery.
45. I hate my neck and chins.
46. I like my toes and always have them painted.
47. I wish my skin was softer.
48. I gave up diet Coke in September 2005!
49. I drink about 80 ounces of water a day.
50. I like grocery shopping.
51. I love to give gifts.
52. I am going to Paris in the spring.
53. I have never been out of the country.
54. I hate to travel.
55. I don’t have a passport.
56. I like cute pencils.
57. I’m still best-friends with my closest friend from high school.
58. I asked my husband out first.
59. I can’t sing and that completely bums me out.
60. I am shy in groups, but not one on one.
61. I have always had a best friend and tend to make friends easily.
62. I am very sarcastic.
63. I love cantaloupe when it’s perfectly ripe.
64. I could eat roast, potatoes, gravy and rolls every Sunday forever.
65. I don't want pets (my policy is "nothing that poops") but would have 2 cats if I did.
    
66. I hate feeling scattered and cluttered in body & mind.
67. I get headaches in bright sunlight.
68. I like to recycle and go out of my way to do it.
69. I love the smell of Downey fresh laundry.
70. I love to vacuum and think it’s the greatest tool ever.
71. I make lists but often misplace them.
72. Fall is my very favorite season, then Spring, then Summer, then Winter.
73. I HATE to iron.
74. I don’t eat seafood, chicken, or eggs (except for Wendy’s chicken nuggets).
75. I will never get a perm again in this life.
76. I didn’t go on a mission, but I wanted to go to Spain if I could have chosen where to go.
77. I was afraid I would never get married and have kids (should an 18-21 year old have those fears? Idiot.)
78. My nails are brittle and break easily.
79. My eyes are blue.
80. I have a crooked smile.
81. I wore braces for 2 years 2 months and 11 days.
82. I hate going to the dentist.
83. I saw my dermatologist at Target last night (weird).
84. I love having my pantry stocked.
85. My favorite musicians are James Taylor, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman, The Indigo Girls and John Mayer.
86. I hate going to plays and musicals (it’s too embarrassing).
87. I would like to be more easygoing.
    
88. If I could go back to a certain year of life I’d go back to 17.
89. I wouldn’t want to relive any of my life again.
90. I wish I had a better memory.
91. I would like to be able to live more in the moment rather than in the past or the future.
92. I often take pictures in my head before I even get some place.
93. I have bungee jumped before.
94. I was a cheerleader in high school (oh no not that).
95. I wish I was an early riser, but really love staying in bed.
96. I love notebooks.
97. I could shop at Paper Source every single day.
98. I get headaches from certain smells.
99. I love double stick tape.
100. I want to be a better mother.

**Are we similar at all??
Will you make a list too?**