25 Random Things About Me …

If you’re on Facebook, and maybe even if you aren’t, you’ve no doubt seen the lists where people share 25 random things about themselves. It could be a little-known fact, an observation, a quote … whatever you’re willing to tell the world about yourself is fair game.

I’ve been tagged several times now and have already posted my list on my Facebook page for all to see. I could easily have listed another 25 things without any trouble at all but I resisted. A little of me goes a long way …

I thought it might be fun to post the list here for those who aren’t into Facebook. I’d love to tag anyone who wants to share their list too. Either post a link to your list in the comment section or just post the list itself there. Sound like fun? You betcha. (Oh, how so very Sarah Palin of me!)

Okay — here we go:

1. I always wanted to be a florist (but am glad I’m not because strong floral scents give me terrible headaches.)
2. Daisies are my favorite flower. Daffodils run a close second.
3. I find the smell of freshly cut wood to be heavenly and I’ve had a crush on Norm Abrams of The New Yankee Workshop fame (flannel shirt and all) for years.
4. It’s been 25 years since my father died and I still miss him every single day.
5. I’m a certified hypnotist.
6. My favorite comic strip is “For Better or For Worse” and I have an TWO original drawings wishing me a happy birthday by it’s creator Lynn Johnston. Thanks Mary — for BOTH of them!
7. My mother’s nickname for me when I was growing up was “the little worrywort.”
8. I was hit by a pickup truck 3 weeks before my graduation from Alfred State College and almost didn’t graduate because I missed a whole week of classes while recovering (I know, here come the “So that’s what happened!” jokes …)
9. I am totally and completely head over heels in love with my new grandson.
10. I am technically challenged when it comes to TVs, DVD players, and DVRs. Remotes scare  me and seem to know they have the upper hand.
11. I have studied handwriting analysis and dabbled in palm reading, face reading, and body language for fun. I am still amazed at how accurately our bodies can reveal externally what we’re all about internally.
12. I absolutely love Mounds bars — but I’m not a fan of Almond Joy bars because I don’t like almonds.
13. I think it would not take much for me to become an agoraphobic.
14. I’m a Pisces and absolutely love to be near the water, feel drawn to it, and am completely soothed by it, but I can barely swim and I’m terrified of drowning.
15. For both ethical and health reasons I would love to become a vegetarian but I’ve never been able to pull it off (at least not yet.)
16. After 5 years of my son Daniel living in Atlanta I’m still trying to get used to the idea that he lives so far away and that he probably won’t be moving back home.
17. My favorite song is “Over the Rainbow” performed by Don Potter. I was lucky enough to hear him perform it live when he was here performing with Wynonna and our philharmonic orchestra.
18. I had tomato soup for the first time in my life last week and loved it.
19. I consider myself a hot sauce connoisseur (read that “snob”.)
20. I’ve never had a speeding ticket and still have (and use) the same keyring that I got when I passed my driving test at age 16 (it’s a big letter B made from leather and has teeth marks all over it from my kids gnawing on it in the grocery store lines when they were little.)
21. I can’t whistle, wink, or stick my tongue out. Of the three, I really, really, really, wish I could wink. Oh, and I’ve never broken a bone.
22. I love being inside on rainy days — when it’s so dark outside that you need the lights on in the house. I also love being snowed in. That might stem from my childhood growing up in Wisconsin.
23. I absolutely hate bees (and I can’t think of any insect that I’m particularly fond of.)
24. I would love nothing more than to have a work-from-home job that would let me be on the computer all day. I think my perfect job would be a researcher for writers (I’m thinking the kind of job Robin Wright’s character had in “Message In A Bottle”.)
25. I knew I wanted to marry my husband within minutes of our first conversation and broke up with the guy I was dating at the time so I’d be “available” when he was. After 30 years of marriage – he’s still the one.

So there you have it — a little bit of inside info about what makes me tick. Now it’s your turn. What are 25 things about yourself that you are willing to tell the world?

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