a little self absorbed maybe???

those who know me,know that i love reading tidbits about people. i love all the lists of interesting (sometimes not so interesting) fact about my friends. since i'm a list maker, by nature (thanks dad), i figured i'd make a list about what makes me tick. i'm sure some of you were wondering about that for a long time! :) let's see if i can make the 100 list....

1... i'm a homebody.
2... the smell of coffee mentally calms me.
3... i would leave my fireplace on all year long, if it was free to run.
4... i'm NOT a good cook. i can however, make a mean batch of Special K bars.
5... i like to read cookbooks. go figure.
6... on average, i drink 4 diet cokes a day.
7... i'm very content with 3 kids.
8... thankful that i have 3 BOYS!
9... i'm obsessed with face book and blogging.
10...on paper, in theory, i'm very organized.
11...the inside of my fridge is always messy.
12...i don't love to talk on the phone.
13...i love to make lists. problem is, i'm always losing them.
14...i've been 'in love' a handful of times.
15...i've only REALLY loved only one person.
16...Kenny Chesney can make me cry.
17...my closet is color coordinated. everything is facing the same direction, like colors are together. i'm crazy about an organized closet. sweaters all need to be folded a certain way. t-shirts and jeans hung.
18...i love to mow the lawn. i could spend hours (and i do) on the mower.
19...i hate to run. it doesn't make me feel good.
20... people that make other people feel small, make me angry.
21...i painted my kitchen island black and then took sandpaper to it. i know it must have made my dad cringe. it looks cool though.
22...9 rooms in my house,are painted a different color.
23...i sort of like our cat. don't tell anyone. i still think it's nasty when she licks me.
24...i don't recycle like i should. gasp.
25...i'm loyal.
26...doing laundry makes me happy. putting it away, doesn't.
27...flying terrifies me.
28...i love photography but i can't figure out how to work my point-and-shot camera.
29...my children make me smile and laugh outloud everyday. in the same breath, i must say, they also add a grey hair to my head EVERYDAY.
30...i have enough cereal in my pantry to feed a small country. i'm afraid to admit it but i think my children may starve to death if they recalled cereal.
31...i hate anyone touching my feet.
32...i'm not very affectionate but if i love you, you know it.
33...when my kids do something unexpectedly kind,it can bring me to tears.
34...most sports bore me.
35...you can never have too many candles burning.
36...i was a 'good' teenager.
37...i wish i could do-over most of my early 20's. make better choices.
38...i bite my nails. 2 of my sons have the same nasty habit.
39...thankfully, i have acrylic nails. they don't.
40...i have 14 pairs of jeans in my closet. 3 pairs of dress pants. 8 skirts. i hate skirts...don't know why i even bought one.
41...i have never cheated on a boyfriend.
42...God has been so very gracious to me when i didn't deserve it.
43...i hate horror movies, rap music and smelly armpits.
44...if socks come to me in a ball, they will be put back in your drawer, laundered, but still in a ball.
45...my husband irons. i don't.
46...when i'm angry at someone, i will rarely tell them. my body language says it all. makes my poor husband crazy.
47...i'm not lazy. when i work, i work hard. when i play, i play hard.
48...i hate confrontations.
49...i'm fairly easy to please.
50...i consider myself fun.
51....decorating is my 'thing'. wouldn't want to do it for a career but it's one of my favorite things to do. (see #22)
52...i'm good at keeping secrets.
53...i loved high school. the social part, not the academic.
54...seeing ryan's truck pull in the driveway in the evening is the best part of my day.
55...our t.v. doesn't go on much in the summer. it's on a lot in the winter. i would 'die' without T-vio.
56...i keep a box of Clorox bleach wipes by each toilet for all the little 'misses'. we should buy stock in Clorox!
57...i miss my sister every hour of every day.
58...i vacuum almost everyday.
59...i sucked my thumb until i was in the fifth grade.
60...i have the most amazing siblings. nothing in this world would be worth losing those relationships over.
61. i have been a member of my church since 1985. i still love it as much as the day i joined.
62...i have some road rage issues.
64...i believe you can be a Christian and still drink alcohol.
65...black and red. (not necessarily together) are my favorite colors.
66...most of my friends, up until my mid-20's, were boys. i love boys.
67...i have guilt over guilt.
68....my husband tells me everyday that he loves me. we never hang up the phone without saying it. never.
69...he's taught my boys to tell me they think i'm pretty and special.
70...i love turtleneck sweaters and warm, woolly socks. i'm always cold. always.
71...i think i have funny, funny children and a very witty husband.
72...i have married someone just like my dad. i'm so glad i did. my dad is my hero.
73...mice are the most disgusting animal on the face of the earth.
74...most things that Pottery Barn sells, you can also get at Target. just for half the price.
75...i step over more Lego in a single day than there are people in China.
76...i love clothes that are too small, bibles that are worn and empty Costco boxes because it means we are growing, we are being blessed, we are well fed.
77...i listen to satellite radio everyday. it's tuned to the country station.
78...i can loose my patience quickly and a min. later i can have the patience of Job.
79...some days i wish i had more faith.
80...at least 3 times EVERY morning i tell my kids to brush their teeth, put on shoes and coats. THAT makes me crazy.
81...i always check my email before showering.
82...in the last 5 years i have finally forgiven someone that i should have forgiven 10 years earlier.
83... my childhood was a storybook tale.
84... my parents are happily married.
85... i have an amazing christian heritage.
86... my grandparents, who have gone on to be with Jesus, were 3 of the most important people in my life.
87...my parents are much wiser than i ever gave them credit for. i am blessed.
88... all my clocks are set ahead 10 mins.
89... my sister is my Best friend.
90... every girl needs at least one BEST friend, that isn't blood related. i have kathy. i trust her with my life.
90...my car is usually dirty. inside and out.
91... when i get to heaven, my first comment to Jesus will be "thank You for Your undeserving grace"
92...i think 'Glad Press'N Seal' is the most brilliant invention in years.
93...my Tupperware and children's socks mysteriously disappear.
94...i have gone through things in my life that i thought i would never heal from. i have.
95...i serve a very BIG God. He is faithful. He is good.
96...i need to spend more time talking with my kids and less time, assuming they don't want to talk.
97...Christian education is an extension of our home not a replacement.
98...i think my husband is hot.
99...i have seen Shawshank Redemption, Sleepless in Seattle and Forest Gump more times than i can count.
100...i'm in love my life. i am blessed beyond what i deserve.