25 Things About Me!

Well, I believe this may classify as a 'cheat' post today but necessary to appease my friends who have tagged me (on Facebook) and are interested in 25 Things About Me. If they know me well enough to tag me, then I am assuming that there's nothing on this list that will come as a complete surprise. Nonetheless, here it is...

1. This list will follow some sort of order which makes sense to me because I am anal like that and could quite possibly be diagnosed with some form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

2. I have a Life List. It has no order but I do check off and add items to it. I feel successful and hopeful when I do.

3. I never tell my middle name when asked and if you are close enough to me to know it, please don't ever share it. I detest it and I don't even know why!

4. My dog has a middle name, it's Trump! When her fur grows, she has a nasty comb over!

5. I have a mini-shrine of my first dog, Pebbles. It includes her ashes in an urn, her scrapbook I made (and haven't yet finished), a couple of angel figurines and a shadow box with her paw print, a tuft of her fur, her collar, her photo and the poem I wrote for her.

6. I can say the entire alphabet backwards and with a tune, to boot! I can also write backwards and upside down. I think there's something with the way my brain is wired.

7. I'm a lefty which could possibly be the reason for #6.

8. Music is a big part of my life. I listen to music to suit my mood so my library of songs varies. I won't even try to list my favourites but I can tell you that I cannot resist cranking "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz to daring decibels when I hear it!

9. I sing, "You Are My Sunshine" to my baby girl, who is 8, every night before bed. I've been doing this since the day I found out I was pregnant with her and she cannot go to sleep without it.

10. I started college three weeks before I gave birth to my first child. Yes, I finished and graduated with honours and proudly gave the Valedictory Address as my 20-month-old daughter pointed at me and clapped her hands!

11. I love camping. I seasonal camp which means I set up my 'Jayco Jayflight 31BHDS' trailer at a nearby park and live in it for the entire summer!

12. My strongest sense is my sense of smell. I remember so much based on the scent around me. I specifically bought a different pit-stick for my trip to Punta Cana so that whenever I want to be 'taken back' to paradise, I can juice my pits, take a sniff and there I am! (SUPERSTAR)

13. ♫ I had the time of my life ♫ in Punta Cana!

14. Dirty Dancing is one of my favourite movies. Are you singing now?

15. I don't watch T.V. I have actually tried to force myself to get into a show and I can't. There are also very few movies that I've watched and remembered.

16. There are quite possibly over 100 apples in my kitchen. No, not real ones, it's the decor!

17. I am addicted to Diet Pepsi! If I do not consume at least one can (and it must be a can) each day, I just may snap! It's really bad!

18. My first best-friend is still my best-friend. I continue to call her Pal because she'll forever be My Pal!

19. I always wait to take the last fortune cookie.

20. I bake the best chocolate chip cookies, according to my Dad.

21. If I would have had a son, his name would have been Andrew Jeremy after two of my favourite men. Tony is taken and my nephew owns it well!

22. I married the first boy I kissed. We first exchanged wedding vows when we were 10. My friend performed the ceremony in her backyard.

23. I only have one regret about my 'real' wedding day, maybe two? I didn't get a professional photo taken of my beautiful flower girl (our daughter) by herself and we left the celebration too early.

24. I make wishes at 12:34.

25. I am not a morning person and I don't even try to be because I can't fake things because I wear my heart on my sleeve and this could count for another thing about me and put me over the "25" quota but I don't care because this is MY list and sometimes I like to break rules because I can, SO THERE!

I really could go on and on because another Thing About Me is that I am seldom stuck for words but since the title says 25, I'll stick to it!