101 things about me

  1. I am mom to a toddler, Caleb Isaiah.
  2. My other half is Scott.
  3. I am a photographer by passion, hopefully one day, by profession.
  4. Fall is my favorite season.
  5. I despise summer.
  6. Winter is good, spring is a lovely time of the year, assuming you don’t have allergies.
  7. I have allergies.
  8. I love the way Christmas smells.
  9. I’m afraid of the dark. No…really.
  10. I couldn’t live without chocolate
  11. or Mountain Dew
  12. We coslept with Caleb
  13. And I already sold his crib that didn’t get used, because I know we’ll colseep from the beginning next time.
  14. I lied to my mom about selling the crib, because they bought it.
  15. I spend way too much time on the computer.
  16. I absolutely cannot get in bed with dirty feet.
  17. Kids walking in the grocery store with no shoes make me cringe.
  18. I walked in the grocery store with no shoes as a kid.
  19. I dress my kid on cuteness levels corresponding with the plans for the day (If he’s going to see a grandparent, he must look ridiculously cute)
  20. The scenery in A River Runs Through It makes me want to move to Montana.
  21. Sometimes my mom makes me want to move to Montana too.
  22. Something I never dreamed of saying…”Oooo honey look, I want a minivan just like that one.” *hangs head in shame*
  23. I can’t live without my dishwasher.
  24. Seriously, I even put the crock pot in there.
  25. Sometimes I watch a sad movie just so I can cry over it if I’m having a bad day.
  26. I think we are going to homeschool.
  27. I’m afraid to tell anyone that, because I don’t want to hear their negative opinions.
  28. I care way too much about what people think.
  29. I’ve bought too many calendar/agenda/assignment books to count, and they normally get used for about 3 weeks.
  30. I used to write my assignments on my hand in school.
  31. Sometimes I wrote test answers there too, but only in high school, I swear!
  32. I love organization that is pretty (ie Martha Stewart) where everything has its place
  33. My kitchen has 5, yes I said FIVE junk drawers.
  34. If you are looking for paper lunch bags, batteries, dusting cloths, the cord to the baby monitor, packing tape, childproof cabinet locks, refrigerator magnet letters, a power wheels charger or bandaids, they would all be located in the kitchen, third junk drawer to the left. See, everything has its place, and I know where it goes.
  35. I avoid eye contact when I talk to someone, even when I’ve known them for years.
  36. Despite a decent amount of photography knowledge, and a real eye for professional photography, I have taken my child to Sears for portraits.
  37. Twice.
  38. I even purchased the cheesy ‘I’m standing next to the tackiest cardboard number one ever’ pictures for his first birthday.
  39. I don’t cook as often as I should.
  40. I honestly like the taste of water, and I can’t figure out why everyone thinks it is so awful.
  41. If you show me your newborn’s feet, I’m going to have to do a photographic study, because they are right up there with puppies, kittens and baby bunnies.
  42. I have a love affair with Target.
  43. Scott hates going in Target with me, because I want to “just look around.”
  44. I’m mad because I moved to a town without a Target.
  45. I mention this every chance I get.
  46. Every time we drive by a construction site that has been there for years according to Scott, I ponder, outloud, whether it will be a Target one day.
  47. I’m fascinated with large families, but more in a -how do you do it- sense, rather than a -I wish that were me- sense.
  48. I’m a country girl.
  49. I heart Kenny Chesney
  50. And Tim McGraw
  51. Everyone agrees I should not pursue my country music singing career.
  52. I’m half way done!
  53. It has taken me over a year to write this.
  54. I frequently start things which I do not finish. Imagine that.
  55. I tear up during every episode of A Baby Story.
  56. My kid is 3 and I’ve never had a babysitter.
  57. Did I really just admit that outloud?
  58. I do not like debate, I’d rather doodle on paper while pretending like I’m listening.
  59. I’m a fixer, I like everyone to get along, and when they don’t, it stresses me out.
  60. I am rude to telemarketers.
  61. I know they are just doing their job, but I don’t care.
  62. It is not okay to call my cell phone at 9:30pm to tell me I’ve won a “free” cell phone.
  63. I’m the spell check police. I admit, I often don’t know how to spell, but that’s one of many reasons I use Firefox, it has a built in spell checker.
  64. You need adviCe, not adviSe. If you disagree, seek the advice of academic advising about entering the 2nd grade spelling bee.
  65. When I don’t have a spell checker, I look it up.
  66. Sometimes I make up my own words so my paragraph has lots of little pink underlined words anyway.
  67. Carseats are not like refrigerators. You have to actually read the manual, and it wouldn’t hurt to read what your vehicle manual has to say about the matter too. If you still don’t get it, for your kid’s sake, call someone who does.
  68. I am not a morning person.
  69. If you buy a trash can, rubbermaid container, tupperware, etc for the love of all things holy, peel the sticker off. Seriously, they usually come off easily. It takes two seconds.
  70. If you like cats, skip this one. If you have one, I will still be your friend. In fact we have a few (outside). But they have tiny little kitty brains, tear everything up, walk in their poop, then step on your kitchen counters, lick themselves clean, paying extra attention to the butthole area, and then they come love on your face. Think about that.
  71. Firefox thinks butthole should be two words. I disagree.
  72. I’m reaching here people. Hang with me.
  73. I hate myspace, but I check in daily.
  74. Sometimes 2 4 oh hell 10+ times a day.
  75. I drive a really old Explorer.
  76. Like MC Hammer old.
  77. I do so much of my shopping online that my kid calls the UPS truck the big brown goodie truck.
  78. What? What am I supposed to do? I don’t have a Target!
  79. I think I’m a magnet for bad customer service. They see me coming and think pigeon: Oh goodie, here comes a statue to crap upon.
  80. I am stubborn. Like really stubborn.
  81. And perhaps a little sarcastic.
  82. I play the same song over and over sometimes. Like an entire two hour car ride kind of over and over.
  83. I was a waitress one summer.
  84. Once a week, five minutes before the end of my shift, a little old couple came in.
  85. If that wasn’t irritating enough, they always tipped $0.25.
  86. I worked at Papa Johns for two years.
  87. I learned that almost everyone that works at pizza places went green years ago.
  88. And I don’t mean being environmentally conscious. More like a Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb kind of unconscious.
  89. And a lot of them sold more than just pizza.
  90. I took origami in college. Yes, really.
  91. I got an A. Finally.
  92. Only when I got pregnant, dropped out, and had a son did I honestly realize what I wanted to be ‘when I grew up.’
  93. Which reminds me, would like you like to donate say $10 or $20 or $15,000 to my photography fund?
  94. If you do, I’ll come take your picture as soon as my 5D arrives. Or who knows, maybe I’ll just spring for the 1Ds Mark III
  95. That way I can have a camera worth 8X my car.
  96. This is the longest list ever.
  97. I must be pretty boring
  98. But I have a very important job.
  99. Okay, many important jobs.
  100. I am a mother, a wife, a teacher, a learner, a photographer, a parent, a principal, a housekeeper, a cook, a professional internet shopper, a financial manager, an accountant, a nurse, and an event planner.
  101. I am blessed.