100 Things About Me

I was talking with my workout (and work) buddy Kathleen the other day as we were walking around the track, and she was telling me about the blog of her friend Shannan. She told me that Shannan had made a list of 100 Things about her life. She sent me the web address and I checked out her list. You can check out Shannan's list for yourself by going to the Links I Like heading on the side of the page and clicking on Mommy Tales. I thought it was pretty interesting, so I set out to make a list of my own. I thought it would be tough to come up with 100 things, but it really wasn't. I found as I wrote, that I could have kept going. So here is my list of 100 Things About Me. I encourage everyone who reads this to make their own list. Be brutally honest about yourself and you'll be surprised at what pops into your head.( If you do make a list, post back a comment here for me. I'd love to read your list.)

100 Things About Me

1. I’m named after my 2 grandmothers
2. I never met another Carolyn until I was in college
3. I love being a mom
4. I think I’m really good at it
5. I’d rather be a mom than anything else
6. I’m the only one in my family with blue eyes
7. I’d like for one of my future children to have blue eyes
8. I hate my hair because I have cowlicks
9. But I love it when it grows long
10. My oldest son has hair that’s thick like mine
11. My youngest son has hair that’s fine like his dad’s
12. I met my husband my second week of college, when I was 18
13. We’ve been together ever since
14. I’ll be 34 in August
15. That doesn’t bother me a bit
16. I hate my body
17. My husband hates it when I put myself down
18. He thinks I’m beautiful
19. I’m addicted to my DVR
20. My favorite show is LOST
21. I would spend all my free time scrapbooking if I could
22. I LOVE my kids!!!!
23. I think they are brilliant
24. I love my husband
25. I love to read
26. And don’t get to do it enough
27. I hate being fat
28. I’ve been overweight all my life
29. I want to get healthy for myself and for my kids
30. I want to have two more kids
31. Most people I tell that to think I’m crazy
32. I don’t care what other people think
33. I’d like to be a stay-at-home mom more than anything
34. But I love my job as a teacher
35. And I’m grateful that my husband is a stay-at-home dad
36. I’d like my next two kids to be girls
37. Because I don’t want to be outnumbered
38. But I’ll be fine if we have more boys
39. Even though we’ve run out of boys’ names
40. I only dated one other person before my husband
41. I’ve never smoked anything
42. I think it’s disgusting
43. I’ve done things that NOBODY will ever know about…EVER!!!!
44. I hate to argue
45. But I love it when I’m right
46. I like being in on the gossip
47. But I don’t like being the subject of it
48. I don’t think I look as fat as the scale says I am
49. I don’t like being told I can’t do something
50. I love to travel
51. I love reading with my kids
52. My husband and I drove to Alaska (from Ohio) with our two children
53. We camped in a tent for all but two of the nights we were there
54. I was in labor for 14 hours with both boys
55. My first son, Liam was born by C-Section
56. My second son, Ben was a VBAC birth
57. I would never change careers because I love getting my summers off
58. I don’t mind creative criticism
59. But I’m sensitive to mean or harsh words
60. My husband is a better cook than I am
61. I go to the gym every morning before work
62. I wish my house was cleaner
63. I loved being pregnant
64. I am the oldest of three children
65. And I am the most stable
66. I am an impatient driver
67. I love show tunes
68. I sing along with the radio in the car, but only if I’m in a good mood
69. Really attractive people intimidate me
70. My husband does a better job of picking out clothes that look good on me than I do
71. I love getting presents
72. I rarely spend money on myself—unless it’s scrapbooking supplies
73. I love taking pictures
74. And I think the digital camera is the best piece of technology I’ve ever owned
75. I want to live some place warm
76. I was born without hip sockets
77. And I had 7 surgeries before I was two years old to correct it
78. I don’t like talking on the phone
79. My mom drives me crazy with her horrible mood swings
80. One of my biggest pet peeves is people who misuse than/then in their writing
81. It bothers me when parents don’t teach their children to take responsibility for themselves and their actions
82. I love it when I see kids saying please and thank you without prompting
83. I really enjoy doing Sudoku puzzles
84. I would rather read a trashy romance novel than the current best seller
85. I believe in God, but don’t think I have to go to church to prove it
86. I played 5 instruments in high school
87. I think my husband is a terrific writer
88. My favorite kind of movies are romantic comedies
89. And I actually kind of like going to the movies alone
90. My best friend is moving out of state, and that makes me sad
91. I cheat on diets
92. I can’t stand OSU – I think they are way too focused on football rather than academics
93. I like being complimented
94. But I don’t always believe it
95. I’m really good at packing for long trips
96. I’m a pack rat at home
97. I like it when someone asks for my advice on parenting or education
98. I like it even more when they take my advice
99. I snore
100. I really enjoyed making this list