100 Things About Me/Things I've Learned

1. I am terribly indecisive (A list of 100 things?! This could take me hours to decide what to say!).
2. I can be easily swayed (I had to start typing up my list before I read Boo’s, my friend that tagged me, so I wouldn’t be too swayed by what she wrote. LOL. Though we are a lot alike in some ways!)
3. Education is important, whether or not you will be working or just using skills in family, relationships, callings, etc.
4. I want to get back into running and am trying to find a double jogging stroller right now.
5. I am a recovering perfectionist.
6. I can be very critical, especially of my poor husband!
7. I love chick flicks!
8. I love salty food, especially popcorn, chips and nuts
9. I wouldn’t doubt it if I ended up getting my Phd. Someday. Not sure where life will take me, but if it happened, it would be pretty cool.
10. My favorite job has been as an academic advisor in the BYU Open Major Advisement Center. I honestly don’t remember ever complaining about going to work! And that is huge for me.
11. I still love “advising” people on life and their majors, so just give me a call if you want a free “session”!
12. When I unload the dishwasher, I stack all the dishes into piles (cups, bowls, plates, etc.) before putting them in the cupboard. It drives Chris crazy! I just tell him it’s easier for me to have them all together, rather than going up and down with each dish.
13. I love searching on the internet for apartments and houses.
14. I can be pretty pessimistic. It’s a good thing Chris has such a good attitude, as he keeps me in pretty good check when I am being too ornery.
15. I fall asleep in movies, even in the theater.
16. I always wanted to marry a Seminary teacher. Chris always teases me about this. But I am happily married to a lawyer to-be (who will make a lot more money!)
17. I get easily sucked into the internet and can spend hours searching for stuff (like a new jogging stroller, for example!)
18. I never wanted to have boys, but love my two boys to pieces and am not sure what I would do with a girl, though I am sure I would love her, too.
19. I have decided to buy earrings (or other jewelry) as souvenirs on trips. It’s been so much fun.
20. I have recently decided to be less frumpy in my wardrobe and am loving being more cute and accessorizing.
21. I love having my hair long. I try to convince myself to cut it, but whenever I do, I end up hated it, growing it back and out loving it!
    
22. Chris has always loved my hair curly and I’ve recently rediscovered how much I like it (and how much easier it usually is, than straightening my semi-curly, otherwise frizzy hair).
23. I love doing our budget. For some reason I love inputting receipts, paying bills and finding ways we can be smart about our finances.
24. I get distracted very easily (Chris tells me to just sit down and feed Cooper and for some reason I have to do 10 things before I focus on what I need to be doing!)
25. I am a multi-tasker.
26. I really don’t like cleaning house. I love having it straightened, but struggle to find a good method to convince myself to keep it scrubbed each week.
27. When I do clean, I am a very distracted cleaner—I go from one room to the next, carrying multiple things with me, then see something in that room and move onto that. (It’s kind of like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.)
28. I hate doing my hair, but love when it is done.
29. In junior high it took me 45 minutes to do my make-up. I pride myself that I can do it in 5 minutes now and I look 10 times better, with far less caked on base!
30. I was 22 years old before I learned to say the word “origin” correctly.
31. I love Anne of Green Gables and Runaway Bride.
32. I learned to love country music in high school and still do.
33. I hardly ever play my piano. I am not sure why. It makes me sad that I have a piano but don’t play it. That is a hobby/talent I want to revive.
34. I miss singing in choirs. I would like to get more involved with singing again
35. I love spring and fall, not the extremes of winter and summer. (Ya think I’m gonna die in Vegas this summer?! Ahhh!)
36. I want to run a marathon someday.
37. I have never been pulled over or gotten a ticket. (Chris brings our average way up!)
38. March is the best month to have a birthday!
39. I have learned to love sushi. It really can be an acquired taste.
40. I am very wordy. I have a hard time being concise when I write.
    
41. I don’t really know how to swim; I never took swimming lessons.
42. I get too involved in other people’s lives. I like to help fix problems, but often am a little overenthusiastic about my abilities to help.
43. In the right situation I can be a talker! Before we got married I was worried Chris would talk so much I’d never get a word in….In actuality, it is the exact opposite and I am trying to get Chris to open up and talk!
44. I am not a big fan of social situations. I am getting better, but oftentimes feel pretty insecure, awkward, and am not quite sure how to act or what to say.
45. I really am a fairly shy person, even though lots of people tell me I don’t come across that way. I guess I may put on a better act than I realized.
46. I was recently nominated to be the Law Partners president for the coming year (still not sure who to blame that on!) It think it will be a good experience, but I am nervous about being in charge of something else.
47. I am a control freak.
48. I bought my jogging stroller. It’s red and should be arriving UPS today!
49. I love eating out. We try to be careful about this, but I am hoping that when we have a little more discretionary money after Chris gets a job, that this can be a fun thing we do. I just love eating good food and having good conversation.
50. I miss going out on dates with Chris. We haven’t been very good at getting out once a week, and I think it takes your toll. We love our boys, but I can tell we need time for just the two of us.
51. I haven’t been to the temple since Cooper was born; I need to go back soon! I can tell why we need to attend the temple at least once a month. I need the Spirit it brings.
52. I love squeaky cheese! If you want to tickle me to death with a treat, that might be the one to bring me!
53. I want to ride on a train someday.
54. I think Ian and Cooper are the cutest boys in the whole world! (I think I’m biased; Chris says you can’t be biased if it’s true…)
55. If a function, meeting, party has food, I am even more motivated to be there! I didn’t realize how much I love food, but it’s on this list a lot!
56. I have to have fry sauce with my fries (or at Wendy’s, dipping in a Frosty will suffice).
57. I always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom and am so grateful I can be. But some days it can be hard; it’s not that I want to be doing anything else, but being a mom all day can be trying.
58. I am okay to spend most of the day in the house. I think I do need to get out more, maybe I’d feel a little less crazy. But most days I am just fine working around the house and hanging out with my boys.
59. I love sleeping in, but haven’t done it much since Ian and Cooper were born. I am grateful for the days Chris takes the morning “boys’ shift” so I can get some extra zzz’s.
60. I love being a mom and wouldn’t trade if for anything, but I still have a lot to learn about being a good mom and giving my boys the attention, love and teaching they need.
61. I will be very well-versed in the Scouting program by the time Ian turns 8. If you haven’t seen me in my Scout shirt, you’re missing out!
62. When I was younger, I used to spell the word “we,” “whe”. I sometimes still almost spell it that way and would swear that spelling is correct.
63. I love wearing brown.
64. I don’t like making phone calls. I will write a million emails any day, but I usually put off calling on the phone. I don’t know why, I just don’t like calling people. (To my friends: maybe that’s why I never call you….I’m so lame!)
65. I always thought I was a size 8 shoe, until umm….about a year ago…come to find out I’m actually a 7.5, maybe even a 7 in some styles/brands; sometimes an 8 in others. But overall, no wonder most of my shoes don’t fit and I hate shopping for shoes—I was never looking for the right size! (Don’t ask Chris about buying me shoes, it’s been a touchy subject, which has gotten better since my new size discovery!)
66. I am not a touchy, huggy person; poor Chris!
67. As I mentioned, I don’t like cleaning my house, but I LOVE to organize and sort things. I love to take all the stuff out of a cupboard and put it back more organized.
68. I can be a pretty bad pack rat. I have such a hard time throwing away stuff even if I am not sure exactly why I need to keep it.
69. I have boxes of old cards and letters people have written me; they mean a lot to me. No matter how old they are (even ones from when I was born!) I don’t think I’ll ever be able to throw them away, even though they take up space and I have no real good reason to keep them.
70. If I could be a cartoon character, it would be Belle from Beauty and the Beast. She is my favorite.
71. I love little dogs, like Malipoos, Yorkies, Maltese.
72. I love Nauvoo. I think a part of me will always be there. I am so grateful for the time I spent there. It has prepared me for life in ways I don’t think I could have had otherwise.
73. Speaking of Nauvoo…I got to help clean the Nauvoo Temple while I lived there…amazing!
74. I have always struggled in friendships, especially being a good friend and keeping up current and past friendships. Friends are dear to me, I am just afraid I don’t know how to be a very good one. I am grateful for all the wonderful people in my life. Thank you to all my friends! I will try to be better; thanks for your patience with me.
75. I love playing card games, like Rummy, Oh Shucks!, Scum.
76. I have never been a morning or night person; I don’t really think I love any part of the day! But lately I think I am warping into a night person (except when I am pregnant, and then by 7:00 p.m. I am wiped out).
77. Chris and I have to sleep on “our” sides of the bed (mine is on the left). The one night we tried to switch, early on in our marriage, we both slept horrible and have never tried it again.
78. I love the color red (if you hadn’t noticed, just pay attention to all the red I own—red phone, wallet, umbrella, coat…the list goes on).
79. I once got my head stuck in a mailbox…if you really want to know, I guess you’ll just have to ask.
80. I am not a fan of Haunted Houses or scary movies; I seriously cannot handle them; they totally freak me out!
81. I interrupt myself a lot when I am talking—my brain is going so fast I just can’t get it out fast enough! The last little while I have been working on slowing down and completing sentences before I move on to a new thought.
82. I love fresh vegetables from the garden—especially tomatoes, peas and corn.
83. When I was little I loved getting penny candy from Verds fruit stand on State Street in Orem.
84. I make the best guacamole (my own recipe!). Even one of our friends who doesn’t like guacamole LOVES mine!
85. I am a list maker (so why am I having such a hard time finishing this list?!). I love checking stuff off and having the satisfaction of completing something.
86. I was a huge flirt when I was in elementary school living in Orem; I was such a brat and could get almost any boy to like me instead of another girl—thankfully, that legacy didn’t follow me to Pleasant Grove!
87. I have never broken a bone, but did have stitches when I was around 7 years old because I was trying to ride my bike without holding onto the handle bars and fell off (yah, just ‘cause the kids in your neighborhood do it, doesn’t mean you should try….)
88. Chris is trying to convince me to get SCUBA certified; I am a little nervous, but we are in need of a shared hobby, so am thinking about it. I’ve even started reading the dive manual!
89. I love my Sony Clie (palm pilot, essentially) and would feel lost without it. (More ability to hyper-schedule and make lists—yay!)
90. Life doesn’t necessarily turn out how you expect it to, but usually it is better than you could have planned it.
91. I look forward to serving a mission with Chris someday.
92. I would love to get involved with charities/humanitarian work across the world, maybe in orphanages or with children in Africa.
93. I never would have thought I’d say this, but maybe I will go to law school someday. One of my favorite classes in grad school was Family Law. Only problem—I’d be one of those people who goes to law school where the salary you made afterwards wouldn’t help pay back your student loans! (I guess Chris’ phat lawyer job would have to support my philanthropic efforts).
94. I am proud to be social worker/therapist. I sometimes wonder why this was the field I went into, but I know the Lord has a plan for me. I am excited to see what I am able to do with my education.
95. I would love to be a public speaker and present at conferences someday.
96. I almost always have a water bottle with me. When I was pregnant I would down it all day.
97. Matlock is one of my favorite shows. Chris thinks that’s silly. I think it’s funny that I will be married to a lawyer. Unfortunately, now that we do have TV, channel 14 doesn't come in on our TV, so I haven't watched it for years!
    
98. I love my big down comforter; it is one of the best gifts Chris has surprised me with.
99. I hate shaving my legs. Chris says someday he is going to pay to get my laser hair removal! In the meantime, the battery-powered Venus razor Chris gave for me for Christmas is a step in the right direction.
    
100. I have still have a lot of things to improve (and have been even more sensitive to this lately), but am so grateful for the changes I have made in the last few years; I am a lot different person than I used to be, more self-assured and happy. I owe a lot of this to marrying Chris—he has helped me be more of who I think I have always been, but had struggled to let out.

I tag Chris (ha ha--I gave you warning!) and Angie.