“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” ~Albert Einstein
Friday, August 05, 2005
100 facts about me!
I'm bored so I figured Id snag Laura's idea and do a sorta GTKY facts about me -in no logical order-
1. I've lived in 6 states.
2. Attended 19schools before graduating highschool
3. Am a veteran of the USAF
4. Am the first born
5. I have one biological sister and brother and one half brother
6. I've never met my half brother, he's 3ish yrs old
7. My parents married and divorced 3times before finally calling it quits.
8. I hated school growing up
9. I always wanted to be a mother
10. I gave birth to my daughter at home
11. I have zero desire to give birth again
12. My favorite tourist trap is Graceland(two words?)
13. My childhood pet was a dog named Sandy
14. My favorite childhood movie was Annie (explains above)
15. My favorite color is Red(or any variation of including pink)
16. My favorite flower is the calla lily
17. I love Coke and drink atleast 5per day
18. I'm addicted to Dibs (icecream bites, mint-n-chip)
19. I used to love coffee(pre pregnancy) now I cant stand it.
20. I love Kung Pao chicken, extra spicy
21. I struggle to maintain my weight, id love to gain 15lbs
22. I am still breastfeeding my daughter (2yrs 4months) the plan is to let her selfwean
23. I met my partner in Dec of 1998 on MIRC in an internet chatroom
24. We exchanged our promise to one another Nov 17 1999
25. We purchased our first home in June of 2001
26. Our second home July 2003
27. I want to adopt
28. I love country music
29. I love suspense and psychological thrillers (movies)
30. I love my bugaboo stroller
31. The one purchased baby item I couldn't have lived without is my Maya wrap.
32. I have a good relationship with my mother
33. My 18 yr old sister is now living in Australia getting married Aug 19th and expecting her first child. She lived with Shana and I from the age of 13 until this past Feb. I now understand what parents go through when they learn their teenage child is pregnant.
34. Best experience with an illegal drug was acid.
35. Worst experience with an illegal drug was mushrooms
36. I had my first crush at age 9, on a girl
37. My mom new I was gay from a very early age, I started at around age 5 cutting pictures of beautiful women out of the JCPennys catalog and making collages out of them, then id circle who I would marry someday. (a few of these are still in my baby box)
38. I formally cameout to my family at the age of 17....out to friends at 15. not one person in my family was shocked, they all new already and were supportive.
39. I have a gay cousin, I knew she was gay before she did *grin*
40. I spend way too much time on my computer
41. I love talking on the phone.
42. I hate shopping
43. if I could live anywhere but here Id live in the mountains in a log house.
44. I love camping
45. Someday I want to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail.
46. I always wanted atleast 6 kids.
47. I have green eyes, and I love that about me
48. I look exactly like my father
49. I talk in my sleep
50. I love antiques
51. HGTV and DHC are the only TV I watch(ok a sometimes Dr Phil but only because he gets me fired up)
52. I am a sexual abuse survivor
53. Raechelle is the best friend I've ever had.
54. I was passionate about birth and wanted to be a midwife until I gave birth myself.
55. I've been pregnant 5times, one live birth and one stillbirth at 23weeks. The other three were very early MC's.
56. If Olivia had been a boy we would have named her Max
57. Second only to being a mother, working with total care non-ambulatory DD(developmentally disabled) teenagers was by far the best job and brought me the most joy of anything I've ever done.
58. I've always had a feeling Id be a mother to a child with downs syndrome (cant explain it, only time will tell)
59. My favorite book is Annie on My Mind
60. My favorite book series is The Orphan Train
61. I accidentally killed a puppy when I was about 10, I've still never forgiven myself.
62. I had pet Rats through JrHigh-Highschool, their names were Domino and Gizmo and they both died at the age of 7yrs from lung cancer.
63. 6months ago we were given 3finches, we now have 8
64. I have 2dogs littermates boy-girl twins Rocco and Priscilla. We've had them since birth, Olivia was an easier baby. They woke us ever 90minutes around the clock for a bottle and required a ton more laundry and diapers than Olivia ever has.
65. I still dream about the wedding day I've never had.
66. I want a new car, but don't want a car payment....argh
67. I recently broke down and bought a cell phone, I LOVE it!
68. I hate pork.
69. I'm addicted to McDonald's---thankfully Olivia wont really eat it...shed rather have veggies/rice from the Chinese place across the parking lot.
70. I have two tattoos both done at home with a guitar string and india ink
71. I love to paint murals
72. I've had piercings in 8 locations on my body, all that's remaining is 2 in each ear(eye brow, tongue, belly button, nipple, lip, labret, nose, and ears)
73. I had bi-hawks in highschool, then shaved my head completely and dyed leopard spots on it.
74. I now look amazingly normal, how'd that happen?
75. I've met my soul mate
76. I wish I had a cat, my mom is allergic(she lives with us)
77. I plan to install hardwood floors on my second floor and tile all three bathrooms myself in the next year.
78. my least favorite chores are putting away laundry and cleaning the bathrooms.
79. I am a terrible procrastinator and still haven't mailed out xmas packages to any of my family, they've been sitting around ready to go for several months now, many from even before xmas.
80. Im very missunderstood by ppl ingeneral. Its frustrating and sad to me because so many ppl think Im judgemental, when really im the nicest most loyal person youd ever meet, and just want to be accepted for who I am and how I do things...not to judge others because they might not do things like me.
81. I am a Sagittarius
82. I want to take piano lessons
83. I took 4years of french in school and cant remember much of any of it.
84. I miss living by the ocean
85. I didnt learn to drive until I was 21
86. my first car was a 1986 honda accord I named patches
87. I know who I want to be, Im finding it hard to get motivated enough to follow through with it all
88. I remember when my dad cut my binki in half and made me throw it away(I was nearly 3) I still feel traumatized.
89. my favorite childhood memory was the day my sister was born.
90. my greatest fear is that something horrible will happen to my daughter.
91. my best friend from highschool had a star named after my still born son, Skylar.
92. Being in an interracial marriage makes is easier for me to be 'out' and I feel proud of my family everyday.
93. Id love to be a traditional foster parent someday when my children are grown.
94. My favorite parenting book is: Raising Children who Think for Themselves
95. The best advice I ever got was this: If you died tomorrow many ppl would be sad, but their lives will go on, so live for you not for others. Not to say I follow it entirely since my life revolves around making everyone else happy. But I still think its the best advice I ever got.
96. every single female friend I have EVER been close to has lost their biological mother either through death or abandonment. every single one.
97. Today my brother posted on my blog and it made my day.
98. I didnt cry when my daughter was born, and that still bothers me to this day.
99. The most challenging thing Ive ever done is breastfed my daughter. Im most proud of this accomplishment.
100. Im SO glad I made it to 100. and Im SO DONE WITH THIS!
3 comments:
Wow. I must say that a lot of that shocked me, especially the nipple piercing and never wanting to give birth again.
Very interesting! I thought about doing one of these too, but who would care? Besides, now that you and Laura have done it, it's trendy. Can't have that!
I loved learning alot of new things about you. I never knew you'd lost a child at 23 weeks, I'm so sorry.
But I'm also a fellow Dibs lover, the chocolate ones, mmmmm. I also didn't cry when Brendan was born. I think we all just react the way we react and it's all right.
damn sister we have alot in common.
20. I love Kung Pao chicken, extra spicy
34. Best experience with an illegal drug was acid.
35. Worst experience with an illegal drug was mushrooms
36. I had my first crush at age 9, on a girl
43. if I could live anywhere but here Id live in the mountains in a log house.
44. I love camping
45. Someday I want to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail.
48. I look exactly like my father
49. I talk in my sleep
50. I love antiques
61. I accidentally killed a puppy when I was about 10, I've still never forgiven myself.
68. I hate pork.
74. I now look amazingly normal, how'd that happen?
79. I am a terrible procrastinator and still haven't mailed out xmas packages to any of my family, they've been sitting around ready to go for several months now, many from even before xmas.
82. I want to take piano lessons
86. my first car was a 1986 honda accord I named patches
87. I know who I want to be, Im finding it hard to get motivated enough to follow through with it all
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