47 Things About Me for no Particular Reason.

I love to read “Getting to Know You” blog posts.  So, I have been thinking, maybe I should write one about me.  Because, after all, this blog is very much about me.  And, if you are reading this, maybe you want to know more about me?  If not, you should stop reading this now.

But, what types of things?  If you read my blog, you probably already know quite a bit about me already.  For instance, most of you already know that I am an animal lover and that we have Jack the Dog and Newt the Cat.  You certainly know that we moved from Michigan to Germany this past year, and that we made the move by creating a Five Year Plan.  You are also aware that I LOVE Spargel, otherwise know as asparagus. My husband and I met online, and met in person for the first time in Detroit Metropolitan Airport. I may have mentioned that my now husband thought that I clogged up the toilet on our first meeting. (But I didn’t!!). Maybe you even know that INXS was the first concert that I ever saw.

So, this is what I came up with.

1. My favorite color is green.
2. My favorite job I ever had was working in a bookstore.  (really wish I could work in a bookstore again.)
3. I dream of becoming a published author someday.  (I am actively working on making this dream a reality.)
4. Currently, I am trying to get some work as a Freelance Writer.(Wish me luck, or better yet, help me get a break into this field!)
5. I make a really, really good apple pie. (The secret ingredient is Amaretto.)
6. I also make a very good lasagna, but I make it a little different each time.  (I have never written the recipe down on paper.)
7. My favorite author is Neil Gaiman.  I fell in love with his writing when I first read the Sandman series.  Brilliant, just brilliant.
8. I was a strict vegetarian for the first half of my life, then, when I was pregnant with my first daughter, I started to eat chicken.  I have no idea why, I just craved chicken. I stopped at a Wendy’s and ordered a chicken sandwich, but only ate a few bites. I still do not eat any red meat or pork.
9. I do not know how many tattoos I have now….several.  It’s a work in progress.  I have plans for many, many more.
10. I currently have four orchids of various colours.(with dreams of adding to my little collection).
11. I believe in ghosts, and I have seen several.  Yes, really.
12. My favorite flowers are Lilacs, Hyacinths, and Peonies.  Their scents take me straight back to childhood and sitting in my grandparents yard.  Pure bliss.
13. Cheese is one of my favorite foods.
14. Chocolate also ranks up there pretty high on the favorite list too.
15. My mother died of cancer soon after my 40th birthday, life has never been the same.
16. When I was 14, I saw the Northern Lights for the first time on the shore of Lake Superior.  It scared the shit out of me, had no idea what is was, and was certain it was spaceships coming to take me away.
17. I try to keep peanuts with me when I walk to the train station, so I can feed the crows that live along the path.
18. I named all of the crows Justin, it’s just easier that way.
19. I have not sleep through an entire night since my first daughter was born over 23 years ago.  I am very, very tired.
20. I really enjoy washing and folding laundry….but I do not like to put it away.
21. Same with the dishes, I will wash them, but I do not want to put them away.
22. I donated over 30 pairs of shoes when I was getting ready to move to Germany.
23. I managed to bring over 10 pair of shoes with me when we made the move.
24. I like shoes, a lot.
25. Cooking for other people is one of my favorite things to do.
26. I am allergic to cats.  Newt the Cat does not care
27. As far as I am concerned, you can never have too many plants.
28. My childhood best friend was named Gary.  Well, he is still named Gary as far as I know.
29. I did not like tomatoes, olives, or onions as a child.
30. I now LOVE tomatoes, and eat them everyday.
31. I will now eat onions and olives as well. Tastes change, keep trying different foods. You never know what you may end up liking.
32. After reading the Shining, I slept with the light on for 2 weeks.  Same with It.
33. For the last year, I have only read a handful of new books.  Everything else I have read has been for the second, third or thirty-third time.
34. I have lost track of how many times I have watched Paul, and every other Simon Pegg movie.
35. Peach is my favorite pie variety.
36. Unless there is Pecan, or Cherry.  Then I will have all three.
37. I love to paint walls and fences.
38. My parents divorced when I was 12, then remarried each other, and then divorced again when I was 17. It was weird, but you can’t say that they didn’t give it a good try.
39. My Grandma Leatherman made the best chocolate malteds in the entire universe.  It’s a fact.
40. When my cousins and I would stay at my Grandparents house, my grandfather would give us all Hot Toddies if he even heard the slightest cough or sniffle.
41. Back in the days before cordless telephones, I tried to run down my stairs to answer a ringing phone only to trip, fall and break my foot.  I did the same thing a few years later and broke my other foot.
42. I once knocked myself unconscious after falling from a swing on to the stage of a strip club.  (It was not open at the time, I was there with some friends that thought I should become a stripper….after falling, they no longer thought I had the skill set for said profession).
43. At least once every winter season while living in Michigan, I managed to slip and slide underneath my vehicle while trying to open a frozen door.
44. It seems I am not very coordinated.  I could fill this entire list with times that I have fallen down or tripped over something causing injury.
45. My Grandma McKay was certain that I would grow up to have a modeling career.  (well, I did have an agent.  I also had a brief modelling job, then lost it when they found out I was pregnant.  It was a very short career as a model).
46. Dirk is my best friend in the entire world.
47. I feel like one of the luckiest people in the whole world!!

Above picture is Dirk adding to my Tattoo collection at Art of the Needle.

So, tell me something about yourself that others may not know.  I am looking forward to hearing from you!