1. I hate tap water.
2. I am addicted to reality TV shows.
3. I don’t like talent reality TV shows.
4. I got Maizie’s name from Uncle Buck when I was in the 9th or 10th grade.
5. My nails are so strong that my acrylic nails only last about 6 weeks. Then Marie (my lovely nail girl) has to put on a whole new set.
6. My animals get their names from movies as well. Hanson was from Slap Shot (RIP) and Alabama Worley is from True Romance.
7. My husband and I had related engravings put into our wedding rings, without telling each other. I put “You’re so cool” and he put “No, you’re so cool!”
8. My husband is my best friend.
9. When I was a kid, Big Bird lived in my back yard. (Caroll Spinney’s yard abutted our yard)
10. I was in the gifted program in elementary school.
11. I was a Math Olympiad (math team).
12. I almost died after having Stella-Blue.
13. I hate bananas.
14. Diet Dr. Pepper is my absolute favorite soda in the whole wide world.
15. I have a very short attention span.
16. I hoard hair elastics in my purse.
17. I’m either hot or cold, I’m rarely just right.
18. I love coupons. I hate to shop without them.
19. I don’t mind parking far away in the parking lot (unless it’s raining).
20. I really like to do crafts.
21. I like to cook.
22. I’m not a very good baker.
23. I am a very disorganized person.
24. I have cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure.
25. My calves are unusually large (it’s a family trait) and it makes buying and wearing boots difficult.
26. I love crime shows.
27. I read a lot.
28. If I’m getting to the end of the book I’m reading, I start to get stressed out if I don’t have another book ready to read.
29. I can be overly dramatic.
30. If something doesn’t look good on you, I will tell you.
31. I had a car break down in the street, and I left it there.
32. There are very few people I will talk on the phone with; I’m not a fan of the phone.
33. I don’t know how I lived before Pinterest.
34. I could eat my weight in cheese.
35. I am very observant. It may not seem like I’m paying attention, but I am.
36. I snore something fierce.
37. I need all the clothes in my closet to face the same way.
38. I constantly hit the curb when I’m trying to park the car. The right front tire has all sorts of marks on it.
39. I can’t stand country music.
40. There was no music at my wedding ceremony (he didn’t show up) so I had everyone hum as I walked down the aisle.
41. I donated a foot of hair to Locks of Love.
42. I wish I had a magical power, haven’t decided on which one.
43. I do NOT eat fish.
44. I have no problem with wearing fur.
45. Only my first child was “planned”.
46. Teddy was the biggest surprise of my life.
47. I make lots and lots of lists, too bad I always lose them.
48. I lose things…a lot.
49. My second major in college was Spanish.
50. I didn’t eat cake until I went to college.
51. I can drink a beer incredibly fast.
52. I can pause the DVR and have the person on the screen in an awkward face quite frequently.
53. I live in a “haunted” house.
54. I did modeling when I was in college.
55. I use two alarm clocks.
56. I never remember to wash my face before I go to bed.
57. I dyed my hair bright red in the ninth grade. It was called “tail lights”.
58. At one point I had 28 hamsters. They can multiply faster that you can figure out male and female.
59. I can’t swim in fresh water, it gives me the creeps.
60. When I jump off a boat, I start to panic and NEED to swim really fast to get back on. After a couple of times, when I’m sure I’m won’t get eaten by sharks I can stay out there.
61. I have an extra “ankle” on my right foot.
62. I try to get up earlier than everyone else on weekdays so I can have time to myself.
63. I love big SUVs.
64. I didn’t get a pedicure until I was VERY pregnant with Teddy and couldn’t reach my toes. That was 6 years ago.
65. I have Irish twins.
66. My kids will be one year apart in school starting next year.
67. I didn’t go on a vacation without one of my parents until I was 27.
68. I MUST go to the beach in the summer.
69. I was 12 hours away from getting a pacemaker put in.
70. I was born in Connecticut.
71. I could read before I went to kindergarten.
72. The madder I get, the thicker my accent gets.
73. I use a lot off Yiddish words.
74. For someone with fair skin, I get very tan.
75. I have been to Rome.
76. I think buying curtains and comforters are the biggest pains in the ass ever.
77. I swear more than I should.
78. I taught ESL in South Providence.
79. Sometimes when I would talk to my students I would feel like Ricky Ricardo when I was done.
80. I could watch cooking shows all day.
81. I usually alter recipes.
82. The Princess Bride is my favorite movie.
83. I love to sit and chat with Teddy, he has some interesting stories.
84. I am a ball buster; Stella has seemed to inherit that trait.
85. I used to purposely spell words wrong in the spelling bee try outs.
86. I was originally going to be a civil engineer.
87. I applied to colleges as an engineering student.
88. I want to go back to school to be a registered dietician.
89. I would also like study kinesiology.
90. I don’t like when too many people talk at once.
91. I feel people who don’t listen are just plain rude.
92. I’m a big believer in Karma.
93. I’m scared to death to get food poisoning.
94. I HATE vomiting.
95. I can’t wait until I can get eye surgery, I’m sick of contacts and glasses.
96. I hardly put laundry away.
97. I could eat steak and salad every day.
98. I get nauseous easily.
99. I can’t blow my nose quietly.
100. I want to write a book.
I’ve linked up with some other Rhody Bloggers and we wrote our 100 lists. Head over to All of Me Now to read the rest of them.
I'm also a Dr. Pepper Addict! I didn't used to like Diet; but it is actually growing on me very nicely! I really like the Diet Cherry vanilla flavor.
Love learning more about you!! I never put laundry away either… drives my OCD husband CRAZY!!
Number 58 blows my mind! 28 hamsters?! Did they have their own room?
Such a cute post! I love Dr. Pepper- drink it a lot!!!
Great list! We have a lot in common!! I want to write a children's books!! =)
I hate vomiting too… and I did it today!!!
~ Susan (5 Minutes for Mom)
these lists are so cute… I am not sure I can think of 100 things people don't know about me! thanks for sharing!
I'm horrible about putting the laundry away too. This is cute post 🙂
SO funny to read these! I have a few in common!! The tap water, laundry, the boot problem & eating my weight in cheese!! Great meeting you yesterday at the Graco event!
i have to hear more about this haunted house. 🙂 and #94? so me. that is worse than anything to me, never mind when my kids do it. ugh i just can't. lol
ah super fun list!!!!!! esp. loving #46, 396 and #97. I despise putting laundry away. And steak makes me very, very happy.
You crack me up! I am loving these lists and seeing what I have in common with people! You are my people! Um, unless you don't like exclamation marks. oops
#95 Yes! Though I'm a bit of a scaredy cat and always think something will go wrong. In a few years, in a few years I'll do it =) Great to learn so much about you!