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Faking it 'til I make it.

Here are 100 things about me. This is an old list and some are no longer true. I'll let you figure it out for yourself.

1. I have two cats that I treat like my children., but not in a weird, dress them up in baby clothes kind of way

2. I never have an umbrella when I need one

3. I don’t wear a watch

4. I have a hard time saying no

5. I’m really good at interior decorating

6. I am agnostic

7. My favorite writers are David Sedaris, Armistead Maupin and Kaye Gibbons

8. I floss my teeth every day

9. I love to cook but hate following a recipe

10. I enjoy public speaking, especially to large crowds and especially if I’m teaching something

11. I am a PADI certified Scuba diver

12. I hate conflict and will avoid it at any cost

13. I can’t abide injustice of any kind

14. I am an introvert

15. I am highly perceptive

16. I am also very observant

17. My favorite drink is a Bombay Sapphire and tonic in the summer and a big glass of cab or syrah in the winter

18. I don’t get nearly enough exercise

19. I’m afraid of spiders, even daddy long legs, which aren't really spiders and aren't dangerous

20. I hate to be cold; if it’s below 60 degrees, I’m cold.

21. I’m sentimental but not about objects

22. I am very impatient

23. I am a procrastinator to the extreme, you’d
think that would be mutually exclusive with being impatient, but what can I say. I guess I'm also a hypocrite.

24. My Meyers-Briggs Type is INFJ

25. I don’t like pies made with fruit, except pumpkin. Is pumpkin a fruit?

26. I love concerts and live music

27. If I could be the best in the world at one thing, I would choose singing

28. I changed the spelling of my first name in the fourth grade. I thought it needed more flair, but now, I’m not so sure and I think I’m stuck with it.

29. If I could pick any career to be wildly
successful at I would pick marine research

30. I am very clumsy

31. I cry at concerts, movies, TV shows and even commercials and movie previews

32. I am a goofball and not afraid to make an ass out of myself. Sometimes I do it on purpose, but
mostly it just happens naturally

33. I have chronic insomnia. I've had it since I was a little girl.

34. I secretly wish I could dance like a stripper and sometimes practice in front of the mirror

35. I’ve been married once before, for five years.

36. My hair is naturally curly

37. When I eat shrimp, I eat the tails… it’s fiber. I only eat my own shrimp tails, so don't offer me your nasty half chewed tails. That's just gross.

38. Ventriloquists really freak me out. Especially the ones whose mouths are clearly moving when they talk.

39. I have a problem with authority and rules

40. I look a lot younger than I am

41. I have had the profound and life-changing experiences of cutting a newborn's umbilical cord and holding someone's hand as they died.

42. I have been to 35 of the 50 states and have
lived in 11 states

43. I am pro choice

44. I’m fairly non-judgmental

45. I swear too much

46. If I could change one thing about my physical
appearance, I’d like to be 3 inches taller, but mostly I'm happy with how I look

47. I don’t hold grudges

48. I believe in true love

49. I can’t stand Kevin Costner, Al Pacino or Denzel Washington and rarely watch their movies, although I did enjoy Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and The Godfather trilogy

50. I don’t like modern musicals like Chicago and
Moulin Rouge and refuse to watch them, but give me Doris Day, or Fred Astaire and I'm all over it.

51. I admire self awareness, emotional intelligence and kindness in others

52. I am a Gemini and the characteristics fit me, except for their gregarious nature

53. I am ambivalent about capital punishment

54. I am not quick to anger, but when I get angry I have a bad temper

55. I get mammograms every year, even though I am below the age for which they are necessary

56. I like to sit by the window on airplanes

57. I have a good imagination and a rich inner life, maybe too rich for my own good sometimes.

58. If I miss the crime at the very beginning of shows like Law and Order, I can't watch the episode.

59. I have a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Communication.

60. I dislike selfishness and rudeness.

61. I like to make people laugh, especially my husband Jeff because his laugh is contagious

62. I have two tattoos that are meaningful reminders to me

63. I am very prompt

64. My favorite flowers are gardenias

65. I love things that smell good… candles, potpourri, incense

66. I can list the 50 United States in less than 30 seconds. It's a great party trick.

67. I believe in an afterlife, although I haven't decided what it is exactly

68. I’m afraid of getting cancer

69. I taught myself to swim

70. I don’t know how to roller blade… see #30

71. I never balance my checkbook

72. I try not to form opinions about things I don’t know about

73. I love giving presents

74. I am shy

75. I’m a fast learner

76. I’m very independent

77. I would like to get a PhD someday

78. I love zombie movies

79. I know a lot of useless trivia

80. I hate to iron and never do it. If it needs to be ironed, I don’t wear it

81. I love seafood of any kind

82. I hate the suburbs. It's like a slow death

83. I’m not a morning person

84. I’m too hard on myself

85. I hate uncertainty

86. I believe in second chances

87. My family of choice is extremely important to me

88. I am a bargain shopper and a coupon clipper

89. I don’t collect anything

90. I hate being called “cute”, but I know I’m
stuck with it because I’m so short – 5`3”

91. I make the best soups

92. I think OJ, Michael Jackson and Scott
Peterson are guilty

93. I like to ride horses

94. I get horrible migraines from MSG

95. It takes me an hour to get ready in the morning because I have to use so many lotions on my skin due to a skin condition. Seriously, it’s like 5 kinds of lotion!

96. I am not very athletic.

97. I wish I were bilingual and plan to take language classes again someday.

98. I’m little, but I’m feisty.

99. I believe in living your life for yourself, letting others do the same and not taking anything for granted.

And… 100. I can truly say I am content and happy with my life as it is today, but there is always room for improvement.