25 (actually 26) Things About Me

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1. Starbucks coffee makes me physically sick. However, I love their Spiced Caramel Apple Cider, just go easy on the caramel!

2. I have never had to wear a cast. I have cracked my tailbone and broken my big toe, but neither of them require a cast.

3. I am not a big drinker. It is not because I do not enjoy drinking, it is because I do not see the point of spending a lot of money on alcoholic beverages. I would rather do something else with the money. That being said, every once in a while, I do go out for a couple of drinks!

4. My very first role on stage was in a West YMCA production of "The Night Before Christmas." I played Santa Claus.

5. It took 33 years, but I have finally learned that when I get really upset at someone the smartest thing for me to do is to walk away until I can speak without losing my temper. Losing my temper has gotten me in a lot of trouble in the past, so this seems like a step in the right direction.

6. There is nothing better than a hug. No matter what is going on, if you get a hug from someone, it is instant stress relief and joy.

7. I do not let people get close to me. I am still trying to figure out why, but I think it is because I have a bad track record with friends...but that might be because I do not let people get too close to me

8. That being said, I am not afraid to talk about what is going on in my life. Sometimes too much. But, that is who I am....someone who says what is on her mind.

9. I love to learn. I will watch something or read something and it will spark my interest and then I will try to learn as much as possible about it.

10. It is next to impossible for me to do the same thing every day. I am interested in so many different things that doing the same thing day after day is almost a form of torture and the longer I am at a job, the harder it is for me to go in. Except Disney....but that was probably because I did something different every day.

11. I left my first college because of an emotional breakdown. I did not feel good enough, smart enough or confident enough to continue. I also did not know what I wanted to study, which was hard when everyone I knew knew exactly what they wanted to do and/or study.

12. I have had one good friend since I was in the fifth grade. She has been with me through thick and thin...even when I am awful about keeping in touch. When we get together it feels like almost no time has passed.

13. You know how a rolling stone gathers no moss?? Well, I must be that rolling stone because, except for my current lease, I have never lived in an apartment more than one lease.

14. Other than Canada, I have only been out of the U.S. one time, and that was a 1994 trip to the Netherlands. The person I met is still a friend, but I am sad that I have not been able to leave these borders more. I am still waiting to go to the UK, which has been my dream since I was a kid.

15. I am not a terribly inventive cook. In fact, I try to avoid it whenever possible. I just do not see the point of going to all of that trouble for just myself. That being said, I need to start cooking so that my diet stops being so boring....

16. My favorite city in the US is New Orleans. Sadly, I have only been there for Mardi Gras, but I tend to stay with natives who show me the real city during the day and in between parades. There is such a sense of history there and a visible dicotomy between the poor and everyone else. It really is an amazing city to look at with a spirit unlike anyplace else.

17. I love music and I love to move my body! It has been said that if it has a beat, I will find a way to move to it. And it improves my mood, so I tend to always be listening to something.

18. Of all the things I have done in my life, I am proudest of these 3. 1) being the first female to be approved in Track 8. 2) Being the second female to be approved in track 2. 3) Being told by Keisha Knight Pulliam and the cast of Tyler Perry's House of Payne that I was poppin and workin it on the parade route.

19. To all of my friends who have pets -- I am sorry, but I will never know how it feels to lose one that is that close to you. I have had 2 dogs in my life. One we got rid of when it was about a year old because it did not take to its training and kept knocking my grandfather over. The other was more my grandparents dog than mine and I did not even know she had died until after the fact. And now, with my allergies so bad, I cannot have a pet. All I will be ever to do is know what it feels like to lose someone close to you and share that.

20. One of the best things about Facebook, to me, is the fact that it has put me back into contact with family and friends who I had lost contact with. I have had more contact with an aunt and a cousin this past year than in the past 8 combined and it has been WONDERFUL!

21. I value my family above everything else. One of the main reasons I left Orlando is because I did not want to be far away from my family if something were to happen to my grandparents. They are a second set of parents to me, as they helped to raise me for 10 years.

22. There are decisions I have made in my life that sometimes I will wonder.. "what if...", but in the end, the decisions I have made have made my life what it is and put me in the position to have the experiences I have had and in the end, that is what really matters.

23. My track record with guys is lousy at best. But I still hope that I will find the right person some day.

24. Organized religion and I do not get along. I think it is because I have my own feelings on issues and most churches I have found are vehemently against some of them, and I do not want to be a part of something that condones something I feel strongly about (ie gay marriage). I have tried Lutheran--Missouri Synod, Episcopalian, Catholiscim, LDS, Independent, Wiccan.....none have been a good fit.

25. I do not like calling people and asking them to do things. It is a fear of rejection thing and also a fear that I am interrupting something that they are doing. I do not know where it came from, but it has become a part of who I am. A good part? Not so much, but one that I cannot seem to shake.

26. (a bonus) Those people that I consider my friends are so very important to me. I do not open up to everyone the way I do to you and your unconditional love, support and acceptance of who I am is irreplaceable and so are you.