10 Honest Things

I've been tagged to tell you 10 honest things about myself...And for the record, this is the third one I've done in the past two weeks. I completed the "25 random facts" and "45 questions" on Facebook. I love these types of things, especially when I have 10 million other things to do and they help me to procrastinate. To avoid repeating myself, I will try to write 10 NEW honest things, so you don't get bored. And, the best part is you can read all three and have a triple dose of me! I'm not so sure that's a good thing...but here goes:

1. I keep everything - invitations, cards, notes, menus, programs...you name it. And I LOVE to go back and read through them.

2. I am a blog stalker - I am obsessed with reading blogs. I keep up with complete and total strangers through blogs and I truly get emotionally attached.

3. While I am good with technology (or at least I like to think so), I hate trying to figure things out. And I hate it when things change... like I just downloaded the latest version of iTunes, and I don't get it all. And now, I don't want to spend the time to figure it out - what a waste when I had become an expert with the old version I had! The same is true with cell phones... I don't want some complicated phone like a BlackBerry. I have an old Nokia (and will never own any other brand if I can help it) and it has a hard time charging now because I've dropped it so many times - like once a day - and so many pieces have broken off, but I fear getting a new phone in 2 months because I'll have to figure out how it works - ugh!!

4. Speaking of change... I hate it. Period.

5. I hate the way my fingers/nails feel after they've been filed. My fingernails grow really fast and are fairly strong, so I can go like 2 months without cutting them - and I do because I hate the idea of filing them! I don't even really like it when the "professionals" do it, but they get it done a lot faster than me, so I'll take it!

6. I love to play games. My absolute favorite is Catchphrase (especially with Brittany - on the same team of course!) and Apples to Apples. I also like playing Dominoes with the fam at the beach.

7. My first year of teaching was great in the classroom - I STILL miss those kids. They were great! However, outside of the classroom... it was horrible!!! I watched my mom lose her best friend (who was my second mom while I was growing up) and continue to take care of her family since they were in the aftermath of a house fire. I had TWO gum graft surgeries that were not covered by insurance... not even one penny! I severely sprained my foot AT school... on crutches for 4 weeks and in a walking boot for 7 weeks - yuck. I lost my grandmother.

8. I love to cooking and try making new things. I love collecting recipes from people and magazines... if I find a good recipe in a magazine that's not mine (like at a doctor's office), I will totally rip it out. Yes, I am the reason you couldn't finish that great story in the 3 month old People magazine at the doctor's office. ;)

9. I have some incredibly strange allergies. Apparently, I grew into them in the last several years. I am supposed to go for allergy shots, but I gave up. I have also discovered that I am allergic to wool, which required me to throw out half of my winter wardrobe this year - including my nice wool coat that I have yet to replace. Annoying!!!

10. I like to sing and I know the words to a lot of songs. My favorites are country songs. However, don't be surprised if you change the radio station to Christian - I'll know those... or oldies - I'll know those... or pop - I'll know those... or rap - who knows? I might even know some of those!!

I am tagging Ashley (haha) and Terri Leigh.