100 Things...Sort of...I cheated a little

1) I despise licorice.
2) I don't regret my first marriage because without it I never would have come to this area and met my husband and had my beautiful children.
3) I am afraid of disappointing people.
4) I am the queen of procrastinators
5) I have bipolar disorder
6) The medication I take has screwed with my memory.
7) I trust everyone.
8) I get burned on #7
9) but in general I am not a grudge-holding kind of person
10) I have never understood people who were uncomfortable with someone being gay or bisexual.
11) I lost some friends over #10. Good riddance.
12) I think I rank fairly high on the “open-minded” scale.
13) I knit.
14) I rotate through hobbies.
15) Lots of people think #14 means that I'm flaky.
16) I like to conquer things and then move on.
17) I grew up without any religious experience.
18) I have tried really hard to develop that as an adult.
19) It made me feel guilty that I couldn't get there, and going to church depressed me.
20) I gave up the struggle last spring, and I have felt so much peace since then.
21) I have no idea what that says about me.
22) I believe in some kind of higher power, I just don't know what it is.
23) I “know” things sometimes. Sounds hokey, but it's true.
24) I have Reynaud's disease.
25) I have tumors in my arms and legs that I hide pretty well in pictures.
26) I had skin cancer at 18.
27) I have an inch long scar on my right cheek from having it removed.
28) I have extremely low blood pressure.
29) I am ambidextrous and mixed-handed. Yes, there is a difference.
30) I hate my fingernails.
31) I never ever paint them because I don't want to call attention to them.
32) I only have one fallopian tube.
33) Because I had emergency surgery when it burst from an ectopic pregnancy.
34) I love beer.
35) and red wine
36) I smoked for 6 months after I separated from my first husband.
37) It kept me company during my long commute.
38) It's been over 11 years since I stopped and I only recently stopped craving it when I was stressed.
39) I smoked when I went to Klinapalooza last year.
40) and boy did I regret it.
41) I don't wake up very easily.
42) I flirt with both men and women.
43) It's my way of expressing affection.
44) I really want to go to LA and NYC someday.
45) I'm smarter than you think I am.
46) I am amazed at how smart I USED to be.
47) I think they would take back my master's degree if they could see me now.
48) I love purple irises.
49) I actually have some strange physical/emotional response when I see them.
50) I'm your girl in a crisis.
51) I served as a witness in a medical malpractice lawsuit.
52) I love every kind of cheese there is.
53) especially blue cheese.
54) I adore storms.
55) I was a candy-striper in high school.
56) I could eat an entire container of sour cream all by itself.
57) I try my best to be a good friend.
58) I waited 38 years to find my “friend” soul mates.
59) They were worth the wait.
60) I failed speech class in high school because I was too afraid to speak in front of people.
61) #60 makes people laugh now.
62) Marijuana is the only illegal drug I've ever done.
63) and I only did that 4 times.
64) I have a slight exhibitionist streak.
65) What are you laughing at???
66) I am addicted to music.
67) I can never remember the rules to games if I haven't played them in a while.
68) I actually like my minivan, so bugger off.
69) <----- Not so fond of this, actually. I really don't get why people like it. 70) I am a good shot. 71) I don't mind driving.
72) I hate being late.
73) I am learning not to try to change myself in order to be more appealing to others.
74) I have a hard time letting go of things that have hurt me.
75) I wish I could sing.
76) I will never ever ever sky dive.
77) I am afraid to go more than waist deep in the ocean. Sharks, you know.
78) Pillsbury Poppin' Fresh cans make me nervous.
79) Holidays stress me out.
80) My favorite holiday is the 4^th of July because nothing extra is expected of me.
81) I fail at getting the basics done. “Extra” just overwhelms me
82) My favorite season is autumn.
83) I love the smell of burning leaves.
84) I sometimes forget that I was married before.
85) I worry how to tell my children that I was married before.
86) I miss my cat, but I feel silly about that.
87) I can't stand to be around people who are arguing.
88) I am beginning to accept that I am turning 40 in three months. I said beginning.
89) The color green makes me very happy.
90) I am growing out my bangs.
91) I've haven't been without bangs since the 5^th grade.
92) I am in possession of all pictures and anything that was left behind by my brother's first wife.
93) I loved her like a sister and cried harder and longer when they divorced than I did over my own divorce.
94) I love Bearnaise sauce because it reminds me of her.
95) There are several things I would do differently with my children if I had it to do all over again.
96) I have lived in Hawaii, California, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama, Virginia, and Maryland.
97) I sometimes miss homeschooling my kids.
98) I know without a doubt that I was giving them a better education than they are getting now.
99) Sex just keeps getting better and better the older I get.
100) So that makes getting older a little more tolerable :)