Random Facts

I'm kind of in a funk, so we'll have to see how far I can get. No promises that I'll make it to 25 tonight.

1. I'm obsessive compulsive about a lot of things. I didn't realize this until a couple of years ago and one day it hit me that it's not normal to have to turn the lights on and off multiple times to make sure the door is locked or to walk into the same room 3 times to make sure I really did blow out that candle. The other day I realized that I fasten & unfasten Natalee's diaper 2-3 times on each side to make sure it's on straight. I'm working on these OCD tendencies.

2. I often struggle with bending to God's will for my life...I'm THAT headstrong.

3. I'm cheap. If it's not on sale, I don't buy it. I'm always looking for the better deal. Buying full price makes my grumpy & I often buy things that I don't really need because they are on sale (I know, it doesn't make sense).

4. I'm a grudge holder...thanks, Mom!

5. I'm very sensitive...I'm a peacemaker and hate it when people argue or are angry at each other. I often cry when other people fight because I hate seeing others unhappy.

6. Being a mom is the hardest and very best privilege in the world.

7. I love to make people happy...I truly believe that random acts of kindness make the world a better place.

8. My sisters and I have never been as close as we are now...a fact that makes me sad for our past and delighted for our future.

9. When Mike & I started dating I was 16 and he was 21. I did not think this age gap was any big deal at all until my baby sister turned 16 and then it seemed huge. Sorry, Mom & Dad...at least I met him at youth group!

10. I love photography...if I could afford it, I would quit my job and become a professional.

11. I am not a social butterfly. I always feel socially inept, constantly cave to peer pressure (even now), and often watch other people's social cues so that I know how to act. Many times I don't feel comfortable in my own skin...something else I am working on.

12. I like my job, but I don't love my job...I very much miss my special autistic students...they were my niche in the world.

13. I often have too many irons in my fire but I never know how to lessen that load. I feel guilty asking others for help because I hate "bothering" or disappointing people, therefore I carry burdens on my own until the weight crushes me.

14. I am just now learning to tell people 'no'...which goes back to having too many irons...

15. I don't know how to go to bed early. I try, but I can't...there is always one more thing I can get done (like blog) and then before I know it it's midnight.

Okay...ten more another day!