25 Random Things About Me

One:

I hate the sound of an alarm clock or a phone ringing. And speaking of alarm clocks, I set it, then check it, then make Phillip check it before I can get into bed! Am I crazy?! Most likely!

Two:

All I aspire to be is a domestic mother. The mom thing still hasn't happened, but I enjoy doing anything domestic!

Three:

I'm obsessed with scrapbooking and have been since I was 12 (that's 13 years folks) thanks to an awesome young woman leader. My husband will be the first to admit that he whole-heartedly supports my addiction, but gets upset at me quite often because I'm never doing any of it for us. Whenever anyone wants to see my scrapbooks I tell them no can do, unless you call so and so and look at what I did for them. I set a new years resolution to do a page a week for us...and now that it is June I still haven't gotten a single page done.

Four:

I HATE working because I am a total home body. I don't know what else to say about that except for Phillip is totally opposite!

Five:

I hate moving, but I love starting over in a new place. Logan, UT here we come!

Six:

I can't sit down to scrapbook or read unless my house is spotless. Hence the reason I never do any of that. Okay, I have a serious problem with this "clean house" topic! I am a fanatic when I clean. I'm a troothbrush scrubbin' kinda gal. I love having a clean home! But I hate having company come over because I never feel like my house is clean enough. But I can have dishes in the sink and laundry to do and I don't have a problem with sittin' on my butt and watching t.v. Go figure!

Seven:

I love to label and organize everything! I've done this since I was little! My guest bathroom is a joke to my family!

Eight:

My favorite day of the week is Saturday because I get to sleep in with my hubby and usually I get to clean (again I'm a freak)!

Nine:

If I could have a shopping spree to any store of my choice, hands down I'd pick Scrapbooks Etc in Mesa, AZ, but Target would be a close second!

Ten:

I watch way too much tv! My favorite shows include CSI, Ghost Whisperer, NUMB3RS, Close To Home, Bones, House, 24, and Jericho. A moment of silence for 7th Heaven (cheesy I know) and Gilmore Girls (sigh). Of course in the summer all I care about is So You Think You Can Dance. I get so much more accomplished in the summer!

Eleven:

I love to write. I like my handwriting and am constantly changing it!

Twelve:

I have a terrible addiction to Dr. Pepper and swear I'm quitting tomorrow (for the 10th time)! Bring on the caffeine headache!

Thirteen:

I hate massages! I'm a back tickle kinda gal and my husband is nice enough to always do so!

Fourteen:

I really don't like fruit, but give me ANY kind of vegetable and I'm all over it! Now, why am I fat?!

Fifteen:

I love to play the piano and sing, but if anyone asks me to do either one I say I can't.

Sixteen:

I am so organized that I have my meals made out a month in advance and I never cook the same thing twice (yes I know I still haven't finished the cookbooks)! I scrub my fridge every Saturday and make my husbands lunches for the next week (everything but the sandwiches).

Seventeen:

I'm white, but not by choice! I pray our kids have my husbands olive complexion. I can get fried and then go white again. So annoying!

Eighteen:

My favorite holiday is Christmas because we have a million traditions! To name a few: Christmas talent show (or is it talentless?!), opening a new pair of jammies, and opening presents one by one youngest to oldest (Christmas morning lasts for hours at our house).

Nineteen:

I like to keep in touch with people. One of the ways is birthday cards. Every January I hand make 120 girl birthday cards and 100 boy birthday cards {thanks to BH for the design this year}. I address each one and put a stamp on it. Then I organize them by month. We have a birthday calendar in our kitchen so I know whose birthdays are that week and I can mail them out on Monday. I still send cards to friends from elementary school. I can't let go I guess!

Twenty:

I hate clutter and knick knacks! Everything must have a place. Being married to Phillip has helped me let go a little (like his desk). He likes to display EVERYTHING! I'd rather trash it when he's not looking!

Twenty-one:

I like to be in charge! I'd rather do things my way because I know I'm going to do it right! This attitude spills over into my marriage because I prefer to do everything around the house for fear that Phillip will do it wrong (not my way). For instance. Yesterday I spent the day down in Glenwood Springs shopping at my beloved Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. When I pulled into the garage and started to grab the bags I heard the washer going. I dropped everything and ran inside. I freaked and ask what he was washing?! Side note, he's just finished drying a pot and has the towel over his shoulder. I cringed at myself for freaking out because you could tell he was just trying to be sincere and help. Back to my original thought...he had put a few whites in with darks (including my favorite shirt), put a heaping scoop of Tide in, then a heaping scoop of oxy clean, not to mention he filled the entire softner ball with Downy! Ahhhh! This is why I do everything!

Twenty-two:

Anyone that knows me can testify that I'm weird about smells! I am very sensitive. I could go on forever about this quirk, but I will say one simple thing. My clothes have to be washed in original Tide (and it can't be the liquid kind), the pink Downy, and I always use one bounce dryer sheet. Thank heavens Costco carries these in bulk!

Twenty-three:

I'm the driver in our family. I am a terrible back seat driver if Phillip is driving. Lets just face it, he scares the crap out of anyone. To eliminate fights and contention I just drive. Plus I'm sick of paying for his blasted tickets!

Twenty-four:

I'm a copy cat! I like to steal other peoples ideas. This goes for anything from scrapbooking to home decor.

Twenty-five:

I LOVE pajamas! The second I get home I peel off my clothes and jump into comfy jammies. I live in anything that is jersey knit (even our sheets are this material)! Does this mean I'm lazy?!

Okay, now I tag anyone that reads my blog! Does anyone read it?! Haha!