Every person has many layers and most people only show certain predetermined sides of themselves to certain people. For instance, I try to be ambitious and driven at work, funny and approachable with my friends, and mature and focused with my family. Every one does this because different situations call for different versions of ourselves. The purpose of this blog post is to hopefully fit all of these versions of myself into one clear picture. Here are 40 facts about myself, if you care to read them.
1.
I married my husband Greg almost two years ago, in May. We are good for each other and I like to think that we will still love each other this deeply when we are old, crotchety, and complaining about the other to our grandchildren. :)
2.
I have two dogs; they are not pets, they are
children.
3.
Though we are from Michigan, we have lived in
Virginia near DC and now own a house in California. Don’t be fooled, the closest beach is an hour
away. We live in the desert.
4.
I am falling in love with Pinterest. It gives me inspiration.
5.
Greg works for Lockheed Martin, and he can’t
tell you more than that. ;)
6.
My favorite color changes daily. I think it’s because I really like color
combinations more than colors themselves.
i.e. cobalt blue and royal purple…mmm.
7.
I have a Bachelor’s degree in public relations
with minors in business and history. I
didn’t plan for the history minor. It
turned out that I took so many history classes just for fun/interest that I
could claim it as a minor, so why not?
8.
The women in my family, namely the O’Connor
women (Jeanne, Margie, Kathy) are each brilliant women for very different
reasons and I very much look up to each of them. I’m lucky to have women like that to look up
to, let alone call them my family.
9.
I LOVE wine.
I’ve loved it since I had first communion at age 7. Yup, I’m one of those. However, I waited to
make it a regular thing until my twenties…honest.
10.
I work at a three-person public relations
agency. Most people assume they know
what PR is, though few actually understand it.
11.
I was one of the last people my age to figure
out what a hashtag is. I’m sure some
people reading this still don’t know what it is … and I don’t blame you.
12.
I am mainly Republican but have definite
Democratic ideals as well. I’m a
Republocrat (or a liberal Republican).
13.
I have recently started running. I do it at
least five days a week, sometimes more than once a day. I like the idea of being a runner so I went
for it. I’m not good yet but I think I
will be as I keep with it.
14.
I’m afraid of most sea creatures. The fact that something can get that big
(whales, sharks), can get that smart (dolphins), or can take some random
evolutionary turn (electric eel, jellyfish, that fish with a light bulb on its
head), says to me that it’s another world in which I would lose if it came down
to a fight. No thank you.
15.
Ironically, I wanted to be Ariel from “The Little
Mermaid” for like the first twelve years of my life. Didn’t think that through, I guess.
16.
I think I’m going to have twins when we have
kids. I don’t necessarily WANT twins, I
just think that’s what I’m going to get. We’ll see, I guess.
17.
I will not stop wearing high heels, consequences
be damned. Simple as that.
18.
I like the feeling you get when you deposit
money in the bank. It releases
endorphins or something.
19.
I don’t “hate” anyone, though I really wish ill
will on Nicholas Cage. I can’t give you
a good reason why. I just think he’s
probably an awful person in real life, and it’ll take A LOT for me to watch a
movie in which he stars.
20.
Qdoba. is. the. best. If I could eat only that
for the rest of my life, I’d be a happy girl.
21.
I really enjoy music. I know, it’s like saying “I like good
movies.” That said, I REALLY like almost
all kinds of music and I sometimes blast my iTunes in our living room just
because. Music is imperative to living,
in my opinion.
22.
My favorite painter is John William Waterhouse
and I don’t always get why modern art is so special. I appreciate more the art that I can’t
replicate.
23.
Between my niece and me, we could probably
rewrite Greek mythology from memory, like Denzel Washington in “The Book of
Eli.” Let me know, World, if you ever
need to tag us in on that post-apocalyptic problem, as we’d be happy to help.
24.
I don’t like coffee but I will drink it strictly
for the caffeine. Plus, we bought a
Keurig so I need to use it.
25.
I would rather clean an entire bathroom than do
dishes. Dishes gross me out.
26.
If you really want to make me laugh, I like
off-color and edgy humor the best. If
you don’t know what I’m talking about, look up anything from the show Tosh.0
and you’ll pick it up right quick.
27.
I hate sneezing.
I hate it when I sneeze and I hate it when others sneeze. I know this is unreasonable but I can’t help
it.
28.
I prefer savory to sweet. For example, mac ‘N cheese over cheesecake
any day; bread over ice cream; you get the picture.
29.
My favorite food is burritos. See number 20.
30.
I love hiking but I don’t like getting up early
to get there.
31.
For me, walking into a bookstore immediately
puts me in a good mood. The smell of the
books is wonderful and there is so much to choose from! I could get lost in a
book store for months.
32.
I have tried over a dozen times to start a
personal journal but I keep thinking my day-to-day life is not exciting enough
to write down so I stop.
33.
I am very close with my mother. We talk at least twice a week and we’ve
probably logged weeks throughout our lives talking.
34.
I always associate colors with numbers ever
since I worked in a hospital file room.
0-purple, 1-black, 2-gray, 3-green, 4-dark pink, 5-yellow, 6-blue,
7-light pink, 8-brown, 9-orange. It
helps me remember phone numbers and such. Greg occasionally tests me to see if
I can still keep it straight by spouting out random numbers and, to no
surprise, I succeed. J
35.
Wikipedia explains me (also known as Type A
Personality) as “ambitious, rigidly organized,
highly status conscious, can be sensitive, care for other people, are truthful,
impatient, always try to help others, take on more than they can handle, want
other people to get to the point, proactive, and obsessed with time management.
People with Type A personalities are often high-achieving "workaholics"
who multi-task, push themselves with deadlines, and hate both delays and
ambivalence.” Many people do not
understand this personality type and expect us to relax. Telling a Type A to “relax” or “just go with
the flow” is like asking a ninety-year-old to run a marathon: it’s possible but
not bloody likely.
36.
I
would like to live in a European country for about 2 years or so…someday.
37.
I
plan to write at least one novel. My goal
is only to get it published. I honestly
don’t care how popular it gets (or not).
38.
My favorite Broadway song is “I Dreamed A Dream”
from Les Miserables … and it was my favorite BEFORE Susan Boyle touched it. Go ahead and don’t believe me, a fact is still
a fact.
39.
I have a few TV shows that I consider to be embarrassing
indulgences: Long Island Medium, Face
Off (because it’s a reality show), and My Strange Addiction. There, I said it.
40.
My plan was to do 100 facts but I only got to
40, and even that took me two weeks.
If you happened to make it through all 40 facts, thank you. And I promise I will blog more often but I cannot promise it'll be good every time!
