Happy Birthday To........ME!!!

Today I am 31. I know, I know, I don't look a day over 30. So for my birthday I have compiled another list of 100 things about myself. Mostly for me to remember who I am at this age.

My Birthday 100

1. I love to jump on the trampoline.
2. I don't iron frequently.
3. I own no luxury items.
4. Desserts with fruit or berries are my favorite kinds.
5. I will miss a lot of things when my kids grow up, but I am pretty sure I will not miss fingerprints on glass or windows.
6. I don't change my household decorations based on the seasons.
7. Every few years I become obsessed with getting a job, but don't follow-through.
8. I love to swing (not that kind, but the kind of swinging you do at the park).
9. I am constantly misplacing my sunglasses.
10. This past year I have had a desire to try out for Survivor. Even though don't like the outdoors, particularly camping.
11. I had to stop watching Wheel Of Fortune because it depressed me that people (not me) were winning so many great things.
12. I love Family Feud. But just the old ones with Richard Dawson as host. I have a secret crush on him.
13. Clutter drives me crazy. However, in the last few months I have thrown two things out that I now wish I still had.
14. Babysitting is not a service I enjoy performing.
15. I still watch the Real World and the Real World/Road Rules Challenge on MTV. However now I watch with a sense of disgust.
16. I love black furniture.
17. I love babies. They would be perfect if it weren't for all the crying.
18. I collect pitchers.

19. I prefer black and white photos.
20. I love politics.
21. I gain all of my weight in my stomach.
22. There are certain words I cannot make myself say. I cannot even write them or I would tell you what they are.
23. I no longer crave fast food.
24. Being a nurse would be my least favorite job.
25. I don't swear much, except while watching sports. Something about them brings it out in me.
26. I love my car.
27. I use to be self-conscious of my moles, but now I don't even think about them.
28. I don't mow the lawn. Except for this one time.


29. I am a stickler for rules. Cheating drives me crazy.
30. We have had our alarm clock for 4 years but I have never learned how to set it.
31. I have lots of journals and stationary that I have never used. I don't know what I am saving them for.
32. I think all Swiffer products are amazing.
33. Spain and Mexico are the only foreign countries I have visited.
34. I have only visited 14 states (not including those stopped in briefly for layovers).
35. I can recite all of the states in alphabetical order.
36. I would like to carry a handgun around with me in my purse, but never really would.
37. I have many sets of dishes.
38. I am always wondering what mistakes I am making as a parent that my kids will remember when they grow up.
39. My grandma's house was the one place I always felt totally loved as a child.
40. I am scared to get Sadie immunized.
41. I love the smell of rubbing alcohol.
42. I would rather go out to dinner than get flowers.
43. I have an addictive personality, but like being in control too much to let myself become addicted to anything.
44. I sneeze loudly.
45. I blow air out of my nose when I laugh.
46. I could never home school my kids. I do not have the patience for it.
47. I can't wait to re-read my 100 lists when I am 40 or 50 and see how much I have changed.
48. I wish I had more endurance.
49. I have a hard time following directions, especially when putting toys or furniture together.
50. This is my favorite part of my home:

I love walking in the front door and seeing these birds.

51. I am orally fixated.
52. My favorite book is the Red Tent.
53. My least favorite book is The House Of Sand And Fog. I found it maddening.
54. My current favorite song is "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock. It is truly impossible not to dance to.
55. I wear an apron whenever I cook or clean.
56. I sleep with 3 pillows.
57. I am impatient.
58. I never buy fingernail polish, but it is one of my favorite gifts to get.
59. I am not particularly sentimental.
60. I take my jewelry off as soon as I get home.
61. When I am at home I am usually dressed very comfortably.
62. I have tried waxing my eyebrows, but am not that into it.
63. I hate this (subwoofer) :

But have been told it can't be put anywhere else.

64. I don't think I ever want to live on the beach, because I am afraid of Tsunamis.
65. I have Photoshop, but have not installed it yet (I have had it for over 6 months).
66. I wish I could find the "perfect" pair of jeans.
67. I don't look good with really short hair.
68. I find toe rings to be very unattractive.
69. I had a lot of freedom as a child and teenager.
70. I don't enjoy writing the capital letters D or G.
71. I enjoy black clothing.
72. My body has changed dramatically since I had kids.
73. 3:30 - 6 pm is my least favorite time of day. I feel like I am never very productive during this time.
74. I bruise easily. I currently have 6 bruises on my right leg.
75. I really admire people who take the bus.
76. I have given up using paper plates, but can't yet give up paper towels or water bottles.
77. Things I miss most about Utah: The time zone and T.V. shows starting an hour earlier!
78. I have voted in every election since I turned 18. I love to vote!
79. I don't eat hot dogs.
80. While pregnant I have overwhelming cravings for green Tums.
81. I wish I had scrapbooking talent.
82. I am pet free.
83. Green Apple Extra is my favorite gum, but they have stopped making it!!!
84. I thought a baby horse was called a pony until 2 years ago.
85. I spell well.
86. I buy cheap laundry detergent.
87. When I was younger I really believed you could get ink poisoning if you wrote on your skin.
88. I also believed that if you popped a zit, the puss could get into your blood stream and kill you.
89. I believe strongly in personal responsibility.
90. High School did not prepare me for College.
91. I would be a terrible Police Officer.
92. Every night I check to make sure my kids are breathing before I go to bed.
93. I enjoy a winter wardrobe much more than a summer one.
94. Today, I bent over and my lower back actually hurt!
95. Since moving to Las Vegas I hardly ever wear socks.
96. I rarely spend more than $20 on any piece of clothing or pair of shoes.

I got these shoes in the mail 2 days ago from oldnavy.com. They were $7.

97. I have a Vision Board.
98.Black ink pens are my favorite.
99. I can walk on stilts.
100. I am old. JUST KIDDING!