Ten Random and Boring Things About Me

Tomorrow is another snow day (#5 for the year). So, that means I have too much time on my hands to create boring, pointless posts. But I will, just because I can! :) So here we go, ten boring and random things about me:

1. I am strongly affected by commercials. They can make me feel very sad, happy, mad, emotional, depressed, etc. And I don't mean a sad commercial makes me feel sad. It can be anything. Like there is a Cadillac commercial that makes me feel so emotional. I strongly attach moments in my life to commercials (and music) and it can just be too much for me. And it doesn't have to be a sad moment that the commercial reminds me of. Like if I see a commercial that was on during Christmas time (a happy time), I get sad. I guess just because it's not that time anymore. I know I am crazy, but I am being honest! ha

2. I am obsessed with names. I always have been. When I was little, I made my mom take me to Walmart to get a baby name book that I had seen, so I could decide on the perfect first and middle names for my dolls. I flipped through that book so much, pages started falling out. Then I discovered baby name websites! Whoa! I constantly look at them. I just discovered one that I really love. It's called Nameberry. Oh, and to make you realize the obsession and OCD-ness of me, every night when I go to bed, I go through the alphabet in my head and see which names I like best for each letter. I have tons of girl names I LOVE, but not many boy names. Plus, since I am a teacher a lot of names get "ruined" by students. Just because I associate certain names to my students and can't picture my kid being named that.



3. I can be very sensitive and I hate it. If somebody says something to me that could be remotely un-nice or positive, I replay it in my head all day and think of things that I should/wish I said. I also prepare things in my head that I will say if somebody says something to me about certain situations. I never let on that I am sensitive, except to Trey. :) My motto with dealing with anyone other than family/friends, "Kill them with kindness." I act like everything is great and nothing bothers me. I am the ultimate people pleaser and it is exhausting!

4. I have major form anxiety. As in, filling out forms. It's like I forget everything about myself and I am afraid I will put the wrong thing. When I was applying to college, I asked Trey if I was Caucasian, just to make sure I was right. It's ridiculous. I also have anxiety about things like going to the bank, getting carded, going to get my driver's license, or any place similar to those. I am always afraid they will think that I am lying about who I am or what my age is or just about anything. My anxiety is based on many bad experiences that I have had at these places, so it's not completely ridiculous. However, it bothers me less and less as I get older.




5. I wish I could go back to college and do it all over. I loved it and it was one of the best times of my life, but I would change a couple of things.



6. I love watching food/cooking shows. When I was 2 or 3, I begged to watch the Frugal Gourmet.
7. I was "homeschooled" for eighth grade, went back to public school for ninth and then was "homeschooled" for tenth and eleventh and graduated early. Homeschool is in quotes because it wasn't done at home or by my mom. I went to private tutors. There was a place in Memphis that you could go to for each subject and have one on one lessons. I went there for all subjects, plus I took voice lessons as my music credit. Plus, the homeschool program was under an umbrella school. So, I still had report cards, took the TCAP (standardized test), had to meet at this school occasionally, was Valedictorian out of all the kids at the actual school and the homeschool program, and had a real graduation where I gave the Valedictorian speech. Sometimes I feel embarrassed by this, but I know I learned more than I would have at the public school I used to go to and I got to graduate a year early. Plus, if I hadn't been homeschooled I wouldn't have taken voice lessons, which means I never would have gone on the cruise where I met Trey. Oh, and for the record I had NO problems adjusting to college. I was only homeschooled for such a short time, so it did not affect my social skills in any way. As a teacher now, I have very particular wishes for how my kids will be educated. I want them to go to a Montessori school. It gives them that one-on-one time for lessons, like homeschooling had, plus the materials are developmentally appropriate and I want my kids to have that. If I can't find a Montessori school that I love, I would consider homeschooling them in a Montessori environment, only if I was sure they had plenty of social opportunities. But, one of my future goals is to open and run my own Montessori school, so that would solve all problems! Anyway, homeschooling is such a small part of my educational career. I went to school for preschool-8, 9th grade, and then four years of undergrad and a year and a half for my Masters. So, I shouldn't be embarrassed by it. Some people just act strangely about it, so I usually don't say anything about it.

My high school graduation in 2002.







8. I HATE olives and mustard.





9. I have to have my house like a igloo at night to sleep. The fan MUST be on when I sleep. But I'm usually cold during the day and have a blanket on or the heat.

10. It seems as if every makeup product that I love either gets changed or is deleted from their line as soon as I start to love it and need it! Case in point: Aveda is taking the SPF out of their products. The lady at Aveda told me she wasn't sure if they would still have my color and if they did she didn't know what the makeup will be like. :(

Well, if you made it this far, now you know ten useless, boring facts about moi!