I thought I'd do a post about me. Many people don't know much about me. I guess you could say I keep a lot of stuff to myself, except for a select few. So here's 10 things about me you may or may not know.
1. I am a night owl. I enjoy staying up late, then sleeping late the next morning. I tend to get more done after 8pm for some reason. Since Patrick works night I put the kids to bed, then do housework.
2. I adore dessert (probably too much). I love to bake all sorts of sweets when ever I feel the "need". Years ago when Patrick and I first got married, I would actually get a little offended if we went out to dinner and other people did not order desert. It's the best part of the meal in my opinion. I've had a long time dream of opening a desert place (I'll spare the details). Just for fun, not my main career.
3. I love to drive fast. I have gotten plenty of speeding tickets too. Maybe it stems from my very first job at Saugus Speedway. Even years before I worked there, our family would be there most every Saturday night. My favorite races were the train races, and the demolition deby.
4. I'm a country girl at heart. My dream besides living closer to the beach, is to have a little farm. I was raised in a small town in CA. We had chickens, pigs, ducks, and even a sheep. I participated in 4-H for several years. Raised pigs and took them to action during the summer fair. I want that life again. I would really like to have room to raise pigs, have chickens, maybe a cow (one each year), and a really big garden. I've always wanted to have a big open yard with tons of flowers growing everywhere as well.
5. I love to travel. And it really does not matter where I go. This world is so huge, if I could see just a fracton of it before I die I'd be so happy. I love to experince local favorites. Off the beaten path where most people don't go while on vacation. If I had the money I'd be taking my family on many nice vacations every year. Sometimes, I just brouse websites and plan out trips even though I know I can't take them yet.
6. I don't mind being alone. I am perfectly happy going out to the movies by myself, shopping by myself or whatever. When I'm not by myself I perfer very small groups. I hate big groups of people. When I was a nanny in NY I had two really good friends. One was my party friend who I went to many night clubs with. The other was my calm travel companion. We went on many trips together like Boston, and Philadelphia. That's all I needed or wanted. It's not that I'm not outgoing, I just prefer one on one ineractions much better.
7. I hate with all my heart folding laundry. Seriously, it's the dumbest chore ever. Luckily I am married to the world's best laundry folder. He's awesome! He actually takes his clothes that I fold and re-foldes them the right way. So, when he has the time he folds laundy, and I love it! I wish we could just toss all clean laundry into bins :)
8. I love kids. I actually wanted to have like eight kids when I was younger. After Patrick and I got married we decided on four. We ended up with three, which I am happy about. Sometimes I do wish we had the fourth. We even had names picked out, Phoenix for a boy, Brooklyn for a girl. I've worked with kids a lot. From preschool teacher, running a before & after school program, photography, and nanny. I never finished college, so I'm back at it again (11 years later), working on getting my Teaching degree. I'd love to teach anywhere from K-2nd grade.
9. I sleep with a special blanket. The Christmas I was eight years old, my Grandma Pearl crochet blankets for all of the grandkids. I have always loved mine, but more as I've been an adult. Whenever I'm sad or sick, I like to cuddle with this blanket. It's always on the end of my bed when not in use. A few weeks ago Trevor borrowed it. After a few nights I missed my blanket a lot. It's my added layer of warmth, and I often find it in a ball near my face when I wake up. It's special to me, and always will be.
10. I enjoy the simple things in life. I enjoy camping, hiking, the ocean, going for walks, spending time with the kids, baking, sometimes crafts,occasional sewing, reading, going to the movies, going out to dinner, sunsets, rain, gardening. I think the older I get the more mellow I become. I was in a former life a bit of a wild child. Known by my family as the fighter. I still have fight, just a lot less of it. I love to blog. I've tried many times, all unsucessful to write journals. I start and stop them. When I discovered blogs, I was hooked. It's fast and easy for me to update often. I'm grateful that I finally have a way (that I like) to record our history.
