Day 6: 30 Facts

30 Interesting Facts About Myself

1. I graduated high school the day before my 17th birthday.
2. I once hit a deer at 75 mph and didn't stop the car until I got to work.
3. Technically, I have 5 brothers. (not counting the three in-laws)
4. I attended 5 different elementary schools.
5. I watch teenager-ish shows/movies. (Secret Life) They are my guilty pleasure.
6. I never enjoyed reading until the last five years or so.
7. I was terrified to become a stay at home mom. Now I can say it's was one of the biggest blessings!
8. I love going to see live music! Small bars or big concerts...It's all good.
9. I have owned more pets than I can count. (I grew up with country cats and dogs. Don't judge!)
10. I have been trying to color my hair back to my natural color to a few years now. It's not possible.
11. At 14, I hiked to the bottom & back out of the Grand Canyon. Thought I was going to die, but I would do it again!
12. Watching hoarders makes me want to purge my house of any unused junk.
13. Dirty Dancing is my favorite movie and I was in love with Swayze when I a kid. (Before NKOTB that is!)
14. I love to dance when no one is watching. (Not Dirty Dancing style!)
15. I had my son at the exact same age as when my mother had me. (Even down to the month!)
16. I have a step son that is half my age, who rocks by the way.
17. I grew up thinking that all divorced parents were good friends, even after remarrying.
18. People sleeping on the couch is a pet peeve of mine.
19. I enjoy sleeping on the couch. (Haha! Yes, this drives Derik crazy because I don't let anyone else do it.)
20. I hate unloading the dishwasher. Don't mind loading it. Just don't make me put them away!
21. I'm the PTA President at my son's school and I'm darn good at it.
22. I was the definition of a wall flower in high school.
23. Public speaking used to terrify me! Not sure how I conquered this, but it really doesn't phase me at all anymore.
24. I would love to build a house in the country and own some horses.
25. I love love love my dogs, but I think about getting rid of them almost daily.
26. I wish I was a cat person instead of a dog person.
27. I have a daily cleaning schedule that I follow with to keep the house clean now that I work. I didn't clean today. Oops!
28. Hot Tamales are my absolute favorite candy!
29. I really want to be a good runner, someone that runs every day because they love it. But I'm not and I don't.
30. I have been to 25 states so far.

Wow! That is difficult. Not all interesting, but all true.