100 Things About Me - A Unique Version

As most of you know (if you've really been reading my blog), I'm doing a 100 Things About Me "series." I will continue to do a few at a time until I hit the 100. In surfing around various blogs, I found a very unique/original version of the "100 Things" post at Untangling Tales. So, off I go . . .

(A) THE THINGS I PRAY MOST FREQUENTLY:

• Patience
• Safety for me, my family & friends
• Contentment (no matter what the situation)
• Wisdom

(B) FOUR THINGS I MISS ABOUT GROWING UP:

• Never worrying about what people thought of me
• Spending the night with my grandparents (having pancakes on Saturday a.m.)
• Spending time with my brother (we shared a room, so I was forced to)
• No worries about money

(C) FIVE THINGS ABOUT MY FAMILY:

• My mom is an only child.
• My grandmother was told she would never have children, but she remained faithful & God blessed her with my mom at almost 40 years old.
• My daddy fought in Vietnam.
• My brother and I are both single.
• I never knew my daddy's father. He died before I was born.

(D) TEN THINGS I LIKE TO DO (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER):

• Read
• Blog
• Watch the Food Network channel
• Take pictures
• Scrapbook
• Spend time with Bubby
• Watch movies
• Travel
• Learn new things about people I know
• Meet new people

(E) TEN FAVORITE MOVIES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER):

• Annie
• Wizard of Oz
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
• Beaches
• Fried Green Tomatoes
• As Good as It Gets
• Radio
• Failure to Launch
• Forrest Gump
• A Time to Kill

(F) TEN FAVORITE BOOKS (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER):

• Bible
• Portraits 9/11/01
• Dear Stranger, Dearest Friend
• Sam's Letters to Jennifer
• Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
• A Walk to Remember
• The Notebook
• Message in a Bottle
• Love, Greg & Laura
• Chicken Soup for the Soul series

(G) NINE FAVORITES:

• Clothing Item: Fuzzy socks
• Black & white photos
• Baskin & Robbins' Peanut Butter & Chocolate
• Hobby: Scrapbooking
• Animals: Dogs (specifically labrador retrievers)
• Food: anything Italian
• Season: Fall
• Traveling (specifically - Charleston, SC & Flat Rock/Hendersonville, NC)
• Color: Blue

(H) TEN VERSES/PASSAGES UNDERLINED IN MY BIBLE:

• Isaiah 40:31
• Phillippians 4:13
• Psalm 23
• Romans 5: 3-4
• Jeremiah 29:11
• Job 6:14
• John 11:25
• Revelation 21:4
• Psalm 9
• Ecclesiastes 7:8

(I) TEN THINGS I DON'T LIKE:

• Arrogance
• Not standing up for myself
• Dressing up (I'm a "go for comfort" kind of girl)
• Being lied to (and dishonesty, in general)
• Worrying (though I'm the queen of it)
• Prideful attitude
• Grown adults with juvenile mentalities
• Clutter (but, I can't overcome it)
• Insomnia
• Being "guilted in" to things

(J) TEN RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME:

• I make lists of pretty much EVERYTHING (addresses, birthdays, anniversaries, likes, dislikes, things to do, etc.)
• I rarely forget a birthday (thanks to #1 above)
• My hair color is natural. I have NEVER colored my hair & don't have plans to start.
• Music is therapy for me (so is blogging and scrapbooking).
• I've never had a speeding ticket.
• I haven't done anything that I planned to do in my life, which goes to show that God has BIGGER plans & He is in control.
• I remember random bits of information and have been referred to as the "walking phone book" and/or "walking encyclopedia." (Okay, so I'm a 'nerd')
• I'm a tv junkie. I have lots of "favorites," but I'll address that in another post.
• I used to think I wanted children, but now I'm not so sure. I love them (and always will), but I'm not sure that's in God's plan for my life.
• I am happiest when I'm sitting alone in complete silence.

(K) EIGHT GOALS I WANT TO WANT ENOUGH TO MAKE HAPPEN:

• A solid plan (that I will stick to) that will put me in a much better place financially.
• A routine for keeping the house decluttered & clean.
• Daily Bible reading.
• Regular exercise.
• Learning to say "NO" more so I don't get overwhelmed with all the things I've committed to.
• Going to bed and getting up earlier.
• Limiting my time on the computer (this one will be difficult)
• Drinking more water.

(L) WHAT I'D WISH FOR IF I HAD TEN WISHES (AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT TO WISH FOR . . . ):

• 20/20 vision.
• A maid.
• The ability to be invisible, for time to time.
• The ability to draw/paint/etc.
• A personal masseuse and someone who would give manicures & pedicures whenever I wanted.
• A house that was never cluttered, unclean or disorganized (see my #2 wish above).
• A personal assistant.
• More hours in the day.
• The ability to play any musical instrument I wanted.
• At least one great vacation every year.