This is from an old post, but I figured it would be good to share. One day I’ll work on the 100 things again.
1. I’m the only girl and the youngest after 4 boys. And yes, that made me an over-protected brat and a daddy’s princess. However, I’m the only one in my family who decided to conquer the world and moved to another country. People tell me that’s amazing, yet I have a hard time believing it’s a big deal.
2. I have a degree in Biology that I’ve never really used. I’ve done everything you can imagine: I’ve been a teacher, I’ve worked importing flowers, I’ve done real estate business, I’ve worked at a huge aluminum plant, I’ve done customer service (which I don’t really like). I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up.
3. I speak, write and read 3 languages fluently; yet I feel like an idiot most of the time when I try to speak too fast and I can’t really say what I’m thinking. That, however, doesn’t stop me from wanting to learn another language. Probably Italian or Portuguese. And I’m learning Sign Language!
4. I have a very thin skin, I tend to take things personal, I get offended easily and I know it. I will never tell you, though. I will just bottle it up and get under my shell like a turtle who’s afraid.
5. I tend to be rather self-righteous and sometimes I feel bad when I think I’m a good person. However, if you tell me I’m not a good person I will get angry. How’s that for contradiction?
6. I think I can’t play any musical instrument, but I know that is not true. I’m just not the kind of person who can stick to something long enough to perfect it. I’ve tried piano and guitar. Same for painting; I can do oil painting, yet I don’t. I come from a family of artists, but I don’t have the patience it requires.
7. I feel guilty, A LOT. For everything and anything. It drives my husband nuts and I’m trying to work on it. Therapists tell me there are people to be blamed, but you see… if I admit that, it would make me feel guilty. ;-)
8. I have a hard time socializing sometimes, believe it or not. Once I’m out and about I’m all for talking to laughing. But it’s difficult for me to come out of my house. It wasn’t always like that… I guess life changes us sometimes.
9. I used to trust everyone and believe everyone was good and pure. These days, I’m sad to say, I’ve become too much of a cynic and I don’t really like it. However, I’m still deciding if it’s better to be this way.
10. I love thinking about crafts projects and I get all excited about them. But when I have everything ready to start, I just lose motivation and things are left there for months until one day… guess… I start feeling guilty about it!
11. I tend to be a snob when it comes to certain things. Especially general culture. I once asked my supervisor at work if it was too much to ask for people to see the difference between a zip code in NJ and one in CA. For me, that’s common sense. She didn’t see the point, and I thought she was stupid.
12. Grammar is one of those things I’m obsessed about. I have to thank my Spanish Literature teacher. And now I’m the same with English, even if I’m aware I must make a lot of mistakes. Thankfully my husband corrects me, and I appreciate it.
13. I can read really fast, but I hadn’t noticed it until my husband told me. He’s amazed by it, and I just see it as something I’ve done all my life and everyone does. I can scan a text rather quickly and tell you exactly what it is about.
14. I know I need to work outside a cubicle. It doesn’t matter how much I like my job, the minute office gossip and intrigue starts, it sends me to a funk I’ll never get out of. I’m worried that means I just don’t play well with others.
15. I’m one of those women who never dreamed about the perfect wedding. I find it rather stupid to spend thousands of dollars in one day and bridezillas should be a species soon to be extinct. And don’t get me started with the divorce rates.
16. When I was 11 years old, I had a crush on Ralph Macchio that made me cry myself to sleep. I still listen to the theme song of Karate Kid (You’re the best!) and I feel goose bumps thinking of that innocence and wishing I never lost it.
17. My first real crush was the boy next door. It didn’t last long and we became best friends. I never really told anyone, but I’m sure all my friends knew.
18. My first kiss was playing a game we called “American Hide & Seek” where you were supposed to hide with a boy and kiss each other. I didn’t like it and claimed I didn’t want to play with the boy because he was trying to use his tongue. LOL!
19. More often than not I ended up having a crush on the boy who didn’t like me back. That meant a lot of tears of frustration. Now I realize I was using the kindergarten tactics of being nasty to them to get their attention. I don’t blame them for not reciprocating.
20. I used to hate pizza. Now my hatred is toward Chinese food. I have food seasons.
21. I’m a great cook, but I can’t bake even if you paid me. My cakes are never fluffy, I burn Nestlé Tollhouse cookies, for Pete’s sake! And bread is something I’ve never thought of making.I can bake a good banana bread, though.
22. I’ve never told my husband that I was not crazy about the Colombian restaurant when we lived in KC. It’s closed now. No wonder why.
23. I’m still trying to figure out the secret to organize my days. I make to-do lists that I almost never follow. I’m spastic when it comes to housework, and it makes me anxious.
24. My husband and I are trying to get pregnant but it hasn’t worked. I secretly thing it’ll never happen… or it won’t happen until I take care of my weight issues first. I just don’t have enough motivation yet.
25. I consider myself a pretty lucky woman. I have a wonderful husband who spoils me rotten; he’s cool and funny and happy and passionate. My family is beautiful and I’m proud of them. I miss my mom and my brothers a whole lot. We’ve lost too many loved ones, and sometimes I feel guilty for not being around.