25 Random Things

A few months ago, I was tagged with the 25 Random Things meme on Facebook. It took me long enough to come up with it, I thought is deserved to be posted here as well. Apparently, since February, it has been a crazy internet sensation. In addition to the multiple articles trying to find out just where it actually started, there are web pages about the best and strangest random things posts.

1. Thanks to this tag I learned how to make a "note" on facebook. (EDIT...see how long ago I started this dumb thing.)

2. I am still thoroughly enjoying previewing the YA books for my children. I have been really glad about a few of them because they are "hiding" in my closet until the kids are at least a couple years older, but most of them I just enjoy reading. I definitely didn't read enough as a kid. (I like to read boring grown-up books too.)

3. I'm glad that my daughter is now enjoying teeny-bopper cheesy movies because it gives me an excuse to enjoy being cheesy.

4. I enjoy shopping alone more than I do with children and husband. (This may be the understatement of the year.)

5. Shopping is therapeutic in so many ways. (I kind of love it.)

6. I should be in bed right now, but I find the peace of the night, while the rest of the house is sleeping, to be very replenishing to my sanity and soul.

7. Opening Band-Aids in the dark is cool.

8. I love trivia and random facts...the world is a fascinating place....

9. ...I also have a craving for knowledge, so when I come across a random fact that grabs my attention (often) I find out all I can about it. Then I'm an expert...until the next thing comes along...then I mostly forget all but the important parts of all the knowledge that I gained.

10. I like IMDB too...not a lot of usable knowledge, but interesting nonetheless. Today, while the kids watched The Fox and The Hound, I learned that not only was Paul Winchell the voice of Boomer, the bird, the voice of Tigger, but he was also the voice of Gargamel. Now that is some invaluable info!

11. Love Love Love CITRUS!!! I love lime squeezed on/in most things...love lemon water...love grapefruit, oranges, blood oranges...mmmm....makes my mouth water and rejuvenates my body and mind...even just thinking about it!

12. One of my gifts to myself at Christmas is to have a pretty present under the tree. It just seems 'perfect'. Sometimes it's the dumbest actual gift, but that's okay...as long as it looks good.

13. I don't think baths are relaxing. I'd rather take a steamy shower and then be done with it...and spend the "soaking in the bath" time doing something else. My brain and body just get annoyed sitting hanging out in a bathtub....

14....but hanging out getting a massage, either from my husband or at the spa...I could do that for a very long time. :)

15. I'm allergic to cats, but not dogs.

16. I don't watch TV without the aid of my DVR. It just makes me antsy.

17. My "Brain Age"(DS!! :) ) is 23 and my "Real Age" is 24.6, both of which I consider better than my actual calendar age.

18. I don't like rules that are there to just be there. I think that rules should be justified, or thrown out.

19. I don't remember ever having just one favorite song, movie, food, book, color...I always think those kind of questions are strange.

20. When I first got this tag, it was only 16 things...so I'm wondering if the original one was actually 16, and then some stupid person thought they were way cool and somehow had 25 things on the tip of their tongue that they just had to share...then they just changed the numbers. That's my theory on how this lovely 25 Random Things meme got started. (And a very good argument against procrastination.)

21. I drink a lot of water...in fact...I think I might have a FAVORITE drink!!!

22. I'm a pretty big sucker for GOOD dark chocolate, but...standard Hershey's milk chocolate is not the least bit tempting, or appealing (it actually smells like vomit to me...ask my kids.)

23. If you ever find a sippy cup under the couch, it's just a really good time to buy a new sippy cup. Trash it.

24. I don't take enough time to be with friends. Other stuff gets in the way. I need to work on that because I love my friend time.

25. I have the best husband and kids in the world!