10 Things

1. Despite the appearance of my house, I am, at heart, a neat freak. I like a place for everything and everything in its place. I'm trying, but there is a powerful force in my household that is working against me. (And it ain't the children.)
2. I love, love, love Mel Brooks and Monty Python movies.
3. I have found in life that the things that are the hardest are always worth doing, and they generally turn out to be easier than I originally thought. Particularly when it comes to undertaking milestones in raising your children.
4. Ever since I had children, I find myself much more prone to tears. Sappy commercials and shows can get me every time, and I would just as soon not talk about, read about, or see any situation where children are irreparably hurt. No need for that, thanks.
5. I stopped working outside the home after Benny Boy was born. I love it and wouldn't trade a single day of being a SAHM, but every once in a while, I miss the people I used to work with. They were such a great group of people, and we always had wonderful, stimulating conversations. We laughed all the time.
6. I know almost every word to every song that I like, but I can't carry a tune in a bucket. The sad thing is that when I'm alone, I think I actually sound pretty good. It's a curse.
7. I have a very stringent protocol when it comes to drinking beverages. I love real Coke, but it must be consumed as follows: straight from a can or glass bottle. If it is poured over ice, it must be into a glass, not a plastic cup, unless it comes from a fountain, then it can go into a vessel of any make. I like it best from a glass bottle or can straight from the cooler. It gets colder than the fridge can make it (and usually, when it is pulled from a cooler, it means we are in the boat, and that makes everything better.) I'm not crazy about Diet Coke, but I can drink that in anything - cup, glass, styrofoam, can, but I will not drink fountain Diet Coke. Milk must be in a glass - period.
8. It drives me crazy when people use improper English. I'm convinced people think that if they can add more syllables to what they are saying, it will make them seem smarter. Using "myself" when it should be "me" only makes you seem smarter to idiots. And don't get me started on using "I" instead of "me".
9. I built shelves in my garage - big shelves, and I did it all by myself. I asked a few people for advice when I was trying to plan how I was going to do it because I had to attach them to a cinderblock wall. I couldn't get my head around it or come up with a design until I actually started building them. Then it all just fell into place. I'm really proud of these shelves. They ain't pretty, but they're solid, and they work.
10. I'm 32, and I still look at cadets and college football/basketball players as being older than I am. I wonder when that will ever change. Hopefully not for a long, long time.

I tag Jodie, Gwen, and Anne.