50 More Facts About Me

Oh, friends, I know you've been waiting for the next installment to the Facts About Me.

Here they are!

1. Most of my adult life, I was 5'9". I am now 5'8.5". I guess I'm over the hill.
2. My first car was a red 1972 Nova. It was a gas guzzler.
3. I have had 2 speeding tickets. The first one was more than my paycheck.
4. I have been in only one car accident. Someone rear-ended me in a snowstorm.
5. I have lived in 5 different houses in my lifetime...all in the same city.
6. My daughter and I each have a mole in the very same place...not telling where!
7. My eyes are hazel...the same as my mom's name.
8. My father was an abusive alcoholic, but not going there anymore.
9. I love Diet Pepsi, but will not drink more than one per day, if at all.
10. I prefer a bath over a shower any day.
11.  My favorite band is the Rolling Stones. I have seen them in concert 3 times!
12. Cruising is a favorite vacation. We've gone on 4...so far!
13. We also like to travel by Amtrak. We've gone on 4 train trips too...so far!
14. I love coffee, but limit myself to no more than 2 per day. Hot and black.
15. I lack a sense of direction and can easily get lost anywhere. A Garmin is always in my glove box.
16. I've been a Christian all of my life and always will be. God has blessed me in many ways.
17. I have an uncanny way of telling people what's on their minds.
18. I also tend to be very empathic. Not always a good thing.
19. To fall asleep, I must have my ears covered.
20. I was engaged to another man when I met my husband.
21. I have a scar near my right eye when I was thrown from the back seat in my sister's car at the age of 4.
22. I became an aunt at the age of 6.
23. I won 1st place at a local Pillsbury contest and won $500.
24. I tend to be very lucky. Once in a while I'll  play the lottery.
25. My blood type is O positive. I donate blood every 56 days.
26. I get along with most people, but am easily intimidated.
27. I prefer the toilet paper to roll off from the top. I've been known to change the position of the roll in other people's houses.
28. I've always been a great speller.
29. I rarely buy anything at full price. Groceries are excluded. I love a good sale!
30. There is always a pile of books at my bedside.
31. I am NOT photogenic! Hence, there is no photo of me on the home page of this blog. Yet.
32. French Fries. I love them! This has to change!
33. Scary movies are not my thing. Neither are roller coasters.
34. I recycle everything I can. Keeping the world the best we can for others is important to me.
35. I broke both bones in my left wrist in 2007. I wore an external fixator for 5 weeks and had 5 months of PT following. I now have a 2% disability in that wrist.
36. I wore glasses at the age of 4 til 2nd grade. I was cross-eyed.
37. Now I have prescription glasses for work to help me read. At home, I wear cheaters. +1.5
38. Rainy days always get me down.
39. I am always on the lookout to help someone. It makes me happy to help.
40. I always wear a watch. It goes on my left wrist.
41. I cannot learn anything new beyond 8:00 PM. My brain is not receptive and nothing sticks.
42. I have to look at my hands to tell left from right...remember I am directionally-challenged!
43. I have never worn high heels. Nothing over 2" heels for me. I am too tall.
44. I gave birth to both of my children with NO pain killers. Totally natural. TMI?
45. I've always wanted to be a woman who loves to host dinner parties, but it's not me.
46. I collect pennies in a 5 gallon glass jug. When it's full, I take it to the bank and buy something frivolous.
47. I really don't like talking on the phone. I like person-to-person conversations.
48. I am a homebody. I can stay at home happily for days and days.
49. People who are rude, biased, close-minded, and disrespectful really bother me. I have been known to support the innocent by-stander.
50. I like making lists and usually have 3 or 4 going at once.

There you have it!

Do you see anything here that we have in common?

*Day 31 of 31 Days of Blogging Challenge (I MADE IT!!!!)