16 Things About Me - Redux

A friend of mine, Beth Adams, sent a note out to folks on Facebook asking them to write 16 things about themselves, and then to tag others to do the same.

This has been a year of soul-searching, and this was what I could muster at the time:

1. I am a proud aunt to a beautiful little girl, Lily.

2. I have two dogs: Pepsi, who is 11 and may be starting to go deaf; and Bruiser, who is 6 and went completely blind over the course of two weeks this year.

3. I can instill fear into people's hearts by raising my left eyebrow.

4. I live to shop.

5. My favorite Christmas movie is the original Miracle on 34th Street.

6. A ring intended for my finger will also fit perfectly on my thumb.

7. In 1969, on my birthdate, The Who released the rock opera "Tommy."

8. Any time it is on television, I will watch the movie Jaws. I seriously can't not watch it.

9. When I was little, my dream was to be an animator for Disney.

10. I do not have any tattoos, but I would like to get one when I turn 40.

11. I may be the only girl on the planet who thinks The Three Stooges is a riot.

12. I can't get the song "Ironman" out of my head. I've been humming it constantly for months.

13. I was born a geek. In my baby book, it says one of my favorite songs was the theme song to Star Trek.

14. I would go back to Paris in a heartbeat.

15. I am fascinated by body oddities.

16. Mushrooms and seafood of any kind make me sick.

So, if I had to re-do the list, I would add the following:

1. Lily rocks. There's no re-do on that.

2. My parents and my sister rock, too.

3. Divorce really sucks, but it has its benefits. I found out I am stronger than I thought I was. I know who my friends are, and that I've been blessed with many. And, I know that all is not lost in love - that it was right around the corner. LITERALLY. (Manfriend is really cute and sweet and located within a stone's throw from my house...)

4. Miscarriages suck. There are zero benefits associated with this event. I secretly named the first child Abby Rose and the second one Michael. I have no idea what their genders actually were, but in my heart I knew their names.

5. I want a tattoo, but I don't think I'm going to wait until I'm 40 to get one. I'd like to either get an anklet tattoo, or angel wings on my right shoulder. With either one, I don't believe there will be any sagging skin issues when I get older.

6. I want to be a mom, and want to have the experience of giving birth, but I am terrified of having another miscarriage.

7. I want to get my doctorate in I/O psychology.

8. I don't feel guilty about forgiving my ex-husband, nor do I feel guilty about sending him a Christmas card (because it's the season and that's what Jesus would freakin' do). Nor do I feel guilty about not wanting to talk to him.

9. I worry about too much and I tend to overprocess stuff in my head. I'm okay with that.

10. I want to make a difference in the world. In what section of the world, I have no idea.

11. I am ticked off at myself for procrastinating on the book I've been wanting to write.

12. When I was little, I loved watching Abbott and Costello movies and Creature Double Feature with my Dad. Channel 48 rocked my world, until I discovered MTV.

13. I love to cook. Baking is another story.

14. I can make people laugh, and I cherish that talent. Granted, I'm no Robin Williams, but I can still put smiles on faces.

15. I hear Tuscany is pretty. I want to go visit and eat pasta with the peeps there.

16. The orginal "16 things about me" still apply.