A Daily Dozen

My friend told me this weekend that I need to share some random facts about myself on my blog. She said that's what bloggers do for fun...reveal personal trivia. By all means, I do aspire to be an honest to goodness official blogger. But is it prideful to assume that anyone cares about my personal trivia? I have nothing exciting to share...no tales of skydiving lessons or world travels or encounters with celebrities.

This weekend we painted the boys' room. By "we" I mean "he". The Man painted. I observed. By "observed" I mean I walked upstairs one time to verify that the color on the wall was acceptable. I put a lot of thought into that color. When we bought this house there was flat white paint in that room. You can imagine, in five years time, how that has held up to two little boys. So, Home Depot advertised a special on some designer paints recently. The sales guy was eager to point out all the admirable features of this particular brand. He seemed to think it was a dandy of a deal. I told him all I cared about was that it was (A) scrubbable, and (B) the color of dirt. He hooked me up with a can of satin finish in brownish. Bueno. I was set. Anyway, painting is always a bigger deal than we think it's going to be. The weekend is now over and I have no "after" photos to share. That is because "after" hasn't happened yet. It is still a work in progress. Our whole weekend was consumed with one project and we have nothing to show for it YET. My hand has been forced. I'm about to unleash on you my own personal useless trivia. It's all I got, folks. There's nothing else of the weekend to share. But the fact that I mentioned the painting thing means that I am now accountable to post "after" photos sometime in the near future. In the meantime, just feast your eyes on these spellbinding facts....

1. My current favorite perfumes are Estee Lauder's Beautiful and Philosophy's Pure Grace.

2. I have a scar on my left knee from where I fell out of the top bunk at asthma camp.

3. When I was pregnant I wanted watermelon and milk. Together in the same bowl.

4. I adore Neil Diamond's music, and I say that proudly.

5. My dream vacation is to Alaska.

6. My Man gave me a heart shaped necklace in the delivery room at Emma's birth and I have never taken it off.

7. I'm addicted to office supplies...new pens, colored notebooks, balls of rubberbands, pencil top erasers, sticky notes in wild colors...it's all grand.

8. I've always wanted a Yorkie dog. The Man calls them "dorkies" and says I can't have one.

9. I hate mustard. No exceptions.

10. All the hangers in my closet have to be evenly spaced apart or it makes me crazy. That's normal, right?

11. I love to fish and can bait my own hook.

12. And now, my final riveting fact, I sneeze every single time I eat a peppermint. Every time.

I will see to it that at least one exciting thing happens to me tomorrow so I don't have to resort to telling you about my shoe size or favorite pizza toppings. :)