Tomorrow is my birthday, y’all! We are currently on our way home from a spring break trip to Music City (Nashville), and tomorrow I get to share my day with Mama Cass because we are finally celebrating her 96th birthday. Such an honor! It should be a fun weekend!
Every year on my birthday I share random facts about myself, and this will be the tenth year I’ve done it! I’ve shared a total of 342 facts prior to today’s post (assuming my math is correct… math is not my strong suit – LOL), so each year it is a challenge to come up with new stuff. Hopefully I won’t duplicate anything today, but at this point, all bets are off!
Here we go!
2/ Put math and science together and – forget about it. It boggles my brain. Physics? Not for me, dawg.
3/ I was a solid A/B student my whole life… heavy on the A’s. But I did get two D’s in my life. Wanna know what those subjects were? Physics and Statistics. Surprise, surprise…
4/ Remember how last year I mentioned that people always confide in me and tell me things that they’re not supposed to / don’t want to be divulging but they just have to get it off of their chest? Well, I’m still on a roll! Within the last month alone I’ve learned two new secrets from two different people. For the record, I am a trustworthy person, and I guess people can sense that so they feel comfortable knowing that it’ll stay locked in my proverbial vault. They are correct because I am a steel trap. (But y’all, just please don’t ever tell me anything illegal… I do not want that burden.)
5/ I am still pondering getting that tattoo that I said I’d never get. Maybe this will be the year?
6/ I don’t eat pizza crust. Why would you waste your time eating that when you could be eating all the sauce and cheese and pepperoni and good stuff? As a matter of fact, I don’t need crust at all… just give me a bowl of topppings all warm and melted together! (There is a really good chance I have mentioned this before, but oh well.)
7/ I drink 30 oz. of water in the 30 minutes that it takes me to get the kids to school and then get back home every morning… and then it takes me the entire rest of the day to drink the other 30-40 oz.
8/ I used to be a Pinterest queen and would scroll constantly looking for inspiration. Ever since they became publicly traded, I have hated Pinterest, and I have stopped using it altogether except to post my own pins from my blog.
9/ That said, I literally check my Pinterest notifications, like, once a year. So, if you comment on one of my pins and don’t get a response until 10 months later, don’t mind me. Lol.
10/ I have an astigmatism in my left eye.
11/ If I see a tag on a piece of clothing that says, “hand wash only” or “dry clean only,” you better believe I’m gonna throw it in the washing machine anyway.
12/ Same goes for glasses and dishes… if it says, “hand wash only,” it’s going in the dishwasher. #AintNobodyGotTimeToHandwashAnything
13/ I will not step on sidewalk grates in the city. I will jump over them or walk all the way around them. I probably look ridiculous when walking the streets in New York City.
14/ I often tell Brian, “If I die…” and then proceed to end the sentence with something that I want to make sure he doesn’t drop the ball on if I leave this world. “If I die, please don’t forget to wash the kids’ sheets.” “If I die, please don’t get takeout every night for dinner.” “If I die, please don’t forget to give Maui fresh water every day.” He still loves me, though.
15/ I don’t delegate well. I would rather stress myself out and load myself up with work so I know it gets done properly than take some of the stress off of myself and give it to someone else who may not do it right AKA the way I want it done.
16/ I will not work on a laptop. I have to have a large monitor, a full-sized keyboard, and a mouse… as a true elder millennial does. How the heck do kids use those annoying touchpads on laptops?! I would go insane.
17/ I keep my mouse on a super high speed so I don’t have to move my hand much.
18/ In keeping with the millennial theme, I also believe that there are “big screen items” and “little screen items” meaning that plane tickets and hotel reservations have to be purchased on my actual computer, but it’s okay to purchase something from Amazon or Target on my phone. Thanks, Jen, for reminding me of this one the other day in our girlfriends group chat. <3
19/ I refuse to fill out forms for doctor’s offices on my phone. That is also a “big screen item,” because, again, I need a full-sized keyboard. IT’S JUST FASTER, Y’ALL.
20/ I am currently on a 7-year Timehop streak. I have checked my Timehop 2,790 days in a row as I type this.
21/ I can’t stand to be hugged when I’m sweaty. If I have just come inside from a run in the 95-degree heat, please don’t hug me. All I can think about is getting sweat all over you and your clothes.
22/ That said, I can go for a run in the 95-degree heat and sweat a ton, and yet my clothes still smell freshly laundered… even my socks.
23/ I have been organizing since I was tiny, and I have always liked a tidy room. Things not being in their places makes me mentally and physically ill. Yes, physically. But this only happens in my own house. If I come to your house and your house is cluttered, it doesn’t bother me in the least.
24/ I used to look through JC Penney catalogs at the staged kids’ rooms when I was little, and I always longed to make my room look like them… simplified with hardly anything in them.
25/ All that said, I love stuff. I love pretty things. I love books. I love plants. I have a lot of hobbies. I love to collect things. I love things that make me nostalgic. I love keepsakes. I love photographs. I am not a minimalist. But I am organized with all of my stuff (everything has a place and everything in its place). I am an organized hoarder.
26/ I still have most of my girlfriends from high school in my phone with their maiden names even though most of them have been married for over a decade.
27/ I tear up every time I see a wreck on the road, and I always say a prayer every time we pass one.
28/ I tear up every single time I hear the opening chords for Love Story by Taylor Swift because it will forever remind me of when Olivia sang it for her voice recital. I am still so proud of her for doing that.
29/ I have been sleeping with the ceiling fan on high every single night of my life since I was, probably, 10 years old.
30/ I listened to music while falling asleep all through my childhood, teenage, and early adult years, but now I have to have silence. The Casper the Friendly Ghost soundtrack was my favorite when I was younger… if you’ve never heard it then you’re missing out… the music is beautiful.
31/ I have never had a crepe.
32/ I never read a synopsis about a book before reading it now. If someone I know recommends it, I’ll just read it without having a single clue what it’s about.
33/ I taught myself some American Sign Language when I was in middle school. I can still rattle the alphabet off like it’s nothing.
34/ The end of the chip bag is the best part. The crumbs have the most flavor.
35/ I’m known to “shut it down” every single time we go to a party or event. A party? We’re staying ‘til the end. A dinner out with my girlfriends? I’m always one of the last to leave. That annual ball we attend every year? One time we asked the band to stay later so we could dance longer. When I’m in, I’m all in.
36/ When I run, I keep my left hand relaxed, but I clench my right hand as hard as I can. Why? I have no idea. I’ve been making it a point to be mindful of this and unclench the right hand when I realize it, but then five minutes later I realize it’s clenched again.
37/ I can’t stand when people don’t follow the rules. It makes me anxious.
38/ I worked full-time all through college. For the first two years I worked at the movie theater, so I would take my classes in the morning and then work at the theater from noon until midnight depending on my shift. Best time of my life! So much fun.
39/ Then, for the last three years of college, I worked at a bank and then eventually got my corporate marketing job, so I worked from 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM and then went to school at night. Those were some exhausting years.
40/ My latest college class (it was a marketing class, so an important one for my major) didn’t get out until 10:15 PM. Whew. I’m tired even typing that.
41/ I don’t have a spontaneous bone in my body, but there are certain people / personality types that bring it out in me. Spontaneous Lindsay is my favorite version of myself.
42/ Travel also brings out the spontaneity in me. I am the very best version of myself when I am traveling. I don’t care about an itinerary. I don’t care where we eat or what we do or what we see. I am just happy to be there and be away from the daily grind.
43/ And finally, ever heard of “Eldest Daughter Syndrome?” It’s picked up so much traction on the internet in recent years, and it has made me feel seen. It definitely explains a lot about me and who I am as an adult…
And that’s it, y’all… I made it to 43!
I hope y’all enjoy your weekend!
I never,ever check my Pinterest comments at all.... and really only use when I have something specific I'm searching for (this week we decided to head to Glacier national park in the fall and I've spent all week reading and searching for posts on Glacier National park and what to do, where to stay, etc.). I am also the same way with handwashing; I might hang it to dry but that's as far as I'll go... and only if I remember.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! We have many things in common and a lot of these brought me a smile. Especially the computer thing. I don't have a laptop and I've found myself telling people I can't work on things while I'm away since I can't take my computer with me!
ReplyDeleteI love this! So many fun facts about you! Wishing you a happy, happy birthday! Enjoy the weekend celebration!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you and Mama Cass!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to learn more about you. Lots of these things made me smile and I found myself nodding along to just about everything.
I am not good at maths and I remember physics at school, I hated it! Pizza crust is just pointless and I throw everything into the washing machine too no matter what the instructions say.
I always say to my fella that if I die he will have to deal with my blog and let everyone knows. lol So morbid but a priority!
I think I have Eldest Daughter Syndrome, I'd never heard of it until now and had to Google what it was.
Happy Birthday my almost birthday twin! I wish o could go back to 43! So good! I can’t do the city grates either. When we take Stella to Chicago they stop her in her tracks and we have to carry her over, lol. Hope your birthday weekend is AWESOME!
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