Our 2026 Disney World Trip by the Numbers

We had another wonderful trip to Disney World last week, and as always, I’ll be recapping the entire trip in great detail.  It’ll take a while to get all the photos organized and edited and get all my notes sorted and put together, so in the meantime, here’s a small recap of the entire trip by the numbers.  I always love summing up the entire trip this way!

(And just a quick note, when you see “LL” by the rides we rode, that means that we had a “Lightning Lane” for it so we were able to skip the main line.)

Disney Springs

3.5 – Hours spent there (5:30 PM – 9:00 PM)

0 – Rides/Attractions experienced

0 – Characters met

0 – Autographs obtained from characters

0 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken

4 – Souvenirs purchased (an Inside Out mug for me, Mickey earrings for Olivia, fancy Mickey ears for Olivia, and a Lego set for Jacob)

0 – Snacks consumed

3 – Adult beverages consumed

2 – Desserts consumed

1 – Boat ride it took to get there from our resort

743 – Pieces in the Lego set that Jacob purchased from The Lego Store

7,922 – Steps taken

3.60 – Miles walked

88 – The high temp while we were there

64 – The low temp while we were there

 

Hollywood Studios

14.5 – Hours spent there (7:30 AM – 10:00 PM)

11 – Rides/Attractions experienced (Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Toy Story Mania!, Alien Swirling Saucers LL, Star Tours – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, Toy Story Mania! LL, Slinky Dog Dash LL, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run LL – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance LL – Brian and Jacob, Star Tours LL – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, Tower of Terror LL – Brian only, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway LL)

4 – Shows watched (Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, The Little Mermaid: A Musical Adventure, Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, Fantasmic!)

5 – Characters met (The Mandalorian and Grogu, Sully – just me, Frozone – just me, and Sully again with everyone)

6 – Characters we saw that we’ve never seen before (The Mandalorian, Grogu, Jiminy Cricket, Bert and a penguin from Mary Poppins, and Mrs. Incredible)

0 – Autographs obtained from characters

70 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken

4 – Snacks consumed (2 Raspberry Lunch Box Tarts – one for Brian and I to share and 1 for Jacob, 1 root beer float, hold the root beer – LOL – for Olivia, and blueberry popping pearls for Olivia at Oga’s Cantina)

1 – Time Jacob was chastised for putting his elbows on the table at 50’s Prime Time Café (it’s a silly bit that they do there since one of their rules is “no elbows on the table.”)

1 – Time Brian trolled the server by dramatically putting his elbows on the table – haha

1 – Time Olivia ordered seconds of mac n cheese at 50’s Prime Time Café because it was so good

1 – Time I almost left my bag on a ride (because Jacob and Olivia had ridden together in a different cart, so when the ride was over, I bolted over to their cart to make sure she hadn’t left her bag since she had left it on that ride accidentally on our last trip, and instead, I almost left mine.  Haha.  Thankfully, the Disney cast member told Brian to grab it.)

4 – Adult beverages consumed (one each for Brian and me at lunch and one each for Brian and me at Oga's Cantina)

6 – Desserts consumed (one for each of the four of us at lunch and one for Jacob and one for Olivia at dinner… Brian and I were too stuffed to have dessert at dinner)

2 – Times people said, “Go Dawgs!” to us in the park

7 – Times it rained a little bit… thankfully, it was very light and short each time

84,000 – Times we took our sweaters/hoodies off and put them back on again (it was warm when the sun came out but cold when it was cloudy, so we were constantly going back and forth all day from short sleeves to long sleeves).

0 – Rides that traumatized the kids (I think I can finally take this off the list going forward!)

4 – Times I teared up (when Ariel sang Part of Your World during The Little Mermaid show, when Pocahontas sang Colors of the Wind during Fantasmic!, when Elsa sang Show Yourself during Fantasmic!, and when Beauty and the Beast started playing during Fantasmic!  Gah, Disney songs get me every single time!)

3 – Disney Villains we saw in the Disney Villains show (Cruella Deville, Captain Hook, and Maleficent)

3 – Rides I skipped because I was worried about getting too claustrophobic and/or worried about getting too dizzy (Star Tours, Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run, and Star Tours again)  I HATED Star Tours when we rode it back in 2018 and that was way before my vertigo even started.  I don’t like being trapped in that little room with all those people. 

1 – Time they had to stop the Fantasmic! Production… still not sure why, though, because it started back up just a few minutes later.

24 – Hidden Mickeys in the theater for Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway (we know this because the Disney cast member working in there told us how many there were in case we wanted to try to find them while we waited)

300 – Hidden Mickeys that are in the entire building for Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway (the Disney cast member told us this fun fact as well)

2 – Dogs that we saw walking around in shoes – the kids thought it was hilarious

140,700 – Brian’s Toy Story Mania! score for the first round

136,800 – My Toy Story Mania! score for our first round

101,100 – Jacob’s Toy Story Mania! score for our first round

85,900 – Olivia’s Toy Story Mania! score for our first round

157,200 – Brian’s Toy Story Mania! score for our second round

129,200 – My Toy Story Mania! score for our second round (my blaster malfunctioned during the second round, so my score was lower that round)

128,600 – Jacob’s Toy Story Mania! score for our second round

106,900 – Olivia’s Toy Story Mania! score for our second round

16,433 – Steps taken

7.49 – Miles walked

77 – The high temp while we were there

66 – The low temp while we were there

 

Epcot

13.75 – Hours spent there (7:45 AM – 9:30 PM)

11 – Rides/Attractions experienced (Frozen Ever After, Soarin’ Around the World, The Seas with Nemo & Friends LL, Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Walkthrough, Test Track LL, Soarin’ Around the World LL, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind LL – Brian only, Journey Into Imagination with Figment LL, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure LL, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros, Spaceship Earth LL)

1 – Show watched (Luminous the Symphony of Us)             

1 – Character met (Alice)

0 – Autographs obtained from characters

35 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken in Epcot

5 – Snacks consumed (Donut for Jacob, donut for Olivia, macarons for Jacob, macarons for Olivia, and a Napoleon for Brian and me to share)

3 – Adult beverages consumed

0 – Rides that traumatized the kids

0 – Rides I skipped just to be safe because of my vertigo (although, the kids and I all skipped Guardians of the Galaxy but that was just because we don’t like big roller coasters)

6 – Countries walked through (Norway, Canada, England, Japan, France, Mexico)

2 – Times I teared up (when they played You’ll Be in My Heart during Luminous the Symphony of Us and then later again when they played Show Yourself)

4 – Souvenirs purchased (cherry blossom earrings, chopsticks, and a fan from Japan for Olivia and a frame for my travel collection)

3 – Disney Easter eggs that we found in Epcot (one in Norway, one in Canada, and one in France)

1 – Time that Brian said, “Go Dawgs!” to someone wearing Georgia stuff

1 – Time I accidentally almost walked into the men’s bathroom hahahaha

1 – Time Olivia almost walked into the men’s bathroom

1 – Dog that we saw walking around with shoes on

1 – Time Olivia ordered her food in French

1 – Famous person we saw walking around there… TJ Therrien is a comedian and influencer on Instagram that I’ve been following for yearssss and I totally fangirled when we saw him walking around in Epcot with his family.  I recognized him immediately.  No, I did not say hi or try to get a picture with him.  Haha.

2 – Desserts consumed (Jacob and Olivia both got dessert after dinner but Brian and I were too full)

19,622 – Steps taken

8.76 – Miles walked

81 – The high temp while we were there

65 – The low temp while we were there

 

Animal Kingdom / Pool Day

5.25 – Hours spent in the park (8:00 AM – 1:15 PM)

4 – Rides/Attractions experienced (Kilimanjaro Safaris LL, Expedition Everest LL – Brian only, Na’vi River Journey LL, Avatar Flight of Passage LL) 

90 – Percentage of time that I closed my eyes on Avatar Flight of Passage.  Haha.  I was still not quite up for that with all my dizziness, but I did just fine closing my eyes.

2 – Shows watched (Zootopia: Better Zoogether! LL, Feathered Friends in Flight LL)

2 – Characters seen but not met (Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps from Zootopia)

1 – Character met (Kevin, the bird from Up)

0 – Autographs obtained from characters

6 – Gorillas spotted in Animal Kingdom

1 – Time we were asked if the kids were twins

31 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken

5 – Snacks consumed at Animal Kingdom (Mickey cinnamon roll for Jacob, ice cream for Olivia, ice cream for Brian, cookie dough brownie ice cream sandwich to share, and a pack of Mickey lollipops)

1 – Birthday pin taken from the bathroom (the employees put out brand new, clean Disney birthday pins, “my first trip” pins, and various other Disney pins that you could take and wear)

0 – Rides that traumatized the kids

0 – Rides I skipped just to be safe because of my vertigo 

1 – Time Brian dropped his pizza on the floor… hahahaha

2 – Hours spent at the pool at our hotel (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

7 – Times each kid went down the water slide

0 – Times I went down the water slide

2 – Times Brian went down the water slide

0 – Times I got in the pool (it was too chilly for me even though they do keep the pool temperature warm even when it’s cool outside)

1 – Time I tried to go in the wrong hotel room… I totally thought I was on the third floor where our room was, but I was on the second floor.  Hahahaha.

3 – Beignets consumed at our hotel later in the day

1 – Time Brian took the wrong exit and accidentally drove to Epcot instead of Animal Kingdom Lodge (we accidentally did this last trip, too, and I’m sure we’ll do it again the next time because our GPS never gets it right)

4 – Adult beverages consumed (all at dinner… Brian and I couldn’t resist a second round because they were soooo good)

3 – Animals seen from the windows of our restaurant in Animal Kingdom (all giraffes)

9 – Dips tried with the bread service at Sanaa.  I will seriously be dreaming about this until we can go back.  The food at Sanaa is just incredible.

14,490 – Steps taken

6.43 – Miles walked

82 – The high temp while we were there

64 – The low temp while we were there

 

Magic Kingdom

15.75 – Hours spent there (7:00 AM – 10:45 PM)

19 – Rides/Attractions experienced (Tomorrowland Speedway, The Barnstormer, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, The Barnstormer, The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure LL, The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise LL, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh LL, Prince Charming Regal Carrousel, Mad Tea Party LL, People Mover, Enchanted Tales with Belle, TRON Lightcycle / Run LL – Brian and Jacob only, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train LL, The Haunted Mansion LL, Peter Pan’s Flight LL, Space Mountain LL – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, Tomorrowland Speedway LL)     

2 – Shows watched (Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away which is the nighttime parade and Happily Ever After which is the fireworks show in front of the castle)

3 – Characters met (Country Bear, Romeo McGrowl, Belle)

5 – Other characters seen from afar (Anatasia, Drizella, Jasmine, Aladdin, and Beast)

1 – Autograph obtained from characters (Beast – they give you one when you dine at Be Our Guest)

80 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken

8 – Snacks consumed (Mickey ice cream sandwiches for Jacob and Olivia, Aurora cones for Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, a hot fudge sundae for me, and a Treasure Trove for Jacob and Olivia at Beak & Barrel Pirates of the Caribbean bar)

4 – Adult beverages consumed (two at the bar and two at dinner)

4 – Desserts consumed (all after dinner at Be Our Guest)

0 – Rides I skipped just to be safe because of my vertigo

2 – Rides I skipped because I wouldn’t ride them anyway (Tron Lightcycle Power Run and Space Mountain… although I did ride Space Mountain the first time I ever went to Disney World in seventh grade)

36 – Times Disney cast members told me Happy Birthday!!!!  (I wore a birthday pin in MK on our last day there even though my birthday wasn’t technically until four days later.)

5 – Times random people told me Happy Birthday

10 – Times that Jacob and Olivia sat together on rides without Brian or me (they’re finally old/tall enough!)

1 – Time Olivia and I were complimented on our Princess Eras Tour shirts

3 – Times the Little Mermaid ride stopped while we were on it

4 – Attempts to pull the sword out of the stone (one attempt for each of us)

1 – Family that we made friends with at Beak & Barrel

1 – Time it poured rain at Magic Kingdom, but we missed the entire thing because we were in the bar

3 – Times The Haunted Mansion ride came to a stop the second time we rode it

1 – Artemis II rocket launch that we watched live

20,817 – Steps taken

9.17 – Miles walked

83 – The high temp while we were there

64 – The low temp while we were there

 

Overall

5 – Parks visited (Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Magic Kingdom + Disney Springs)

52.75 – Hours spent in the four parks + Disney Springs

45 – Rides/Attractions experienced in the four parks (Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Toy Story Mania!, Alien Swirling Saucers LL, Star Tours – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, Toy Story Mania! LL, Slinky Dog Dash LL, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run LL – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance LL – Brian and Jacob, Star Tours LL – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, Tower of Terror LL – Brian only, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway LL, Frozen Ever After, Soarin’ Around the World, The Seas with Nemo & Friends LL, Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Walkthrough, Test Track LL, Soarin’ Around the World LL, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind LL – Brian only, Journey Into Imagination with Figment LL, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure LL, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros, Spaceship Earth LL, Kilimanjaro Safaris LL, Expedition Everest LL – Brian only, Na’vi River Journey LL, Avatar Flight of Passage LL, Tomorrowland Speedway, The Barnstormer, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, The Barnstormer, The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure LL, The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise LL, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh LL, Prince Charming Regal Carrousel, Mad Tea Party LL, People Mover, Enchanted Tales with Belle, TRON Lightcycle / Run LL – Brian and Jacob only, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train LL, The Haunted Mansion LL, Peter Pan’s Flight LL, Space Mountain LL – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, Tomorrowland Speedway)     

10 – Characters met (The Mandalorian and Grogu, Sully – just me, Frozone – just me, and Sully again with everyone, Alice, Kevin, the bird from Up, Country Bear, Romeo McGrowl, Belle)

1 – Autograph obtained for each child (Beast)

216 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken overall

25 – Snacks consumed (2 Raspberry Lunch Box Tarts – one for Brain and I to share and 1 for Jacob, 1 root beer float, hold the root beer for Olivia, and blueberry popping pearls for Olivia at Oga’s Cantina, donut for Jacob, donut for Olivia, macarons for Jacob, macarons for Olivia, a Napoleon for Brian and me to share, a Mickey cinnamon roll for Jacob, ice cream for Olivia, ice cream for Brian, a cookie dough brownie ice cream sandwich to share, a pack of Mickey lollipops, 3 Beignets consumed at our hotel, Mickey ice cream sandwiches for Jacob and Olivia, Aurora cones for Brian, Jacob, and Olivia, a hot fudge sundae for me, and a Treasure Trove for Jacob and Olivia at Beak & Barrel Pirates of the Caribbean bar)

3 – More beignets consumed for breakfast before we headed home

18 – Adult beverages consumed

12 – Lizards spotted on our hotel grounds

9 – Times Olivia got macaroni and cheese as her meal on the trip.  #Bless

A Billion – Michigan tags we spotted on the drive to Disney World and back home… it was so bizarre… on the way down there every vehicle had a Michigan plate!

79,284 – Steps taken

35.45 – Miles walked

505 – Pictures taken by me (after I deleted the bad ones)

93 – Videos taken by me

97 – Instagram Stories posted (click the “Disney ‘26” highlights in my bio if you missed anything!)

Disney World is truly one of our favorite places!  Stay tuned for all the recaps! 

Happy Tuesday, y’all!

What I Wore - March 2026

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March was finally a bit warmer, and we were at Disney World for the last few days, so I finally got to pull out the tennis skirts and tank tops!  Here’s what I wore, and as always, I’ll link as many items as I can under each picture.

March 1 - Ripped Flare Jeans  // Shoes

March 2 - Tank // Shoes

March 3 - Leggings // Tennis Shoes

March 4 - Jeans // Shoes

March 5 - Tank // Skirt // Tennis Shoes

March 6 - Tank // Jeans // Shoes

March 7 - Shoes

March 8 - Top // Jeans (Similar) // Shoes

March 9 - Leggings // Tennis Shoes

March 10 - Tank // Shoes

March 11 - Tank // Skirt // Tennis Shoes

March 12 - Tank // Leggings // Tennis Shoes

March 13 - Top // Jeans (Similar) // Shoes

March 14 - 

March 15 - Shoes

March 16 - Tennis Shoes

March 17 - Leggings // Boots

March 18 - Leggings // Boots

March 19 - Top // Jeans // Shoes

March 20 - Top // Jeans // Shoes

March 21 - Tank // Jeans // Shoes

March 22 - Top // Jeans

March 23 - Shoes

March 24 - Tank // Shoes

March 25 - Tank // Jeans // Shoes

March 26 - Jeans

March 27 - Tank // Shoes

March 28 - Top and Pants Set // Tennis Shoes

March 29 - Tank // Skirt // Tennis Shoes

March 30 - Skirt // Tennis Shoes

March 31 - Tank // Jean Shorts // Tennis Shoes

March 31 (evening) - Dress

Happy Monday, y’all!

Happy Birthday to Me… 44 Things for Age 44

I share my birthday with Jesus’s Resurrection this year (April 5), so I thought I’d publish my birthday post a couple of days early!  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 385 facts prior to today’s post (although, my math could be slightly off… a math person I am not), so each year it gets harder and harder to think of what to say.  There may also be some duplicates as I don’t have time to read through the last nine years of birthday posts, so forgive me if you already know some of these. 

Here we go!

1/ I have Disney on the brain as I type this because I’m typing these blog posts well in advance because of our trip, and I’m not sure if I’ve ever mentioned it here in one of these posts, but Belle has always been my favorite Disney princess.  Beauty and the Beast came out when I was nine years old and I’ve loved her ever since.  Her dress is the best, her hair is beautiful, her voice is stunning, AND SHE LOVES BOOKS!  She’s also strong and scrappy and resilient, and she doesn’t let any man walk all over her. ;o)

2/ I loathe packing for a trip, but I love unpacking after a trip.  That seems kind of backwards, but I am who I am.  Haha.

3/ I used to love driving but now it just gives me anxiety, so Brian does all the driving if he’s with me.  I literally cannot remember the last time I drove and he sat in the passenger seat.

4/ Speaking of driving, it used to be one of my favorite things to do ever when I was in my late teens and early 20s.  Gah, I miss the nights of cruising around with friends in the middle of the night with the windows down and the music blasting.  Those were truly some of the best days of my life.

5/ I prefer to drink out of small mugs.  I do not love a large mug because I have trouble figuring out how much water to pour over my teabag to get the flavor just right.  In a basic 11 oz. mug I know exactly how much water to pour, but in larger mugs I have no clue.  And larger mugs also make me feel like I’m not getting as much tea as I would in a smaller mug even though I know it’s all just perception.  Haha.

6/ My very favorite setup in a restaurant is to sit in one of those semi-circular booths that faces the rest of the restaurant.  And I must be in the middle of the booth facing straight out.  I like to be facing the majority of any room (or the most ambient part) that I’m in.

7/ The ambience is almost as important as the food in a restaurant.  I’d rather have mediocre food and gorgeous ambience than delicious food and crappy ambience.  I mean, ideally, I’d like to just have both, but if I had to choose, this would be my choice.  Haha.

8/ I do not love standup comedy.  Most of the time it’s just not funny to me.  No, I will not elaborate further.

9/ That said, Brian and I had the privilege of seeing Robin Williams do standup comedy in Las Vegas years ago before he passed away, and that, my friends, was a treat.  I miss him so much.

10/ I voice text everything.  If you get a text message from me, chances are I used voice command.  Ain’t nobody got time to be typing out long messages (says the girl who types on her computer all day for this blog).

11/ I once got on a plane to New York City with pepper spray and they didn’t catch it.  I had forgotten it was in my purse, so it was completely unintentional, and I was horrified when I realized it was in there when we tried to board a sunset concert cruise on the Hudson river a couple of days later.  They made me throw it out.  The kicker?  This was just four years after 9/11/2001, so security was extremely strict at the airports then.  I still have no clue how they didn’t see it in my bag.

12/ I eat a banana every day and my favorite way to eat them is slightly underripe.  As you can imagine, that means that the majority of the time, I don’t get to eat them how I like them because they ripen so quickly.

13/ I hate doing eye shadow, but I wear it every day.  I look dead without it and people literally always ask me if I’m unwell when I don’t wear it.  Right now, it’s trendy to have a natural eye with only gargantuan eyelashes, but I just cannot pull off that look.  Trust me, I’ve tried.

14/ I hate pranks.  I can’t stand seeing anyone struggle, even in the name of a good practical joke.

15/ I still have the same cell phone number that I’ve had since 2001.  It was my second cell phone number I ever had.  And the only reason I had to get a new one is because back then, phone carriers could not let you keep your same number if you switched from one to the other.  I switched from Cellular One (OMG do y’all even remember that one?!) to Voicestream (now T-Mobile) and they couldn’t transfer the phone number.  But the phone number that Voicestream gave me back in 2001 is still my current number.  I guess that means we’re celebrating our 25th anniversary this year.  Hehe.  <3

16/ That said, I never delete old contacts either, so I still have phone numbers of every single person I’ve ever known since I was 19 in my current phone.  I even have old house phone numbers for my friends’ parents that don’t exist anymore.  Hahahaha.

17/ I love cilantro.  I obviously do not have that gene that makes it taste like soap.

18/ I literally never eat in bed.  It’s just a wild concept to me.  I couldn’t even tell you the last time I did it because it was probably never.

19/ I never work in bed either.  I don’t think I’ve ever done it once.  My laptop stays in my office 24/7, attached to my big monitor, my big keyboard, and my mouse like a normal millennial girl’s laptop should be.

20/ Sometimes I think with a British accent.  I have no idea why.  Maybe it’s my ancestors coming through from the other side.  Haha.

21/ I do not want any kind of salt in my cookies or my sweets.  Salty and savory are, indeed, a nice combo, but I don’t want them all in the same item.  Give me fries and a shake any day, but please do not give me chocolate chip cookies with a salty flavor and tell me that the salt brings out the flavor of the chocolate.  I do not want a salty cookie.  I also do not want salted caramel.  Regular caramel… yes, please!  Caramel with grains of sea salt in it?  Hard pass.

22/ I watch over other peoples’ kids in public just in case nobody else is.  Does anybody else do this??  I’m always so worried about a kid getting hurt or kidnapped and it makes me soooo nervous when I see kids running around somewhere when a parent doesn’t appear to be watching them.  Once a mom, always a mom. 

23/ I still haven’t gotten my tattoo…

24/ If I had to list 10 positive character traits about myself, they would be (in no particular order) – loyal, organized, empathetic, responsible, self-disciplined/motivated, punctual, genuine/sincere, creative, excellent communicator, good listener.

25/ If I had to list 5 negative character traits about myself, they would be (in no particular order) – impatient, inflexible/not spontaneous, negative when things aren’t going my way, sarcastic (although some may view that as a positive... sarcasm is my favorite brand of humor!), cynical of others (sometimes).

26/ When I sit down to eat, the first thing I do is salt the food.  I don’t even taste it first.  I just know that I’ll want more salt.

27/ I pray in the shower every morning. 

28/ Or sometimes I will think about the dreams that I had the night before since I typically remember my dreams when I wake up.

29/ Right before I get out of the shower, I crank up the temp of the water to high and scald myself before I get out because it prevents me from getting too cold while toweling off.  I loveeee super hot water!

30/ I feel like I’ve aged physically more this past year than the last five years combined.  I went from having one or two grey hairs here and there to seeing several all the time.  And my neck has aged ridiculously thanks to all the sun exposure it has gotten my whole life.

31/ But I do still feel 25 for the most part… aside from the neck and jaw/tension issues, of course.

32/ Sometimes I still can’t believe that I’m an adult and that I’m allowed to buy a house and drive a car and be responsible for children.

33/ I’m always a little irritable first thing in the morning and also again in the mid-to-late afternoon.  I pretty much always feel my best in the evening and at night.  I’m truly a night owl.

34/ I cannot stand when water drips down my back after I get out of the shower.  I feel like I’m dying a slow death.

35/ And same for water dripping down my wrists and arms when I wash my face at night.  I bought some handy little wrist towels, and they have been the best thing ever.

36/ I am now on an eight-year streak in my Timehop app.  It’s the one app that I check every single day without fail.  And half the time the memories make me tear up. 

37/ I’m dying to write a novel and I’m sure I have one in me, but I think it would take years for me to write one and then I’d literally never write another one.

38/ When I walk in the evenings, my favorite thing to do is listen to sad music and think about what my novel would be about.  I come up with all these good ideas and specific dialogue, but since I’m walking, I can’t write it all down, and then my juices stop flowing the second my feet stop hitting the pavement, and I completely forget all my great ideas.

39/ I cannot have anything touching the front of my neck (turtlenecks, hoodies that are too tight, etc.) because my breathing will immediately get shallow and eventually, I will be gasping for air.  I do have a couple of loose turtlenecks that I can wear because they don’t touch the front of my neck, but other than very loose ones, I’ll probably never wear a turtleneck again.

40/ I’m friends with almost every old friend, every old coworker, and every guy I’ve ever dated on social media… no bad blood here. 

41/ I casually have seven mirror balls laying around the house (excluding Olivia’s), and I want more.

42/ I never skipped school, even though that was a pretty popular thing to do in the 90s.

43/ I once wrote a short story about being trapped in a supermarket and it’s still, to this day, one of my favorite things I’ve ever written.  It was an assignment that was required of us in, maybe, sixth grade?  We had to choose somewhere to be trapped overnight and then elaborate, and it was just the cutest story ever.

44/ Astrology and the zodiac and horoscopes aren’t really my thing, but I still find myself paying close attention every morning when they say mine on the radio.  I’m an Aries, a fire sign, and while some of the character traits of Aries do describe me, a lot of them couldn’t be further from my personality. 

Happy birthday, fellow Aries!! 

And happy Easter to all who celebrate!