50 random things about Kathy

My blog has been 99% about my kids, as it is easier for me to talk about them than myself. But some friends have posted this on their blogs and has inspired me to do the same. Hmmm....this was way harder than I thought, 

1. I love chocolate and rarely find a dessert that is too rich

2. Haven’t had cable or any TV except for dvds going on 3 years and am surprised how I don’t miss it

3. Have a cell phone mostly for emergency purposes and I don’t know how to text. Only turn it on when I am away from my children.

4. I suffered from Didaskaleinophobia as a child and have worked hard to get over it.

5. I love the rain and snow.

6. I love to travel and the farthest I traveled was India. Want to return to Africa and Greece.

7. Am a stress eater

8. Having children was the best decision I ever made in my entire life.

9. Deciding to have children was the scariest decision I have ever made

10. My mom is my best friend

11. My first car was a Fiat Spider and I bought it without knowing how to drive a stick shift. I loved that car!

12. I have a hard time throwing memorabilia away.

13. I have struggled with my weight since puberty.

14. I am not athletically minded in any way. I don’t like to watch sports, participate in sports, or talk about sports.

15. I’m a perfectionist and hate it

16. I have never smoked…cigarettes or anything else.

17. When I was little I wanted to be an actress. That is until I went to an acting class and discovered I was too uptight and guarded.

18. I played the flute in school and quit because my teacher kept calling me Vickie (my sister). He thought that was funny, I failed to see the humor.

19. Am very introverted and guarded. One of the things I hate the most about myself.

20. Felt that I was a very patient person until I had children

21. My favorite color is lavender

22. I never left the house without makeup on, I had kids, and now it rarely finds my face

23. I hate having repair people fix things in my house; I would prefer to do it myself.

24. I am left handed and slightly ambidextrous. One reason I am not athletic, I could never figure out which hand to use.

25. I am the youngest in my family. I have a brother (7 years older) and a sister (5 years older)

26. My friends were always older than me (usually by 10 years or more) until I had children.

27. My favorite movie as a child was Grease. Don’t have one anymore.

28. I use to read constantly. Now I can’t seem to enjoy it. I now enjoy books on tape.

29. Never really like talking on the phone, but spent all my working years at a job where I was on the phone 8 hours a day.

30. Both my Father and Grandfather passed way when I was 16 years old.

31. I use to ballroom and country western dance in my 20’s. I miss it, and would like to take lessons someday in the future.

32. Hate going to get my hair done, so I do it myself, and yes, it looks like it.

33. I have never had a manicure or pedicure

34. Love getting the mail. Guess there is always hope that something exciting will come, which it never does.

35. I have always lived with cats. I use to be a foster and took care of over 70 kittens. I only adopted 1.

36. I have depression and have to be careful to not have it disrupt my life too much

37. I love cuddling under blankets in bed.

38. Christmas in my favorite holiday

39. Was scared of anyone dressed up in costumes until I worked for Disneyland and saw the characters backstage without their heads on.

40. Worked for Disneyland for 15 years in their travel company

41. Like being in control of things, but hate making decisions. Not a good combo.

42. Would prefer to be the driver than a passenger

43. Tend to cope better with routine but finds it hard to keep with children

44. Seem to start many projects but never completes them

45. My greatest joys come from spending time with my children

46. I have always had long hair and have colored it since I was in my early teens. Mostly blond but I did go red a couple of times

47. I find being around water very calming. My vacations were usually taken near the ocean and I miss my waterfall running in my backyard.

48. I miss getting massages and going to my acupuncturist. Both help to give me a sense of inner calm.

49. When I get stressed, I like to retreat to my home and become antisocial.

50. I have a poor sense of taste and smell. Makes me a picky eater since I like things according to texture