30 Things Challenge: Week 1

List 20 random facts about yourself:

1. I love to dance - its the best stress reliever ever!

2. I have the potential to be a crazy cat lady. I'm pretty sure that if I wasn't married, I'd be a hoarder with like 8 cats and would live on dill pickle dip and chips. (so thank God I'm married! Ha ha.)

3. I think I'm OCD because if I spin around one way I have to go back, or else I am insanely disoriented. And I do this weird thing where I make crosses on my fingernails with my thumbs, and once I start I need to go through each finger, and then back, and then cross the pad of my fingers all the way through and back. I have tried to stop halfway through and it was terrible!

4. I always think I'm sick and I always self-diagnose via Wikipedia (bad, I know).

5. My biggest fear in the whole world is probably moths, followed closely by bats.

6. So I lied, I am actually also terrified of clowns, mannequins, people in masks and windows at night. I am basically scared of everything!

7. I hadn't thrown up in 5 years until yesterday. Not cool, flu, not cool.

8. I think tears are my coping mechanism for everything. When I am happy, sad, excited, scared, frustrated, moved, entertained, thankful, angry, relieved, stressed...I just cry. So I cry alot.

9. My first kiss was when I was 19 years old on a beach in Mozambique, Africa, under the most fantastic stars with the only boy I've ever been in love with. Top that, y'all!

10. I've only ever kissed one boy and I'm actually really proud of it.

11. I like colouring in colouring books. Its satisfactory to stay within the lines.

12. I could wear dresses and skirts every single day. I don't care what anyone says, they are so comfy and I love being a girl and getting fun options when it comes to clothes!

13. My favorite place to be is anywhere with my whole family. We have way too much fun and I never laugh harder!

14. I love autumn, its my favorite season. The colours are amazing and it looks like all of nature is worshipping God. And I get to wear tights and boots and drink Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Yum!

15. I'm REALLY so bad at math that its REALLY embarrassing and I REALLY hate all things math as a result. This is why I hate money games like Monopoly, Payday, etc. I will not play them.

16. My friends and I used to choreograph dance routines to Backstreet Boys songs and would video tape ourselves doing them. Yeah, I was cool.

17. I am really good and remembering unimportant things, even about other people. I always remember what Terrell ate/did a week ago when he has no recollection. I will always remember on Outtatown when Caryn would ask me what she did last week and I would tell her, and I even remember things she did that I didn't do with her!

18. As a result of this, I learn songs REALLY quickly. Like lyrics etc. Its pretty sweet.
 

19. When I remember these songs, I always remember the correct key they were sung in, and can sing it for you. Its really hard for me to sing it in a different key once that one's in my head.

20. I am convinced that I will die in a car accident, so much so that I only signed my organ donor card two years ago because I was convinced the day I signed it I would die.

Thirty Things Challenge

Well, I have certainly sucked at blogging over the past few years. I need something to motivate me, and so I think I'll try to tackle this challenge. Its meant to be done over a month, but I think I'll do one a week (so its more feasible that I actually accomplish this!). I found this on someone's Pinterest and decided to give it a go - the link to the blog I found it on is below. I'll start this upcoming week and see how it goes! Wish me luck!

THE LIST:

1. List 20 random facts about yourself.
2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.
3. Describe your relationship with your parents.
4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.
5. What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?
6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?
7. What is your dream job, and why?
8. What are 5 passions you have?
9. List 10 people who have influenced you and describe how.
10. Describe your most embarrasing moment.
11. Describe 10 pet peeves you have.
12. Describe a typical day in your current life.
13. Describe 5 weaknesses you have.
14. Describe 5 strengths you have.
15. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
16. What are your 5 greatest accomplishments?
17. What is the thing you most wish you were great at?
18. What has been the most difficult thing you have had to forgive?
19. If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?
20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.
21. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it first?
22. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 15 years?
23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.
24. Describe your family dynamic of your childhood vs. your family dynamic now.
25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you eat?
26. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
27. What is your favorite part of your body and why?
28. What is your love language?
29. What do you think people misunderstand most about you?
30. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.

i miss...

...beautiful costa rica!

day 31.

31. something funny.

this is from what is quite possibly one of the funniest moments of my life. oh my word. i still laugh out loud to this day when i think about it!!

day 30.

30. you, then

here i am at my high school graduation with curtis, my grad escort. i had no idea what life had in store for me back then!

day 29.

29. errand.

since we've gotten to costa rica we've needed to grocery shop once or twice. here is the place we've been shopping at!

day 28.

28. a good thing

sometimes i'm a good girl and eat breakfast. if i eat its steel cut oats, or i drink a green smoothie, which is really good for me! it looks kinda gross but tastes sooooo yummy! it has almond milk, cocoa powder, spinach, a frozen banana, frozen raspberries, chia seeds, and cinnamon in it. YUM! i try to drink them at least twice a week, although eventually i'd like to get to every day!

day 27.

27. love/hate

my biggest love/hate relationship is with my hair. GAH! don't like it short, its tangled and annoying when its long, and i never have any idea how to style it. sometimes i wish it was more curly, other times i wish it was more straight, and it never does what i want it to! oh, hair.

day 26.

26. near

we are staying very near the pool and beach these days!

day 25.

25. frame

at zach and julie's wedding, in a frame.

day 24.

24. 3 things.

3 of my favorite things: laughing til you cry, singing your heart out, and DANCING YOUR BUTT OFF (all with people you love!).

day 23.

23. before bedtime

every night before bed we watch friends. it comes on at 11:00 and its just too hard to not watch it. love this show!

day 22.

22. up

i'm going up in a plane tomorrow!!!!!

day 21.

21. sometimes.

sometimes i try baking a recipe i found on pinterest, and its a total epic FAIL! these cookies were HORRIBLE and wouldn't budge off of the parchment paper.

day 20.

20. man-made

these men made my lunch for me today at mongo's. if you've never been, you should go. its a cool experience!

day 19.

19. underneath

taken almost a year apart...this winter has paled quite literally in comparison to the last one, which was warm and short and had hardly any snow! i know the niceness and warmth is under there somewhere...isn't it??

day 18.

18. price

i bought a beautiful skirt once and i was so beyond stoked by the deal i got that i kept the price tag! haha.

day 17.

17. in my fridge

well, its not very exciting, and we really need to go grocery shopping (mostly for milk and veggies!)...but i think the outside of my fridge is more interesting so here's a few shots of it, too. :)

day 16.

16. strange

i find it very strange that i often find faces in my food - pickles, soup, jam - but none as creepy as this pepper from 2008!

day 15.

15. first thing you see

i could potentially see a lot of different things in the morning...depends which way i was sleeping! the ceiling,  other side of the bed, the room, or my nightstand. usually terrell is up before me so most often the other side of the bed is empty...which gives me a good opportunity to stretch out and take over the whole thing!