100 Things

1. I am an ENFP, (‘nuf said)
2. I am a middle child (I said, ‘NUF!)
3. Manual transmission confuses me
4. Pizza should always have broccoli on it
5. A psychic told me I was psychic
6. I knew she was going to say that
7. Wine should be red and warmer than room temperature
8. Birds freak me out
9. My dog has OCD
10. High finance eludes me
11. As does the career that would necessitate that understanding
12. I’ve tapped maple trees and boiled down my own maple syrup
13. A house I once lived in was insulated with cluster flies
14. I need to live near water
15. Music is the soundtrack of one’s life
16. I used to revere old people
17. Old people are just me, only old
18. I aspire to be a follower of Christ’s teachings
19. I am constantly reminded of my human failings
20. My self esteem could be higher, but then I’d have nothing to work on
21. Shrimp linguini has the power to make everything ok
22. Work means too much to me
23. House work doesn’t mean enough to me
24. Enthusiasm is a great thing to have
25. But I was once told to ‘tone it down’ at a job performance review
26. That boss suffered a heart attack for being so tense and stressed
27. I’m an encourager, I encourage, but I’m not a cheerleader
28. although, I did fill in for a cheerleader in high school
29. I enjoyed being a cheerleader, briefly
30. I was known for being loud when I was younger
31. Volume has never been a problem for me
32. Saying the right thing at the right time can be a problem, though
33. My parents were European and didn’t ‘believe’ in home ownership
34. I can’t do a desk job I really can’t I tried and well, never again
35. I love being on the go, doing things, being in a project
36. I love my house when it’s full of people
37. I love my house when it’s empty
38. I love my house, my little home
39. Travel is a priority
40. My husband feels the same way
41. Italian food is my favourite
42. My passion is being visually astounded by beauty whether its source is an interior or exterior design, a piece of furniture, a landscape, a work of art, a photo, a person’s face
43. Subways are only useful for people watching
44. I love to read
45. I love to sing
46. I will make a serious documentary one day (place laughter track here)
47. I’m still an idealist
48. Revealing stuff is difficult
49. My children are 11 years apart, it’s like having two first-borns
50. I am the Queen of ‘never say never’
51. I used to sing A Cappella, we called ourselves Company 3
52. We sang Bette Midler and big band songs
53. I will never be mother of the year
54. nor will my mother
55. My husband is younger than me
56. My husband can be wiser than me
57. I believe in arrested development
58. It’s possible to be older and not more mature
59. Because I said so, so there, nyah.
60. Our cat is named Ella after Ella Fitzgerald, the dog is Satchmo after Louis Armstrong
61. They hate each other
62. I made my grade three teacher cry and I got sent to the Principal’s office
63. I played Ophelia from Hamlet in high school
64. My father asked me, ‘Do you want to eat?’ when I told him I wanted to be an actress.
65. My mother asked me, ‘How are you going to count your welfare checks is you don’t have math? When I dropped grade 11 math.
66. Everyone should get therapy before 30. After that you can’t blame your parents
67. I smoked for 16 years and quit 13 years ago
68. Quitting smoking is more difficult than giving birth, the birth process ends
69. Tall de-caf, no-fat lactaid latte (whole lot of nothing for a whole lot of money)
70. Dude
71. Indie movies stick to my ribs (hard to explain)
72. The Muppet Show helped galvanize my sense of humour
73. Skeddy did to schmor nenin hmm mort mort mort!
74. Spell check thinks I’m cracked
75. Patience is a virtue I didn’t have time to get in line for
76. Shopping is not a hobby
77. But I love a good auction
78. I like fixing flea market finds and incorporating them in the decor
79. I love that my husband puts up with all the flea market junk in the house
80. A sense of humour is very important to those who know me
81. I’m actually not funny
82. I have anger issues. Shut up.
83. When a creative serge happens, I can do 50 things at once, but not well
84. Tom Waits, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan CANNOT SING AND YES IT MATTERS!
85. Over singing should be...over!
86. Pop music should go with it
87. I can’t find anything to listen to on the radio, what happened?
88. Hockey moms scare me
89. Twelve years of ballet as a child and I still can do some of the moves, not well, though
90. I saw my entire future before me when I was 30, got scared, turned away and started to live again
91. I have no regrets in my life, embarrassment and humiliation yes, but not regrets
92. I’m getting to exactly where I want to be in life, but without a hint of complacency
93. Feet are ugly and should not be touched
94. Sushi is perfect food
95. But not the pickled ginger, who made that part up?
96. I wish I was better at everything I did
97. Learning is breathing to me
98. Apparently snoring and farting are me too, according to the husband
99. If you read that you know more than you need to
100. I hate endings so I’m just going to go to the bathroom....