1. When I’m reading a good book, I take it everywhere with me. It’s always in my hands, in my purse, or with me when I drive. Even when I know there won’t be a single moment to read, it’s with me “just in case”. In fact, the thought of not having the book with me causes me a little anxiety!
2. I wouldn’t necessarily say I am a morning person because my bed is one of my favorite places in the world, but if I have to get up, I can be vertical and alert. (Except for the few times I’ve tried to grocery shop after waking up – then I’m really clumsy and knock things off the shelves.) I don’t drink coffee or any type of caffeine (exception being a vanilla lime Dr. Pepper from Sonic every once in a while) and I don’t like the fact that it’s perfectly acceptable in our culture to be so dependent on caffeine that we can’t function without it.
3. I don’t eat fish or pork. My palate has grown a lot since I’ve gotten older and began travelling and I’m a lot less picky than I was… but my tastebuds still say “Yuk!” to anything that’s been in the sea or any form of swine (except for Lillian’s lomo which I thought was lamb and ate a lot of).
4. One of my favorite moments in the whole wide world is when I hear new music (a new CD) for the first time. It brings tears to my eyes. I like to hear it for the first time when I’m driving because I pay better attention to the lyrics. I can immediately tell you what my favorite song is, and it’s usually track 9 (which is weird bc that’s my favorite number!)
5. I am a teacher. It is not my job, it’s part of my personality. I taught my sister double digit addition before she was in the first grade. I love to impart knowledge. I’m still unsure about the paperwork and politics part of the public school system. My dream job is to teach people about Jesus, formally or informally, and/or how to read.
6. I am (mostly) ambidextrous. I do about 5/6 things with my left hand (write, brush teeth, detailed stuff) and everything else with my right. When I try something new I have to try it with both hands to figure out which one I like better (still trying to decide with tennis and hammering, I’m equally bad with both hands!). I also have had long nails since I can remember (thanks Mom for your genes!) and when a nail breaks I find that daily tasks are more difficult without my nails!
7. I hate the cold. This should not be surprising to anyone.
more to come...
