facts about me, since cassie tagged me

Since Cassie tagged me in her 25 facts thing, I'll do it, but I'm going to freely steal from Cassie's facts to make my own.

1. I literally think about changing my Facebook status at least once an hour throughout the waking day.

2. I screen calls. Not only do I screen, but I don't even answer when I know the person. I wait to see what the message is. Then I only call back if it's important or interesting. I am more likely to email you back. I DETEST talking on the phone in all forms.

3. I regularly think I am one episode away from a nuthouse. I have to have borderline OCD, and sometimes I think I have a mild case of bipolar disorder, but not the hardcore kind.

4. I love anything in miniature. Tiny shampoos and toothpastes. Short European cans of Coke. Dollhouses. If something is miniature, I will be tempted to buy it.

5. When I was in sixth grade, I used to sneak makeup in PE at school because I couldn't wear makeup until I was 13 (house rule). By the time I turned 13, I didn't care about wearing makeup, so I never started. I have literally never gone longer than maybe two weeks in my entire life in which I wore makeup every day. I wear it to work now (but only foundation and powder – and only because my skin got splotchy when I had the boys).

6. For the past five years, I have had the teacher schedule – shorter hours and longer vacations and summers off. And I know for a fact I'd be happier if I had a job to go to 8-5 year round, but I can't logically talk myself into giving up the vacations, especially since I am living so far away from family.

7. In addition to the OCD and BD, I think I may have the beginnings of a shopping addiction. I have had to stow my credit card so I will stop spending. Going to work is just so much more enjoyable in a new outfit. And really, why SHOULDN'T I have a karaoke Xbox game?

8. I could go the rest of my life and never have a pet, but I know we'll end up with dogs because of the boys. Perhaps I'll parlay that into a cat for when I get older.

9. I could eat restaurants every single day. I do not need homecooked food.

10. I like to watch the same shows OVER AND OVER AND OVER. Reruns are my best friend.

11. I would let someone amputate my small pinky toes if I could get free TiVo.

12. Even though I'm a writing teacher, I think much of good writing, spelling, and grammar skill is something you're born with. Most of it you can never learn without a serious commitment, a commitment that it may not be worth making with the new technologies.

13. I see myself going nuts about stuff and can't stop. I also see myself running into doors sometimes, and I can't stop.

14. I broke my leg in a car accident when I was less than one year old. I still have the cast. I learned to crawl in it and crawled right out, so they had to put a second, and I got to keep the first, whole one. It's here right now. It's about a foot long.

15. People are always saying how young I look, and all I can see is the wrinkles between my eyebrows. I would get Botox now if it were free.

16. I had laser surgery when I was 25 and had 20/20 vision. My first semester teaching at UCCS, I did all my grading online, and within one semester, my sight was gone to pot and now I have to wear glasses again.

17. I say STOP JUMPING and NO STOMPING about nine billion times a day to Aidan.

18. I dyed my hair for so long from around the age of 15 to the age of maybe 21 that I'm surprised my hair didn't fall right out of my head. Then I didn't dye it at all for several years, until I went blue last year.

19. One of the things that sucks about being a grown up and married is that most of my best times were spent with good guy friends, and that's not really feasible in my life now.

20. I become crazy if I don't have enough "ME TIME". Certifiably crazy. ß This is definitely true of me too, Cassie. Perhaps it runs in the family.

21. I think my religious upbringing screwed me up. ß Again, can't all of us Mays say this?

22. Most of the time, if I could take a pill that would make me feel full and have enough nutrients, I wouldn't eat. Eating is a chore much of the time for me.

23. My favorite nail polish color is blue.

24. I met my dentist's wife online (and then in person) through a Craigslist friend group posting, separate, and then later found out she was my dentist's wife.

25. I never have enough sleep.