107 things about me...

so i MEANT to do this for my 100th post, but i missed the boat. so, here are 107 quirky things abotu me!

1. i DESPISE loud eating
2. AND loud breathing
3. my legs ALWAYS itch
4. i lose phones like they're going out of style (Ben's exact words...)
5. i misplace EVERYTHING (keys, cellphone, planner, etc.)
6. i refuse to look for things when they're lost because i know i'll get SUPER bugged if i don't find them. they usually turn up somewhere i NEVER would have thought to look.
7. i don't enjoy cooking.
8. i love HOT baths-the hotter the better.
9. i can't handle "white" showing on my finger/toe nails
10. i LOVE weeding!
11. i've always had such a strong guilty conscience that i "tell on myself"
12. i have LOTS of stories (from Ben...)
13. i drive too fast.
14. i have a hard time focusing on one thing at a time.
15. i like PLANNING parties/get togethers, but throwing them STRESSES me out!
16. i like be surprised, but i hate KNOWING that i'm going to be surprised.
17. i like my laundry to smell GOOD!
18. i count things when i'm bored.
19. i LOVE cheese (i'll even put a slice on a plate and cook it in the microwave)
20. i enjoy yoga.
21. whenever i find a new song i like, i listen to it OVER and OVER and OVER again until i know all the words...it drives ben NUTS!
22. when i get mad, i MUMBLE (and often curse-but i'm working hard to get that under control) under my breath.
23. i love to sit on the counter at night and pluck my eyebrows and pick at my face.
24. i am a night owl.
25. i LOVE the sun.
26. i DON'T love the rain.
27. i like to be outdoors.
28. i enjoy taking care of my lawn.
29. i like biking.
30. i love a good book. i used to start every book by reading the first page, a middle page, and the last page, but i quit that dirty habit.
31. i am a PEOPLE person!
32. when i shop, i FILL the cart, and usually leave with NOTHING. (from ben-he was pretty scared the first time we went shopping together)
33. i am an entrepreneur-i'm always dreaming up ways to make extra money.
34. i like WARM, SUNNY vacations.
35. i love to swim.
36. i wished i had a tattoo until the past year or so. i'm too OLD for that now! :)
37. i enjoy teaching.
38. i wish i was a few inches taller.
39. i always notice peoples teeth.
40. i floss EVERY night.
41. i tend to YELL when i get mad.
42. i fall asleep in every movie-at home OR in the theater.
43. it drives me nuts when people pronounce words wrong (like "melk" or "pellow" or "waRshington")
44. i eat SUPER fast.
45. i eat a TON.
46. i love to eat in front of the t.v.
47. i often leave the t.v. on even if i'm not watching OR listening...just for background noise. (just like your dad, ben says)
48. i walk LOUD. (just like my mom, ben says)
49. i have to have the towels folded a certain way-in 3rds, and then 3rds again.
50. something in me wants a new car every 2 years.
51. i do all the negotiating when buying a new car.
52. i LOVE having a clean house.
53. i am addicted to the computer-i pay my bills on it, i blog, email, i.m., and create on it.
54. i prefer pews at church-it keeps my kids trapped.
55. i am on a gluten, wheat, suger-free diet.
56. i HATE being woken up!
57. i am not afraid to stay home alone anymore. yeah me! ben traveled so much i got used to it.
58. i USED to be so afraid to stay home alone that i would sleep with the cordless, my cell phone, AND a hammer!
59. i LOVE to read family histories.
60. i enjoy going to the temple every month-often alone. then i am on my OWN time-schedule and can have as much quiet time as i need!
61. i love to be organized.
62. i am ALL OVER journaling, and keeping records of my kids' lives.
63. i like to give AND receive thoughtful gifts.
64. i love aromatherapy-"stress relief" from bath and body works.
65. my husband says i like things that are "bold, and against the grain"
66. he also said i like a "crass joke every now and again" (what is he GETTING at here?!)
67. i enjoy musicals.
68. i HATE ballet. BORING with a capitol B.
69. i LOVE getting letters/packages in the mail. ben makes fun of me because i have to check it EVERY day.
70. it bugs me when my kids' hair is not combed.
71. i LOVE watermelon-the heart is my favorite. it has become a birthday tradition in place of bday cake.
72. i like LOUD music.
73. i'm a closet singer (from ben)
74. i don't like "fancy food" (from ben)
75. i don't like ben's "frugal gourmet" cooking (from ben)
76. i don't like it when ben steals the sheets in the bed (from ben)
77. enough from him....i switch from side to side, usually 3 times, before going to sleep.
78. i HATE dust!!!
79. i am allergic to every tree, grass, weed, and nearly every animal.
80. i love entertaining.
81. i like showing company around the northwest and being a tour guide.
82. i am very sentimental.
83. i am a therapy-junkie.
84. i LOVE massages.
85. i also love foot rubs.
86. i like to change my hairstyle often.
87. i like decorating.
88. i enjoy creating.
89. i am a serious-gum chewer because i'm paranoid about having bad breath.
90. i won't kiss ben unless we've both brushed our teeth.
91. i LOVE to be barefoot in the summer.
92. i rarely wash my face at night because i'm too tired.
93. i love to fall asleep while watching t.v. because i dread getting ready for bed.
94. i can't handle annoying noises like snoring, ticking clocks or talking when i'm trying to sleep.
95. i used to have to touch things with my right hand if i touched it with my left, but i've kinda gotten over that one.
96. i used to HAVE to knock on wood for good luck-i've gotten over that one too. GO therapy!!! haha
97. i LOVE mexican food-especially greasy nachos with guacamole, sour cream, cheese and beans.
98. i love saurkraut.
99. i have to have all of my shirts facing the same way. i USED to have them color-coded.
100. i LOVE to play pranks/april fools jokes on people.
101. i have a shoe fettish.
102. i've always been really insecure about the way i look-i'm trying to focus a lot less on that, and MORE on the INSIDE!
103. i tend to laugh HARD when someone trips or gets hurt.
104. i have ALSO been known to laugh when someone tells me something sad or shocking.
105. i LOVE to laugh. comedies are my favorite.
106. i HATE water spots on the faucets!
107. we have only used the shower in our master bathroom ONCE because i don't want to have hard-water spots on the glass. (we shower in the boys' bathroom instead).