12 Things You May Not Know About Me

If you are on Facebook you’ve no doubt seen the number game that’s currently making the rounds. Someone lists a certain number of things about themselves and anyone who “likes” the post is then given a number and is supposed to do likewise. I was given the number 12 and since I’m overdo for a blog post I decided I’d share my list here.

1. My fellow first graders selected me to play Cinderella in our class play and I got to wear a beautiful dress in it. I felt like a real princess. 
2. In my senior year of high school I had the female lead in a melodrama. I played Nell Sweetandgood and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. 
3. I am very ticklish and also easily startled. 
4. I never, ever wear pajamas. For me it’s nightgowns or nothing. 
5. I love Mexican food but detest cilantro. 
6. Music moves me to the very depths of my soul. Sometimes I have tears running down my face while listening to music alone. 
7. I’m afraid of heights and once made David drive quite a way out of the way to avoid a second trip over a bridge in Colorado. I don’t like winding mountain roads, either. In fact, one of my recurring unpleasant dreams involves mountain roads. 
8. I had two relatively serious and very painful burns from riding mini-bikes as a kid but that didn’t deter me in the slightest. I loved to ride full-throttle and take jumps. 
9. My beliefs regarding religion and spirituality have changed, deepened and broadened in recent years but my faith remains the foundation of who I am. 
10. I don’t know how to drive a stick shift. 
11. If I’m not actively listening to someone or something, I nearly always have an internal conversation or monologue going on in my head. Sometimes I silently narrate my actions as I go about my day. Or I have detailed daydreams. In other words, I’m a little nuts but I’m never bored. Or lonely.
12. I seriously think I would like to have my own commune. Each family would have their own living quarters but there would be a big community building with a commercial kitchen, huge fireplace and lots of comfy chairs and sofas. There would be plenty of room for crafts, art projects, games, etc. There would also be a piano and lots of other instruments. There would not be a television but maybe a pull-down screen for occasional movie nights. There would be a huge community garden and in the summer and early fall we’d can and freeze the produce for the winter. There would be chickens for eggs and a milk cow. Yeah, I’ve thought about this a lot. 😉