About me

Reading one of the blogs I follow hit home for me yesterday.  Erin at Two Story Cottage  described herself and it sounded a bit like me.  I'm just learning how to talk about myself (one of my goals for 2012), I don't update my FB page and I don't promote my blog.  My blog is more for me than it is for you (no offense), a way for me to journal or talk out loud about myself until I'm brave enough to do it face to face.  I could ramble on about how I'm trying to psychoanalyze myself, improve my self confidence and become a better person but... that's not the purpose of this post.
I commented to Erin that she had inspired me to join her in posting 25 things about Me.  Me being me, I tried to figure out what I should write, in what order and how I should phrase everything but in the end it sounded fake.  It sounded fake because it was, sort of; the list was contrived.  So, here is another go at it, no advance thinking, just what ever pops into my head.

1. I've been married 3 times. Third time has been the proverbial charm, 23 yrs married in September and 26 years together!
2. I own at least a dozen dictionaries; they are scattered around the house and at my office.
3. I knit, I love it but I'm very slow to complete my projects
4. I am a veteran, served in the US Army back in the 70's.
5. I'm planning to get a new hairstyle next week, I've been searching the web for styles I like.  Very unusual for me, normally I let my stylist decide how to fix my hair.
6. I'm Native American- Seneca Nation, Bear Clan and have never lived on a reservation but other maternal generations of my family did and do.  
7. As a young child I aspired to be an elementary school teacher.
8. Any time the opportunity to take a self examination quiz, survey, DISC, etc presents itself, I do it.  No real answers yet!
9. I wear only silver or white gold jewelry, except for the pendant I have that belonged to my late mother in law, it is yellow gold.
10. Purple is my favorite color.
11. I am a terrible manager of time.
12. I love to travel as often as I can, though most of my trips are centered around family or work.
13. I had cataract surgery in 2011.
14. I have 2 sisters and 5 brothers and both of my parents are still living--I'm very lucky.
15. I want to get in better shape this year and I hope that leads to losing weight.  
16. I drive a Toyota Tacoma pickup with a cap, a hand me down from Marty after he got a brand new truck and traded in my beloved Subaru :(
17. I love to dance and danced my heart and butt away in my 20's & 30's; a fixture on several local dance floors; personal enjoyment only, no real talent. I should take up dancing again but good bands and bars seem to be a thing of the past.
18. I had my first pedicure when I turned 50.
19. I love coming home, it makes me feel good.
20. I'd love to drive a really fast car but I'm so afraid something bad will happen.
21. It's hard for me to work in clutter, I need to have a sense of organization to function well.
22. I was once a New York Jets fan and thought Mark Gastineau was ' the man'.  I wised up and realized that Clint Eastwood was my Man; I have loved him since I was a young girl watching Rawhide with my Uncle Frank.
23. My Dad is the second most important man in my life.
24. I would like to sky dive.
25. If money was no object I'd love to have a large two story house, with beautiful curtains in every window, a wrap around porch, rocking chairs, abundant hanging plants and game boards and sweet ice tea at the ready for neighborhood porch parties every weekend.

Well there's a numbered list of random things you didn't know about me.  Erin had a linky party going with someone else but I'm not up to that yet and maybe never will but at least I posted my list ! YEAH!