About Me

I'm the mother of three awesome kids -- Cameron, 13; Graham, 11; and Sara, age 10. Jay and I have been married for just a little over a year! I work for a telecommunications vendor in public relations. In my spare time, I train for triathlons, knit, read and...sleeeep.

The 100 Things About Me:
1. I'm happily, very happily married.
2. My greatest joy comes from knowing that my children are happy, nice and silly.
3. My job is pretty boring.
4. I have a big heart.
5. I'm a Scorpio. Was there any doubt?
6. I tolerate a lot of shit before I react.
7. I like my toenails and fingernails short and painted.
8. Pepperoni and pineapple pizza.
9. I need a bigger car.
10. My dog loves me.
11. My friend Tim says I'm not judgmental.
12. I do not like it when people tell me what to do.
13. A pet peeve of mine is bad drivers.
14. Vintage 50s clothing is where it's at!
15. I like to clean my house.
16. My dad was in the navy in WWII.
17. I have way too much yarn.
18. I want to be a published author.
19. I loved the movie "Sliding Doors".
20. The movie "Office Space" can still evoke belly laughs, even after seeing it at least ten times.
21. I have a bad habit of falling asleep on the couch.
22. Desperate Housewives is a good show!
23. I'm a good swimmer.
24. My mother was a teacher.
25. I am the youngest child in my family.
26. Thank God for email, otherwise no one would ever hear from me.
27. I absolutely love handmade gifts, especially those from my children.
28. I buy a piece of vintage clothing each time I travel (only on non-business travel).
29. My bike belongs in the house.
30. I have an uncle who is one year older than me and an aunt who is one year younger than me.
31. I can't seem to read only one book at a time.
32. Some of my best friends are men.
33. I hate taking vitamins, but I do it.
34. Love, love, love pasta.
35. I make the best oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies I've ever tasted.
36. My bathroom is sage green.
37. Both of my parents were from small towns in Idaho.
38. I have three older brothers.
39. Mark Knopfler is a great guitarist and lyricist.
40. I am "this many".
41. I sure don't feel like I'm "that many".
42. I would like to make better beaded jewelry.
43. Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream.
44. I have a quilt that my grandmother made me for my fourth birthday. My dad can still see pieces of his childhood shirts in it.
45. When I lived in France, my neighbor wanted to sculpt my face. I think it's because of my "prominent" nose and large eyes! I said no. He freaked me out.
46. I don't like talking on the phone. I do it all day for work; last thing I want to do is do it during my free time.
47. I voted for John Kerry.
48. I didn't have a car until I was 23.
49. I am working in the field I majored in.
50. I love racing triathlon. Half Ironman is my favorite distance.
51. I don't sleep as well as I used to.
52. I am a fast talker.
53. I am a fast walker.
54. I make a lot of lists.
55. I don't like wool on my neck.
56. I really, really like my kids as people.
57. I like empty books, but never use them.
58. I own way too many coats (remember my vintage "problem"?)
59. I used to be a good snowboarder.
60. I have climbed the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States -- Mt. Whitney. It was a toss up which was more difficult: Mt. Whitney on the descent or natural childbirth.
61. I have a huge variety of cookbooks.
62. I hate department stores.
63. My brother D. is my best friend after my husband.
64. I am opinionated.
65. I keep the books I read and thoroughly enjoyed, I donate the others.
66. I think it is important for my children to see me attempt to manage a career and a home.
67. I would love to have long hair, but I don't have the patience to grow it out.
68. West Wing is a cool show.
69. I also like the Food Network.
70. I admire my best friend H. because she is always half full. She is the strongest woman I know. I look up to her for her positive attitude.
71. I believe the United States has a very screwed up maternity leave policy.
72. I want to believe in karma but I don't.
73. My house is usually messy, but that doesn't mean I like it that way.
74. I like my in-laws.
75. Our kitchen is red.
76. I wear size 10 shoes.
77. I like secret pals.
78. I can't decide whether to have another baby.
79. I don't like knick knacks.
80. I don't know why, but I never seem to finish a project without starting something else first. This annoys me.
81. I have quite a few long distance friends.
82. I wish my husband would let our dog sleep on our bed.
83. It makes me very happy when I walk into the family room and see my husband playing video games with the kids.
84. There is a dishwasher and an air conditioner in my laundry room. Not being used. Just waiting.
85. I'm very outgoing.
86. I usually wear sweats.
87. I love a lean, medium-rare steak.
88. I tend to wait too long before eating.
89. I miss my kids the minute they leave.
90. I like Lebanese food.
91. Being a mom is the thing I am the best at.
92. Being a mom is the thing that makes me happiest.
93. My friends are awesome.
94. If I had a totally free Saturday, I would spend a third of it at a yarn store(s), a third of it at a bookstore (Powell's) and a third of it at vintage clothing stores.
95. I often think I'm too sensitive.
96. I procrastinate and am trying to change.
97. I want more animals.
98. I like Thursdays because it's like you're almost "home free".
99. Summer is my favorite season.
100. My kids are the coolest people I know.