Becoming a Blogger...

The past couple weeks it's been kind of slow at work so I've been trying to find useful things to keep me busy.  The slowness also means I have more thinking time, not always a good thing.  In the spare time sometimes I remember to look at others' blogs, some I've always enjoyed reading, but I've always wondered if I really had anything to say and if anyone would care to read it.  After talking to one blogger friend, earlier in the week, I've decided everything I have to say is important...or at least we'll pretend so, to pass the time.  While reading blogs yesterday one of my friends had this list on hers and said she was going to do one a day, she's behind like a week, but I thought using the list might help me have things to write about when I post.  Also, it might help me to open up a little instead of keeping everything in.  If you know me, this is kind of a problem sometimes.  So here it is, the beginning of something...maybe, we'll see how consistent I am.

20 random facts about me

1- I can be a really random person.  For instances, this is what I just wrote on a co-workers birthday card, My neighbor has a circular driveway. He can't get out. Have a good one!
2- I think I have a selective photographic memory.  One of the things I'm really good at remembering are birthdays.
3- I have a really bad habit of not shaving my legs, yet I could be addicted to laser hair removal and waxing.
4- I'm a sucker for facial hair on guys, if it's good facial hair, not the sporadic gross facial hair, to the extent that if I'm driving and see a guy anywhere around he gets a second look if there's facial hair.
5- Speaking about guys, one of the physical things I'm attracted to on a guy are his hands.  I used to not mention this to others because they thought I was weird (for this post we'll say random, ha ha).  However, I've found other girl who feel the same way.  Like you can tell a lot about someone from their eyes (which I also really like) I think you can tell a lot about someone by their hands.
6- I'm a VERY observant person.  To the point that it annoys me sometimes.
7- I love a good deal.  Especially when using coupons and shopping grocery ads!  One of my biggest achievements was buying Kellogg's fruit filled mini wheats (one of my favorite cereals normally around $4) for $0.98 a box.  I think I got 9 boxes.
8- I have very few favorites.  Sometimes I think having a favorite limits you.
9- I own a motorcycle trike, his name is Phil.  He's also for sale.  Why?  When I finally got licensed last year (I may or may not have been riding for 4 years without) I had a love affair with his 2 wheeled cousin.  So if you know anyone who might be interested in him, send them my way.  (If I sell him then you'd be able to meet some new "guy" soon after.)
10- One of my most meaningful and what I feel is a real friendship is with someone who I've spent VERY limited in person time with.
11- Supposedly my eyes change color when I'm really mad.
12- I have nearly a bazillion inside jokes with my family members.  No really, it's not that much of an exaggeration.  They are mostly one liners and almost every conversation, if it's very long, will contain one of them.
13- I was hit / run over by a car when I was almost 4.  My mom was 8 months pregnant and jumped a 3 or 4' fence to get to me.  Yep, I'm that special!
* It's not easy coming up with 20 random things about yourself.  Sheesh, and I thought I was kind of unique.
14- One of my favorite sayings, in the right context, is I need a beer!  Yet, I've never had one and never will.  But the P.I.C. and I went and got one last night-cause it's just been one of those weeks. (thank you Coldstone, you're actually cheaper than a beer anyway.)
15- I willingly admit that for 3 years I've brain washed my niece with Aunt Lettie is favorite.  I occasionally get her to say it (I think she believes it) but since we are really very stubbornly similar she likes to tease me and not say it. Stupid cuteness of smart children.  Little does she know they are the magic words and would get anything she wants if she just said it, but then again she usually gets whatever she wants from me anyway.  The joys of being an aunt.
16- I honestly thought I would be married with children by this age.  I've started and am planning on continuing, to enjoy the fact that I'm not.  (see next "random" thing.)
17- I currently have a spending habit!  One that I really don't feel very guilty about.  I used to be very stingy and tight with my money.  First out of choice, (and good parentals teaching me good habits) second out of need (was sort of unemployed / trying to find the next career for a few years) and now I enjoy very much not having to ask permission of anyone else of how to spend my money.  Needless to say, this year I've been on a cruise, to Hawaii, purchased soccer and football season tickets, am going to Washington DC in May, and maybe I'll fit in one other trip before the end of the year, including a few various shopping sprees-not just clothes.  Have I mentioned I'm really okay with where I'm currently at in life?
18- I'm a soccer fan!  I've always liked sports, soccer just wasn't one I watched or was that interested in until I went to a few RSL games last year.  There's just something about being in a rowdy stadium that I love.  I might not know all the ins and outs yet, I happen to sit by a few who can tell me whatever I don't understand yet, but it's fun, really quite technical - I'm amazed at the foot work and accuracy the players have, and have you seen soccer players...or even some fans for that matter?  Yes please!
19- Except for diet food, there are only about 5 things I salt before I eat.
*FINALLY* (for you and me)
20- For lack of anything better, being lunch time, thinking about a recently purchased groupon and wanting to be done with this.  I love, love, LOVE chips and salsa/dips and/or crackers and cheese.  I'm fairly certain you could live on these alone!

Whew!  So turns out blogging is harder than I thought.  Stay tuned...Maybe I'll get better at it.