I'd been tagged repeatedly in Facebook for this, so I've finally gotten a list together. Liz, I'm counting this for the "7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Me" meme you've tagged me for as well! I'm nothing if not efficient. So here goes:
- I have lots and lots of friends, but I don't think I'm anyone's best friend.
- My very best friends are my sister and my husband.
- I think my niece and nephew are the most fascinating people I've ever met. I can't wait to see what they're like when they grow up.
- And yet, I've never really had any desire to have kids of my own.
- I know that I need to exercise to stay healthy, happy and fit into my clothes properly, but I can't seem to make myself do it.
- I am very bad about over-committing myself. Trying to parcel out my limited free time between volunteer work, my band, housework, and my family and friends leaves me stretched way too thin.
- If it weren't for "to-do" lists and deadlines, I'd never get anything done. In fact, while I'm writing this, I'm putting off cleaning my office.
- Even though I'm perfectly comfortable singing in front of large groups, I'm still an introvert.
- I can only handle extroverts in small doses because their energy exhausts me.
- I love plants and gardening, but I'm too negligent to grow anything except the most hardy plant varieties.
- Someday I will probably write a book. It doesn't feel like a priority right now, though.
- I love to bake, but I don't do it very often anymore. I miss the days when nobody thought carbs were evil.
- It's very difficult to be a feminist and a hard rock fan simultaneously. I have to do a lot of compartmentalizing to make it work, and sometimes I still can't quell my outrage at certain song lyrics and attitudes.
- I like to work in complete silence unless it's physical labor of some kind. In that case, crank it up!
- I love looking through old photos, but I never quite know what to do with them. They always end up being thrown in a big box until I'm ready to glance through them again.
- One of my goals in life is to travel more, particularly outside the U.S.
- Before I start spending money on travel, I want to finish fixing up my house. We still have five or six major projects left before I'll have the funds to allocate to other things.
- If I could to take a nap every day, I would.
- No matter how bad things get in the world, I remain optimistic that they can get better.
- Have I mentioned that I don't watch the news on TV anymore at all?
- It's been about a year since I joined Twitter, and it has changed my life more quickly and noticeably than any other technology I can think of.
- Speaking of technology, sometimes I can't believe that when I was a little kid the most high-tech thing we owned was a black and white TV with vise-grip pliers attached where the broken-off tuner knob went.
- The last time I went for a long hike in the woods, it was an important reminder that it's good to get away from technology and just be outside.
- I freely admit that having four cats is one or two too many, but we'll probably maintain that number indefinitely.
- This is the last "25 things about me" list that I ever intend to compile. I worked on it for two days!
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