When Lacking a Topic, Find One of Those Listy Things…

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a sucker for a quiz, a personality inventory, a list of collected facts…I can’t pass them by.  And so, since my Rotten Cats story isn’t quite finished, I will stall with what I hope will be a mildly interesting and entertaining list of things about me.

Yes, Dyanne, the story is really coming. Please enjoy the thinly-veiled attempt at stalling interesting facts submitted here for your reading pleasure…

An A to Z List About Me

A- Age: Nearly 44. This month, in fact. And it occurred to me just now that I’ve been saying I’m 44 for a year already. Clearly, I struggle with math.

B- Blood Type: A+. Even in this, I’m an over-achiever.

C- Chore you hate: Vacuuming. I would rather do anything than vacuum.

D- Dogs or Cats: Cats. They don’t need to be walked in the dead of winter or the heat of summer and they do their business in a box which I do not have to clean. What’s not to love?

E- Eggs: Benedict. Or hard boiled. Or devilled. Or scrambled. OK, I like eggs.

F- Favorite Snack: Probably air-popped popcorn with lots of butter.

G- Greatest accomplishment so far: I’m going to go with conquering my Master’s degree. Lots of people do it. I did it within three years while also juggling a husband, a home, a pregnancy and subsequent Kidzilla, a full-time job, a diagnosis of ADHD, and a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Yeah, I’m a little bit guilty of hubris on that one. Forgive me.

H- Hat or Visor: Hat. But I get hat head so…neither.

I- Ice Cream Flavor of choice: I do not like ice cream. If I have to eat it, only vanilla will do.

J- Juggle: I used to be able to thanks to a high school gym teacher. Not anymore. At least not in the literal sense. Now I just juggle the lives and schedules of three people with ADD/ADHD and three Rotten Cats.

K- Kids:  One Kidzilla.

L- Love Letters: A lost art. In fact, handwritten letters in general are a lost art. I always loved writing letters – still do – and receiving them in return.

M- Married: Married to the Fab Hub for just over 10 years. No one has died or run screaming from the building yet, so I think we’re doing OK.

N- Netflix favorite right now: No Netflix here. The Hub got irritated with them about something several years ago and we quit them. When we had it briefly, I was enjoying the HBO series Californication with David Duchovny.

O- Oranges or Apples: Apples. Granny Smith is my favorite.

P- Pen of choice: Black medium point with smooth-flowing ink. Or my keyboard. It is what it is.

Q- Quirkiest habit: According to the Hub, making everything my fault. He says, “I’d say it’s pretty quirky and you do do it habitually.”

R- Random Fact: The correct word here is arbitrary, not random, but whatever. For my fact, I will submit that I have an undergrad degree in English and I am a spelling beast.

S- Siblings: Two younger sisters.

T- Time you wake up in the morning: Invariably ten minutes before I “have” to get up.

U- Underwear: Recommended.

V- Valentine’s Day Plans: I have to think about this right now? Honestly, we are not huge Valentine’s Day people. We both feel pretty strongly that expressing such sentiment should not be reserved for a particular day of the year because the card companies say it’s time. Read more on that here.

W- Waiting for: Godot. I couldn’t resist this one. Waiting for Godot was how I knew I could potentially be interested in the Fab Hub. In one of our early conversations I mentioned it and he knew precisely what I was talking about. I was impressed. Currently, we are waiting for his new career to get started. The Hub’s, not Godot’s.

X- X-Rays: Yes, some. Mostly dental. Occasionally to check on RA.

Y- Yard Work: No thank you.

Z- Zoo animal favorite: Tigers. Although otters are pretty entertaining.

That’s it for me – now it’s your turn. Grab the list, make your own post, and let everybody read about you!