This is a meme that's gone around Twitter and Tumblr. I'm bringing it to Blogger because I'm more at home here. But I thought I'd break it up into different posts, of 20 "things" each. Today, I'm blogging Twenty Things Maayan Needs To Know Before Visiting, in honor, of course, of Maayan coming from New York next week for our Epic Adventure.
Without further ado...
1. I am a snot behind the wheel. But the minute the key is out of the ignition, I'm calm again. But I can get a little profanity-laden when I'm driving.
2. I talk to myself. Call it a product of living by myself so long, but I honestly say things out loud to myself, such as, "Okay, I need to put the milk away now." I do not, however, have full conversations with the voices in my head or anything like that (nor do I have voices in my head).
3. I'm revolting when it comes to my cats. Baby talk, nicknames, Tuna Time...I'm revolting. And Maayan gets to see me with four cats in residence next week.
4. I'm surprisingly shy about singing in front of my friends. I know! Me! I'll probably get over it because we do have plans to sing in the car--a lot. And we will be singing along at the concert. A lot.
5. I have a morning routine that must be adhered to. Get up from the left side of the bed, use the bathroom, tea. It's very important.
6. Everything has a place in my home. Swimmy always sits in front of the computer monitor (unless he's in my purse, ready for our next adventure). Shoes go in the closet, except for my garden clogs, which stay by the front door. The kitchen towel hangs on the oven handle. My glasses are always on my desk for easy access when I don't have my contacts in. It's just how I am.
7. I don't use my heater. Ever. I'd rather put on a sweater and wrap up in a blanket than turn my heater on.
8. At least once in Maayan's visit, she will hear, from my bedroom, at some late hour, a very exasperated "Harleeeeeeee!!" This is just my life.
9. I use my cell phone as an alarm clock...and keep it across the bedroom so I have to get out of bed to turn it off. This is how I get up as early as I do.
10. I can't sit still. No, really. Just in the course of getting this far in this blog post, I've gotten up and watched some TV, I've finished loading the dishwasher and setting it up to run tonight, and done a few other things. It's not short attention span, it's overactive mind.
11. I talk to my parents every day. So even though I will have a guest from out-of-town, and Mom and Dad will be on an epic road trip themselves, we will make a point of chatting every day, for at least a few minutes.
12. To get my make-up off at the end of the day, I don't wash my face over the sink. Nope, I shower. I might only be in there for two minutes, but I have to shower.
13. When I get excited about something, I make lists. I have lists in mind for next week--itineraries, packing list for our overnight trip to Oakland, etc.
14. Second only to my addiction to tea, I have this thing for Blue Raspberry Slurpees from 7-Eleven. There will be at least one Slurpee stop on this trip. (I don't drink them often; too much sugar and all that.)
15. I am not embarrassed to have a rubber duck out in full view in pictures. I'm just...not.
16. I always--always--put the lid down on the toilet before I flush. I once read that all that tiny particles fly out into the air every time you flush, and ever since I have kept my toothbrush in a drawer and put the lid down before flushing. I don't get rude if guests don't do it, but a part of me dies a little.
17. My morning routine: Roll out of bed, grumble a little. Look out the window to check current weather conditions. March into the bathroom, usually with both cats on my heels. March out to the kitchen and immediately start the electric kettle for tea. Turn computer on. Load iTunes. Load the internet. I rarely, rarely deviate from this.
18. I'm a clean-as-I-go person. Mostly. I might let a few dishes pile up in the sink, but not for long. I can't go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink, or a mess somewhere. Part of that is just from having the world's most curious cat in my life.
19. I am a Pillow Princess (that is, I sleep with about four of them) and I will be hauling my favorite "huggy pillow" (a king-sized) with us to the hotel in Oakland.
20. I am insanely proud of my scrapbooks and you will have to look at at least two of them during your stay.
1 comment:
Oh my God, we are a lot alike, and not just because of the 'duck!' I've had a huggy pillow for as long as I can remember and oh my God, I'm obnoxious with baby talk with the fur babies. =)
I also have road rage and talk to myself. I blame the fact that I am an only child.
And I'm obsessive about the toilet lid. I do have a golden retriever you know! ;)
Lastly, I wish I was there for a visit!!!!!!!!!! :(
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