what you should know about me

 

Happy Thursday, friends! I thought I'd share a few things about me that you might not already know. I hope you enjoy this! 

I have a few OCD tendencies; I need to volume on TV to be at an even number at all times. I also tend to go back and check (and then re-check) things a lot.

I am pretty certain that I have something called dyscalculia, which is like dyslexia, but with math.

I have eight piercings in my ears. I have two more holes that I don't ever wear: one on my left ear and one on the cartilage part of my left ear.

I have three tattoos and want more.

I am more adventurous than I let on; I love to travel and explore new places. 

I am tenderhearted, but I tend to have a strict side. This came out in my parenting and it comes out now in the elementary school setting. I also pull out my "mom voice" from time to time, and it always surprises people.

I'm a published author; years and years ago, I used to submit articles to The Today Show website on parenting advice. I always had a lot of great feedback! I also wrote for an online Christian magazine for a few years. Additionally, I've helped write six Bible studies; as much as I love the studying and writing, it was the editing process that came so naturally! I've been writing since I was a little girl; to this day I have tons of journals that I go through, but I don't keep them for long.

I'm a singer and people like to hear me sing, but I've never done karaoke! Also on that note, when I was younger, I was told that I had perfect pitch. I don't know if that's still true (probably not), but I thought it was cool. I love to sing in places with great acoustics, so give me a garage or a hallway any day. It would be a dream to sing somewhere like that publicly! 

I may not ever want to marry again. I thought I did, and I think I do sometimes...but I really like my life when I'm not attached to anyone. I admire women who never remarry! I don't need a man to complete me. (This may change tomorrow. Ha!)

I'm able to compartmentalize really well.

I'm a neat freak, and a clean freak, but you'd never know it because of all the dang dogs! This makes me crazy, and I have stopped trying to run myself ragged trying to maintain it well.

I love being in my bedroom more than any other room in my house.

I type really well, and really fast.

I hate it when my fingernails are long, even though I love the way it makes my hands look.

I love Thanksgiving night through December 24th the most; it's the spirit of Christmas that I love, not the actual day of. 

I hate Hallmark holidays.

I can be bad about matching other people, meaning that I take on what they like or dislike. I did this for 28 years in my marriage, and I won't do it again. I used to say that I hate the beach, but then I went to the beach with friends, and I've loved it ever since! I never wanted to go to one again while I was married, because he would have been miserable, and it would have put me in a bad mood. But with friends? Yes, please! 

I sometimes talk to myself; I have been doing this a lot lately.

I love being with people, but I also need to be alone sometimes. I'm an extroverted introvert.

I tend to want to be in control, but I really don't at the same time. I'm always telling myself to let something go. It's not my job or my responsibility.

I work hard.

I'm scatterbrained.

I prefer music to having the TV on. 

I prefer my showers and hair washing at night. 

What say you? Tell me something about yourself that I don't know. This idea was inspired by something I saw people asking Chat GPT. See you back here tomorrow, friends! Love to all.

Jen