7 Things

A while back Nicki tagged me and I am finally following through. Without further ado, here are 7 things you probably, most likely, don't know about me.

1. I have Dermatographic urticaria. Otherwise known as "skin writing." I've been plagued with it since I was 16 years old. It is basically just extremely itchy (think burning, itching, going out of your mind terrible) skin. It used to be a lot worse than it is now. God created Zyrtec for me though, I'm pretty sure. I took it daily for years to prevent really bad flair ups. Can you imagine having extremely itchy burning skin and knowing that if you touch it it will only get worse? Yes, it is horrible. I am extremely glad it is a lot more mild now. I dealt with it unmedicated for 8 years when it first started and that was enough. Zyrtec changed my life. I haven't taken much medication for it since I became pregnant with Naomi 5 years ago but that is a good thing. Although, just thinking about this is making me itchy... Maybe I should turn my misery into a profit?

2. I was a carny. Well, not a carny, but I worked at Silver Dollar City for one summer in college. I worked on the Waterboggan. The worst part about the job was I had to group people to go on the ride. We could put between 2 and 5 people on one boat and they had to collectively be between 250 and 750 lbs. That's right folks. I WEIGHED PEOPLE! So when someone stepped to the front of the line and I said, "how many?" and they said, "two." I asked them to "step up here." Most the time we were slick enough and people never even knew they were being weighed. Except when there was a problem. Like, the two people don't collectively weigh 250 pounds. Or they weighed more. If they don't weigh enough I say, "is anyone here riding alone?" over my microphone and some lucky kid gets to cut to the front of the hour long ride. If they weigh too much I have to say those dreaded words... "we're going to have to split you up." Hopefully they understand and just don't ask "why" because who really wants to answer that? 

It was the hottest experience of my life. And not hot as in Paris Hilton "that's hot." Branson, MO is hot in the summer and my little PNW self was not liking the heat and humidity. I could handle it in little doses but standing in it dressed in full 18th century garb for 8 hours at a time was pushing my limits. 

It was also one of the best experiences of my life. I worked at SDC and lived at Notch Pines for Discipleship Focus. Highly recommended to anyone with a free Summer. I can't say enough great things about the program.

3. I'm short. OK, this was a freebie. Really, most of you know that. If you've never met me then you might have deduced it from my pictures. 

4. I hate shopping. In stores. OK, except for Costco, I like Costco. Ooh, and Target. Large aisles, organization, good. I try to avoid malls at all costs. I hate sales racks, they make me anxious just looking at them. Everything shoved together, all disorganized. This is why I especially hate discount stores like Ross or TJ Maxx. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've never stepped foot in TJ Maxx. I went in Marshalls for the first time recently and vowed never to do it again. We live next to a Filene's, and I'm pretty sure I'll never go. Give me amazon any day.

5. I like sports, just not playing them or watching them (on TV). I'm not sure if I have an explanation for that. I played a lot of sports growing up, I watched a lot of sports. Turn on a baseball game now and I'd rather do almost anything rather than watch. I can handle some basketball, football, possibly one round of golf. That's about it. And let's not talk about me playing sports.

6. I'm always tired. You're thinking, "duh! she has a baby and two little ones!" But really, I've always been tired. Always. Every day. Forever. Nothing seems to be really wrong with me but I'm just tired. Though speaking of being tired because of babies, I think the last time I got 8 straight hours of sleep (or 8 cumulative hours for that matter) was 5 years ago. 

7. I talk to my mom on the phone almost every day, maybe every other day. My dad told me about 10 years ago that I call too much but really, I don't. I had cut back for a while but that didn't suit me so I call whenever I feel like it. If her phone rings, it's probably me. Or maybe it's my brother. I think he calls a lot too. 

That's me. All the strange little tidbits of information you never needed to know! 

Comments

[Heather D]

I didn't know about your itchy skin...no fun.
Thank God for allergy meds. I heart allegra.

[Nicki at Domestic Cents]

YAY! Another short girl :)

[Erin]

Will you still like me if I tell you that I'm 5'10"? What if I share your dislike of discount stores and your love of Target, Costco, and Amazon.

Okay, but what if I tell you I gave you a little bloggy award here: http://nagle5.blogspot.com/2009/05/catching-up.html

yeah, I can be bought, too!

[Andrea @ The Train To Crazy]

Well, I guess I can forgive you for being tall. Thanks for the award!

[Mom2Four]

Thanks for stopping by my blog, your blog is great!!! I will definitely stop back by!

[Lynn]

Nice to meet you. Thanks for stopping by my blog! These types of posts are so helpful to get to "know" someone. I'm short too, but I love shopping. I talk to my mom a lot...sometimes several times each day. Hope you'll come back to visit again.

[Katherine@RaisingFive]

I'm tired a lot, too. I took naps every day when my kids were nappers. Man, I miss those days! =)

So nice to meet you here - loved getting to know you and your sweet little ones! You have a wonderful way with words. Keep it up!

Love,
Katherine

[maryanne]

This was fun to read! I love Target, Costco, and Amazon too. Also Ikea...

I'm tired all the time too, and I'm pretty sure I haven't gotten 8 hours of sleep since I got pregnant with my oldest daughter - so about 4 years now...