7 Facts about Me

I have seen this post on many people's blogs so I thought I would try for today. I don't find myself terribly interesting but I enjoyed other peoples...so here we go

1. I am deathly afraid of mice. I'm not sure where this issue came from but possibly my mom's reactions to them as a child. As a little kid we lived on a farm and so we had to put mice traps out a lot. I used to go empty the traps etc. No a days I can't even go into that room in the pet store. I had a dream two nights ago that two of them bit me in the neck. It was so real I woke up with my hand on my neck and it hurt.

2. I love working from home. I used to work in an office in South Bend before I got married. I've always enjoyed my job. I worried that when I moved down I'd miss the office interaction. While somedays I do, I love the lower stress and greater flexibility that comes with working from home. With Mark's sometimes crazy schedule this works really well. My co-workers have been fabulous in the adjustment so I'm thankful for that.

3. I don't mind having my picture taken if I don't have to look at it later. I never want to see into someone's digital camera after they have taken a picture of me. It's an insecurity thing but I just don't like looking at pictures of myself. I've eased up on this a bit since being with Mark. We take a lot of pictures together and I like looking at him.

4. Star Trek the Next Generation is one of my all-time favorite TV shows. Mark and I don't really watch much television but we do occasionally buy TV series on DVD and watch them to relax. I bought Mark all seven seasons of Star Trek and we watched it all last year. I still pull the DVD's out regularly and re-watch episodes. I'm getting pretty good at the Star Trek quizzes on line.

5. Two of my toes on my right foot are slightly webbed. It isn't terribly noticable until you look but I definitely have the webbing like a duck there.

6. I am definitely an audio learner. I gather information best by it being said to me. This is why college worked so well because I could go and listen to lectures. I think this is also why I talk to myself :)

7. I cry easily if other adults are crying. I can handle children's tears fine but if another adult is crying and emotionally struggling, I often cry right with them.