10 Things you didn't know about me....

1. I'm a 50 year old Mother of four
2. My third Grandchild is due in July
3. I'm only 4'11 and a half"
4. I am a Home Renovator and can do everything from Carpentry to rewiring and plumbing a house
5. I used to sew all of my children's Halloween costumes
6. I'm a Pretty darn good Cook
7. I used to dance with the Ballet Folklórico
8. I Love everything Vintage and am pretty sure I was born in the wrong decade
9. I love Karaoke
10. I was taken hostage, abducted and shot during a Grocery Store robbery

That's a little bit about me and my crazy life! I am a Happy person who cherishes life and loves all peoples and am so very Thankful for every single one the Blessings that God has gifted to me!

1. I have a BTEC 1st Diploma in ICT Practioner
2. I have a phobia of cotton balls
3. I have a fear of rats
4. I used to be a Thai boxer
5. Have played videogames competitivly for money (Counter Strike)
6. I love to BMX
7. I adore classic rock
8. Never been on a date or been in a serious relationship
9. Been hit by cars 9 times in my life, once seriously.
10. I love pugs, like seriously, if we didn't have loads of pets already I'd have at least 2!

1. People think I am an extrovert...but I know I am faking it
2. I have three sons and sometimes wonder whether the two miscarriages I had would have been girls
3. I was in an improvisational comedy group in college and worked on a sketch comedy tv show
4. I used to follow thoroughbred horse racing obsessively...between the ages of 11-15...I also used to go to the Belmont Stakes every year...starting in 1973 when Secretariat won (by 31 lengths)
5. I cannot sleep sitting up, in a car or on a plane...but lay me down flat and I'm out as soon as my head hits the pillow (like one of those dolls whose eyes close when you put them down and open when you stand them up)
6. I have a recurring dream about my youngest son falling of a pier or levee. Any time we are walking near water I grip him as tightly as I can.
7. My only regret about losing weight is no longer being able to donate blood
8. I always thing it is strange when people comment in the forums on my confidence. If I were truly confident, why would I constantly be seeking affirmation from others in the forums?
9. I am Facebook friends with my four most serious boyfriends prior to my husband (and a few other guys I fooled around with in college)...including the man I lost my virginity to.
10. I have a much easier time opening up to virtual strangers than to my real life friends.

1. I am halfway through my MBA in Healthcare Management
2. My GPA in said degree is a 4.0
3. I have showered in the Jets locker room (clarification - they were NOT present for said event)
4. Music is one of my passions - studied for 14 years.
5. I have an unnatural love of Baseball and Hockey (for a girl, at least)
6. I can do basic maintenance on my own car
7. Traveling is another passion of mine - been to 38 states, so far.
8. There has only ever been one time I've had a man buy me a drink at a bar.
9. I have been on ESPN
10. I believe in paying it forward. I coordinate a lot of charity events, and I volunteer with various community organizations to better the lives of those around me.


I've had fun reading everyone else's 10 things! So great to see what you all have accomplished, what you enjoy doing, and who you are as a person!

@412lexiLEX‌ - When you tell people you were in band, does it annoy you as much as me to hear the phrase "One time, at band camp..."?

I tested out of high school when I was 16
I was adopted
I have an unusually high pain tolerance
I love sports both watching and playing
I'm ambidextrous
I love plays/musicals
I always wanted to be an actress
I get bored very easily
I love traveling & have been to 16 countries
I'm a huge music fanatic

1. I love animals and am involved in animal rescue and have 9 cats.
2. I love boxing as a sport it runs in my family and have a good strong punch
3. I like to read books about serial killers and no I am not a nutcase just interested in how they think.
4. I love to cook and never buy anything processed
5. Metallica's Nothing else matters was the first dance at my wedding for my and my husband
6. I was in the reserve defence forces for 17 years
7. I am a clean freak and my favourite smell is dettol
8. I never eat ham or bacon I can't stand the smell or look of it
9. I don't use or buy any products tested on animals or with animal bi-products in them
10. I regret not losing weight for my 2012 wedding so that I could have worn a nicer dress.

ok so mine will probably be a mix of funny, weird and serious lol here goes...

1. I am starting my journey to nursing school
2. I used to eat more than 3000 calories a day
3. If you have a head full of dandruffs I will gladly scratch them. I like the way they look(don't judge me)
4. I like to drink
5. I am deathly afraid of seagulls
6. I don't like to look people in the eye(just feels awkward)
7. I don't have any friends
8. I hope to one day get married. Maybe sooner than later
9. I dont like other peoples kids
10. I want to travel the world

I love these. It's really interesting reading about people. I'll play:

1. I have two dogs.
2. One of my dogs out-weighs me.
3. The other one will out-weigh the one that currently out-weighs me when he grows up. (sheesh, don't try to decipher that sentence unless you're sober... LOL)
4. I also have a cat.
5. My cat is the 'alpha-dog'.
6. When I was in high school I played Trombone, Baritone AND Tuba... and this one time, in band camp... (I kid)
7. Instead of taking a music scholarship to college, I joined the Army (no longer in, though).
8. I get nervous talking to groups of people, so I got a job where I HAVE TO talk to large groups of people.
9. I have two tattoos.
10. I got both of them when I was younger and had been drinking a little too much.

1. I have been married 4 times.
2. I've been riding motorcycles since 1968.
3. I have a cat. He's a dlck.
4. I've won 1st place for my Raspberry Jalapeno Sauce 3 years in a row.
5. Played drums in a garage band back in the 60's and 70's.
6. Played Rugby. Only whiteboy on an all Samoan Team.
7. Plan to retire in a couple years and move to Las Vegas to go to Culinary School.
8. Still play soccer in a league. I'm twice as old as anyone else on my team and the oldest person in the League.
9. Black Belt in several disciplines. Competed Internationally for 15 years.
10. My waist size is larger than my inseam.

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1. I moved to FL from MI 21 years ago but still consider myself a yankee.
6. I'm not OCD but I tend to be a little psycho about certain things being clean and staying clean. My poor husband...I really try to bite my tongue but sometimes I just have to rant about his crumbs on my clean couch or counter top.
9. I love to do laundry.

You are more than welcome to come to my house and dust up the crumbs and do laundry. I'm not too far away. And I will give you ice cream.

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1. I am the mother of 2 amazing young men. They make me smile daily and scream weekly.
2. I own a tattoo shop.
3. I also work midnights as a police dispatcher.
4. I have a very low tolerance for shadiness and stupidity.
5. I am honest and blunt to the point that people call me a *kitten*.
6. I don't care that they do...lol
7. With that being said, I hate when something I say hurts someone's feelings, as that is never the intent.
8. If I didn't work, I would spend my time volunteering. Everywhere I could.
9. I crochet, knit and sew and am self taught in all.
10. I love to learn new things, simply to learn.