The Seven

I've been tagged by Erica (www.theshadshack.blogspot.com)! So, now I have to list 7 things about myself that my blog readers might not know. Then, I am to tag seven other bloggers to do the same. Sadly, I don't know 7 other bloggers without including people she already tagged! But, here goes anyway! :)

1. My husband and I met in 7th grade band. We sat next to each other (depending on chair challenges..if you know what that is then you are a band nerd, too!) most of the time because he played alto saxophone, and I played french horn. We officially started "going out" when a mutual friend "arranged" it all (swapping our phone numbers because we were too embarassed to handle it ourselves I guess) in the lunch line.

2. I cannot remember anything unless I write it down. So, I keep a calendar where I write stuff, and then each day transpose the stuff from the calendar to a post-it note that I carry out with me throughout the day if I leave the house. If I lose the post-it (which I have been known to do), I completely panic! I have always been this way, but the method has been tweaked some over the years.

3. If I am not where I can write something down, then I use anacronyms to remember whatever I am trying to remember. For example, if I am in the shower and remember some things I need to add to the grocery list like Toilet paper, Shampoo, and Razors, then I would think TSR, TSR over and over. Then, I would think of words easy to remember that go with those letters. So, I would repeat in my head something like "That shirt's red." However, it sometimes backfires minutes later when I can't remember say what S stood for! :O

4. Yes, as you can tell from above I have mild OCD. Really. But, I am not medicated or completely crazy (yet). :) I mostly can control it myself. :)

5. I yell at my kids. This is something I thought I would mention simply because it is a fault I really really always try to work on. I like to share my faults with others because with that accountability I feel more compelled to improve. I just feel like they didn't come with ears unless I yell! I don't yell at first, but after saying the same thing nicely and calmly three times then I eventually break!

6. I like to sleep on "old" pillowcases that have a familiar smell. When I was little I would hate it when my mom washed my pillowcase. Up until recently when it fell completely apart, I always slept on my grandmother's feather pillow which was a gift to her when she got married! I took it to sleepovers and on vacations. Even more strange, Paul liked the way it smelled, too, and fought me for it! And we wonder why I have back and neck problems and acne! :)

7. I don't drink anything while I am eating, only after I am finished eating. My grandmother imposed this rule when we were kids, and I just kept following it without realizing it. It drives my husband nuts!

So, there you have it!

Now I tag:

1. Jennifer
2. Megan