My secret confessions

Things you might or might not know about me….and that I rarely confess

1.  I am secretly, or maybe not so secretly competitive–I like winning at board games and beating my children at video games.  Currently I am a Family Search indexer–the woman in charge recently started e-mailing who (not the names, just the number) indexed the most names each month.  Needless to say for the month of May, I indexed over 14,000 names.  And yes I was the top indexer.  I will also confess that I often check the site stats on the blog just to see if I am getting more view than my sisters.  However, I have come to the sad realization that I will most likely never top Barry Manilow.

2.  I hate being told I can’t–Doesn’t matter what it is, I have always hated being told that.  I took Calculus because my high school counselor said ‘I couldn’t’ (and it turned out to be fun).  I joined the swim team in high school not really knowing how to swim because someone said I couldn’t. (I lettered in swimming)  It’s also why I had kids with no anesthesia.

3.  I love sports–Many of you already know that.  I love the Denver Broncos, the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Rockies.  I listen to sports talk radio in my car and have called in to shows more than once.  I have played in fantasy  leagues and beaten my husbands co-workers.  I own a Bronco jersey (Mike Anderson, sadly no longer a Bronco), and a Carmelo Anthony jersey from the Nuggets (still pondering whether or not to burn it–don’t like Melo).  I can hold my own in almost any sports conversation and enjoy it.

4.  I am often intimidated–I try not to show it but a lot of the time I still feel like a little girl when I walk into a large group.  The feeling is always intensified if I am in charge of the meeting or situation.

5.  I still crave Mountain Dew– I quit drinking it (and all caffeine) over a year ago and still crave it at least once a week.  However I am staying strong.

6.  I revert to the middle child at family gatherings–I find myself deferring to my older sister when our family gets together.  I also sometimes still find myself feeling needlessly jealous of siblings.  There was a Thanksgiving a couple of years ago where I was totally stuck in that role.  It was so crazy!

7.  I can’t stand rubber band on newspaper.  I don’t like styrofoam either but it is not at bad.  Even the thought of the newspaper/rubber band combination makes my skin crawl.

8.  I won’t let anyone put their feet on me.  My kids think that is funny, so they are always trying.

9.  I LOVE Twinkies.  I would eat one everyday if I could.  I especially love them frozen.  But really, what is not good about Twinkies.  And yes they are good with Mountain Dew.

10.  I am not a good house keeper.  I try to keep the house fairly tidy.  I don’t like to clean, just to buy the cleaning products.  I only make my bed because my husband likes it.  I strive to see the point but really I just keep thinking why bother?

Last one–I only love grocery shopping when I can use coupons and I can get stuff for cheap or free!