My past and my present

inspired by sweet Rachel at Smile and Wave

PAST

I used to be an uber perfectionist. My family would say I have mellowed out a lot over the years. Example: in order to have a perfect "curl under" in my hair, I would sit very still practicing the piano and let my hair air dry with me curling it under in a bob. I would get angry with anyone who bumped me or nudged my hair. That's just the tip of the iceburg.

My sisters and I would play pioneers by dressing up and playing in our trees. We would hang clothes from the lines between branches and wander collecting food. I'm sure our neighbors thought we were crazy.

Ballet was a major stress reliever for me from third grade until I graduated from High School. I loved stretching to piano music while delving into my own thoughts. I still do "bar work" in the kitchen against the countertops.

I was dead-set on being a surgeon when I graduated from HS. I started college pre-med, thought about med schools, and then in my sophomore year of school I felt very strongly that that wasn't what I was supposed to do. I finished my degree in Science but always wish that I had done Music or something along the lines of Graphic Design.

My first movie crushes were Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise. For awhile I thought I needed to be a fighter pilot. I was short and I had good eyesight. :) (needed essentials for pilots)

I was a complete nerd in Junior High. I hardly talked to boys and read all of the time. No. Seriously. All the time. It was when I discovered most of my favorite books.

I practiced the piano for 90 minutes everyday from eighth grade until I was a junior and life got way too busy. I feel it taught me a lot about perseverance.

I used to have nightmares that I'd show up to school and forget my locker combination.

I always shared a room with at least one other sister. Sometimes when we were little we would pretend to be talking on the phone to each other. My fake name was "Bonnie" and we would create this little world of picking up kids and doing household things.

PRESENT

My favorite candy flavors are watermelon and sour apple.

I always feel very shy and awkward around new people and doing new things. I hope people don't think I'm unfriendly and I do warm up eventually!

I don't drink coffee, but I do drink Pero every morning. I like it with sugar and this hazelnut creamer. It warms me up and makes me happy while I read my emails and facebook. My comfort food is a comfort drink.

I have a hard time maintaining friendships over distance or long periods of time, especially if I don't see someone all the time. (sorry Kimmy)

I have a thing (fetish) for bedding. No normal sheets or bedding will do. Why not spend 1/3 of your life in super soft sheets and a cozy down comforter? Thread count is important.

I would really love to take an Art class on campus. Some kind of oil painting class or design class.

I feel like I have so much under-developed potential on the piano-- and let me be clear-- I mean this is in a very regretful way, not a braggy way. I would love to continue lessons, we have lots of good teachers at the university, I just know that I could never devote enough time to practicing right now.

I love the TV show Castle. Such good writing. Not too yucky. Just enough mystery. Good characters.

I am not a super patient person. I have to work really hard not to stress out when someone is keeping me waiting for any reason. That being said, I do have enough patience to let my children go at their own pace.

My Mom and sisters are my best friends. When I start feeling bad about not having a "best friend" anymore I remember that my family is always there for me and I can tell them everything. I am just super sad that we are so spread out across the land.

I am collector of bowls and baskets. I have far too many. But I come up with new uses for my baskets almost weekly. There's always something that needs a home.

I crave quiet moments. If I don't get them in the day I feel crazy. I need silence and stillness. I am grateful that my children are mellow and allow me to have peace sometimes.