43 Random Things About the Lady

As Lady celebrates another year of life - here are 43 random things about her.

Circa 1977 with my grandparent's dog Cinder

1. Her favourite colour is blue.

2. She has a learning disorder that effects her ability to remember letter and number combinations aka she is a horrible speller.

3. She has 2 undergraduate degrees, a Masters and a Post-Grad Certificate in Behaviour Analysis. 

4. She hated reading until she was 16.

5. The book that made her fall in love with reading was Timothy Findley's The Wars.

6. She has not parallel parked since her driving test in 1992 and has no plans to ever do it again (and she drives a lot).

7. Ketchup chips are her favourite.

8. She can't eat gluten or soy.

9. She thinks the best steak she has ever eaten was at Michael Jordan's in Chicago.

10. She loves to do laundry.

11. She loves to paint but isn't really great at it. 

12. She loves to take pictures and hopes to get better at it some day.

13. Her tonsils ruptured when she was 6.

14. She had 4 wisdom teeth, they were removed in her 20s. 

15. She has worn glasses since she was 5.

This day in 1976

16. She was painfully shy growing up (she never talked in class) and still uncertain in novel social situations.

17. She plans on retiring on January 1, 2030.

18. She and the Man got married when she was 21 (and he was almost 22).

19. Growing up she thought she was a cat person, turns out, she is both a dog and cat person. 

20. She is impatient, more impatient then most people know. 

21. Sleep is one of her number one priorities.

22. She doesn't really like shoes. 

23. She is a podcast junky.

24. She would sell her soul for good chocolate and good cheese.

25. While she respects other's beliefs, she identifies as an atheist.

26. She has a 'stitches' phobia. At 18 months 4 or so adults couldn't hold her down to put
stitches in her head and as an adult she just didn't go to the hospital when she probably should have had some.

27. She is terrified of whales and while she generally loves animals, hopes they become extinct. 

28. She has 2 tattoos. No current plans for a 3rd, but time will tell. 

29. She tore the meniscus in her right knee studying for statistics (yes you read that right) and she had to have 2 surgeries to fix it.

30. She has never liked being upside down.

1980

31. She was always the last kid picked for any gym class etc. and her elementary gym teacher had her sit out a lot as she was a danger to herself and others.

32. People see her as pretty black and white, but as she ages, she is starting to play in the grey.

33. Her accessories of choice are necklaces and watches. 

34. She has never participated in any sort of protest or march.

35. She has visited 24 countries. 

36. She loves nature, but doesn't consider herself an outdoors person.

37. Her bird feeder is one of the biggest joy bringers of her life currently.

38. She hates coffee but loves tea. 

39. The first time she was in a plane was to go sky diving.
40. She would call herself a realist but most people see her as pessimistic.

41. She has had the most vivid dreams and nightmares since she was about 18 months.

42. She is an extremely organized person who is really good at getting things done.

43. She loves, loves, loves, loves, lists.