Confessions

Due to the huge population of readers of this blog and the many requests for a new post, I present you with twenty confessions of Yours Truly. I am stealing this idea from some other friends...it sounded fun!!

1. I love to drink milk/water/juice from the carton. I hate dirtying a cup just for one drink.
2. When I'm alone in the car, I love to turn the radio up and belt the songs. It's such a cathartic event...I feel more relaxed when I get out of the car.
3. I am obsessed with good smells. I love things like febreeze, scented candles, glade plug-ins (fresh laundry scent), and air fresheners. I do not like the presence of interesting smells (roommates make this difficult).
4. I am addicted to gum! I have to be chewing something.
5. I cannot suck on candy. Within two minutes, I am trying to break it with my teeth so I can chew it. Those huge jaw-breakers are a nightmare for me...I lose interest rather quickly.
6. I hate tv, but I love movies (although, I do love American Idol!!!!)
7. I cannot sleep on my back, but I have to start in that position at night or else I will not fall asleep (I say that because I have tried to fall asleep on my side multiple times and it won't work unless I am on my back first.)
8. I have recently developed an intense passion for indoor plants! The only problem is that I keep killing them. I am proud to say that my babies (Chives, Cilantro, Thyme, Parsley, and Basil) have grown from seeds and are now sporting their secondary leaves (well, Basil is being a late-bloomer, but I can see leaves starting to come up.)
9. I absolutely love yard work (weeding, mowing the lawn, planting, etc).
10. I love cooking!!!!!!
11. I'm a severe clean freak, but my room sometimes suggests otherwise (I don't even get it!)
12. I hate sports but actually love a good football game if I am in the stadium at the time the game is going and the weather is pleasant or slightly on the warm side.
13. I maintain a secret love of architecture and construction...I sometimes wonder why I did not study those subjects in college...
14. I have always (as long as I can remember) wanted an identical twin. Because I did not get that, I want a set of identical twins.
15. I have only cried after 4 movies (that I am aware of).
16. I LOVE playing with hair! I find it absolutely relaxing when I run my fingers through hair (even more when people run their fingers through my hair).
17. I am determined to run at least one marathon (running is my favorite sport).
18. I have never been skiing (yet I have lived in Utah my whole life).
19. I would jump at the chance to walk the Camino de Santiago, starting in Pamplona. This will happen sometime in my life!
20. I love a good campout with a tasty foil dinner, a good hike, and friends/family.

There you have it...twenty things you probably didn't know about me :).