Five years ago (5? Really?  Wow….) I did a post called 100+ things about me.

I thought about completely reviving it and doing a full 100+ things about me again as quite a few of those are now old news or untrue (or have changed drastically).

But 100+ things felt like a lot to my addled brain, so I trimmed it down to 20 (for now – see after the list for my ideas).

So, without further ado…20(ish) things about me…that you may or may not know.

1. I grew up in Buffalo, NY.
2. A piece of my heart still calls Buffalo home…but then I realize I’ve spent more years away from NY than I did in it.
3. I call myself the “Reluctant Hoosier” – because I’m slowly, and begrudgingly, realizing that to me now, Indiana is becoming home. I still hate the name ‘Hoosier’…but I am loving the state more every day.
4. I am deathly allergic to cats (had one put me in the hospital 11 years ago)
5. And pot (yup – going to concerts like Metallica is FUN for me).
6. Growing up I ate orange juice on rice krispies or oatmeal in place of milk because of my allergies. (ick – it scarred me for life)
7. I have a tattoo – on my back – between my shoulders – it’s a butterfly with my kids initials woven in.
8. I am craving – craving another tattoo (or 3 or 4).
9. My tattoo embarrasses the teen (the punk. It’s not like I go around flashing it to his friends).
10. I have moments where I just want to walk away from it all. I don’t, but I have a flash of thought once in a while.
11. I’ve been married for 10.5 years – and it’s been a bumpy ride, but we’re still going strong.
12. If I could I’d have a pet snake – the husband would shit a brick, though.
13. I love coloring my hair.  It has nothing to do with the grays – I just like variety. In fact, it’s time again, what should I do next?
14. I’m attempting to create a victorian era gown from the skin out. Underthings are done. Corset is half-done. I have the materials ready to go for petticoats and bustle. 🙂
15. While I was obsessed with the Little House books growing up (seriously, read them over and over and over)…I hated the TV series because it was ‘too different’ from the books.
16. The first 2 fingers on both hands and my big toes all turn inward (on toes it’s called a bunion).  It’s an odd quirk I’ve had my whole life – although very soon I think my feets will need corrective surgery as they have begun to hurt.
17. My ‘odd human trick’ that I used to be able to do was bark like a poodle. I cannot attest as to whether I currently can still perform this trick.
18. I am a lifetime occasional smoker. I can almost always quit easily and I rarely go for more than a few months, but it happens.  Now that he’s 15, my teen is highly vocal about his disgust in this sometimes-habit.
19. I had an emergency hysterectomy 6 years ago. Best decision ever. I prefer hot flashes to the other mess.  With 3 kids (proving my high fertility despite multiple attempts to NOT get pregnant) and frequent inactive cysts and having already lost 1 ovary in 99…I was beyond ready.
20. I wrote a book.  It’s been [amazon_link id=”B00BEMN5SC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]published[/amazon_link].  I wrote another, it’s coming out in April. Many more on the burner. I love being an author – between it and blogging, I have the best jobs in the world.

There’s 20 for now.

I figure I’ll do one for each member of the family over the next few weeks. I might even turn it into a weekly deal for some regularity around here that can apply to whatever happens to be going on.