7 Random Things about the one and only ME

1. RAT WAS MY NICKNAME.


I used to collect Rubber Rats. I would use them to scare my church leaders at camp. I got rats because my best friend when I was little (Krista Nielsen) and i gave each other nicknames. She was Kat and i was Rat. I don't know why i picked Rat. I had the nickname on my 6th grade Basketball shirt. It was 3 letters and so didn't cost my parents a lot of money. So it stuck. My mom then got me a rubber rat, i can't remember if the first one was for halloween, but i know i got rats for christmas. I had a few of them and kept them around. Scaring my roommates in college also was very fun. Alas, i finally got rid of them, but did take a picture of them. I will have to find the picture and post it soon.







2. I'M A CARB-O-HOLIC.


I love bread products. Hmmm...that might be why i got a couple bread loaves hanging off me :) back when i played soccer, i would come home and eat Pasta (my favorite are the 3 color rotini? ones) and put Parmesan cheese on it. that's it. Just the other day, i had a binge and ate 8 whole wheat rolls from Winco. When my mom got us store-bought white bread when we were little, i helped eat it right up. eating the edge then squishing the white center up into a ball. Soooooo yummy! hahaha and sooo very healthy of course *wink*





3. I LOVE TO DRINK WATER.


My siblings would tease me about my sports-bottle filled with water. calling it my Baby-bottle. I carried it Everywhere with me. This was back before it was the IN thing to do. I still prefer nice ice cold water to anything else. I'm a aquarius, so maybe that explains things.





4. I NEVER HAD SWIMMING LESSONS.


So i don't know how to swim swim. I almost drowned when i was little...i remember it was at the Howell's pool. That's a long story i won't go into. I had ear problems and so never able to get swim lessons since it would not be good for my ears. I kindof taught myself how to swim, doggy-paddle is my favorite :) I love water, but i'm also scared of it too....i should say i have a very very healthy respect for it.





5. I HATE MAKING CRAFTS TO LOOK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'S.


I can't sit and do crafts. I hate it, and so whenever a church activity involved crafts, i would purposely do mine differently. I hated being the same as everyone else. I had to be different. I cut the hair off my barbies, I cut their dresses because I didn't like them being like the others. I even had a black barbie. She was cool! Anyway, all my church and/or girl scout crafts never looked like the sample one :) I hate scrap-booking too! I just can't bring myself to do it. I still have boxes of photos from my mission and from trips...and haven't even arranged them into albums yet! (i'm working on it, i have sorted them!!)





6. I MAKE LISTS, LOTS OF LISTS.

I can't do day-planners. I have one right now. A cheap $1 planner that i never look at. I put everything down on lists. I make lists, sticky-notes. I compile into a big list, you get the point. I even found a site http://www.e2dolist.com/ and it was okay...but then i make notes on the list i printed out. So i'm not giong to be upset that I'm not part of the Franklin Covey world, or the Day-Minder world, or any such planner world. I get them, then never use them, or use it and mess up and have to buy a new $1 one :) I just will stick to my many papers, that once aweek i go through! I don't need a list since most of it is in my head..but i write it down so i don't worry too much about it. I'm doing better though, i'm applying the Card-sort i learned with the career counselor into my list making, and actually into every area of my life. What is the card-sort theory? Well, you have many things you want to do. So put it down on 3x5s (or if its your clothes, put them into piles) go through each card or article and basically put them into groups. The title of the groups vary (at least for me it does)..essentially the old LOVE/LIKE/ SOMEWHAT LIKE/ NEUTRAL /SOMEWHAT DISLIKE/ DISLIKE /HATE. You get the idea.

7. I TOOK ABOUT 8987 STEPS 10/13/08:
I'm wearing pedometer. This is my second day. Don't ask about yesterday! it was very pathetic. I'm going to increase my activity level since last 3 weeks it hasn't existed. I'm on weight watchers again, this time its different. I have someone to go with from work and i'm sticking to it. My goal is to lose 1-2lbs a week. Not the insane 5 lbs a week that i sooo wish to see on the scale. I'm just aiming to be better every week. I'm doing the points. And each week i do better than week before...granted only 2 weeks, but i'm improving. And i have really learned i can not have any bread products or cold cereal since i gobble it all up in just a few days.

8. I DIDN"T FOLLOW THE RULES.
I guess you have to say where you got it and who you tag for this 7 random stuff...but i didn't. So there!!