40 Fabulous Things About Me!

(these are in no particular order)

I love The Bachelor franchise.

I loathe emoticons and abbreviations. I don't judge people who use them and I will admit that sometimes you just gotta (another thing I hate but you know...sometimes it is necessary) to convey your point.

I love hugs from kids. I met the cutest kid a few weeks ago at BBQ and she was adorbs (yeah, I did it again).

I loathe vinyl families on cars. Occasionally I spot a really great one like *the man and woman with the money bags instead of kids* but in the end it is all just really tacky.

I'm addicted to podcasts. I can listen for hours and hours and hours. I haven't listened to music at work in I don't know how long.

I loathe with all my soul the idea of City Creek Mall.

I love cupcakes, cookies, and any kind of baked good.

I loathe insincerity and fakeness.

I love Michelle Obama.

I loathe driving.

I love diet coke but have stopped having it at my house. None of you have any idea how big of a deal that is.

I loathe the heat this summer and am done, done, done with it.

I love the violet streak in my hair. Thanks, Twix for doing what I asked and thank you Z for prepping him with the idea.

I loathe Glen Beck.

I love my family.

I loathe ranch dressing.

I love the Olympics (yet, I hate most sports).

I loathe teasing. I'm sensitive and it is always rooted in meanness.

I love being pampered.

I loathe most chain restaurants.

I love freshly painted nails.

I love to read.

I love that occasionally the patriarchal order actually comes in handy: when the check boxes get delivered, when I have to move for the 17,000th time into a new office and when the guy drives.

I love each and every one of my friends.

I love boutique shopping -- not for crafts but for unique clothes, jewelry and fun stuff.

I love having cut flowers in my home.

I love clean sheets.

I love 6 o'clock, 10 o'clock, Noon, 3 p.m. and 7 ish -- it is when I get to eat.

I love freshly shaved legs.

I love anything flavored with cinnamon.

I love unrestrained giggles.

I love Taco Amigo peach shakes.

I love nicknames.

I love Becky Higgins' Project Life.

I love that I've lost 12 of the 20 lbs that I gained out of nowhere.

I love surprises.

I love post-exercise endorphins.

I love my new normal.

I love that on September 19th I will not be one bit different than I am today on August 14th. It has taken me a while to realize this.

I love that there are amazingly strong women who are trying to figure out how to live in this world and how to properly raise a girl to be smart, open, kind and in love with herself.