Laura Vegas

saw this over on erika’s blog and thought i’d do it. love doing lists … that way i don’t have to think of anything to write about. i think the idea is to write 15 interesting things about yourself. like erika said … not sure how interesting these are … but here goes.

1. any time i walk by one of our main doors, i check to make sure it’s locked. we have 4 doors leading outside so i do this quite a bit. i probably check the doors 100 times a day.
2. i also tend to check the toilets quite a bit to make sure they’re flushed. sounds disgusting … but the kids are always leaving me surprises in there! lol!
3. when i open the blinds up in the morning i have to have each one open an equal amount … they all have to match up. if joe or the girls open them i always fix them.
4. i like to drink water … sometimes i crave it. if it’s in a regular cup i’ll drink it. but if it’s a water bottle (like the 20oz ones you get at the store) i like to stick it in the freezer and then get a little ice action going … i’ll guzzle 3 times as much water if it’s in one of these bottles!
5. i cannot function when there’s too much of anything. too many toys out. too much noise. too many piles on the counter. i literally can’t thing straight … so i’m always picking up things and putting them away.
6. i hate bright lights. we’ve got that huge florescant light in the kitchen … never use it. i’d rather turn on the 3 other small lights in the kitchen (including the one above the stove) when i cook than turn that big, bright one on. especially at night … i usually hang out with only a little side table light on downstairs. just enough.
7. i have to have the beds made every day. and the covers have to be straight. if the girls make their beds and the covers are hanging a little funny … i’ll fix them. doesn’t matter if i don’t see them all day … or that we’re just climbing in them again that night. i know they’re there … and i need them to be perfect.
8. i’m a big fan of deleting. our dvr holds 100 hours of television shows. we’ve never been above 20 hours. as soon as the show is watched it’s gone. joe and i watch a lot of the same shows … but always different times since he works nights. i’ve been known to delete a little too quick … before he gets to watching it. and he never deletes anything … so i’m always going through to see what he’s watched so that i can delete it.
9. i hate having dirty dishes laying around. the dishes have to be done immediatly after eating. and usually i’m washing tons of stuff while i cook so that it doesn’t pile up so much. joe’s always saying that he’ll get them … and my response is "can you get them now"!
10. finding 15 things about yourself is harder than it sounds! lol!
11. i’m extremely sarcastic. probably to the point of being annoying to some people. but don’t even try being sarcastic to me! i’m also extremely funny … i’m great an coming up with funny comebacks to things. at least i think i do!
12. i always sleep on my stomach … always. and my legs are always crossed in some way when i sleep.
13. i keep our clothes hanging in color order. all the shirts have to be hung with the appropiate color … white, pink, red, orange, etc. joe doesn’t keep up with the system though so i’m always redoing it.
14. i have a very short attention span when it comes to new things. when i’m trying to learn something new i tend to only last a few minutes … then i get frustrated if i’m not "getting it" or understanding … and i give up until next time.
15. i sat for two and a half hours tonight learning to make a photo collage in photoshop. i was determined this time to really try and figure it out. i got some extremely helpful tips from a scrapbooker that i look up to … totally owe her. and i actually remained calm even when i was having trouble getting things to work the way i wanted them. made 2 collages and can’t wait to scrapbook them.

well … most of that list made me sound quite OCD. lol! hopefully you all still think i’m cool after reading those strange things about me. lol!