37 things (you might not know) about me for my 37th birthday

In honor of my 37th birthday I thought I would share 37 things that you may or may not know about me.

1. I am the 4th generation of my family to live in my small town.
2. I used to own a store with my mom in our  town that was open one evening a week and Saturdays. We opened it while I was in college and I continued to run it with my mom, and then by myself until 2011. We sold scrapbook supplies, antiques, fresh flower arrangements, balloons, handmade crafts, furniture and vintage items.
3. I went to kindergarten in the same room that my son's kindergarten is in.
4. I've only been to one place outside of the United States, I spent 3 weeks in England as my last class before graduating from College. I loved it and would go back again anytime!
5. If I could move to anywhere in the United States I would live in Alaska. I've been there 5 times, including two weeks for my honeymoon. I tried to talk my hubby into buying a coffee shop and staying there!
6. I am exactly 5 foot tall.
7. Growing up my parents owned the town lumber yard and my mom sold punch needle embroidery at craft shows on the weekend. I grew up roller skating up and down the aisles of the lumberyard and playing Barbies under the back table at craft shows.
8. I moved out of my parent's house when I was 19, into my own house that was built in 1922. Which I fixed up and lived in for 10 years by myself with my 3 cats.
9. I have a BA degree in English with a writing minor and a master's degree in Elementary Education.  I have wanted to be an interior designer, a writer, a preschool teacher, a kindergarten teacher, a mom, and I am still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
10. If I had the day to myself and I could do anything I wanted, I would go yard saling, read a book, get several starbucks mocha frappucinos, and visit with a friend I have lost touch with and haven't seen in almost 10 years, in that order.
11. I hate white walls. My husband loves white walls.
12. My favorite color is red. (see #11 for why my house is mostly white)
12. I am terrified of snakes and tornadoes and the dentist.
13. I started selling on ebay in 1997. I sold scrapbook paper and ephemera supply lots. My first YEAR I made a profit of $1000 and I thought I was in the big money!
14. I have photographic memory, which comes in really handy when remembering BOLO's I've seen on other blogs
15. I used to read 3-5 books a week. I now read about 3-5 a year, if I'm lucky! I miss reading!
16.I am very prone to motion sickness, I once threw up while floating in a swimming pool (too many waves :) I do not do boats, spinning rides, swings, or back seats in cars.
17. In college I worked at Hobby Lobby. I started as a cashier, then head of the Cards and Party and Candles/Scents Department, then I designed all of the store displays and went to other stores all over the country to help them set up their displays. I also went to a 3 day training to learn how to "shape" (ie fluff) Christmas trees.
18. I have a hard time working in a place where everything is put away and I can't see where things are.
19. Favorite weather: Rain      least favorite weather: windy
20. Favorite Hobby: scrapbooking/crafting
21. my hubby and I dated for 3.5 years before getting married. 11 months later my brother and my hubby's sister got married (they both were over 35!)
22. Favorite food I never get to eat: boiled peanuts, preferably fresh from a roadside stand
23. I just recently canned my first food- salsa. 6 jars which my hubby has already eaten.
24. Celebrity Crush: Robert Redford
25. Part of my morning routine includes getting more swagbucks- I was recently able to purchase a 24" flat screen TV for our bedroom using only swagbucks!
26. I wrote 200 pages into a novel and then stopped and never finished it.
27. I was recently diagnosed with what my Dr. is calling "situational" depression. I am learning how to better deal with this. Blog post coming soon.
28. Favorite band: The Blue Nile
29. My kitchen is decorated in Vintage Coca Cola, but I drink Pepsi.
30. I am very klutzy, more so when I am nervous, and hurt myself at least once a week.
31. I hope to one day write a book and self publish it. Any one have ideas about what I should write about?
32. I am a very, very picky eater.
33. I do not wear heels, ever. (see #30)
34. If I had a million dollars the first thing I would buy is a freezer just to store milk I got on sale.
35. I hate talking on the phone and often screen my calls, even if its my family calling.
36. I am very allergic to cigarette smoke, just walking by someone in a store who smokes will give me an asthma attack- which sometimes makes shopping at garage sales, flea markets and auctions difficult.
37. I was born when my mom was 35. I arrived a month early, the day after they moved into their new house they just finished building. (and still live in now!) My mom bent over to get a pan out of the cupboard to cook an egg for breakfast and her water broke. ( I think that was the first and last time that I was early for anything!)