Day 1: 10 Things About Me

1.) I have really weird food habits. Sometimes I binge on different sorts of food. For a few weeks I wanted waffles all the time. Right now, I’m obsessed with beans, grilled cheese (with pepper jack cheese) and oatmeal. I have to eat certain french fries first and save others for last. I eat all of the half popped popcorn kernels. I like my grilled cheese burnt a bit. When I was little, I had to eat the biggest part of my meal first and save the sides for last, I would then eat them one by one. I eat the crust or outside of a sandwich first and save the middle for last. My oreos have to soak in milk and get soggy before I eat them.

2.) I hate socks and shoes. I don’t like it when my feet are warm. My feet are always cold and that’s the way I like it. Unless they are against someone’s warm body. Also, I think my feet are beautiful. I love my arches and my toes are in wonderful proportions. My chucks are my favorite pair of shoes and my socks never match.

3.) I love taking notes (except for History class). I like making lists. I keep a journal. I really like writing things down, checking things off a list and highlighting.

4.) One time, when I was 11 or 12, I jumped off the diving board at the pool. My head kinda went back and made my neck sore. The lifeguards called an ambulance and they strapped my little body down in my bathing suit onto a board. I was so cold and scared. My brother, who is 5 years older than me had run away months before that and I hadn’t seen him since. Shortly after getting to the hospital, my brother showed up to make sure I was ok. He always shows up.

5.) The occupations I’ve wanted to have: fire fighter, police(wo)man, journalist, nurse, coroner, basketball player, teacher and detective.

6.) My favorite drink is water. I don’t drink much soda, don’t like very many juices and it saves a lot of money when I go out to eat. A lot of drinks irritate my throat.

7.) Halloween costumes: Snow White (or some other Disney princess), Sonic the Hedgehog, ninja and a boy/gangster (that year, Kayleigh and I just wanted candy). I know I’m missing one of my costumes, but it’s escaping me now.

8.) I’ve never done drugs (marijuana included).

9.) I fear regrets more than anything in the world and I don’t even know why. We all pass away eventually. I hate looking back and wishing I had done something different or better. It’s one of the reasons I don’t like making decisions. I have sad and heavy regrets on my heart and find it hard to buy into simply learning from my mistakes/regrets. I don’t live a life without regrets because I know I’ve failed at loving to the best of my ability at times.

10.) I’ve been a creative writing major for four years and have finally come to love writing within a CW genre. While I know I have massive improvements to make with my poetry, I enjoy writing and revising. I really hope I keep up with poetry when I graduate and find some way to improve.