Happy Birthday To Me!

Cathy over at Cathy’s Rants and Ramblin’s recently had a birthday and listed, “54 Things You Never Wanted To Know About Me”. We had quite a party so I decided to continue the tradition. Today is my birthday, so I decided to create my own list. I have also brought plenty of Diet Coke for all of you Diet Coke fans and plenty of Diet Pepsi. As for me, I am neither, I don’t like pop or any carbonated beverages. I did however make a little treat for today. It’s called, “Not Yo’ Mamma’s Banana Pudding”. It’s a pretty good recipe made by my favorite chef, Paula Deen. According to Paula, it got it’s name because one of her friends told her to try the recipe and it was called, “Mamma’s Banana Pudding”. When Paula tried it, she thought it was so good, she said that it certainly wasn’t “her” Mamma’s Banana Pudding because it was so delicious so she renamed it, “Not Yo’ Mamma’s Banana Pudding”. I love that story.

O.K. I was born at 9:21 p.m. on July 8th, 1958 making me 48 today and probably explains why I am a night person.

Here’s my list of 48 Things You Never Wanted To Know About Me:

1. I am terrible at being on time. I hate that about myself.
2. My two favorite things are flowers and children.
3. I am very romantic.
4. I usually need more sleep. I consider sleep a luxury.
5. I am very organized. Clutter gives me a headache. I am always looking for ways to be more organized.
6. I think smart men are really, really cool. And fascinating. And the best part, is that when they get really old, they are still really smart.
7. I like numbers and am very analytical.
8. I keep a perfect yard. I am the person who has beautiful flowers and never has a weed in her yard; I am the one who all the neighbors ask for lawn advice. Spending time gardening is my favorite hobby.
9. I enjoy being married.
10. I am terrible at fixing things. I like people who can.
11. I love fast cars. Like, really, really fast cars.
12. I am a fierce competitor.
13. I have no patience and can’t stand waiting for anything.
14. I admire people who stand by their values and their principles.
15. I can’t swim.
16. I am a great salesperson. I can sell anyone almost anything. I never lie when I sell though; I don’t believe in that.
17. I hate people who always talk about themselves.
18. I love hearing about how people got started in their business and business stories in general. I also love business shows like-Restaurant Makeover or Recipe for Success on the Food Network.
19. My favorite car that I have ever owned was an Infiniti I30. It was fast and luxurious; I used to say it was like when class and elegance meet technology.
20. Seeing Dear Son smile is the best part of my world.
21. I hate getting my oil changed (see #13 where I can’t stand waiting for something).
22. I like men with lots of hair on their chests. A lot. A really, really lot. And I love it when they wear their shirts unbuttoned so I can see it. (Wiping drool off now.)
23. I am very sensual.
24. My dream vacation would be to Bora Bora. Going to the Super Bowl would be close second. With the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears of course.
25. I love flying. Actually, I love the take off, especially if it’s a really fast jet. See number 11. I hate flying over water. I’ll do it but I really don’t like it. Ditto for driving over bridges.
26. I have always had really nice long nails.
27. I love the Tiffany window (display)in Boston. It’s my favorite window.
28. I would love to tour all the great flower and great water gardens of the world. 29. I also love historic homes and great architecture.
30. I would love to have a secret weekend place just for “you know what”. It would be a large studio with a huge bed overlooking a fantastic view, probably the ocean.
31. I wish these people were my inner circle: Martin Luther King Jr., Bill Gates, Paula Deen, Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart, Gary Comer, Eunice Shriver and Elvis Presley.
32. I like really fine china. For everyday use.
33. I am fascinated by houses-old house with beautiful woodwork and craftsmanship and new homes with beautiful lines and lots of windows.
34. I never forget when someone is really kind to me, especially when I need it.
35. I hate people who sell out.
36. When getting a gift, I always prefer a gift that someone made with their hands than one they purchased with their wallet.
37. I love technology. I just wish it came easier to me.
38. I like people who keep really clean cars.
39. I am not a morning person and don’t like people who are, but only when I get up.
40. I can’t parallel park.
41. I have a great choir voice. I love to sing in my car.
42. I love massages. When I go on vacation, I like to get one everyday.
43. I put all my laundry in color coded laundry baskets-white, dark and lights and then have two more, one for white towels and one for special wash.
44. I only use white towels. I also love white woodwork and lots of use lots of white in my interiors. I find white walls extremely boring though and institutional.
45. I love living near water.
46. I love a fireplace. I tend to use it almost eighteen hours a day in the winter. I don’t have one now though, and really miss it.
47. I keep a dream house notebook filled with all of the things I want in my next house. Did I tell you I was crazy about houses?
48. How you treat your children is more important than how you treat everyone else. How you treat the disabled or those less fortunate, comes a close second.