day 1- a Picture and 15 Interesting Facts

this is me in my kitchen cooking some stuff for an after-thanksgiving dinner celebration with some friends. food+cooking+friends=happy! which leads me to my first fun-fact.

1. nothing makes me happier than a glass of wine with friends. and dessert.

2. i love love LOVE summer. i love the warmth of the sun on my skin, late summer nights and the rush of the ocean. that being said...

3. new england winters are starting to grow on me. there's something beautiful and haunting about a snow fall and the way the city lights reflect off the snow. i'm sure i'll be eating my words in about a month when i'm shoveling.

4. i'm clumsy. i understand that this is not an 'interesting' fact, nor is it a new fact. but it's such a prominent part of my life that i had to mention it.

5. i have an 'other' job. i run a group home for crazy people. we use live-in staff to destigmatize mental illness. what this really means is that we live with crazy people.

6. i like to put vaseline on my feet at night and cover them with socks.

7. socks are the only thing i wear to bed.

8. i keep a spare pair of underwear and socks in my work bag. i've been stranded too many times without them, and it is NOT comfortable to work (aka sweat) without socks or underwear.

9. i absolutely hate when people type. like. this. it just doesn't read very well, and plus, it's lame.

10. i also hate when people say 'lol' or 'btw' or anything of that nature in a regular conversation. though it's a good way to sound completely uneducated, if that's your goal.

11. i am addicted to facebook. it's kind of disgusting, actually. my phone battery wastes away every day because i'm constantly on facebook. i get up to use the bathroom most nights around 4 am, and i can't fall back asleep after unless i see what people are up to on facebook. except that people are not up to ANYTHING on facebook, because it's 4am!

12. kids drive me absolutely nuts. WHY are they always screaming and WHY are they always dirty? yech.

13. i LOVE my dog more than anything. yes, she is spoiled and neurotic. and yes, she will always be cuter than your dog.

14. my friends mean the world to me. i couldn't make it through this life without them.

15. as much as i love my friends, i am still my favorite person. my alone time is priceless.