25 Random things you might not know about Julie

I was tagged a few weeks ago, but reading Kamilli's today inspired me to actually do it!

1. I've always wanted to go skydiving and the one time I had the opportunity to do it, I didn't. I've regretted it ever since!

2. I love candles and it makes me happy that my husband loves them too!

3. I HATE glasses - yes, the eyewear. When I was young I had a muscle problem that made my eyes cross when I read so I would see double. In 3rd grade they made me wear these glasses with prisms in them which forced my eyes to stay straight when I read. The side effects were that I was dizzy and nauseous and had horrible headaches. I HATED those glasses and begged for contacts. I finally got contacts in 6th grade and life was a beautiful thing!

4. I don't really like to read. . .due much in part by the problem with my eyes - but also in part because of the book "White Fang" in the 7th grade. I just couldn't get into that book, there was something about it that I really hated. . . because of that book I was getting an "F" in English class at mid-term. I was able to raise it to a "C" by the end of the term, but I was devastated! That was the only time I ever got a "C". That book and my eyes totally ruined reading for me. There's only one series of books I've ever really been able to enjoy. . .

5. Which brings me to my love of the Harry Potter world - when I read (or watch the movies) I actually enter into the magical world and think I am magic. I go about my normal business at work and home doing spells on my husband, children and co-workers. I have delusions that I can apparate. I constantly analyze every character and event trying to figure out what will happen next, only I've read all the books now and know what happens so instead I now think about "what if" something would've happened differently, "how would things have turned out if. . ." When I finish a Harry Potter book it takes me a good week to snap back into reality. I wonder if there will be a mental diagnosis in the DSM V for this?

6. A couple years ago I had a secret crush on Zac Efron. Kind of embarrassing to have a crush on a teenager, but there was something about that hair, those eyes, that smile in HSM that made me watch it over and over again just to see him.

7. As a child I loved movies - movies that I could pop in the VCR and rewind over and over again so I could sing and dance to every song. I still know the entire script, songs and movements to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Savannah Smiles", and any Hailey Mills movie: "Parent Trap", "Summer Magic" etc.

8. I love Nick-at-Night! I often stay up way too late because I'm watching reruns (that I've seen a dozen times) of Cosby Show, Tool Time and believe it or not George Lopez.

9. Even though my house feels too small and I don't love the neighborhood, and we don't have a garage. . . I will cry deeply when we move out - I love it so much and I don't know how I could ever live without this kitchen - it's has completely spoiled me!

10. I bite my baby boys finger nails. . .it's so much easier to bite off the edge and pull it off then to clip them. I didn't do this to my older son, but I'm telling you it is way better than accidentally cutting their little fingers with those stupid clippers!

11. There is always at least one room in my house that is a complete and utter disaster! When company comes it is inevitable that things get thrown in that room and the door shut and locked - can't risk the door accidentally getting opened and someone seeing that mess! No matter how many times I try to have every room in the house clean at the same time, it just doesn't work. ARGH!

12. I try so hard to be organized and often wonder why I bother trying!

13. I catch myself saying things to my kids that my mother said to me when I was young. They are the things that I HATED and swore I'd NEVER say to my kids! I finally understand my mom in many ways!

14. When I was a teenager I would get so angry with adults and say "You just don't understand what's it's like to be a teenager. . .When I'm older I'll never forget what it's like to be this age." Now that I'm in my 30's I've forgotten what it's really like to be a teenager. I don't understand them at all! Imagine how much worse it will be when my kids are teenagers!

15. The older I get, the less intelligent I feel. . .

16. After my sinus surgery, two years ago, the most amazing things came out of my nose! There was a booger that I swore could've been put down in the Guiness Book of World Records as "Biggest Booger in the World". If it hadn't shriveled up when it dried out I would've tried to sell it on Ebay!

17. I love to use Exclamation Points when I write!!!!!! It makes me feel like what I'm saying actually sounds important and interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

18. The best teacher I ever had in my whole life, by far, was my AP English teacher Jr & Sr year of High School. She was better than all my college professors put together! Mrs. Neer still has a very dear place in my heart. She should win all the awards!

19. When I lead exercise groups with my psych patients at work, I feel like such a hypocrite!

20. The only form of exercise I've ever enjoyed is dancing: tap, ballet, folk, ballroom, clogging, Irish. I danced all growing up - through college, was on dance teams and even have a minor in dance. I haven't danced since college - I miss it terribly.

21. When I'm really excited about something I look for a private place so I can jump up and down like a little kid to celebrate!

22. I like to randomly make strange faces and body poses, to which my husband usually laughs and says "What was that?"

23. I'm not very disciplined. Sometimes I wish I were, but sometimes I'm glad I'm not!

24. I still don't know how to properly use a comma. Maybe my AP English teacher wasn't as good a I think she was, or maybe I just relied on my mom's proofreading too much (and still do. . .I had to consult her for my use of commas in #23)!

25. I thought this would be so hard, but it really wasn't. It was actually somewhat therapeutic!!!!