Me 101

1. I got married in December of 2008.
2. My husband and I met in college, before he knew he wanted to be a doctor.
3. We got married in the snow.
4. Well, not *in* the snow… but it was snowing outside.
5. We even made snow angels in our formal wear for the photo op.
6. I never, ever, ever in a billion years wanted to have a baby.
7. Until I wanted a baby IMMEDIATELY.
8. Now we have a daughter. Her blog name is Carla.
9. In spite of being a Very Private Person, I started this blog.
10. To maintain some semblance of privacy (and believe me, I know it is only a semblance) I have decided to run this blog semi-anonymously.
11. This blog is much less about being a doctor’s wife than you might think based on its title.
12. As you’ve probably already noticed, I love Emphasis Via Capitalization.
13. I’m also a big fan of alphabetization.
14. As long as I’m listing my neurotic tendencies, I color code my closet. This makes it very easy to find a black tank top when I want one.
15. I remember way more details from fiction I read as a kid than I do about anything I learned in college.
16. I hate being late.
17. Yet somehow I’m usually late. Especially now that a toddler rules my days.
18. At any given time, I have about 10 books sitting on my bedside table. You can bet I’m halfway through at least five.
19. I like to think I have eclectic taste in music. My favorite albums are Timberlake’s Justified, Swift’s 1989, Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP, Garth Brooks’s No Fences, and Weezer’s Green Album.
20. But I also love classical music – especially Chopin and Mendelssohn.
21. However, I don’t own an iPod or any other type of MP3 playing device.
22. I stopped eating chicken for about four years because it was too… chicken-y.
23. But I’m not a vegetarian. Oh no, I love me some steak.
24. I love parentheses, ellipses, and dashes.
25. I am the world’s most awkward person.
26. I have No Patience for people who text when they should be enjoying the company of their spouse or friend or colleague or employee or whatever. And don’t even get me started on texting while driving. It can wait.
27. Oh lordy I am The World’s Biggest Crier. Sappy commercials, novels, fights, confrontation – all end in tears.
28. I hate chick flicks. Exceptions include How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and The Devil Wears Prada.
29. TV is one of my absolute favorite things in the whole world.
30. The Good Place, Big Little Lies, Fresh Off the Boat, Monk, The Good Wife, The Americans, Fargo, Game of Thrones, Shark Tank, How I  Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Mad Men, New Adventures of Old Christine, Seinfeld, Friends, The Great British Baking Show, Parenthood, and The Closer top my list of favorites.
31. I’m always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
32. Otherwise known as, I am a Chronic Worrier.
33. Despite my constant worrying, I consider myself an optimist.
34. I love love.
35. I’m just a wee bit high maintenance.
36. I’m a super picky eater.
37. And if I say “No, thank you” please don’t keep asking me to “just try it.”
38. I melt for kittens.
39. My husband makes the best brownies ever.
40. I could eat a whole pan of brownies all by myself.
41. Or a whole pot of spaghetti and meat sauce. Mmmmm.
42. I work with words for a living.
43. Sadly, just because I can use a word correctly in a sentence doesn’t mean I can define it for you.
44. I check my e-mail 1,000 times a day.
45. I get irritated if you expect me to respond to your e-mail immediately…
46. But I also get irritated if you don’t respond to me in a timely manner.
47. Clearly, I’m not opposed to double standards.
48. I hate it when someone doesn’t say thank you.
49. I love snow and winter in general.
50. My best girl friend lives 3,000 miles away.
51. We’ve spent at least 1,000 hours on the phone since high school.
52. I have a very strong competitive streak.
53. I am freakishly good at Taboo and Pictionary.
54. My husband and I lived in apartments for over eight years.
55. We bought our first house in fall of 2011.
56. I love lists.
57. But it’s hard to think of 100 remotely interesting things about myself.
58. I’m addicted to chap stick, lotion, Diet Dr. Pepper, and microwave popcorn.
59. I can eat the exact same thing for lunch for 12 weeks straight.
60. Then I get so sick of it I can’t eat it again for months.
61. I used to wear high heels all the time.
62. Now I cannot FATHOM doing so for more than a few hours.
63. Every day, I try to be grateful for the good things in my life.
64. I don’t get bored easily. I can sit in a white room with nothing and no one, and be perfectly entertained by my own thoughts.
65. Since buying a house – with windows and direct sunlight and a YARD – I have become obsessed with gardening.
66. I love to read.
67. Yet I hate library books.
68. Probably because I’m a huge germaphobe.
69. My spell checker thinks I was trying to write “gramophone” instead of “germaphobe.”
70. I love the grocery store.
71. Wegmans is the Best Grocery Store in the Universe.
72. I love incomplete sentences.
73. Bad grammar and poor spelling make me cringe.
74. One of my big usage pet peeves is when someone misuses the word “everyday.”
75. Things always taste better when they belong to my husband – like a turkey sandwich, or a cup of coffee, or a bite of Panang curry.
76. Mmm… curry. I love Thai food.
77. It must be extra spicy.
78. In fact, I love most spicy foods.
79. I’d rather eat chips and salsa than dessert.
80. Unless we’re talking about cheesecake. I wouldn’t turn that down.
81. I sure think about food a lot.
82. It takes me about 10 minutes to pack for a trip, but it takes me days, weeks, or longer to unpack.
83. Seriously. After the last trip I took, my suitcase sat, full, on my bedroom floor, for three full weeks.
84. I like to think I’m 5’7”.
85. But I’m really closer to 5’5”.
86. I think my driver’s license says I’m 5’6″.
87. I’m not good at handling confrontations. (See above, RE: The Crying)
88. I hate puzzles.
89. I’m always afraid to call a person by name, just in case I get it wrong.
90. I hate it when people take food off my plate.
91. If you want something, ask, and I’ll put it on your plate.
92. Don’t touch my food.
93. I prefer vegetables to fruits. Especially green peppers.
94. I would rather bite my nails than use the clippers.
95. Not true for my toenails.
96. I like to hide money in places where I’ll “discover” it in the future – coat pockets, backpacks, purses, drawers.
97. It’s so fun to come across it in a year or two.
98. Yes, I know this isn’t the best saving strategy.
99. My husband is my true love and my best friend.
100. I am so lucky to have met him.