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This is a tag going around, here too, and I thought I would play along.

1. I am a total perfectionist.  I love to make handmade gifts, but I am always worried that people won’t like them, and I keep almost nothing I make.
2. I am incredibly sensitive and prone to self-doubt.  Negative things that people say always cause problems and make me second guess myself.  This makes things like teacher evaluations a problem at times. This is definitely something that I am trying to get better about, particularly with regards to student comments.
3. I am an awful nurse.  I don’t know if it is because my dad died when I was a teenager and I get scared when people are sick or what.  I haven’t figured out what that is all about yet.
4. I try not to eat any “fake” sweeteners anymore.  About two years ago, I gave up everything with aspartame, etc.  And, I was a big diet coke drinker.  I am trying to stick with water, but that does get a little boring sometimes.
5. I am a planner.  I map everything out in my head when I am getting ready for a big change.  Therefore, I am getting really excited about moving to our next duty station, but I am anxious to get our house on the market and find out where we are going!
6. I am a pack rat.  I save little bits of things that I think would be fun to work with.  And, I am constantly trying to figure out how I could organize them, so I could keep them all.
7. I can’t spell to save my life.  Spell check is a huge help, but sometimes I only use words that I am sure are spelled correctly.
8. I love hooded shirts/sweatshirts more than is natural.  I am drawn to them.  I am also drawn to white shirts of all varieties, particularly t-shirts.
9. I haven’t been reading as much lately, and I miss it.
10. I would love to have more time to craft.  Actually, this should read that I would love to quit my job and craft all day.  Haven’t figured out the way to make that work yet.
11. During 2008, the boy and I got out of debt!  We lived on half off what we made to make it happen and no longer use credit cards, and now we are saving up for a new house if we get back to Northern VA.  Everyone said how wonderful it would feel, but really, I was terrified when I paid off that last bill.  And, now I am more scared to spend money than ever.  It is so weird.
12. I hide my face behind my hands during scary parts in movies and tv shows.
13. I still have Christmas presents to complete and send!  They are going to be beautiful though, see #1.
14. I wear all my emotions on my sleeve, which makes #2 hard.
15. I have a shoe addiction.  At one point, I had 15 pairs of Birkenstocks, but I think that I have weeded that down…a little.  I also love Keens and Chacos’s flip flops.
16. I love to be around people and am completely an extrovert, but I hate to talk on the phone (my mom will see this and think that I just talked myself out when I was in high school) and am actually very shy in certain situations, like being in new places or around new people.  I am also like a golden retriever in that I am a fiercely loyal friend and super demanding once I decide that you are someone I want to be around.

Consider yourself tagged!  I would love to know more about you, so link back here if you decide to play along!