Cinco De Mayo post

Feliz Cinco de Mayo, hombres! I found a really cool meme on one "Los Angelista's Guide To The Pursuit Of Happiness", one of my favorite blogs! Below are my responses:



Ten things I really liked when I was a teenager that I don’t much care for now:
1) McDonald's cheeseburgers
2) Watching basketball on TV
3) Pepperoni Pizza
4) Fuschia lipstick
5) Blue eyeliner
6) Mini-skirts
7) Talking on the phone for HOURS
8) Baggy clothing
9) Listening to CD's
10) Being alone a lot

Ten things I didn’t like when I was a teenager but I really like them now:
1) Reading
2) Running for exercise
3) My height - who knew being 5'9" would turn out to be attractive!
4) Being slim - in Black society this was frowned upon as a teenager; girls AND guys used to pick on me!
5) Children
6) Salads
7) Coffee
8) Going to church
9) Shopping
10) Being myself at all times

Ten things I've never liked and probably never will:
1) Broccoli
2) Intrusive people
3) Melons (Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Honey Dew, etc..., YUCK!)
4) Cigarette smoke (The fact that my grandmother ultimately passed away due to her cigarette habit further intensifies my hatred of cigarettes and their detrimental effect)
5) Materialistic people
6) Washing my hair
7) Right wing nuts and left wing moonbats
8) Painting my nails - I can never get it right!!
9) Too much sun or too much cold
10) Long commutes (I've never lived near my school or job; I'm growing weary of it)

Ten things I’ve always really liked and very likely always will:
1) My kids
2) Disney World
3) Tall guys
4) Northern accents
5) Listening to Spaniards having a conversation
6) Johnny Depp
7) Looking in the mirror
8) Great food (good Asian cuisine especially)
9) Diversity in thought and social interactions
9) Subtle humor
9) Nestle Quik Strawberry/Chocolate mix
10: Sleeping with the TV on

10 Things I Like About Myself

I borrowed this idea from Liz's blogspot. The flaws are so much easier to keep up with that I forget sometimes that I actually have positive traits.

1) I smile 95% of the time. I am generally a very happy person. Even when I find myself feeling down, it doesn't take much for me to start feeling that happy energy that God blessed me with. And since smiles are contagious...

2) I make people laugh a lot. No, I'm not going to be booked at the Punchline Comedy Club anytime in the near future. But I have noticed that when I talk to my friends and family members, they usually seem very tickled and do a lot of laughing. Maybe that's because I'm usually so happy and full of laughter myself.

3) I'm a "glass is half full" kind of girl. A good friend told me today this morning that I'm the most positive person she's ever known. She said that whenever she feels down, she thinks of me and how I would smile and keep going. That was such a blessing to have her tell me that! :-)

4) I have natural talent, which compensates for my lack of drive, to some degree. I love that fact that WHENEVER I have been serious about anything for more than 2 weeks, I end up being successful at said thing. The things that I have superficial, temporary, spontaneous desires for usually fall by the wayside to join the heap of other superficial, temporary, spontaneous desires that have gone to die. When I put my mind to something and actually commit to it, it's a done deal, suckas (I'm channeling my friend Loyd).

5) I have great friends of all ages, races, nationalities, economic levels, and religions. I do not discriminate against anyone at all. Ever. I have my prejudices just like any other fallible human being. But I don't treat some people better than others because of who they are. I love that about myself. For example, I'm a black female Christian, and have lunch, and afternoon coffee daily with a white, male Atheist. He's become one of my best buds! We choose to focus on the things we have in common, not our differences.

6) I am able to support my family. I went from spoiled, daddy's girl to wife, mother, career woman, putting my husband through law-school chick. I'm quite impressed with this feat. Most of my friends tell me I'm crazy. I don't disagree with them. But I hope to soon be a crazy, attorney's wife who can leave a fortune behind for her family. Time will tell. :-)

7) I have pretty feet. I have spent my entire life HATING my feet. I've always thought that they looked like little wrinkled sausages. I never wore sandals or anything that would expose my feet for the horrid things that they were. In the blustering heat of Atlanta summers, I would always start every May the same way. I'd wear a pair of sandals and try to pretend I was okay with my feet. But I'd catch someone looking at them and feel embarrassed and never wear them again. Now, that I'm 32, my confidence has obviously soared. I wear flip flops all of the time without hesitation. I even draw attention to them with toe rings from time to time. :-)

8) I have great hair. I've known this since I was little, but now that I've had kids, watched my hair fall out 5 months post-partum, and watched all of it grow back, I realize how beautiful and healthy it is. I've done a lot of things with my hair over the past few years that have allowed it to have a break and grow back as long as it was when I was younger. It's way too hot to wear it down now that it's so long, but I love keeping the car windows down and letting it blow if it's cool enough to go without AC. :-)

9)I am wildly gorgeous. I love that about myself. It's awesome.

10) I am very encouraging to others. If things look bleak, you should call me. I am always looking at the bright side of things in every situation. I can find something positive about anyone. I am your cheerleader.