50 Fascinating Facts

1  I’m ticklish.

2  I sing.  A lot.  Everywhere.

3  I {heart} birds.  Yep, I’m a bird nerd.

Now do you get all the little birds on my blog?

Bird Crazy (Crazy Bird?)

4  I’m 30.  Not 30-something.  Just 30.

5  I don’t think my hubby is awesome – I know he is.

6  Sunshine makes me happy.

7  I am borderline phobic about vomiting.

8  I taught my kids bird-sounds before they could talk.

9  I loooove fresh strawberries.

10  I love chocolate.

11  I love fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate.

12  I’m crazy about rainforests.

13  I try hard to not be a bossy-boots.

14  I love to shop, but never pay full price.

15  My big toe is the biggest toe on my foot.

50 Things Wordle16  “The Secret Garden” is my favourite book of all time.

17  I love being called Mummy.

18  The day we got married, you couldn’t wipe the smile from my face.  All day.

19  I don’t like salt and vinegar chips.

20  I eat fruitcake under duress at Christmas and weddings – just to be polite.

21  I had my kids’ names picked long before they were born.  Maybe before they were conceived.

22  I talk to myself.

23  I answer myself back sometimes too.

24  I teach my kids scientific bird names.

25  My hubby proposed in a rainforest near a waterfall at sunrise.

26  I love waterfalls.

27  My hair isn’t naturally straight.

28  I have taught in the UK and in Singapore.

29  I’m not very good at housework, but I try hard.

30  I say, “The day is better with cake.”

31  I detest poor spelling and grammar (PLEASE let me know of any typos on my blog!)

32  I have flat feet.

33  I’m hopeless at milking a cow.

34  I’d love to live in a treehouse.

35  I was on a weekly kids’ radio program for several years.

36  I like to be liked.  (I know, it’s shallow – but honest!)

37  One of my children’s books WILL be published one day.

38  I skip.  Everyone should.

39  I have a loud laugh.

40  I like how it feels to write by hand, even though I mostly type these days.

41  Life is a story – there is always a running commentary in my head (she typed, her fingers barely keeping up with her thoughts.)

42  I’m embarrassingly patriotic.

43  When I hear a new word, I HAVE to know how to spell it.

44  I love hugs and holding hands.

45  I think there is no better sound than that of your own children giggling.

46  I used the same lunchbox every year at school.  Yep, all twelve years.

47  I don’t like change.

48  I sing lullabies to my kids at night.

49  I don’t completely understand God, but I’m sure he completely understands me.

50  I regularly bite off more than I can chew.  (This list started as 100 things…!)