10 Things

So a friend of a friend (thank you, Kat) whose blog I read gave me an assignment of sorts.  I am supposed to write ten honest things about myself.  But before that a disclaimer is in order.  I do not pass on chain letters.  Yep, I'm one of those humbugs that will never keep a recipe chain going or forward those feel-good "pass this on to 10 friends and something amazing will happen to you!" emails that get circulated around cyberspace.  But, I do find these little challenges to write about oneself useful.  I always learn something new about my friends when they do them, so maybe you will learn something new about me.  Should you care to follow suit, I will gladly read your 10 things.

1- I have a short temper.  People don't believe me because I appear very calm on the outside. My kids and husband can tell you differently. I'm much better than I used to be, but any improvement has come only through constant effort and many failures.

2- I don't like video games. A lot of them give me motion sickness.

3- I love to read but rarely do it.  I like the classics.  If I start a good book I get so involved in it I want finish it all in one sitting.  This doesn't work well when you have three kids to take care of and a billion other things to do.

4- I say exactly what I think.  That's what I've been told, anyway.  I'm not sure whether it's a compliment or not, but I'd like to think so.  If you ask me a question you'll get an honest answer.

5- I'm a night owl.

6- I like to cook.

7- I am a sucker for baked goods.

8- I am so grateful I have the opportunity to be a mother, though it's the hardest thing I've ever done.

9- I wish I was more outgoing and fun to be around.

10- Marrying my husband--best thing I ever did.