My Two Five.

(Written Feb 6, 2009)


1. I was absolutely not going to do this until i realized i may not actually know 25 things about myself. ...I may not actually know anything period. And besides, i've been tagged by someone new almost every day. Hah. So here i am. Lets discover together, shall we?

2. There are a lot of people in this world that love me. I know that more than anything because i've gotten through some horrible things, and their love is the reason i'm still here. I truly believe that.

3. There is nothing i wouldn't do for one of the people i mentioned in #2. NOTHING.

4. I'm a wimp, and i've never been in a fight, but given the right motivation, i could definitely kick some ass. Of this i am certain.

5. I trust people way to much, and too easily. It sucks, because people take advantage of that. But i like to believe that everyone is truly good at heart, and the most devastating thing i've learned in life is that some people really aren't.

6. I am me. All the time. If i try to change something about myself for even the smallest amount of time, the truth always comes back out. All the time, i am me.

7. I have loved and lost. And whoever said, "better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all" is a crack-head.

8. I never have any socks. Ever. This frustrates me.

9. I'm a 97%-er. Not to be confused with a 100%-er who does everything perfect. 97% is just fine with me. (... Unless i'm doing hair, then i'm all in.)

10. I do hair, and i do not run with scissors.

11. I'm moving back to my roots mid-March. This is yet another bittersweet transition in my life. But i'm looking forward to the new start and crossing my fingers for some stability.

12. I want a dog, a jeep wrangler, and a historic house downtown. All in my name.

13. I make a lot of plans and so far, by doing so, i've learned that i should just stop making plans. They never work out. Which is fine, because i've never known what's best for me anyway. So: goals, yes! Plans, no.

14. I don't honestly know if have a favorite color, but i do like colors.

15. I like flowers. I always thought they were just a weird way to spend money (because they die) and an easy way out of a gift- which i still wouldn't want them on my birthday, but say on a random Tuesday, the gesture of beautiful flowers just to say that someone is thinking of me might be nice. Either way, i'm admitting to it now, i like flowers. I do!

16. I'm unorganized.

17. (but) I'm not messy.

18. I love music. All kinds. Except kinds that scare me. And i recently saw a drag queen singing on an acoustic set at a local eatery, i wasn't really into that either...

19. I want to do pretty much everything. Sky dive. Surf. Snorkel. Hike the grand canyon. Fly a kite. Road trip from coast to coast. Ballroom dance. You just call me, i'm in.

20. I love to catch myself in the moment. Like time freezes and i can look around and notice for a brief second that things maybe aren't so bad in the world. In that brief frozen moment i can notice a woman laughing, or myself getting along with someone whom i would have never pictured having anything in common with- it usually happens when life catches me totally by surprise. This fact will, most likely, only make sense if you've experienced it. But that happened to me twice today, and it was completely liberating. ...I'm thoroughly convinced it's one of God's many ways of speaking to me.

21. God delivers me. Always.

22. I have a family of heroes. Ask anyone.

23. In April, i will become "Auntie Leigh" --Everyone must call me that. I will answer to nothing else. Hah.

24. I appreciate proper grammar. To the point where i absolutely can't stand incorrect grammar. I mean, at least keep our plurals with plurals, and singulars with singulars.

25. I enjoy having short hair. It's true. And the stereo-type about hairstylists with short hair is false. I will not chop all of your hair off just because i don't have any. ...That is ridiculous.


(We did it. I at least know 25 things. Hah.)