I figure that I may as well go ahead introduce myself. Here are 100 facts about me!!
1. My name is Diane... and I go by Diane and mom, mommy, momma.
2. My sister calls me DJ.
3. My husband calls lots of (sweet) names, but rarely Diane.
4. I have 5 children.
5. I never planned to have 5 children.
6. I sure am glad I did though.
7. At least 2 of them have broken my heart beyond measure.
8. I love them regardless... and they love me.
9. My 11 year old looks NOTHING like me, but she sure does act like me.
10. 3 of my children strongly resemble me.
11. I was born in Florida.
12. I don't live there anymore but I wish I did.
13. My 3 boys were born in Florida.
14. My daughters were not.
15. I have never lived anywhere for more than 4 years in my life.
16. We have been at our current residence for 3 years.
17. We may or may not move.
18. I don't like crowds.
19. I am shy when I first meet people.
20. Sometimes people take it as though I am not very friendly.
21. That may or may not be true (lol).
22. I tend to be sarcastic in real life... but I am shy about being sarcastic when I write.
23. I am a blog stalker and a few of them have really captured my heart.
24. I never thought I would blog... because I am pretty boring.
25. I tend to take everything to heart and my feelings get hurt easily.
26. I hate that about myself. I wish I had a thicker skin.
27. I cry way too much.
28. I drink way too much coffee.
29. I am having trouble with this list.
30. Tomorrow is my 5th year anniversary.
31. My older 3 children are mine, the younger 2 are ours.
32. I struggled in the past with relationships.
33. I am married to Mr. Right, no doubt about it.
34. We have known each other since we were kids.
35. We hooked up again on classmates.
36. We talked for 3 years before we saw each other again.
37. Our story was featured for a while on classmates.
38. We have moved 3 times in the past 5 years (different states).
39. I am a neat freak.
40. I have not always been that way.
41. I stress myself out over cleaning... especially if we have company coming.
42. I stress quite a bit.
43. I need to work on that.
44. I went to school to be an LPN.
45. I only worked as an LPN for 8 months... I haven't worked in 5 years.
46. Nursing is hard work and I admire nurses.
47. I didn't stop nursing because of the work.
48. I married, moved and started planning for more children.
49. I still don't know what I want to be when it is time for me to return to work.
50. I have some time to think about it.
51. I am afraid of heights.
52. So, window washing is out of the question.
53. I have grown tremendously as a person in the last 7 years.
54. It started with college and continued with marrying my perfect compliment.
55. I encourage my children to go to college.
56. I pray they have happy, healthy lives.
57. Speaking of praying, I am a faithful soul.
58. I admit that I am not as far along in my relationship with Jesus as I would like.
59. That doesn't mean that I am not working on it.
60. I believe in prayer, I believe in Jesus, I believe that I am on the right path.
61. I didn't grow up going to church so I have some catching up to do.
62. I would love to learn how to sew.
63. I crochet a little.
64. Maybe I will make this blog about my adventure in learning how to sew.
65. I'm not much of an animal person.
66. I think they are adorable and I love to "visit".
67. I guess I am just not much of a pet owner.
68. If I had to choose between a dog or a cat... it would be a cat hands down.
69. I did have a dog that I LOVED (a mini greyhound)
70. We couldn't get her house trained and unfortunately had to let her go. I still miss her.
71. I love to shop. It really is therapy. I don't even have to buy anything.
72. I love a good bargain. I try not to pay full price if I don't have to.
73. Coupons are not my thing though... I forget to use them.
74. I still clip them. How weird is that?
75. I'm not terribly weird though.
76. I am a fairly private person so I am thinking that writing on a blog is going to be difficult for me.
75. My husband is my best friend.
76. I am really hoping I get a bike this summer with a kiddie ride-along-thingamajigger.
77. I need to lose a little weight.
78. Exercise is not my thing though.
79. I am glad that my child bearing days are over. I love the thought of having more children but I think 5 is enough.
80. I would be a surrogate if I could, but I think 3 c-sections rules me out.
81. I would be so honored to be able to give that great of a gift though.
82. I love Kate Gosselin. I don't care what anyone else thinks.
83. I would show my belly on TV too if I thought someone would offer to give me a tummy tuck too.
84. I don't think that is why she did it, but I would if it had the same effect.
85. Billy Joel is my all time favorite singer.
86. Norah Jones is in 2nd place.
87. My favorite food is shrimp. I do not like cocktail sauce. Tartar sauce for this girl, please.
88. I do not like bologna.
89. My husband is a better cook than I am. I wish he would cook every night.
90. I am not a cold weather person.
91. I would rather stay inside than go out in the snow. My husband has come home from work early to take the babies out to play in it.
92. I complain about it far too much.
93. Despite my dislike of the cold and snow, I dream about visiting Rockefeller Center at Christmas time and ice skating.
94. I am an advisor for
Lia Sophia jewelry and I LOVE it. I love the jewelry. I don't wear much jewelry on a regular basis though.
95. You can check out my website
here too.
96. I go to bed entirely too late. It is my quiet time.
97. I love to sleep in with my family, but it doesn't happen often because my 3yo is an early bird.
98. I am praying for time to slow down a bit because it is killing me that my baby is getting big so fast.
99. I am almost done with this list!!
100. If you have made it to the bottom, I hope you feel like you know me a little better. Thank you for reading this!