Day 1

day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

I made a baby bread!

Here's my attempt to think of some interesting things to tell you that I haven't already told you. 

1. I have a favorite herb, and it is rosemary. Mmmm. I can't wait for more rosemary rolls later this week. 
2. I miss playing the piano. Even though I'm not very good due to several years of lack of access, as soon as I have somewhere to put one, I'd like a little upright so I can plink around again. I like the idea of singing with my family around the piano, Little Women style. 
3. I'm living in almost-Mexico, and I hate Mexican food. This is mostly because I dislike peppers (yes, even mild bell peppers - I just think they're icky), onions (at least when I have to chew on them) and beans. I do like fish tacos, but wouldn't you know it, that's more of a Baja thing and they don't really have them here. 
4. About some things, I have a near photographic memory. It used to freak out guys I'd go on dates with, because I'd remember random, insignificant things they told me and came off like a stalker. (I'm not a stalker! I just remember things! I also know who directed a large number of movies I've never seen, several insignificant dates in history, and all of the lyrics to "We Didn't Start the Fire. Don't flatter yourself!) 
5. I'm really good at telling twins apart - not just by looking at what they're wearing when they come in, but actually figuring out the difference and consistently getting it right. It served me well when I was teaching 7th grade twins whose teachers never knew which was which, and serves me even better with my nephews.
6. I love to cook, and I especially love trying out new recipes. I inevitably end up trying them out when I'm going to be feeding lots of people. I'm always terrified that it's going to be a giant disaster and they'll all go hungry or get sick, but I can't help it. I live on the edge, okay? 
7. I love buying purses. It might be one of the girliest things about me, and that includes my excessive SLA (Sumptuous Literary Adaptation) collection, including two different versions of at least three Jane Austen books.
8. I am excessively attached to my favorite kitchen appliances. My electric fry pan is affectionately known as Lawrence-Marigold. I think my KitchenAid might end up being named Susannah (a name I would like to give to a future daughter, but probably won't be able to because it's more associated with "Oh Susannah!" than "The Marriage of Figaro" and that Leif Enger novel. Some of you may also remember the traumatic episode with my Egg and Muffin Toaster. 
9. I'm a total sucker for good TV. Especially when it involves monsters and aliens.
10. I love to write, but I can't see myself writing a novel. Maybe some narrative non-fiction, like a memoir? Basically, I just want to write about myself. 
11. The first incompatibility my husband and I discovered in our relationship is that I need to have the blankets tucked in at night, and he likes to untuck the blankets and wrap them around himself, which drives me crazy. Who knew that anyone disputed the need for hospital corners??  We're working through it. Mostly with the blanket tucked in halfway across and me throwing the blanket back if it isn't staying where it's supposed to stay. 
12. I'm an occasional insomniac. In fact, I kind of want this journal because of it. It's even harder when my tossing and turning is keeping someone else awake. 
13.  I both want and don't want a dog. Mostly, I think I want to name a dog. 
14. I hate it when things feel unfinished - the apartment, an assignment, a book . . . it's one of the reasons I decided I couldn't be a teacher. It was too much of a constant, never-ending slog. (Sorry, kiddies.) 
15. I still think about going back to England almost every day.