..wisdom comes in many misguided forms..

Here are the first 25 if you need to study up.

1. I rarely wear a bra.  Seriously.  And yes… I do have enough cleavage to apparently require wearing one.  Oh well.

2. My fingernails grow exceptionally long, regardless of how much housework or gardening I do.  I’m regularly asked if they are fake because my left pinky often gets to around 2-3cm long.  That said, I’ve rarely scratched any of my children as you would expect.

3. I am a pescatarian.

4. I passed Theatre (Drama) with flying colours during Year 11 at high school having attended less than half of the classes.  Oops.

5. As a child I refused to eat cucumber, gherkins and tinned beetroot.  I still won’t consume any of them as an adult and can’t bring myself to serve them to my children.  Luckily they have a father to do that.

6. Wizz Fizz is still my favourite sherbert from my childhood.  I hide them from the children.

7. My favourite game as a teenager was Dungeons and Dragons.   In the interests of educating my children, I’ve now introduced them to the boardgame, “Dungeon”.

8. My mobile ringtone and message tone are Yoda and I still giggle every time I hear them.

9. I carry an epipen even though I doubt I could actually use it on myself.  I also figure if I need it, I’m unlikely to be conscious enough to do so anyway.  I also wear a MedicAlert necklace saying I’m allergic to numerous things.

10. Autumn is my favourite season although I’m also happy with Winter and snuggling.

11. I value my friends and family even though I’m known to keep to myself a lot.

12. My father is still perplexed by things I say and do, just as he was when I was younger.  Glad to know I’m consistent.

13. Until our road trip home last year, my younger sister and I had barely spoken to each other in almost ten years.  Merely because we both became absorbed in our own family lives and live 1800km from each other.

14. I struggle to cope with flying.  Which isn’t advisable when you react to sedatives.  Really.  Shame there are a few airfares in my not too distant future.

15. Getting married again was never on my agenda.  It will shock many of my “older” friends that I would even consider it now.

16. Whilst I currently own a MacBook and Master seven, an iPad, I’m not an Apple fan.  I prefer Android smartphones and there are no iPhones in our household.

17. My family think I’m a geek.  I’m not sure it’s an insult in any form, so I won’t argue.

18. Our experiences with my eldest son’s childhood cancer diagnosis gave me a completely different perspective of the world.  And people.  I like to think I have more compassion but if I’m honest, I’m just less tolerant of trivial issues.

19. Even though my offspring have moved fairly easily and frequently between their father and myself for most of their lives, I still miss them every time they aren’t with me.  I’ve improved my distraction methods over time I think.

20. I don’t believe taking my children to McDonalds is a treat.  Unless clean toilets can be considered a treat.  *shrug*

21. My partner and I own three espresso machines.  We use two regularly.

22. As a child, I found questions annoying and had a list of responses to more common ones that were more than a little offbeat.  I also didn’t mind being thought of as odd.

23. People (even those who’ve known me for a fair amount of time) are usually surprised at my age.  They usually guess I’m around ten years younger.  Mind you, it stuns me I’m this age too.  I don’t remember ever thinking I’d seriously get this far.

24. I’ve never believed in looking for a partner or love interest.  Somehow I always figured they’d find me when they were ready, in the meantime I had some cleaning up to do!

25. Whilst I may have my own physical limitations these days, I find my mind doesn’t.  This can be extremely difficult to reconcile at times.  Thankfully I have the world’s most understanding other half.  *Phew!* 

Have you IBOT’d with Jess today? Come on, you KNOW you want to!