In no particular order, here is a random list of 100 things about me.

1. I Love Pugs and do volunteer pug rescue work for PPRA.org
2. I started this website so I would write everyday and so I could have a place to watch Pugsley on his Pugcams while I am away from home but it’s turned into a mish-mosh of our lives and my stories..
3. I like to write, I keep an online journal (3 blogs), offline journal, write poetry, screenplays, newspaper/magazine articles, and someday would like to pen the great American Novel. Or at least a pug book.
4. I enjoy learning web design and new technologies
5. I am a geek at heart
6. Writing is my true passion and creative outlet.
7. I am a country girl
8. I like to plant things, watch them grow, and tend to them.
9. My vegetable garden consists of sweet corn, green beans, carrots, cucumbers, and plum tomatoes
10. In my herb garden is rosemary, chives, oregano, parsley, basil, thyme
11. I can be dark and moody
12. I’ve always been introspective
13. I’m a romantic at heart
14. I have an obsession with Monkeys
15. I’m a Daddy’s girl
16. He’s part American Indian and has taught me a lot about appreciating nature, the woods, rivers, trees, plants, etc.
17. I believe you should treat people the same way they treat you but always with dignity and pride
18. I am allergic to a lot of medicines and ended up with a failing liver from Drug-Induced Hepatitis from an anti-biotic I was taking.
19. I get bikini waxes and write about them
20. I'm stubborn and impatient
21. I can be very stubborn and headstrong
22. I have a strong sense of smell, taste, and touch but my hearing sucks
23. My mind is able to recall tons of details
24. I remember dreams in vivid detail from years and years ago. I can also lucid dream sometimes and I have recurring dreams too.
25. I fly fish with my brothers and my Dad
26. My parents divorced when I was 13
27. I don’t feel sorry for myself for anything I’ve had to go through
28. I’ve learned to see hardships and life challenges as a gift that makes me the stronger person I am today
29. Oprah is an inspiration to me
30. I Love David Lynch films. Especially Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart
31. I LOVE to grocery shop at Trader Joes once a week
32. My favorite staple items are Balsamic Rosemary Chicken, Cilantro Salad Dressing, Whole Wheat Pita Chips, Wasabi Peas, and fresh flowers for Pugsley
33. I like sushi
34. Especially Brown Rice sushi
35. It takes me a long time to trust people
36. I’ve been hurt a lot
37. I have a small core group of close friends who I’ve known for years, some 20 years
38. Once I let them in, I am fiercely loyal
39. Sometimes to my own detriment
40. I was born under the Chinese Zodiac “Year of the Dog”
41. Dogs are fiercely loyal and love unconditionally, even remaining loyal to those who abuse them
42. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the word “God” spelled backwards is “Dog”
43. I have felt the presence of God while in the presence of dogs, many times
44. I feel that dogs are a calling in my life and part of my soul’s destiny to answer the call
45. I’m not sure how yet but believe I am on the right path to figuring it out
46. I Love my brothers
47. Even though they get crabby
48. I feel like they “get me”
49. I believe it is important to feel “understood” by those close to you for peace of mind
50. I am very family-oriented
51. I often give more than I get
52. I prefer it that way when it comes to gifts
53. but like it to be equal in matters of sharing thoughts and feelings
54. But I usually am the one doing more talking and sharing
55. I don’t like the way it feels to hold things inside, it makes me physically ill
56. I think it’s important to speak what’s on one’s mind and in their heart
57. Life is too short to keep it all bottled up and not say what you feel
58. My life is like an open book, for the whole world to read (just read my blog)
59. I have nothing to hide
60. I think it's silly to hide who you really are, it’s a waste of time and a form of lying to yourself and others
61. put it out there into the universe, you may be surprised at what you get back
62. my last relationship didn’t work because he communicated nothing and I concealed nothing
63. It was fun while it lasted though
64. But I guess he didn’t think so ;-(
65. I believe in Karma
66. I Love to sleep, sleep, sleep. My bed is one of my favorite places in the whole world
67. I Love Six Feet Under and Nip/Tuck . They are both very dark and disturbing.
68. I think like a man in a lot of ways.
69. I have a lot more empathy and compassion for others now than I had in my twenties
70. I hate celery
71. I hate cold tuna fish, I like it at room temp.
72. I like to listen to my music really loud in the car, especially on my way to work in the morning.
73. I have texture problems with certain foods that are too slimy, chewy, grainy, or crunchy.
74. When I’m sad or stressed out about something, I lose my appetite for food.
75. I carry all of my stress in my neck, shoulders and my stomach.
76. I always fall for men who are unavailable either physically or emotionally. I think it’s the challenge
77. I’m 5’3, 110 lbs. I’m petite but curvy
78. I workout and am committed to living a healthy lifestyle
79. My one vice is that I am an on and off smoker. I’m always trying to quit but haven’t quite been able to lick it just yet.
80. I want children someday
81. I like being a tomboy
82. But I enjoy being girly too
83. I love pigs, cows, and goats, and all farm animals – one of my favorite movies is Babe – I stopped eating Ham after I saw it
84. I love horses too, especially riding them
85. I love the smell of fresh cut grass
86. I love the way Pugsley’s feet smell like Fritos corn chips
87. I am shy, it’s hard for me to approach people. I’m more of an introvert than an extrovert
88. People sometimes misread that and think I am cold or aloof or stuck up but it’s FAR from the truth
89. I belong to the Catholic Church
90. I love my grandparents who instilled those values in me
91. I believe I will be reunited with them someday, I miss them terribly
92. I feel sorry for people who don’t believe in Heaven, it must be sad to think that this is as good as it gets and you never see your loved ones again
93. I have to believe that Pugsley and I will meet up at Rainbow Bridge someday
94. My friends and family think I am too attached to Pugsley
95. I will probably need to be medicated when the day comes that I have to say goodbye to him
96. But I don’t think that means I should love him any less
97. I think it means I should love him and spoil him as much as possible while I can!
98. Pugsley is the longest relationship with a male that I have ever had – 11+ years so far
99. and he has been the best
100. I believe in the old saying “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”