20 facts about me

Following this 31 days of blog posts I realize I don’t have as much time as I’d like to do this daily, sooooo it’s just gonna have to be when I can. So the 2nd post on this 31 days of blogging is 20 facts about me. This may be really difficult because I really am not sure if I can come up with that many facts about myself that aren’t generic and boring. But, here it goes....


1. I am an extrovert but love to be introverted. Social settings give me life and energy but I really, really enjoy quiet alone time where I don’t have to talk to anyone.

2. I am a penny pincher. I HATE hate hate to spend money. Every time we spend money I’m cringing and counting down the dollars from our bank account even though my husband manages our money, I still hate it. I don’t like debt, I don’t like loans, I don’t like owing money... I guess I’m at a point in my life where I know that no matter what I spend won’t fulfil me so buying STUFF just doesn’t satisfy me.

3. I thrive when my life has routine and structure. Much like a child I enjoy having a schedule and it makes my life less messy and less chaotic if I always know “what’s next”.

4. I have lots of friends but two true best life long friends that I think will never tire of me. I’ve had one best friend for over 10 years and we go months without speaking and when we do, it’s like we never stopped. I have another best friend who I’ve been friends with for 3 years. God brought us together, for sure. I miss them both DEARLY!

5. I used to want 5 kids. Boy, was I crazy. 2 was hard, hard.. but Carson, my sweet ball of chaos, he rocked my world and still does. He’s a 18 month year old ticking time bomb but is ever so sweet and cuddly.

6. I live in Japan. Never in a million years did I think me and my family would ever leave the USA! We really love it here but miss home and can’t wait to get back for good.

7. I love to read. Ever since I was a child I have loved reading. I have a goal of reading 6 books this year. If I read 6 my June, I want to read 6 more by December.

8. Homeschooling is hard. This isn’t really a fact about me, but we homeschool and it’s honest... it’s hard, so hard that I often worry if I’m doing enough. But homeschooling is a blessing and has brought me a lot of joy.

9. I’m a YouTube junkie. I love to watch videos on YouTube whether it be reviewing a products or watching someone do their hair. I just love watching people...

10. I’m 28 years old and I’m recently on a search, hunt, journey, whatever you want to call it, to have healthy skin. I’ve struggled with awful skin ever since having kids and I’m learning how to take care of my skin.

11. I have a heart that is on fire for God more than I ever had before. I’ve always known who God was and was taught about him growing up but to really know him and hear him is different.

12. I believe in women empowerment, i am not into the whole feminism movement. So much that I am pretty sure I worded that wrong. I do not believe women are equal to men, but believe we are everything they aren’t. Men are men and women are women. We are not meant to be equal we are meant to be what they lack and vise versa.

13. Clutter makes me anxious. I have to have a clean home every night before I go to bed. I’m not talking mopped floors, scrubbed toilets, I’m talking everything in it’s place or at least put somewhere.

14. I make my bed every morning.. see 13. :)

15. I co sleep/slept all my kids.. still do. My daughter is sleeping next to me now. :) it’s comforting for all of us... most of the time.. other times it just gets annoying. Haha!

16. I have the worst case of mom gut in a mom I’ve ever known. No. I’m not talking mom pouch from having babies, I’m talking deep feelings about my kids and their safety. When I have an ill feeling or an itch to check on my child I don’t hesitate to do so. In the states I’ve left stores with full buggies because I had that gut feeling that something wasn’t right.. call it paranoid but I call it smart.

17. I can read people very well. I can usually tell when people are being fake verses when they’re being genuine. It’s a blessing and a curse.

18. Im most of the time an open book with my life now, but there are parts of my life I’ve told twice since I’ve been married. Not out of regret or shame just out of moving forward and being content with where I’m at now. Who wants to live in the past ? It’s the reason I am who I am today and where I am today.

19. I believe the devil tried very hard to destroy my life. God has a plan for my life, I feel like I’m one step in the right direction but I hope to be pursuing that path when God calls me because I’m ready.

20. This was harder than I thought. I often don’t think to write a out me or really pick up on random facts about myself so this was interesting. Took some thinking and wondering why is this a fact about me? But this last fact could be that I literally put others before myself. My family especially. I used to do that with friends but I don’t so much anymore. I’m more focused on my service at home.

:)