1. People keep asking me if I miss the snow. The answer is no, at least not yet.
2. I bought the spice Cardamom two days ago for a recipe. I’d never heard of it before.
3. I’m mad at myself for gaining weight.
4. Some people think my job (writing a cookie catalog) is fascinating and cool.
5. Some people think my job is ridiculously easy, as if a first-grader could do it.
6. Getting a drivers license in Pennsylvania is a pain in the bumper.
7. When requesting a replacement copy of a Social Security card, a birth certificate is not a valid form of identification.
8. When requesting a new drivers license in Pennsylvania, a birth certificate is required to prove your identification.
9. I haven’t eaten at The Olive Garden in many, many years.
10. I should be working on my fascinating/ridiculously easy catalog right now.
11. I looked at a family picture of ours from a few years ago and almost cried because I couldn’t remember what Christian was like at that age. He looks completely different now.
12. Last night we built gingerbread houses.
13. For the first time in my life, I really don’t want anything for Christmas. Never thought that would happen.
14. I love Dr. Suess.
15. I am trying to grow my hair out because I’m afraid it’s my last chance.
16. Most days my interim not-short-but-not-long hair looks……bad.
17. I am taking medication to cure my toenail fungus.
18. Sometimes I daydream about peep-toe shoes.
19. I think showers are the best place for crying.
20. I really like my kids.
21. I can’t believe Christmas is in one week.
22. My hands are always dry in the winter.
23. I wish I were more organized.
24. I wish I were taller.
25. For the most part, I haven’t slept well since moving. I think I’m too warm.
26. Sometimes I love the red lights on my Christmas tree.
27. Sometimes the red lights on my tree bug me.
28. Right now the red lights on my tree are bugging me.
29. Some people who buy real Christmas trees act confused and bothered by those who prefer artificial Christmas trees.
30. The knob on my dryer is broken. I use a pair of pliers to set it each time.
31. How many women can say they use a pair of pliers every day?
32. I am sad that we won’t be going tubing on Christmas Eve at Soldier Hollow.
33. Dust bothers me.
34. I hate bad tempers.
35. I think icicles are beautiful.
36. I think vacuuming is a wonderfully satisfying chore.
37. I think cleaning out the fridge is the worst of all chores.
38. Alison agrees with me.
39. I’d rather clean a toilet than clean out the fridge.
40. So would Alison.
41. In the last 27 days, I think we have watched every Christmas movie ever made.
42. I think iTunes is a wonderful, wonderful, fantastic, wonderful addition to humanity.
43. I never retrieve my messages from my home voice mail.
44. I hate having voice mail on my home phone. People who I want messages from have my cell phone number.
45. There are a few exceptions to my last statement, which I guess is why we have voice mail on our home phone.
46. I will never make it to 100.
47. Everybody in our house asks me where things are when they can’t find them, as if I know.
48. I think it’s funny how my friend Angie is not a morning person, but works with lots of morning people.
49. I think if you are born in Minnesota, you are automatically a great storyteller.
50. Every morning I walk Christian out to the bus stop and chat with the other parents.
51. I never shower and get ready before the bus stop, rarely even glance in a mirror.
52. Eventually Christian will be embarrassed about this, but I’m glad he’s not.
53. My brain feels slow today.
54. I bite the inside of my cheek when I’m thinking.
55. I made cheesesteak sandwiches for dinner and now the house stinks.
56. I hate meals that make your house stink.
57. Want your house to reek? Steam some broccoli. Or make cheesesteak sandwiches, I guess.
58. Over the last month, I have wondered if I should stop blogging.
59. I am not fishing for compliments.
60. I will let you know when I am fishing for compliments.
61. We are going to a Christmas party on Saturday and I need to bring an appetizer or a dessert.
62. Do you have any great ideas for an appetizer or dessert?
63. I will love you forever if you give me a good idea for an appetizer or dessert.
64. I sent out Christmas cards, including a few to some people who don’t like us very much.
65. I am hoping my Christmas card will be an olive branch.
66. The economy is freaking me out.
67. When I watch the news, I come to one conclusion—nobody knows anything about anything.
68. I would rather be thirty-one than twenty-one.
69. I can’t stand trying to find the cordless phone when it is ringing.
70. For a while I really like liquid fabric softener, but now I’m back to Bounce sheets.
71. The only thing more boring than this list is CSPAN.
72. I’m putting myself to sleep here.
73. I drank a Red Bull today, otherwise I’d be out cold.
74. I just made myself a cup of herbal tea because it reminds me of my mom.
75. I didn’t really like tea until I found out about adding cream and sugar.
76. I think Kelly Ripa is too thin.
77. I think Brad Pitt is looking old and….odd.
78. I need a massage.
79. I need to get working.
80. I need to stay up late.
81. I need to start watching 30 Rock because I’m pretty sure I would like it.
82. My TV viewing list is scarily boring.
83. I’m not even going to list it because I will be mistaken for an eighty year-old.
84. I have nothing against eighty year-olds.
85. I’ve never liked the number 85.
86. I feel the same way about the number 86.
87. I am getting really tired of having to create usernames and passwords when shopping online.
88. Does anybody remember my Sephora password?
89. I am so close to the end, I can almost taste it.
90. My most common grammatical error is overusing commas.
91. I love commas.
92. I, like many people, think that commas are the most under-appreciated, lovely, and easy-to-overuse punctuation marks ever, ever, ever invented.
93. My second favorite punctuation mark is the hyphen.
94. My third favorite is the em dash.
95. Using em dashes makes me feel like a real copywriter.
96. I am still (and always will be) afraid of semicolons.
97. Semicolons are like diving halfway into a pool. The very thought of them confuses me.
98. If you think I should have used a semicolon in the last sentence, we can never be friends.
99. I’m pretty sure I didn’t need a comma in that last sentence, but I like it there anyway.
100. Pat yourself on the back if you’re still awake.
101. **Update**Don’t worry, peeps, I’ll never stop blogging so don’t feel pressured to comment on that. It was a random, passing thought and I’m far more interested in hearing what you think about semicolons.
