10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Me

1.) I'm fiercely afraid of the dark--so much that I will run to the kitchen for a bottle of water if it's the middle of the night.

2.) I haven't consumed an entire soda in 14 years (although, I will occasionally steal a sip from my husband's).

3.) I work until I collapse.  I don't collapse until a project is done.

4.) I LOVE to be organized.  And I adore anything that helps me GET organized, like cute totes from Target, pretty wall calendars from B&N, little deco boxes, even filing cabinets. 

5.) My idea of a perfect day is running 3 miles on my treadmill, followed by a deep-tissue massage, then sitting around the house with my husband and daughter watching Shrek.

6.) I soooo believe in Fate and Karma.  Everything happens for a reason--good or bad--and every time we succeed or fail at something, it changes who we are and where we're headed.

7.) I love philanthropy.  I'm a PEO, a teacher, and a big supporter of Susan G. Komen.  It's so important to give back to people in need--whether it's buying a tank of gas for a stranger, paying a grocery bill for a woman who's short five bucks, or sending Christmas presents to a family that has an extremely ill child.   Help others, peeps, it will come back to you ten-fold, I swear.

8.) Lifetime movies.  I'll admit it.  I love them.  I'm a sucker for tear-jerkers.  In fact, I was up until 1 a.m. this morning watching a movie called "Fat Like Me" and bawled my eyes out.

9.) I startle incredibly easily.  My husband now announces that he's "walking around the house" to prevent me from jumping a foot and screaming at the top of my lungs when he rounds a doorjamb. 

10.) I look at the glass as half-empty.  Yep.  That's me.  I'm a pessimist.  I'll be the first to admit it.  But, before you start shaking your head and feeling bad that I'm a miserable person, just wait a minute.  I believe being a pessimist has made me successful.  If the glass is half-empty, I'm constantly looking for ways to fill it up.  I've never failed at anything that was really important; but it's not because of my awesomeness--it's just because I don't quit until I've succeeded.