fifty-one things

1. I am the mother of 20 year old twins
2. I am married 22 years to the same person
3. I am in sales
4. I own my own business
5. I dye my hair
6. I love silence
7. I am reading a Tony Robbins book right now
8. I like to write
9. My favourite red wine right now is a Pinot Noir from Mission Hill
10. I do enjoy a good dark ale - this season it is Winter's Ale or Chestnut Ale
11. I am a big fan of colouring and I used to colour on the ferry to UVic way back in the day
12. I have two sisters
13. I am the eldest
14. Both of my parents are living and still married to each other
15. I am learning German
16. I am passionate about brain health
17. I drink my coffee black these days
18. I prefer Starbucks over Tim Hortons
19. My hair is long 
20. I completed one Whole30 
21. I would like to get back into pilates
22. I miss my DSLR 
23. I wear contacts 
24. I love twitter
25. I love boots and I wear them pretty much constantly in the winter
26. Earl Grey tea is my tea of choice right now
27. I eat eggs for breakfast most days
28. I like to write letters
29. I like to receive snail mail - who am I kidding... I love mail
30. I create my own Christmas cards
31. I really love cheese
32. and Hawkins cheezies..but I rarely eat them now
33. I communicate with my folks at least once a week
34. I prefer apple over microsoft
35. I struggle with daily exercise
36. I prefer dark chocolate over milk
37. I love to read magazines
38. I wear maryjanes in the summer
39. I prefer wool socks in the winter and barefeet in the summer
40. My favourite band is still The Mountain Goats
41. I like to dance
42. My favourites to reread are by Chaim Potok
43. I prefer rings to necklaces 
44. I have started to wear bracelets and cuffs
45. I love supporting local artists
46. I am planning a trip to Iceland 
47. I love Maui 
48. I battle the darkness in the winter
49. I love a good story
50. I love my family and my friends
51. I am turning fifty-one today