52 Things

1. I drink my coffee black
2. I am the mother of twins
3. I own my own business
4. I do not have any tattoos
5. I have had 3 back surgeries
6. I am the eldest of three sisters
7. I was going to be a nun
8. I love Johnny Cash
9. and the Neutral Milk Hotel
10. I take great delight in new office supplies
11. I was colouring as an adult long before it became popular
12. I dye my hair so that my grey does not show
13. I like beer - preferably darker ales 
14. I am a committed BC Wine consumer
15. I almost always wear boots through the fall and winter
16. I wear wool socks in the winter
17. and no socks in the summer
18. I like to read
19. I like to write
20. I enjoy taking photographs
21. I like flannel pjs
22. I am partial to Mary Janes
23. I wear a lot of black
24. I enjoy a good find at the thrift store 
25. I prefer cheese over chocolate
26. I like my yogurt plain
27. I crave silence
28. My vision is poor; I wear contacts every day
29. I drink red wine in the winter 
30. I am half Hungarian
31. I have Icelandic heritage too
32. I drive a Jeep
33. My Christmas tree has only white lights on it
34. I have a degree in Philosophy and Medieval Women's Studies
35. I own many coloured tights
36. My nose is pierced 
37. I tend to wear silver 
38. I like to support local artisans 
39. I enjoy sleeping
40. One of my most treasured times is sitting around the table conversing
41. I bake a mean poppyseed sour cream cake
42. I used to bake way more than I do now
43. I knit scarves... nothing fancy
44. My favourite authors are Chaim Potok
45. and Madeleine L'Engle 
46. I love storytelling 
47. I tend not to wear make up
48. I loved pilates when I was doing it
49. I miss my children
50. I played the bass clarinet in band 
51. l love it when someone else brings salad 
52. I am 52 years old today