Friday, January 30, 2009

25 Random Things About Me

Apologies to any FB people who have already read this.

1. I carry in my purse a copy of the poem I read at my mother's funeral.
2. I keep my handbag very well organized
3. I have copies of all my drivers license dating back to when I moved from MN to WI
4. I don't like lip moisturizers with mint oil or menthol. Right now my favorite is Burt's Bees Honey Lip Balm.
5. I never balance my checkbook
6. I have 10 different currencies in my wallet right now.
7. I carry a camera wherever I go but rarely remember to "capture the moment".
8. I wish I was as groovy as my sunglasses would tell you I am.
9. I pay off the full balance of all my credit cards every month (a discipline I got from Russell).
10. I always carry an umbrella (and it has come in handy even in Dubai).
11. Even though I had Lasik surgery, I still wear glasses for night driving.
12. I love the breakfast burrito at the Mexican restaurant in Houston's airport.
13. My keychain has a bottle opener on it but I don't drink beer.
14. I have a lip liner that I've carried in my make up pouch that I haven't used since the 90s.
15. My blackberry has a nazar (evil eye) charm (just in case they work).
16. I carry Coach handbags and briefcases
17. I'm super anal about keeping my BB contact info up to date.
18. I lost my Mont Blanc pen about 6 months ago and I look suspiciously at my work collegues who have one wondering if they found it.
19. I like showing my passport for ID when I'm in the US - it always throws them off.
20. The first year I was married, I thought I would change my name. I lazily went about changing a few items of ID, but realized about a year in that I really would rather keep my maiden name. Last year, I finally finished changing my name on the last piece of identification BACK to Ragland.
21. The "just in case" tampons I carry around are old and in a barely usuable condition. Good thing there's not a "use by" date on them.
22. I have a Macy's credit card that I still can't get used to being used at Dayton's - which was for a while Marshall Field's.
23. After months of driving the same car nearly every day I still have to look at my key fob to know what button unlocks the doors.
24. At 16, I passed my US driving test on the first try. At 35, I had to take the UK test 4 times - picky buggers.
25. I modeled all these items on a theme - can you guess?

4 comments:

Lori Lynn said...

Would that theme be "travel"?

I love reading about life in Dubai. Thanks for posting.

Lori W

Anonymous said...

That's not the way I remember number 20. I thought it was me saying, "Why the hell did you do that?"

Ms Jewl said...

Damn Dog, Yes, you're right. I did mention it to you after we were married a year and you said something like, "I never understood why you did that anyway." And that's when I started changing it back.

Anonymous said...

I had the same handbag .... Now it is organized ... but thanks to whom?
Hé..hé...


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