Nov. 13 (7 random things)

I was tagged by my dear blog-friend Colleen to do a 7 Random Things about Me meme. Seeing how I'm not often invited to participate and when I am invited, I tend to forget and not do them(hm...wonder why I'm not invited to play often???), I decided to get busy right away and do this one.

So, here goes. 7 Random things about Natalie:

1.) I love lists. I'm just like my father. I have TONS of to-do lists. I like to make them as specific as possible so I can cross off more things. Instead of just writing down: clean the bathroom, I list each thing that needs to be done. The difference between my father and me is that he actually accomplishes things on his lists. I just keep adding to mine.

2.) I'm the oldest of three. Know anything about birth order? I'm a classic first child.

3.) My idea of organization is to rearrange stacks. If there isn't a stack there, make one. Have some free counter space? Fill it up with a new stack. I'll never have enough storage for all my junk. I like to collect things. One thing I do love to organize: the mail. I love to tear up junk mail and throw it away. I'm a believer in the touch once rule, but only with the mail. I flip through it daily, tear up anything that's junk, file my bills on my desk. Ahh...my day is complete.

4.) I've been married 6 years. When I got married, I successfully caught the kitchen on fire trying to cook, had to ask my husband to sew on buttons, and didn't have a clue how to vacuum (okay, that's a little exaggeration, but it sounds good!). Now I cook, sew, scrapbook, make cards and other crafts, knit. I still hate cleaning, but with all those hobbies, who has TIME to clean? I'm going to have to hire someone.

5.) I'm a teacher so I talk to 7 year olds all day long. I LOVE when other adults talk to me and treat me like I'm intelligent. I met a photographer this weekend who treated me that way. It's so nice when someone doesn't talk "down" to me because I'm a teacher. A few weeks ago, I did an art show at my school. The artist beside me (very, very well educated) and I had such a great conversation that had nothing to do with education or children. Refreshing!

6.) I love musicals. LOVE them.

7.) I want to travel internationally. I'm very, very proud to be American, but the world is so much bigger than America. I want to see Italy--the big cities and the countryside. I want to visit village in Africa and Mexico. I want to see Russia and China. I want to play tourist and I want to see how the natives live.

So, that's 7 random things about me. What about you? Are you game for divulging 7 random things about yourself? C'mon...play along. If you're reading this,

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