Everyone else has a list of 100 things. I don’t. But after this, I will.
- My name is Amy
- Lynn
- I’ll spare you my last name.
- Because I’m paranoid.
- I don’t want my Family Of Origin to find my blog.
- Because it will give them more reasons to whine about me.
- I’m a 27 year old
- stay at home mom
- of three kids.
- J is 8,
- M is 4,
- Bug is 2.
- I gained 80# during my pregnancy with Bug.
- I still have to lose most half of it.
- I have a treadmill
- with 3 1.5 inches of dust on it.
- I have 2 sisters… one is older and lives in a messy house where the kitchen floor is so sticky that it pulled my shoe off of my foot. Then I have a younger sis who lives all the way in Alabama and used to grunt when she had to go to the bathroom and I would go shake her and make her pee her pants.
- I also have a little brother. He plays guitar and has hair that feels like carpet.
- My husband is the greatest man I’ve ever met in my entire life.
- I love him a lot.
- I like his parents more than my own.
- When I say ‘parents’, I’m referring to his dad and step-mom.
- Not his biological mom.
- She’s batshit.
- I used to be really, really, REALLY screwed up.
- Now I’m just really, really screwed up.
- I like self-improvement shit.
- I spent a year in therapy,
- 12 weeks in Grace Groups,
- 6 classes in The Artist’s Way,
- and 4 days in Breakthrough.
- I’m a ‘Saved by Grace through Faith’ Christian,
- but not of the stuffy, legalistic variety.
- I like to swear
- drink
- listen to secular music
- and watch violent television.
- I have a huge crush on Jack Bauer (not to be confused with Kiefer Sutherland)
- and Bruce Willis.
- I used to have a crush on Conan O’Brien.
- I have a soft spot for nerds.
- Which is probably why I voted for Al Gore in the 2000 election.
- I have an inner retard
- with multiple personality disorder.
- Whenever I am around someone with an accent, I end up copying it
- but not intentionally.
- It’s actually really embarrassing,
- and I try to stop myself,
- but I can’t help it.
- This is why I’m afraid to travel.
- I don’t want to get shot for mocking people.
- My ancestry is Yugoslavian
- Norwegian
- English
- Irish
- Native American
- and people hailing from the unknown land of Caucasia.
- I have a MySpace page.
- I am one of those people who takes takes all the bulletin surveys.
- I can’t resist answering stupid questions.
- I am afraid of the dark
- the phone
- spiders
- worms
- and drowning.
- I lost my best friend that way.
- My favorite book is Captivating.
- I don’t have a favorite song
- or a favorite movie.
- I am very indecisive.
- I don’t like to be wrong
- or take blame.
- I really don’t like stupid people
- whiny people
- or fake people.
- They piss me off
- and I don’t know how to get over it.
- I have hard time with forgiveness.
- I’m working on it.
- I love hummus
- falafel
- kimchi
- steak
- and brushetta.
- I get upset when my inbox says “no new messages”.
- It makes me feel unloved
- and abandoned.
- I often forget that other people have lives.
- I am still waiting to buy my first house.
- My dream house is in the country
- on several acres
- so I can have a horse.
- Or two.
- I get bored a lot.
- I am always searching for a new project
- but I have a problem with procrastinating
- and finishing what I start.
- I lose interest easily.
- I’ve often wondered if I have A.D.D.
- I’m a hypochondriac of mental illness.
Questions? Email me at AmysMagnumOpus AT att DOT net.
I just found you through Mom’s Daily Dose. I could have written about 75% of what you shared about yourself. Where do you live? I live in MN but grew up in WI and went to college in SD. Nice to “meet” you. I look forward to getting to know you better through your blog.
By the way, I LOVE Donald Miller and really enjoyed Blue Like Jazz.
Hey I’m a Lynn too! Weirdness.
I just found your site randomly. I like your writing and look forward to reading more.
you need to update this,..j is 8 now and you need to add s.a.l.t.s. to your list of therapy and your sisters yankee/southern accent as a fav. lol. and bro’s carpet hair
oh and that you don’t have 3 inches of dust on your treadmill anymore…i saw it.