A friend posted her 7 Random Things and challenged readers to do the same. I won’t be like, ahem, some people and post 101 things instead. Mostly because I think it would take me all.flippin.day to come up with that many things to write about…not because I’m uninteresting (umm, I think), but just because I’m uncreative when putting thoughts to paper. Or so I tell myself.

Anyway, here goes.

1. I am a total gadget girl. I got an iPhone several weeks ago and I’m totally addicted to this thing. I love to play computer games…ever since I was a kid and typing in DOS programs for some stupid game from a computer magazine, or playing PacMan for free at my parents’ laundromat where they had a real arcade machine.

2. I am sooooo not a girly girl. But one thing I love about some of the friends I’ve made as an adult is that they ARE girly and have made me become more girly just through association. I was raised by a woman who doesn’t wear makeup, shave her legs, or know anything at all about fashion. (no, my mom does NOT read my blog LOL) Combine that with me being a total tomboy, and you can just imagine…no, don’t even try. It wasn’t pretty. I like the fact that I now know how and what to shave, how to dress myself at least a little bit, and that sometimes it’s good to look and act like a girl.

3. I don’t really like my job that well, but I can’t give up the paycheck. I don’t HAVE to work, but I do like having the extra money, and quite honestly…while I absolutely adore my kids, I love them even more if I don’t have to be with them for 24 hours a day. *hiding* It has taken me 3 years to get over the guilt I feel for saying that…no scratch that, I still feel guilty for saying it. I feel like people will think I’m a bad mother. But dammit, I’m NOT a bad mother. Repeat to self 100 times.

4. I feel completely materialistic and spoiled for having this big nice new house. OK yes, I admit I AM materialistic and spoiled, but I’m really uncomfortable with it. When we had our fridge delivered one of the delivery guys said “so this is how rich folks live” and I wanted to crawl into a hole and die. No, we’re not really rich, but it IS a nice house…we’ve worked our way up to it.

5. I sometimes wonder if I’ll ever feel like a grown up. And then I wonder why on earth I would WANT to feel like a grown up.

6. I secretly like it when Dave travels for work. Not when he’s gone for very long…2-3 days is good, and no more than 1-2 times per month. Longer than that and it wears me down. But I love feeling excited for him to get home, is that sad? Probably, but I think the old adage of “absence makes the heart grow fonder” is true. Not that I love him any less when he’s here all the time, but rather just that I notice it more when I have a chance to miss him. The only reasons I don’t like it is a) he brings home the plague half of the time, and b) Charlie really misses him.

7. I have the world’s worst sweet tooth right now. It started when I was pregnant with Charlie and has been REALLY bad ever since. While pregnant I don’t really try to curb it that much, and then once the pregnancy is over I find it really hard to stop. I really want to start losing weight, but I’m appalled at the idea of giving up sweets!