25 Things About Me

I finally got around to this. It's been an ongoing project for weeks.

1. Sometimes I really miss Hawaii a lot. I miss lots about it then remember how expensive it is to live there and how expensive it is if you decide you want to visit the mainland. That’s when I’m glad I’m where I am.

2. I like working hard. Slow days at work are never as gratifying as the busy days. Busy days make you feel good.

3. I am getting better, but I spend way too much time on the computer.

4. I like trees. Trees make me happy. If I had been a pioneer and saw how icky I’m sure Utah was before they brought in more green stuff I probably would have turned around.

5. One of my favorite Hawaii memories is sitting on the beach at night with friends just watching the reflection of the moon on the waves as they roll in and break across the reef.

6. I sometimes have to think when people ask me what my name is. It’s a tricky question these days. Dixie Butterfield, Annah Butterfield, Dixie Dixon, Annah Dixon, etc.

7. I love looking at houses and house plans. Growing up we would look at house plans and say what we would change about it, just for kicks. I even go on walks at work to the near by developments to look through their model homes.

8. I HATE the terms “prego” and “pregers”. I just heard someone say “prego” and it annoys the crap out of me. Pregnant women are not a brand of spaghetti sauce!! Let’s be adults about this. If you don’t feel comfortable saying “pregnant”, say “expecting” or “going to have a baby” or “with child”. Really. How old are we?!?

9. I am very opinionated about some things. :) (And not at all about other things).

10. I recently developed a dislike of junk food.

11. I love the beach.

12. Painted toe nails in the summer make me happy.

13. I have a really hard time picking a favorite anything. My favorites change depending on my mood.

14. I make a daily to do list at work so I can remember what I was working on the day before.

15. I also set lots of memory jogging appointments in Outlook. The last 3 were “Johns Office – 2:30”, “Look for bill in car – 5:30”, and “Teddy shots – 1:00”.

16. Apparently I have a really bad short-term memory.

17. I am REALLY ready for Spring/Summer. If I had to pick my 4 favorite seasons, winter wouldn’t even make it on the list.

18. I hate shopping for shoes. My feet rarely fit into the cute shoes.

19. I love Nate! I pretty much lucked out on the good husband thing. He’s amazing!

20. Occasionally, getting out of Utah becomes a need. Sometimes you’ve just got to leave! The mountains start folding in on you and the valley starts getting smaller, and smaller and it becomes difficult to breath and you know you’ve got to get out or you won’t survive the week.

21. I’m a tight wad, so previously mentioned expeditions usually get canceled and the money goes to more useful things like getting out of debt. Even still though, going somewhere is worth every penny.

22. I listen to a lot of soundtracks. Soundtracks make whatever work you’re doing fly by. It’s almost like watching a movie at work (or in the car – long trips are also a very good time to listen to musicals).

23. The only bone I’ve ever broken was my baby toe. I did that while swing dancing bare foot.

24. My favorite massage lady’s name is Allison. My work place is nice enough to bring in 3 wonderful massage ladies 3 days a week and give everyone a 10 min massage. I’d love to get a whole hour massage from her, but we’ve already established I’m a tight wad. I am grateful for the weekly 10 min one though. She’s works miracles in those 10 min!

25. It took me a really long time to finish this. And by really long time, I mean WEEKS. I’d start, stop, forget about it, get bored, start again, etc