100 Things About Me (since you're all dying to know)

1. I was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
2. I have one brother, Thom. He's 13 months younger than me.
3. I couldn't stand him growing up.
4. But I love him like mad now. This could be becasue he is in B.C.
5. I have lived in Edmonton, Alberta since I was 3.
6.My first memory is of packing to move to Canada.
7.My father is a Catholic from Belfast.
8. My mother is a Protestant from Birmingham.
9. That is a terrible combination.
10. My partner is a Protestant from Belfast.
11. I am a Catholic from Birmingham.
12. That makes a good combination.
13. My parents split up when I was 21.
14. I was already married and 8 months pregnant.
15. I moved out at 19 to get away from the fighting.
16. My life would have been totally different if my mum had left my dad when we were young.
17. I would have had an English accent.
18.My father is an alcoholic.
19.I do not drink often.
20. When I do, I drink to get drunk.
21.My cousin says this makes me an alcoholic.
22. I said he is a mad alcoholic.
23.I have never taken a single drug in my life.
24. Except for what turned out to be fake E's in Amsterdam.
25.I have never smoked a cigarette.
26. I have 3 children.
27. Taylor, 10
28. I have a hard time with her.
29. Liam, 9
30. He has ADD, dyslexia and dysgraphia.
31. Saoirse, 8 months.
32. Her eyes are 2 shades of blue.
33. I have one tattoo.
34. It is a four leaf clover in a maple leaf.
35. I totally ignore my English Heritage.
36. My favourite place in the world is Belfast.
37. I felt more at home in the north of Ireland than I did in the south.
38. I was totally surprised by that.
39. My cousin, not the mad alcoholic, moved to Canada at 11 and back to Ireland at 30 something. He says the Irish love tourists, but hate immigrants, even ones born there.
40. I said maybe he shouldn't have gone to Cork.
41. My first serious boyfriend was German.
42. He was a bastard.
43. When I miscarried at 17 he told all his friends I had an abortion.
44. Two days before we broke up he slept with 3 girls. One in the morning, one in the evening and me, late at night.
45. I did not know that until months later.
46. The girl that he slept with in the morning told me. That was the day she lost her virginity.
47. I said it is a shame he ruined that day for you by sleeping with two other people.
48. She did abort his baby. A year after my miscarriage.
49. I am not yet divorced.
50. But am in love with another man.
51. And have his child.
52. I do not have my drivers license.
53. I failed 3 times between 16-18.
54. My all time favourite T.V show is Homefront (cancelled after 2 seasons.)
55. And then it would be Homicide.
56. I love the Amazing Race.
57. My favourite sport is football. (aka soocer as we Canadians call it)
58 My favourite teams are Celtic and Aston Villa.
59. I used to love hockey.
60. When I was young, I collected soap and pins.
61. I earned my Brownie collector badge by putting all my pins on a tea towel.
62. Brownies was my first experience in skipping things. I ended up quitting.
63. My daughter earned her Guide collector badge by collecting postcards from around the world.
64. I was a Brownie leader for 2 years.
65. My name was Snowy Owl.
66. Next year, I am moving up to Guides.
67.I took ballet when I was 4 and quit the day before the recital. ( I do like to quit things, apparently.)
68. My father wanted me to take Irish dancing and I refused.
69. I regret this immensely.
70. Scotland is the only country in the Bristish Isles I have never been to.
71. And yet we talk about possibly moving there.
72. I do not think I could move, as I would have to get rid of most of my stuff.
73. I am a pack rat.
74. Although I did manage to get rid of 10 boxes of books last year.
75. I wish I hadn't
76. Because some day I may actually get my dream house with a library.
77. But it is doubtful.
78. I have to go back to work in less than 2 months and I do not want to.
79. I hate working.
80. I have 2 jobs.
81. One as a hospital porter.
82. The other as a nursing attendant.
83. I much prefer portering, you get paid more and I don't have to wipe asses.
84. This is what happens to you when you think more about your boyfriend than your school work.
85. I never worried about it in high school, I knew I would rather be married with kids.
86. When William is able to work in Canada, I will not need to worry about working.
87. I will work only for spending money.
88. I love to spend money.
89. And manage to spend alot while still paying all my bills.
90. Except for the credit cards that are in collection.
91. I refuse to pay them because it is cheaper for me if they sue me.
92. Which they won't do, because it is not worth it for them.
93. I realize this is a very immature attitude to take.
94. I make more on EI, than I would working 4 days a week.
95. I hope no one from the Gov't of Canada reads that.
96. Or from a credit card agency.
97. I told someone from collections to never call me again.
98. And she hasn't, because if you say that they can not call.
99. Someone who worked in a collection agency told me that.
100. I spent way to much time talking about collection agencies.