100. I am the mother of two kids – beautiful, both of them.

99. I have been married nearly 8 years to a guy I dated briefly (and I mean briefly!) in high school.

98. I am a stepmother to a boy who has a lot of issues – he’s pretty high maintenance, and it’s truly frustrating.

97. I am the daughter of a musician and grew up always surrounded by music.

96. Instrumentally, I am not so musically inclined. I played the flute for a bazillion years and never really got into it.

95. I prefer to sing. I’ll never win a competition, I’m just not brilliantly talented, but my voice is passable, and I really enjoy singing.

94. I have always loved to write – essays, short stories, poems, lyrics. When I was four, I wrote my first song about a woman who gave me a penny. (Wish I still had it!).

93. I work out almost daily. Sometimes it’s just a walk on the treadmill (or outside if the weather is alright), sometimes I hit it harder with weights or something more demanding. I love to be phsyically fit and the recharge I get from exercise so it’s a MUST in my life.

92. My college roommate used to call me “La Princessa de Casi Todo” which loosely translates into “The Princess of Almost Everything.”

91. I have had three roommates in my life, not including my husband. Only one of them was tolerable. I find living with people to be extremely difficult. All those quirks and idiosyncrasies – I know I have plenty – and it’s hard to find someone whose quirks mesh with your quirks.

90. I work from home and I stay home with my kids. This makes for some craziness – you never really get to leave work behind when you’re always there.

89. I love to bake. I find something soothing about measuring, mixing and making stuff. The smell of cookies in the oven is such a happy one.

88. I’m allergic to cats.

87. My music tastes are extremely varied. If you were to look on my iTunes playlist, you’re going to find anything from classical to Broadway showtunes to electronic to pop to metal. I listen to everything and there is no one category of music that I can say that I refuse to listen to.

86. I consider myself to be extremely open-minded.

85. I have atrocious literary tastes though – between all my responsibilities on the home front, when I sit down to read a book, I want it to be a calming, easy read. Several times in the past few months, I’ve sat down to read books with more substance – and I end up just shutting the book and giving up. Reading is an outlet for me, and sometimes I just don’t want to work that hard.

84. I grew up in an inner-city neighborhood where I was truly in the minority. The other day, I was in the car with a friend and 2 Live Crew came on the XM Radio, and all I could think of was that I had memories of fifth grade listening to 2 Live Crew with the much older kids I hung out with (who were all in gangs). Oy.

83. My mother packed us up and “wrapped us in cotton” to move to a small town when I was 13. She really didn’t like the way we were living.

82. Going from a background of diversity to a white-bread, homogenous environment was a huge culture shock.

81. As a result, I find close-minded, prejudiced people to be a huge pain in my ass. Ignorance is not bliss.

80. I have no tattoos. Sometimes I think about getting one but it seems like at the age of 31, I’ve gone so long without any tats. It’s almost like a badge of honor now, a rarity even. Almost everyone else I know has at least one.

79. I also have no piercings aside from one in each ear lobe.

78. I wear a pair of small sterling silver hoops that my grandmother gave me when I was in high school. I never change my earrings. I hate thinking about that kind of thing.

77. I don’t eat fast food. Ever. Small exception would be Subway. Roadtripping with me isn’t always easy because I don’t eat that greasy fried crap.

76. I love having inside jokes with my friends. There are either funny sayings, quotes, or in one case I’ve trademarked™ a friend. Those are quirky things I do to let people know I care.

75. I have really tall walls around me that only a few people are allowed to come through.

74. I have worked hard to keep people out, and I have worked hard to let people in. Neither is ideal. Both leave you open for hurt.

73. Hurt hurts. I don’t like to feel pain. I know it reminds me of the fact that I’m alive and that life goes on. But I don’t have to like it.

72. My BFF and I have been friends since we were 13. There are ups and downs for sure, but I love her more than my luggage. She’s awesome and I’m so blessed.

71. Many of my friends have been in my life for over ten years. It’s amazing – I’m not one who collects friends and acquaintances – I truly adore people that enrich my life.

70. I have always tended to have stronger friendships with guys and find that the older I get, the harder that gets because now that we’re all grown, they have spouses and significant others and those women tend to be jealous.

69. I will never in a million years understand why any woman would be jealous of me.

68. Oh by the way – my self esteem? Let’s just say that it’s not overly inflated. I don’t always show myself much love.

67. Though I hate shopping for just the sake of shopping, if I’m feeling down, nothing picks me up quite like treating myself to something new.

66. I love underwear shopping.

65. Because 100 things is hard to come up with without dropping some TMI – I only wear thongs during the day, and only bikini or boy shorts at night. For some reason, full butt coverage while I’m sleeping is more comfortable (oddly enough, as I don’t even notice the thong during the day!).

64. This is not the life I thought I would be living.

63. My tolerance for bullshit is pretty low.

62. I also hate passive-aggressiveness.

61. I am such a magazine whore. I subscribe to many, including: Rolling Stone, Wired, Parenting, Parents, Real Simple, and Self. There are more. Many many more. The magazines start showing up in the mail on about the 11th of each month or so… I love having a huge pile of magazines to go through.

60. I am also a card-whore. Nothing is quite as fun as getting a card in the mail. Of course, I don’t usually get them, so I send them. I love finding just the right card that says just the right thing.

59. If I were to go into a gas station and spend $10 on snacks, I would buy: Traditional Chex Mix, Coke Zero, Orbit Cinnamint gum, and a bottle of water.

58. My perfume of choice is currently Clinique’s Happy Marc Jacob’s Pear.

57. I drive a minivan. I never in a hundred million years thought I would drive one – I never ever wanted one – but when it comes to schlepping kids all over the place, as well as all their gear, nothing beats it. I hate that I love it.

56. Some people have extraordinary amounts of patience. I am not one of those people.

55. I hate when friendships fade, die or morph into something different. I really mourn the loss of a true friend when it happens. I’m currently going through it, and hate the way it feels.

54. I really hate cooking – I try to find joy in it because it’s a necessary part of my day, but it’s hard. I don’t think it’s fun and I don’t ever seem to get appreciation for the results, so it’s hard to be gung ho about it.

53. I’m very skeptical about a lot of stuff.

52. I’m prone to sinus infections… unfortunately.

51. I believe in the healing power of a very hot bath.

50. I love carbs and wouldn’t last two and a half minutes on the South Beach Diet.

49. I hate clutter.

48. I am a gadget geek. Some women go nutso over new shoes – me, I’m watching for the latest iPod crap and computer stuff. I’m only half a geek, as I know others far geekier than myself. But I love this kind of stuff. Bring it on!

47. I’m deathly afraid of snakes. I can’t even watch them on television. I can’t explain why I am so afraid – nothing snakewise has ever happened to me. But it is what it is.

46. I never was afraid of flying until after my first kid was born. Then I began thinking of all the horrible things that could happen if I were to die on a plane, including her being raised without a mommy. Now it just petrifies me.

45. I am a dark haired, dark eyed person. My daughters both have fair hair and blue eyes. They look nothing like me whatsoever. I think genetics are weird.

44. One of my alltime favorite songs is “Anna Begins” by Counting Crows because when Adam Duritz sings “And every time she sneezes I believe it’s love“, it always makes me hope that someone will feel like that about me.

43. My favorite musical is “RENT” – I’ve now seen it performed about four times, I believe, and I have the DVD of the movie version (which is just not as good, though it’s not bad).

42. I love big cities. I love the feel and the vibe of big cities. It’s rather unfortunate that I’m living in this rural, middle of nowhere village.

41. I like MySpace, and yes, I know I’m too old for it.

40. I wish I were funnier.

39. I have not 100% ruled out plastic surgery in my future. I wish I could say I was content with myself as I am, but there are things I wouldn’t mind getting tweaked a bit.

38. Sometimes I wonder if 31 is too early for a mid-life crisis.

37. I don’t smoke.

36. I rarely drink.  I believe in the healing power of Absolut. Life has changed a little, I guess.

35. I chew gum like a fiend, though. Sometimes two to three pieces at once.

34. I clench my jaw when I sleep. My (cute) dentist says that I hold all the tension from the day in my face. That doesn’t sound good, does it?

33. I hate having insomnia. I really really hate it.

32. I love an unexpected compliment (yeah, who doesn’t?!).

31. Sometimes I feel lonely for no reason. I hate that feeling.

30. I get really bad PMS – or PMDD actually. The few days before my period, I am the moodiest little baby you will ever meet.

29. I have a weird obsession with Sharpie markers. Love them, love them, love them. They have to be the marker, though and not the super fine tip pens. Those I don’t love so much.

28. I’m a Libra.

27. I hate to be told what to do.

26. I started this blog because my other blog became a place where too many people I know came to see what was going on with me – I felt like I couldn’t be real. I still blog there – and that’s where I put all my happy stuff. This is where I’m real though – good, bad or otherwise.

25. I have to force myself to drink lots of water every day. Right  now, I have a 32 ounce water bottle next to me and I’m about halfway through it. Wish I loved water more.

24. I can be snarky. Very snarky.

23. I collect postcards. I keep telling myself that one of these days I’m going to do something arty with all of my postcards, but… I’m not arty like that.

22. I have been married nearly 8 years. Marriage is freakin’ hard.

21. I recently bought a Dyson vacuum cleaner and now am a rabid vacuumer. I love that thing. It’s amazing.

20. I am freakishly addicted to Starbucks. In the off season, I like a nonfat sugar free vanilla cappuccino. In the holiday season, I like a skinny gingerbread latte. Yuuuuuuuuum.

19. I love really spicy food – Mexican, Cuban, whatever. If it’s spicy enough to make my nose run, I’m loving it.

18. I could so easily be a vegetarian. I’m not, but I think I could do it.

17. Some day, I want to get paid to write.

16. Sixteen is my lucky number.

15. I have an older brother and a younger sister.

14. My mom and dad split when I was young and I barely remember them being together. Neither one of them can stand each other – it’s actually obnoxious after all these years how much they still dislike each other.

13. But then again, dealing with my husband’s exwife is somewhat like poking a hot fork in my eye, so I guess I kind of get why my parents are that way.

12. I will always advise people, if they ask, to never get involved with someone who has kids from a previous marriage. Being a stepparent is not a role in my life that brings me much joy, and I think that it’s really the rare occasion where everything is smooth sailing. Sometimes, the stress and drama are really tough to swallow.

11. I wish I had seen more of the world. With kids, it seems like I’ll never be a well-traveled person. That kind of sucks.

10. Some day I want to learn to play guitar. I’m taking guitar lessons.

9. Once, I dated a guy who told me he was a virgin but had gotten a blow job from a prostitute while he was in Mexico on vacation. That relationship didn’t last long (and seriously, what was my reaction to that supposed to be?).

8. I hate small-town gossip shit.

7. It’s a bad bad day that can’t be cured with a brownie sundae or a slice of cheesecake.

6. I live in the same small town where I went to high school. I run into random people I used to know all the time. Sometimes it’s fun, but usually it is an annoyance to catch up with people who haven’t changed since… ever.

5. Most people in my life don’t know that I blog.

4. Whipped cream right out of the can is a true guilty pleasure. Yummo.

3. I have never seen “The Sound of Music” and that is perfectly okay with me.

2. I have an irrational celebrity crush on Matthew McConnaghey.

1. Coming up with 100 things to share with the internet at large is pretty damn difficult.