NOLA Notes

I was tagged to do a Seven Random Facts About Me meme by Brandy at My Fertility Stories. Here goes:

1. I am left-handed. And this is a right-handed world. From scissors to school desks, from serrated knives to diaper bags (yes, diaper bags–many, if you look close, are designed to be worn on your right shoulder) and manual can openers. Did you know that over 2,500 left-handed people are killed each year using products made for right handers? Yup. On the other hand (the left hand?), we get the sewing machine; it was designed by a lefty and the work is done on the left side of the machine. So, there.

2. I have four siblings, and my entire family (the seven of us) were each given a name from the Seven Dwarfs. I was Bashful. Still am.

3. I am CS’s second wife. Thankfully, he had no children with the first, and she taught him to put the seat down. Thank you, former Mrs. CS.

4. My thumbs are double-jointed. When I do the Fonzie thumbs-up, my thumbs go waaay back. It comes from my mother’s side of the family. And I secretly hope Sun’s thumbs are the same.

5. I can touch my nose with my tongue. Except the other day I couldn’t and it made me sad. But it’s working again!

6. I am addicted to Burt’s Bees lip moisturizer. I go a bit nutty when my lips are naked. I have tubes of the stuff everywhere–beside my bed, with my make up, in my purse and baby bag, in my desk at the office. And I have back-ups ready to go into service if one runs out.

7. And the last random fact that you’ll wish you never knew about me is that CS once drew two dots on the toenail of my second toe. And it made my toe look like the head of a Lego astronaut, à la: