43 Things

I'm a little jazzed up today. Lots of coffee to combat the fatigue involved in staying up late to WATCH THE YANKEES WIN THE SERIES!!!!

I'm sorry, was I shouting?

It was an exciting game, a great culmination to an exciting series. However, I'm tired.

Today's post will be a little different. In honor of a day that may or may not be a little bit special I thought I would reveal 43 things about me you may not be aware of. The number 43 may or may not be significant. (Hint: it has nothing to do with the Yankees).

1.      
I was born in Brooklyn.

2.      
I was raised in Nassau County.

3.      
I attended a public school through 8^th
grade.

4.      
I attended an all girls Catholic private school
for high school.

5.      
I learned all my best swear words in that high
school.

6.      
I attended St. John’s University.

7.      
I was a business major until I discovered that I
would have to take four calculus classes.

8.      
That day I changed to an English Lit major.

9.      
My father thought I was nuts.

10.  
I have a double minor in Economics and Finance,
mostly to appease my father.

11.  
I never took any of those calculus classes.

12.  
I worked for a dentist for a year after
graduating because the stock market had crashed and I couldn’t get a job.

13.  
I took a job as a secretary in a big name
investment bank rather than an associate position in a small one to get a foot in
the door.

14.  
It was a good choice.

15.  
I earned more money as a secretary than all of
my friends in other “better” jobs.

16.  
I couldn’t type to save my life.

17.  
I was promoted pretty quickly which was gratifying.

18.  
I traveled a lot which was fun.

19.  
I had a secretary, she could type.

20.  
My firm was paying for graduate school.

21.  
I hated graduate school.

22.  
I started to hate traveling when I met my
husband.

23.  
When again, faced with calculus,I quit school.

24.  
I took a knitting class at the New School.

25.  
My father is still annoyed about it.

26.  
I can still knit and I  have still not taken
calculus.

27.  
Lack of calculus has not affected my success in
life at all.

28.  
Don’t tell my kids.

29.  
I have always written stories.

30.  
That I am a non-fiction writer surprises me.

31.  
I married the love of my life at age 26.

32.  
It was the best decision I ever made.

33.  
When we were first married we lived in a great
apartment on the beach.

34.  
I wanted to live in NYC but he loves the beach
so I conceded.

35.  
I want to retire to Manhattan.

36.  
I love Maine.

37.  
My house is decorated in reds, browns, taupe and
black.

38.  
My house is also decorated in toys and dirty
socks.

39.  
I have a cleaning lady come once a week and I
feel very guilty about it.

40.  
I love to cook.

41.  
I love to clean, hence the guilt in number 39.

42.  
I want to own a mini-cooper someday.

43.  
I think being a wife and mom rocks.