C.S. Lewis said this –
“Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: ‘What?! You too? I thought I was the only one!'”
Have you ever stayed up super late with a girlfriend, gabbing about the most strange and random topics?
Usually along the way, you discover that you have something in common.
Like your passion for Target Dollar Bins and coconut milk ice cream and Old Navy flip flops and vacuum lines on the carpet.
As friendship grows, knowing this kind of information about each other allows you to show up on one another’s doorsteps with fun and thoughtful gifts ‘just because’, on a hard day, or on birthdays and half-birthdays.
**Because the best of friends celebrate each other’s half-birthdays (mine is July 25 – FYI). :-)**
In an effort to make more friends (and possibly receive more half-birthday presents – ha!), I put together a list of information about myself for you to review to see if we’re gal pal material…
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I am often told I look like Alanis Morisette.
Long toe nails give me the heebie jeebies.
I am not a fan of washing our slow cooker but am too cheap to buy slow cooker liners.
I never leave the house without mascara on.
I snort when I get laughing really hard.
I can go home after a C-section with no pain meds, but if I catch a stomach virus I am utterly incapacitated.
I tried broccoli for the first time when I was in college.
I sleep with my mouth wide open (super classy, according to the hubs)
I may or may not make my child clean his room, then go in later and re-clean/organize it. #controlfreak
I have a small collection of holiday-themed knee high socks.
Favorite movie – Enchanted.
I lived off of ‘chicken’ noodle soup, fried noodles and duck sauce from a Chinese restaurant near our house for most of my senior year of high school.
I grew a whole shoe size after having my first child.
I used to be a waitress and once accidentally dropped an entire margarita in a customer’s lap.
I have elaborate dreams every night that I love to talk about in the morning with anyone who is willing to listen.
I love CDs and always choose them over an iPod.
The book of Psalms is my favorite thing ever.
I shave my legs every. single. day.
I miss my old flip phone.
I can still do a split (after 3 hours of stretching).
I am absolutely terrified of people touching my neck.
Folding laundry is therapeutic for me.
Favorite book – Stepping Heavenward, Redeeming Love, and the entire Mitford Series.
If I lose something, I will do nothing else until I find it.
I wish that they made ‘Mom’ cars in the color yellow.
I have a black thumb. Flowers will spontaneously die upon being put under my supervision.
I have a hard time focusing on more than one thing at a time (must have been all that questionable chicken noodle soup).
I am hypothyroid.
I love singing and dancing for my children during dinner.
I have trained my children to tickle my back or play with my hair if they want to stay up later.
I love my family fiercely.
Obsessed with snail mail.
My hair (and subsequent mood for the day) depends on the percentage of humidity outside.
I hate disappointing people.
I often break out in the National Anthem for no reason whatsoever.
I envy anyone that knows how to shuffle a deck of cards.
I pray out loud when my spirit gets anxious.
You cannot leave me alone with a bag of trail mix.
I dream about being the voice for the next Disney princess movie.
I would like to own a pet sheep.
And there you have it.
Leave me a comment below and let me know if you read this and were all like, “YOU TOO?!”
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Now it’s your turn, new friends! Write 3 things about yourself so that I can bring you a happy on your half-birthday – GO!
– Julie
*Interested in reading more about me? Go HERE.*
Oh my, one thing we have in common is the tickle my back and play with my hair. I enjoy reading and watching old movies and tv shows.
I love this list of details! It’s so hard to describe one’s self. I’m going to model a list like that about me!
Ha! I love how Christina put the “not the actress” part in her name. Funny!
There are many things from your list that we have in common. I love my girls playing with my hair. They are 12 and 14 now so they don’t do it anymore 🙁 I would let them put bows in, I would have bows everywhere! Something I suggest you let your kids do that I loved: give them a small paint brush and some lotion and let them paint your legs with lotion. I loved it!
I love reading your blog! You are awesome and real.
Karina
P.S. My half birthday is June 29 🙂
Karina – the lotion painting is an AWESOME idea! You’re a genius! And happy early half-birthday! :-)))) xoxo
We have more than a handful of the things you mentioned in common. Lol
1. I do not wash my hair every single day.
2. I love chocolate.
3. I love fuzzy socks when it’s cold outside.
Great list, Julie! Ok me too…. I do not leave the house without mascara!! I own a small collection of holiday knee socks! I also, snort when I laugh a lot! (Embarrassed me.) I cannot stand long toe nails either, have always kept them short! Ewww
Forgot my own list..
1. I only use honey in my coffee every morning.
2. I LOVE Otis Redding & John Lee Hooker, love to put their Pandora stations on while I cook supper.
3. I’ve worn glasses since I was 3, but refuse to wear them in public.
I loved this. I am 75; but, next to my family, friends are still very important to me, especially the ones that go back to first grade. We still see each other once a year, even though we live all around the country.
Wow. So much in common. First off I had my first ever stomach flu this past week and I literally thought I was going to die. But I’ve had about 5 surgeries on my lower abdominal area with no meds. I also hate long toenails or unpainted ones. I don’t think my toenails have been unpainted since I was in middle school ?. I also “reclean” after my kids clean up. I like toys to be in just the right spot ha! I have trained my 5 year old son to play with my hair during story time. He even thinks it’s something special that he has earned!! ?
Three thigs about me:
1. I cannot sing to save my life but I love to put on Disney music in the car with my 3 kids ages 7,5, & 1, and sing and dance at the top of our lungs. (Only when daddy’s not in the car hehe)
2. I love being mommy and wife and “home maker” but for the life of me I feel I often go in circles instead of being able to completely get organized and on a schedule although I have good intentions!
3. When me and my mom and my sister get together and start laughing we have such a loud (obnoxious so may say) laugh that we have actually caused a commotion or maybe just frightened people!
Thanks for the friendship offer! I think friends and laughter are gifts God has given us to experience some joy in our lives!
Karrie- I LOVED reading about you and all the things we have in common!!! You sound like an incredible woman!!! Let’s get together and have a good laugh. :-))))
I touch up my kids’ cleaning jobs, love having my hair brushed, and wear a larger shoe size post-pregnancy, too. I can also cut a pretty decent circle freehanded (comes in handy when scrapbooking), made my own wedding dress, and had to wear corrective shoes connected with a metal brace as a child. I really do want to send you something for your half-birthday, Julie. Would you please message me a shipping address so I can?
Jennifer – are you an angel???? 🙂
Lol, I found myself nodding emphatically to most of the things on your list! Three things about me are that 1.) I sometimes pretend to be hosting my own cooking show while I make dinner, 2.) my feet get really cold sometimes so I have to have access to my fuzzy socks at all times, even in summer, and 3.) I LOVE making lists and get an inordinate amount of glee from being able to mark things off!
Susan! I want to see your cooking show! :-))))
Love it! The number one thing in common is the toe nails!!!! I am a feet person. Don’t have nasty feet in front of me or else. I once told a co worker, after looking at her feet, “DON’T come to work like that again! When I get my pedicures (religiously every two weeks) the ladies know me by now…they don’t even ask anymore. SHORT… cut those bad boys SHORT. No white showing. I hate to be in bare feet. If I go somewhere else for my pedicures, I am always met (um, pride here), with “Your feet are so soft”. Yes, because I never go barefoot. I wear socks in my house. Yes, In 90 degrees, I would wear socks before being barefoot.
I take a bubble bath EVERY night of my life. It is a drug. Better than Xanax or Valium.
I have been dying my hair since I was 24. I don’t know if that means I have been wise from a young age (crown thingy in the Bible), or if I have been stressed since that time! My wonderful son Matthew, when he was little and was filling out a Mother’s day thing for his class about his mommy, answered thusly… Your mom’s hair color? Dyed brown…. yes, his response. True story. ♥
I loved reading your “random” facts, and think you are an amazing friend! I also cannot stand long toenails (eww!), I do not like cleaning the crockpot though I use it often – I blessed with a sweet hubby who usually washes it for me, my world stops when I lose something (until it is found), and I hate disappointing people!
Random about me – (1) I am an identical twin and we looked so much alike through high school that we often just got called by our last name and I don’t even know which one is me in most childhood photos, (2) I love dressing my girls up in frilly clothes and matching bows, but am totally a jeans and Tshirt kinda girl myself. I like the idea of fashion but just don’t have the time to figure it out, (3) I have insomnia, which I wish I didn’t, but it allows me to get lots of crafting/baking/soaping done I wouldn’t otherwise with 2 little ones, so I make the most of it!
My half birthday is April 6. 🙂
Oh – forgot to mention Obsessed with Target dollar bins! I have to go in the entrance on the other side and stay away from them in order to stick to budget when shopping there… 😉
Sarah – first of all, you ALWAYS look adorable. 🙂 Second of all, I LOVE that you have photos that you can’t tell are you or your sister. And third, I’m so happy we share so much in common. I think you are an amazing woman!!!
You are so awesome Happy Fairy Julie. So glad you are back blogging 🙂 This blog is so up lifting. First I hate long toe nails too, BUT I barely have toe nails to begin with. Literaly every time I get a pedicure they always make comments of how tiny they are. (Seriously both myself and them paint fake toenails on my pinky toes) I try to grow them a little so they will look bigger but it absoluetly drives me crazy (nails on chalkboard crazy) so I always end up clipping them. I absolutly love when God shows me His humor or when He answers a prayer in a big way and my jaw drops thinking Wow You were listening. (I know He always listens but sometimes when He moves so detailed and specifically I’m just humbled and in awe) I only ate a small handful of vegetables growing up (basics like corn, green beans, potatoes) When I met my husband he persuaded me to try new things and now I absolutely love all but lettuce (taste like dirt to me). Funny because now I love spinach and brussel sprouts and my honey doesn’t. Happy almost half birthday, mine half birthday is February 10th.
Kristi – this was such a sweet and fun comment to read! I loved your remarks about God and how He shows His love for you – which is a lot of love, I’m sure of it! 🙂
I love to sing also I love to paint
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I wish my car was yellow too!
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Hair (and mood) dependent on the humidity? YES! (This list makes me miss you, Julie.)
Ok, I KNEW I loved you for some unknown reason (aside from the obvious ones, like how radiantly beautiful and sweet you are)…so here you go. 🙂 <3
Long toe nails make me cringe, but for me the toes hanging over the front of the shoe is even worse. Do you people know how dirty the ground is? If you want your toes on the ground, don't wear shoes! Ok, sorry, got a bit distracted there…I also snort when I laugh too hard. I had a boyfriend when I was in my early 20's who used to make me laugh extra hard just to get me to snort. I have 13 pairs of Halloween knee socks, 15 Christmas ones, and a few random others (one has Easter eggs all over). I am SO glad to know I am not the only person over the age of 12 who does this! I also have very vivid dreams almost every night, and while my husband always lends an attentive ear, I guarantee you he is just shaking his head at me when I walk away. Some of them are a little…weird. I was also a waitress, and was practically addicted to the rolls, but it was Red Lobster, and who DOESN'T love their bread?? I DREAD disappointing anyone, but especially my close family. And finally…I learned how to shuffle a deck of cards about 10 years ago, but I'm still pretty bad at it.
3 things about me (my half birthday is March 1, which was also my dad's actual birthday!):
1. I silently (and sometimes not so silently) correct grammar and spelling in EVERY SINGLE THING I read. 2. I love Justin Timberlake more than a grown married woman should (I feel like a silly teenager!). 3. I am ruthlessly clean and organized at work, but my van is ALWAYS a horrid mess.
Love you, my friend!
Hey girl – my HUSBAND likes Justin Timberlake more than a grown married man should! Lol! We both love his music. You’re not alone! 🙂
Long toenails are so gross. But I also can’t stand the sound of nails being clipped. I do mine when I’m fresh from the shower, but hubby doesn’t, so he usually waits until I’m two rooms away with the doors shut. I still hear him doing it. And I taught my 6 and 8 year old daughters to do their own.
I often say I have a “black thumb” and (this is horrible, but true) that I am a plant hospice, because I’m the last stop plants make before going to meet Jesus.
If I’m in a good mood (which is almost always, unless I’m under a time-crunch), I will sing almost everything instead of saying it. So if I walk into work and see my friend Chris, I sing, “Chris-tiii-iiine. How are you to-day?” at her.
My half-birthday is my daughter’s whole birthday, July 29. (And that means we’re practically WHOLE birthday partners, too!)
I love your list! Thank you for always being so encouraging and real!
I was laughing about the crockpot because I feel the same way! I found if you soak it over night with a little dishwasher soap in it it cleans up so much easier! I hope it helps you too!
I agree about the crock pot thing. I soak mine overnight, as well. It’s always easier than I think it will be.
Love this!!! Let’s see…
I don’t care for people playing in my hair but I LOVE to play in other people’s hair. Seriously had an assistant that would do anything I ask if I played in her hair first!
I also hate cleaning the slow cooker and feel like the liners are a waste of money. Plus the “good bits” get stuck in there!
I know nothing about make-up or hair. My sister did both for me at my wedding.
I hated broccoli until I was in college and then fell in love!
I hate singing because I think I sound horrible and I get embarrassed if my hubby hears me. (Side note, I love hearing my hubby singing in church!)
Oh, and my half-birthday is March 3! 🙂 And my favorite number is 3.
Crafty Ashley B – Let’s hang out and eat broccoli together.
So…to start, we share the same birthday AND half birthday!!! OMG!! Some randoms for me…hmmm… I have naturally red hair that I have never been ashamed of because I was always complemented on it, and I passed this awesomeness onto my daughters. I love Sharpies and Post-It notes, both of which I do not share with anyone. I love reading and I love the corny “fall in love” bits the most. Who doesn’t love first love? Great post, and we have so many of your points in common!
Oh my! Me too! I have a fear of my children vomiting…I may or may not grow science projects in my refrigerator…I have always wanted to open my own little shop…not sure what I’m going to sell :)!
First of all, I can totally see the Alanis thing. I knew you reminded me of someone famous. I (or rather an old high school pic of me) was recently compared to D. J. Tanner from Full House. Sure wish I looked like Candice Cameron Bure now!
Let’s see…long toenails are repulsive to me, especially with a French manicure. Actually, I find feet, in general, pretty gross. I cannot stand to have mine touched. First, because they are painfully ticklish, and second, because… feet are gross. I also wear a larger shoe size after three pregnancies. I have several sets of holiday socks, but I rarely wear them, because they are uncomfortable to me. Just give me a nice pair of white, cotton socks any day. You will never find me sleeping in socks, though. Even on the coldest nights, If I attempt to wear them to bed, I will end up taking them off before the night is over. I enjoy singing, though I haven’t done it publicly for several years. I have sung solos in church many times, but the one and only time I sang karaoke was a disaster! Lol! Don’t get me started on humidity! Maybe someday I’ll allow you to see what happened when humidity collided with my 1992 spiral perm. Or maybe not. Ha!
My #1 ME TOO moment, though, was when you said you could go without pain meds after a c-section. People think I’m crazy, because I rarely use any type of pain medication after any type of medical procedure, including three c-sections. The stomach virus part? Not so much. I don’t think I’ve ever had one, because I have an iron stomach. Even with my pregnancies, I never had “typical” morning sickness.
I just realized how long this is. I could go on, but I won’t. Thanks for this post. I enjoyed getting to know more about you! I love the idea of celebrating half-birthdays (and have even considered giving my daughter half-birthday parties, because her actual birthday is in December), but technically, I don’t have one. I was born on the 31st of May, and since there is no November 31…Dec. 1??? I’m curious to see if there are any leap-year babies who respond to this post.
I hope I make the cut for “gal pal material,” rather than just getting cut for being long-winded! Lol! 😉
Oh, and…I have dreamed of having a blog like yours for several years now. I only blog about once a year, and then don’t know/can’t decide where to go from there. Sad, I know. Hopefully I’ll get it figured out one of these days…
The #1 ME TOO is that my half birthday is ALSO July 25!!
Mimi, this is AWESOME! I will be thinking of you on that day! :-)))))
ME TOO!!!
I love it when someone plays with my hair.
I am not a fan of washing our slow cooker but am too cheap to buy slow cooker liners.
I snort when I get laughing really hard.—AND SOUND LIKE A SEAL!
I love CDs and always choose them over an iPod.
If I lose something, I will do nothing else until I find it.
I am hypothyroid
I hate disappointing people.
FRIENDS FOR LIFE! 😉
Corrie – CRAZY! Let’s hang out!
Julie, I love your blog! Your list made me laugh and had me agreeing, especially with slow cooker thing and eating good, yet still gaining weight!
My 3:
1. I like to read and when I finish a great book, I want the world to stop and experience it too or just talk about it to anyone who will listen!
2. Sometimes when I try something new like Jesus kisses, my kids will say, “you got that from the happyhome fairy.” Yup, you’re popular at our house in Illinois!
3. I Love do run fun 5Ks. This is new and I love it! Just me and the girls (9 & 11). Hubby likes to see the pics and hear about it, but not participating…yet!
Thanks for your post and helping mommies connect to each other and keeping God center focus of our happy homes.
Lynn – your comment about your kids referring to Happy Home Fairy just blessed me to the moon and back. You are AWESOME. I hope you will keep coming back!!! xoxo
Hey Julie!! Love This… one, I was just talking to my husband this weekend about you and your blog and how if we lived closer I know that we would be instant friends. I’ve been following you for years. Anyways, my name is Julie – first of many connections, my half birthday is only a weekish after yours (August 7th and I love celebrating 1/2 birthdays)! There are so many Me Too moments, but one of them is that I do nothing else until I find the lost thing (which is rare, because I usually know where everything is in my chaos).
My other things are:
1) I can not/will not stand on a drain in the shower and usually lift up my toes (stand tippy toe) if it is not my own shower (I think it was watching arachnophobia when I was younger but am not afraid of spiders).
2) Have a fear of getting into a car accident and sometimes will visualize one in front of me as Im driving (weird I know)
3) Met my husband in Las Vegas after my 21st birthday (a few dark years in my past). We dated long distance for 3 years and are celebrating our 9th anniversary next week!!!
Thanks for your awesome blog-I always LOVE reading it, laughing, or sharing a tear!! You are so real, authentic, funny, and a good momma/wife!
Julie – the drain thing CRACKED me up! I have a bit of a phobia in the shower too because once a lizard leaped out on me from the faucet while I was shampooing and I almost diiiiiiied. Thank you for your precious encouragement! xoxo
Playing with my hair! I teach 3/4 year olds and LOVE it when I set up the beauty shop. I can sit for hours while they do my hair! I miss my flip phone and I snort!
1. I am a mom and yaya.
2.I have a weird disease called ITP
3.I love trucks!
(My half birthday is Nov. 29th) I love your blog and have been following it for awhile now. I get so many great ideas from you and have enjoyed watching how well your sweet precious baby has been doing. I first discovered you when he was still so sick and I would keep you and your baby (and family) in my prayers.
Your list is great and we have many things in common.
3 things about me
1. I have 7 kids (6 boys and 1 girl) I wanted one more but never had any more
2. I met my husband in Mexico when I was 18 (April 16th 1984)It was during Spring Break, I went to Mexico every month for 2 years, then on my last trip there I knew I couldn’t do that trip ever again. That night I smuggled him over the border and he never went back to live (he is completely legal, now) that was March 23rd 1986. We got married April 4, 1986 and just celebrated our 28th anniversary in April. He is a wonderful husband and a great dad.
3. I eat sleep and breath scrapbooking and have more supplies then I need. I hold workshops and classes for anything paper crafting. I do card classes, scrapbooking classes, recipe classes and lately banner and framed art classes. YES I am obsessed and my hubby feeds my addiction and loves to see my pages or other projects I make.
Have a great day, your new friend
Susan
Girl, I need you to come over and scrapbook for me!!! I love scrapbooking but never take the time to do it! I loved learning more about you. Thanks for stopping by.
I read this blog from beginning to end and was surprised to find out that we have absolutely nothing in common. That being said, I am much older than you, but I love your blogs and read them all. I love how honest you are about everything. I feel like I know you and your family personally.
I love everything about weddings and if I wasn’t. Flight attendant I would be planning weddings.
I love fresh flowers on my kitchen island!
I love singing and dancing around my family room with my daughter!
My favorite past time is reading a good book……but I never have free time.
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Foam hand soap fills me with unspeakable joy every time I use it.
I am both saddened and relieved that my 10 year old son no longer asks me to lie down with him every night before he goes to sleep.
I love helping older people in stores. I guess I miss my grandparents and dad…One day I was walking in to WM and I saw an older lady finishing up loading her car. “Something” told me to offer to take her cart, and instead of ignoring it, I did. She told me that she had just prayed for someone to take her cart for her so she wouldn’t have to walk it over to the cart corral. Wow. So thankful I didn’t just ignore it We never know when just the littlest thing we can do for something can be a blessing for both of you.
I teach PreK in Georgia and love your blog for parenting and Pre K ideas I used to teach in a church preschool and miss it, now I’m in a state run program and consider it a mission field. Paraphrasing something I saw on FB -“Kids who are loved at home come to school to learn. Kids who dont get the love and attention they need at home come to school to get love.” I pray everyday I show my PreK Kiddos the love of Jesus.
Oh, My Half birthday is October 15, I also went up a shoe size after having my son. I cant grow plants or take care of flowers. and Enchanted is one of my favorite movies. I have Sjogren’s Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.
Hi Julie! LOOOOVE YOU and Happyhome fairy.com! I laughed like a fool over your list, especially about the toenail thing, which I TOTALLY agree with, but who, (except YOU:), writes it down on their blog??!!!?
Personally, I kinda freak out when I see someone with one lone, long fingernail(usually a pinky), or fingernails too long…just makes me sick thinking about what that one fingernail is used for and all the nastiness hiding underneath!
I, too, am hypothyroid AND have Raynaud’s, but now after years of testing ANA Positive, have had a recent test that came out negative, so who really knows, but the symptoms ARE freaky!
Oh, I have glaucoma, but side blessing is longer lashes because of the medicine, though sometimes they grow out of the inside corners of my eyes, like a werewolf.
I used to floss my teeth religiously 3 times a day, but now, not so much.
I don’t leave the house without makeup, at least eyeliner, mascara, a little coverup around the eyes, and lipstick, (what’s left?!), otherwise, even my own mother asks if I have been crying!
I have about as many bottles of vitamins in my fridge as food.
My clothes are shrinking!!!!!
My memory is completely shot. I can only attribute this to motherhood and lack of sleep. I am embarrassed to say how bad it is.
I am heartbroken about our beautiful USA, but am reminded and comforted that God is in control!
My current life revolves around Christ and my precious family, but I have been selfish and independent as anyone.
You are making me a better person, friend and me! Thank you!!! Blessings, Tracy
Oh, i forgot! I can’t sing Happy Birthday without people around covering their ears, but I roam around the house singing hymns and patriotic songs like I am a professional opera singer! I also can sing and act out every one of the Wiggles songs, which lately is my exclusive exercise program!;-) Tracy
My fav foods consist of chocolate protein shakes with broccoli blended in and anything with cinnamon…YUMMY!
Im with u on -hate washing the crock pot. -shave my legs daily.- #controlfreak (clean kids rooms with them ir afterwards) – dislike receiving flowers bc they just die! About me- when I take off my shoes I always line them up together. – I cant stand for my eyebrows to be messed up. – Chocolate is my enemy and my best friend. (But u already knew this!) 😉
I am old enough to be your Mom but find we STILL have a lot of things in common! I LOVE starting my day with Scripture and encouraging words from people like you! Bless you for your daily blog!
Doreen! I am so happy we have so much in common!!!
Friends:
YOUR blog is the only blog I actually read in it’s entirety, doesn’t sound like much of a compliment but I follow ALOT of blogs!! I just wanted to say that over the past year or so I have become very fond of you……sounds kinda weird but it’s true. I think of you and your family almost on a daily basis. I wonder how your youngest is doing, I worried when he was sick, I was so happy for you when you and the hubby got to go away a few months ago, I thought the way you and your husband went to the dollar store and made Easter baskets a few years ago was so sweet. This Easter I did all the activities that you posted on your blog……when I was doing them with my 7 year old she asked me about Jesus, not just a little, she was really curious, my heart broke, I realized that I had let my broken heart get in the way of her relationship with Jesus. After much thought I realized it wasn’t just a coincidence that I enjoyed your blog so much or that I felt a connection to you like I do, that God is so awesome and so grand that he used you, your blog, to speak to me…….and now my little one is saved! and we go to church every week. Thank you Jesus for my FRIEND Julie!
Sylena, this comment truly blessed and humbled me. Thank you for taking the time to write it… Praising God for His work in your heart and in your daughter’s. I am so grateful I got to be a small part of your story… 🙂 Many many blessings and joy from Jesus on you and your precious girl.
Hi Julie,
I loved this post, and yes, I can relate to several of yours! I love to sing, have my hair played with, I can’t leave trail mix (or peanut M & M’s alone), I don’t like disappointing people, and I enjoy folding laundry too! Some new things about me: I love back rubs/scratches, I absolutely shudder when someone says the “F” word., I love chocolate…like really, I am very impatient in traffic jams…would take a detour in a minute just to keep moving, I have several pairs of cheap sunglassess in various places,,since I am super sensitive!, I am still crazy (after 24 yrs) about my handsome pastor husband, love my kids (3 girls(2×20 years, 1-18) to pieces, I am super right-brained–loving music, art,crafts, etc! Well, that was more than three items…but, now you know just a few things about me!
Have a blessed day!
Sue
Oh, and I am passionate to help young moms ( particularly those who choose to “stay-at-home”) to know and love Jesus AND encourage them in their parenting journey! I just started a new group in my church(hoping it will grow into more groups), targeting several busy moms. Kid care is provided as we meet for an hour, and discuss relevant issues, and cheer one another on! I am loving this group! 🙂
Sue! I love that you started a group for moms! What an important and precious ministry! I KNOW that whoever comes will be blessed!! You go, girl!!
The most important thing in common with you is that Enchanted is my ab fave movie of all time – I have the soundtrack and, true story, I watch the cleaning scene every single time prior to performing as a fairy (www.fairypoppilina.com.au). Fairies alike!
I wasn’t all “Me, too!” because I’m crazy with all sorts of different weird randomness, but your list cracked me up and your blog always makes me smile. I also adore all your cute graphics and would love to hear more about how you create them. 🙂
Oh so many things in common.. Fierce love of family, saddened by disappointing people, #controlfreak re clean rooms, love Redeeming Love, Christmas socks, always wanting the fairy tale ending, fear fighter, Big Dreamer and if no one to tell then right that dream down! Love God, Love family Love America, Love writing and want 3 mini horses for future grand kids named Peducka, Sheboygan and Bob.
My 3 things:
1) I never leave the house without lip gloss on
2) Piglet is my fav Disney Character
3) I love shoes!
My half birthday is October 7
I really enjoyed your article on ‘pumping’. I pumped for my first one for three months while she learned to suck, and now enjoying breast feeding with number two.
Thank you – it was nice to read someone else woke up in the middle of the night to pump, sterilize and get ready to do it again.
Irina
A friend shared one of your blog posts & I loved it! I enjoyed reading about you. I have a 16 month old daughter & am a stay at home mom now. Before that I was a teacher for 10 years. I like to watch TV, read books, dance & sing. I love to see my daughter’s smile! My husband also has a great smile that I love. 🙂
Hi Laura! Thanks for this sweet note! I am SO happy you found HHF!!!! I enjoyed reading about your favorite things. 🙂 I hope you will stick around!!!
Just perfect. This is what I need to read every single day. Thanks for keeping it real ??
Haha…I love your spunk Julie! There were several of these I can totally relate to–I also prefer CDs, Can’t go anywhere without mascara, Fav. book is Redeeming Love, I am also apart of the open mouth sleeper club 😉 and I pray aloud when my heart is anxious or when I am fearful.
A few fun (and random) facts about myself:
-I enjoy absolutely anything and everything PINK! (dark, light, iridescent, pastel, it doesn’t matter)
-I am (slightly) addicted to hairspray b/c I love to have big, southern hair. I sometimes wonder if there are some long lost Texan roots I don’t yet know about.
-I get excited to clean out and/or organize things
-I feel like a new woman when my checkbook balances lol!
-I can do handstand walks (that my dad taught me) almost better than I can walk on my own two feet…thanks to that gymnast background! :0)
Oh my goodness! This is so fun! Last time I saw you was probably that time I helped in your 2nd grade class about 10 years ago. I was in a really bad place then, struggling with bipolar disorder. I felt like a failure. I’ve been through a lot, and God has blessed me in so many ways. I’ve always wanted to tell you this: it’s your fault that I’m forever harmonizing to every song. You were always doing that in Coral Ambassadors! Lol
Well, I also am hypothyroid, love organizing and throwing stuff away, and refuse to buy crockpot liners. My MIL is amazing too.
1. I love Texas.
2. My husband and I sing classic rock together, and often I will sing parts lower than him.
3. I still sing all the songs from my time in church choirs.
4. I am a pharmacy technician.
5. I have a beautiful toddler named Trevor.
I’m pretty much your best friend you’ve never known. ha! Except I have 3 girls instead of boys. I love your insights, faith, and your blog! I found it by chance but its been really fun and great to read as a mom who is just trying to find joy in the journey.
my 3 things:
1. I love being crafty and baking with my girls!
2. I love naps, popcorn, peppermint essential oil, and my family
3. i have hypothyroid and am struggling with it!
Anyway, you are awesome. And your blog is inspiration for my little blog i’m testing out to see if I can be consistent.
Thanks for being such a great happy home fairy 🙂
Kaylie
Eeeeeeee! I smiled so big at many, many of these!! I love CDs!! I was, like, “What in the world?!?” when I went on Amazon and saw that an artist I was looking into for my daughter didn’t even have a CD option available! Plus, this downloading thing is harder, money-wise, on the artists (OK; I won’t stay there). Yes! We HAVE to be friends!
So, here’s a few of mine:
* I HATE coffee (and, yes, I know “hate” is a strong word)!
* I used to be a Shipt shopper and LOVED delivering an unexpected smile to my members (and, sometimes, store employees) on a random basis (i.e., Twizzlers the week of my birthday; popsicles when it was hot like Africa outside, or I knew they had kiddos; little bday presents for members’ kiddos; or first day of preschool doughnuts). Sounds like your mom would make a good Shipt shopper! : )
* I let our puppy give me kisses on the lips. When my hubby witnessed it, he told our pup in such a cute tone, “Hey! She’s MY girl!” That made me all kinds of happy!
Hello Julie!
I stumbled into your blog yesterday and I came back for more reading! So entertaining to read more about you!
“I wish that they made ‘Mom’ cars in the color yellow” is my wish too! I am a yellow fanatic since birth! When I was small, i used to get angry to my mom when she buys me things that are not in yellow! hehehe. Then I went to the university and my boardmates got crazy coz I had a yellow umbrella, yellow comb, etc. Then my class went to a fieldtrip and we all bought a souvenir and my boardmates got crazy again when I came home from the trip and I showed them the souvenir I bought — a yellow blouse! hahaha. And my dream car is a yellow volkswagen beetle, but as a mom of 2 toddler b0ys, a bettle is so small for us and I haven’t seen a nice yellow car aside from the yellow beetle.:) Maybe, when kids are big, I’ll finally have that yellow beetle.
God bless you more Julie.
Sincerely,
Julai
Hey!!! Long toenails are SOOOO creepy! I’m a physical therapist and I absolutely dread working on peoples feet because of their toenails. I don’t leave home without mascara and I love my family fiercely. I found your site while looking for simple Bible verses for my oldest daughter’s (7, almost 8) advent calendar. I LOVE the advent cards and I enjoy hearing her read scripture. I have another daughter, turning 3 in a few weeks, who was recently diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. At first we thought it was pretty mild but as time goes by and the terrible 2s fade into the 3s we are seeing how much more involved things are. It’s a challenge because what might be one step back for other kids can be 5 steps back for her. But oh how my mommy heart loves that little girl. God has taught me and blessed me with a truckload more patience than I had before. Love the insight and encouragement I’ve found here. A family focused on God is a happy family. And as my almost 3 year old says, “Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart. I promise.” ❤️❤️❤️❤️