#1- I rub my feet when I’m tired.  Well, the one on the bottom.  I stack them, see, and then rub the bottom one against the floor or the sheet or whatever I might be lying on at the moment.  Momma still fusses if I’m in my spot on the floor at her house.  “Emily, get up and go to bed or quit rubbing your feet!”

#2- I wish Dolly Parton was my neighbor.  Seriously, I adore her and the fact that she once wrote a song using her fingernails as percussion.  She’s also quoted as saying, “It takes a lot of money to look this cheap, honey.” which is flat out awesome.  And that’s not even considering Steel Magnolias or her singing old hymns in that bluegrass soprano of hers.

#3- If I want to impress my students, I do a back bend ’cause I’m cool like that.  Yes, in my teacher clothes. 

#4- I think people who walk on tile floors barefoot are gross, but I don’t have the nerve to tell them.  So I just think to myself, “Ew.  That is so incredibly disgusting” and go on about my day.

#5- I still stand on the hearth at my parents’ house and give concerts.  Yes, I realize that I’m an adult, but I’m also quite certain that I was a rock star in another life.  I’m telling the truth.  Nobody, I mean nobody, can sing “I Have Nothing” like I can.  Except for maybe Whitney and who cares about her anyway?

#6- If challenged to run, swim, or bike to any given destination, I’d choose to swim without a moment’s hesitation.  I’m good in the water even if I don’t look like I used to in a swimsuit.  (As reaffirmed by a student who saw me in my tenure at the Oxford City Pool.  “Ugh.  Mih Witt, teacher’s ain’t s’posed to be wearin’ no swimmin’ suits.”)

#7- I am a shameless fan of country music.  I love it all.  Hank.  Garth.  Martina.  Johnny.  Willie.  REBA.  And, yes, I know each and every one of them on a first name basis, thankyouverymuch.  Oh, my current obsession is Lady Antebellum because “All We’d Ever Need” just rips me wide open.

#8- Horror movies and dumb funny movies do absolutely nothing for me.  No, I don’t like Ben Stiller nor do I laugh at his absurd attempts at comedy and blood and guts make me want to vomit.  I’m sorry if that offends you. But not really.

#9- I can’t stand to sleep in the bed with people.  I’d rather sleep on the floor.  Just ask the girls, they’ll tell you.  They’d want us all four to climb up in the bed together in college and I’d say no, thank you everytime.  Bless the heart of the poor man that might be in my future.  Bless him.

#10- I’m messy.  Not dirty,  but messy, and there is a very obvious difference.  Dirty is hair in the bathroom sink and weeks of unwashed dishes.  Dirty is left over food in the refrigerator and unflushed toilets.  Messy is clothes on the bed (or floor or chair) and shoes that aren’t put away and is generally contained to individual space, at least in my opinion.  (Yes, Mother, I know that your opinion is contrary to this one and I promise I made my bed this morning.)

I officially tag Lindsay R., Summer, and Anna.  So you girls go on and spill it.

But there are some things that I’d rather not live without.

In list form, of course:

• mascara (this kind is my favorite)
• lip stuff that lasts (for example)
• these shoes Sisser bought me (before they were cool)
• good ponytail holders
• jeans with holes in them
• old school camp t-shirts

You?