Blog Tag

I've been blog tagged by Michelle to post 7 random things about myself so here goes.

1. Derek and I don't really rotate household responsibilities. There's certain things that each of us just does. Doing laundry, cleaning our bedroom, and cleaning our the refrigerator are tasks that I generally do. On the other hand he almost always cleans the bathroom, takes out the garbage, and mows the lawn. Since I've been pregnant he's pretty much taken over cooking and dishwashing too because I'm usually too tired after work (thanks honey!) Most other jobs though like cleaning the kitchen or living room we're each about as likely to do.

2. Our wedding anniversary is April 15. The date was set before Derek had even considered accounting as a career and it's purely coincidental that we got married on tax day, but at least I know he'll never forget it.

3. Many of my patients are senior citizens or disabled people whose main source of companionship are their pets. Unfortunately they are often to old or debilitated to properly discipline and care for these pets, especially dogs so I am frequently barked at, pounced on, and occasionally bit. One patient I had could only control her dog by locking it into it's small carrier, which is probably abuse but I know she really loves her dog and since her husband is dead and children are not close, he is all the companionship she has. Therefore, if I am ever independently wealthy I think an awesome charity to start would be one who rescues older and harder to adopt pets from shelters and trains them to be very obedient and gentle. Then we give them to the elderly and disabled and find volunteers that would come by daily to walk the dogs and make sure they were properly cared for. Maybe someday...

4. I am a terrible sleeper. If I'm woken up after I've fallen asleep it's often impossible for me to fall asleep again. Hopefully that changes when I have an infant to contend with.

5. One of my pet peeves are people who insist that girls are harder to raise than boys because you worry about them getting pregnant once they become teenagers. Would I not be equally concerned about a teenage son fathering a child? Are males somehow absolved of responsibility for the babies they help create? I think it would be much more disturbing to have a son who (at any age) abandons his parental responsibilities than a daughter who becomes a mother prematurely but is responsible for her actions and acts in the best interest of the child.

6. Another pet peeve are people who constantly predict the end of the world or Second Coming based on current events. Depressions, wars, famines, and natural disasters, while devastating and alarming, are nothing new in the history of the world, which is why every generation of Christians since biblical times has been predicting that the end is near. Our grandparents lived through a very major depression and 2 large world wars and history has recorded even darker times (like the entire middle ages). So while it never hurts to be prepared financially and spiritually, statistically it's more likely to come in handy for things like losing your job or being run over by a truck than the end of the world.

7. I've complained about many of the discomforts of pregnancy, but there is one great aspect about it- my skin. My skin is perfectly clear and flawless and my normally pallid complexion has a bit more color to it. Maybe that's the glow people talk about with pregnancy.

Now I'm supposed to single out 7 of you to post 7 random things, but instead I'll just invite anyone who feels like sharing to consider themselves tagged.