101 Things about Me

I have seen this going around on blogs lately. I thought it would be fun to see if I knew 101 things about myself...and to share them with you. I am hesitant to share a few things but will in an effort to get rid of baggage and move forward. :)

1. My favorite color is green. I especially am drawn to lime green but I love all shades of green.

2. I am a very stubborn person.

3. I am also very independent.

4. I drive a truck. I have for 6 years. I am pretty proud of the fact that I can tie down loads that don't move, by myself. See #2 and #3.

5. I have had my fair share of conversations on how intimidating I can be. All I can say is boo.

6. I own 1 1/2 acres of land in the great town of Smoot in Wyoming.

7. I don't think I will ever get to live on that nice plot of land. Maybe only in a pine box, under ground.

8. I tend to be a bit sarcastic at times.

9. I like to think I'm funny.

10. Most days I am reminded that I was put on the earth to be comic relief for all those around me.

11. I really enjoy fresh flowers. One of the best gifts/surprises for me is a bundle of loose flowers. I love to arrange them. I really enjoy the smiles that fresh flowers can bring to people.

12. Sometimes I buy flowers instead of food. Oops. :)

13. My favorite number is 13. I was born on Friday the 13th.

14. I don't like tense or scary situations. I am usually trying to find a place to insert some kind of funny comment. Or if it's during a movie I get up and go to the bathroom just to break the tenseness that I feel.

15. For some strange reason, I tend to swear when doing public presentations. I'm not sure why but for some reason words sneak out. I now preface every public presentation with an "I'm sorry for any word that's inappropriate that might come out." I try not to use such language in real life. Try to not...

16. We joke at work that I am the bus driver to Hell. I also have a picture of the bus prototype on my wall. My coworkers are coming with me. :) Earlier this week I was universally acknowledged as such in Spanish by someone I've never met or don't know, he just said in his Hispanic accent, "Hey, aren't you the bus driver?" Good times.

17. Yes, I still work for the church. We have a good sense of humor here. :)

18. I have been in the elevator at the Church Office Building with Elder L. Tom Perry 3 different times when I have had caffeine in my hand. He has made comments all three times. Like, "You're not planing on drinking and driving are you?" or "Rough day?" or "Be careful with that stuff." What do you say to that?

19. I finally got the hint and stopped trying to bootleg caffeine into the Church Office Building. That's a lie, I actually transferred jobs back to the Distribution Center and we openly visit Maverik to get caffeine. I occasionally take it up to the a friend at the COB and pray that I don't run into Elder Perry.

20. I can memorize names of large groups of people really fast as long as I have a list that is set up for last name, first name. I can pull employee names from 5 years ago out of my head if I can remember their last names. It can some times be a bit scary. My ward list however is not set up like this, so I don't remember names of people from my ward very well.

21. I have been with the same employer for 8 years. I have a retirement...when did that happen?

22. I don't like change.

23. Despite #22, I have moved 12 times in 9 years.

24. I love my family. I love how different we all are but we fit together well. I love that no matter how hard a situation that might arise, we rise as a family and conquer it together. It is true with the Clement family, you mess with one and you mess with us all. :)

25. My parents are amazing examples to me. If you want to see perfect examples of loving and serving as the Savior would, look to my parents. They are a constant reminder to me of what I need to become like.

26. My nieces and nephews are the cutest! They are all so unique. Each one can light up my life in different ways.

27. I am usually wresting with my nephews when we are together. They like to tease me. (I like to tease them back.) It is not uncommon for me to have to chase down my luggage when I leave to come back to Salt Lake after a weekend at home. Usually one bag is going down the road with one nephew while the other is going up the road with another nephew. Or shoes, or any other object of mine they can take and hide until I have to chase them down.

28. The last time I was home I slept on the dinning room table with my sister Char. It was a full house and mom didn't think we would do it. Sleeping on dinning room tables is not comfortable. It might have been the table partner...there wasn't equal sleeping space.

29. My mom calls Pansies and Viola flowers "Princess Carolynn's" Apparently when you trip and spill seeds of both it only has adverse effects of seeds spreading. She can't keep them in one flower garden. They even grow in between her walkways. :)

30. I have worn a dress or skirt for 6 out of the 7 days of the week since I got my job with the Church.

31. I am a very visual learner.

32. I love to do craft projects.

33. I sometimes have to postpone craft days with friends because I can't see the finished project in my head before we start. I have to see it to create it.

34. I love fresh garden pees.

35. I have a like/hate relationship with food. I need it to survive, it hates me.

36. I have a very limited diet because of stomach problems.

37. Luckily, chocolate doesn't cause me problems. And I like my chocolate.

38. I love to rock babies to sleep. I can usually get even the most anti-cuddle baby to cuddle with me.

39. I react well during emergency situations. I stay calm and do what needs to be done. However, I tend to fall apart after emergency situations are over.

40. I love tanning but don't like the look of the "Utah girl" tan. Moderation in all things. :)

41. If I were to go back to school I think I would study to become an Industrial Hygienist. However, my family has already nicknamed me OSHA so I don't think they are ready to always be on the look out for safety violations.

42. I have had a couple of nicknames in life. The most common is CareBear. I am also known sometimes as Aunt Stinky Cheese...long story. Chief NoButt--thank you to the hotel stay in Omaha, Nebraska. Oh I can't forget Carolynn Sue. :) I also am called a slew of other things but one of my favorites is "AimJasJenTifChar oh you know what you name is".

43. I love to laugh.

44. Sometimes on really late nights you can get me to sing the "love to laugh" song from Mary Poppins and I can do all the different types of laughs in the song as well.

45. I have got in trouble at every job I've ever had for laughing.

46. I have a horse named Sunny.

47. I can cook and bake well but I don't do either very often.

48. I love to watch musicals and old Disney movies.

49. I get motion sick. I am a great driver to destinations and a great passenger when I take the proper drugs.

50. Sometimes I break out in a British accent for no reason...just cause it's fun.

51. I love working out. I love the gym. It is my home away from home.

52. I am build stalky like my Dad's, Mother's side of the family.

53. I recently got a personal trainer. Now I cuss him regularly when I sit, stand, walk, basically anything...

54. I have never been on a second date.

55. I love music--all types except rap and heavy metal.

56. I love to play the piano. If I can't make it to they gym to destress then I'm looking for a piano.

57. I would rather sing a solo in church than give a talk.

58. I am the worst morning person. I usually don't speak real words, it's more moans and grunts.

59. Prescription pain meds make me very mean. I can yell over a bag of M&Ms, fictional ones or real ones. Not a fun picture.

60. Speaking of M&Ms, I eat them in specific color order and in groups. All red must go first, then yellow, orange, brown, blue and last the best--green. Always must eat this way.

61. I avoid conflict at all costs. I hate it.

62. I like to dress and look nice.

63. I would love to travel to Perth, Australia and see where my grandma grew up.

64. My favorite place to go to figure out things in life is Cottonwood Lake.

65. I am really bad with numbers. My accounting teacher in college told me to not plan on a career in accounting. It would be a very unwise choice for me...I agreed with him.

66. I am a big fan of online banking. See #65.

67. I love to lose control of vehicles in the snow and ice and then have to get control again.

68. I usually have to have a tractor or garbage truck pull me out of one snow bank once a year, at least. I have too much fun.

69. I once spun cookies in the pizza hut parking lot in Afton and when I stopped I was perfectly between the lines in the parking lot. My cousin had to leave to find a bathroom. Oops. :)

70. I am not allowed to drive or operate a jet ski's or snow machine's alone.

71. I have had one to many bad accidents on both a jet ski and snow machine.

72. Being too cold is tons better than being too hot for me. I once almost took out a stairwell of people at a fireside at the tabernacle because I was so blimey hot. My roommate has banned me from firesides at the tabernacle unless it is winter.

73. I killed my first and second deer at the same time last year.

74. I hope to one day hear the phone conversation I had with my sister Aimee 10 seconds after I hit said deer. She laughed lots...I'm sure there were many choice words said.

75. I love to drive manual vehicles. I love the control.

76. I hope to one day own a house instead of just rent.

77. I need to plan a vacation.

78. I'm thinking about picking up quilting as a hobby. Could be fun and expensive.

79. I love to make cards. Scrap booking is fun but I love cards.

80. I could spend hours in Roberts Crafts just looking at everything I could do.

81. I love to decorate things.

82. I do not like to be in big crowds of people.

83. I tend to be quiet when you first meet me. I'm really not quiet. I have to feel comfortable before I warm up to people.

84. I dream about working at the Red Baron every spring right before it opens. Good times there.

85. I love going to the symphony. I went on Friday night. :)

86. I am currently trying to give up Diet Pepsi and pop in general. I have the headache to prove it. I've had it for 10 days now.

87. When I sleep I prefer it to be freezing cold.

88. I love to read the news online. I don't like listening to it though.

89. I love to read my horoscope everyday.

90. I love to bring smiles to peoples face.

91. I cry at lots of different things. I'm more sensitive than I lead people to believe.

92. When I ask how people are doing, I am genuinely interested in their response. If I wasn't I wouldn't ask.

93. I need to learn to bake pies again. I used to be good but got out of practice.

94. I do much better with life challenges if I am busy. A busy Carolynn is a happy Carolynn.

95. I love to go to things that have a plan. To just show up and figure it out drives me crazy.

96. I really hate when people stand me up.

97. One day I want to be able to take my whole family on vacation to Disneyland and SeaWorld. I want to see the faces on my nieces and nephews when they go to these places.

98. I LOVE MUD! I love to splash in puddles.

99. I have an evil laugh when I am splashing in puddles. My niece Baylee has the same evil laugh.

100. I wonder constantly what the future holds for me.

101. I am finally done. :)