100 Things About Me

100 things about me


1. My birth name is Jessica Ann Hinz
2. I can touch my nose with my tongue
3. I have 4 children
4. I have been married for 8 years
5. I told someone that I would marry Tony the first time I saw him
6. I have one brother and one sister
7. I am a middle child
8. I love to read
9. I will read anything with words on it (seriously anything)
10. I breastfeed
11. I practice Elimination Communication
12. I use cloth diapers
13. My favorite colors are green and orange (not together)
14. Horses are my favorite animals
15. Dogs love me
16. I am allergic to cats
17. I used to be blonde but pregnancy made me brunette
18. My mouth often forgets to check with my brain before speaking
19. I went to college for a year and a half but never finished
20. I have always wanted to be a mother
21. When I was four I told my mom that I was going to marry my brother.
22. I only learned to ride a bike when I was 12
23. I first rode a horse when I was 2 weeks old (it was too cold outside before that)
24. I was born on Holy Thursday
25. Someday I would love to be a published author
26. I am a slob
27. I would rather eat dirt than mate socks
28. I love to be outside but often never get around to going outside on any given day
29. I am scared of heights
30. I love to drive
31. I am superstitious
32. I believe that just imagining something horrible happening will keep it from happening
33. I have a brown spot in my left eye
34. I wear contacts
35. My knees are double jointed (they bend backwards)
36. I practice Yoga
37. I am terrified of speaking in public
38. I HATE calling people on the phone but, love to talk on the phone
39. I drive a mini van
40. I always swore that I would never drive a mini van
41. When I was a kid I wanted to have 10 children
42. I am a morning person
43. I homeschool my children
44. I like girl’s names that end in “ia”
45. I live in IA
46. I would love to live in Australia
47. My sister is my best friend
48. I am a very spontaneous person
49. My teeth are very crooked
50. I only wear shoes when I have to
51. I was raised Catholic but have lapsed
52. Vanilla is my favorite ice cream flavor
53. I can not stand Vanilla scented candles
54. I love elephants
55. I like to sew
56. I have two birthmarks
57. I am allergic to earrings
58. I always wear 3 rings
59. I prefer to drive a car with a manual transmission
60. My first job was detasseling corn
61. My eyes change color
62. Something important happens in my life on odd numbered years
63. I was born in Maquoketa, Iowa
64. I was born 3 weeks early
65. I had my 4th child 11 days before I turned 30
66. My first 3 children were planned by me
67. Nahli was planned by some higher power
68. Knowing that I probably won’t have anymore children makes me incredibly sad
69. The idea of having more children scares the crap out of me
70. I love being pregnant
71. I love labor and childbirth
72. My dad called me Bubba
73. I changed my name to Jess because I couldn’t stand being called “Jesska”
74. I had a horse named “Dolly” who grew up with me
75. I still miss my dog “Bo” who ran away a year and a half ago and never came back
76. I am a stay at home mom
77. I need to find a part time job
78. I co-sleep with my babies
79. We only use one bedroom in my house
80. I have been nursing non stop for more than 6 years
81. I nursed through two pregnancies
82. I have tandem nursed three sets of children
83. I only go to the dr when I absolutely have to
84. I had my 4th child at home unassisted
85. My 2nd child was born in a horse trough in my living room
86. My 3rd labor was less than 2 hours start to finish
87. I have 3 girls and 1 boy
88. The farthest from home I have traveled is England
89. My dad still lives in the house I grew up in
90. People used to ask if my brother and I were twins
91. My cousin died just before he was to turn 17 in a car accident
92. I saw his face at approximately the moment he died
93. I would love to be a photographer
94. I always forget my camera when we go places
95. My favorite authors are Diana Gabaladon and Anne McCaffery
96. I have read approximately 160 books so far this year
97. I will probably read at least 50 more
98. I read about 5 books a week
99. I go to the library once or twice a week
100. I hate shopping