This must be meme week! I found this one over at Just Making It Up (run over there and read about her recovery from her “little nap,” aka coma!) and I had to steal it.

i am: mom wife friend writer yogini teacher
i think: constantly — my mind is like a hamster on a wheel
i know: that being kind is the most important thing
i want: three more hours in a day
i have: more than i ever imagined i could have
i wish: i could travel around the world and be a gypsy
i hate: nothing
i miss: my dad
i fear: flesh-eating bacteria
i feel: peaceful
i hear: the sound of pencil scratching as my daughter does her homework
i smell: vanilla cupcakes
i crave: absolute silence and time to write
i search: on google way too much
i wonder: if i’ll ever finish my novel
i regret: nothing
i love: my family and friends
i ache: in my sacrum (not enough yoga)
i care: about all of the people who suffer
i always: have a hard time waking up in the morning
i am not: into arguing with people
i believe: that the universe is full of mystery
i dance: like a dork
i sing: at the top of my lungs in the car alone
i cry: a little bit almost every day
i don’t always: exercise enough
i fight: for my kids
i write: all the time
i win: at scrabble occasionally
i lose: my patience more often than i should
i never: am caught up on the laundry
i confuse: my children, on purpose
i listen: better than i talk
i can usually be found: driving my kids from point a to point b
i am scared: of something bad happening to my family
i need: quiet and clarity
i am happy about: spending my summer with family and friends

I’m not going to tag, but feel free to do this one if you want — it’s fun!

And another meme: Jvalways tagged me on the six random things one:

I have done a version of this one a few times, and I may soon run out of random things! How about these:

1. I can move my little toes independently of all my other toes.  If anyone can think of a way to turn this into a money-making skill, I’m listening.

2. I have a high pain tolerance. I’ve given birth both with and without the epidural, and I prefer without. I come from a long line of very tough farm women.

3. The one thing that really pisses me off is when people speak to me in a condescending manner.  That is just about the only thing that will get me riled up enough to be obnoxious to someone.

4. I have a four-inch wide white stripe of skin on my belly between my ribcage and belly button that never tans.  That is one reason I don’t wear two piece bathing suits.

5. I once briefly traveled by canoe down the Caroní River in Venezuela, and rode in a small airplane that buzzed Angel Falls (which was terrifying).  I got a million bug bites on that trip and learned the Spanish word for “no-see-um’s”: no-lo-ves.

6. I never, ever get enough sleep.

Again, no tags!  Hope I didn’t bore you completely!!