1) I once owned a share in a racehorse.
2) I stood at the top of Half Dome in Yosemite. After walking 35 miles to get to it.
3) I had Bell’s Palsy when I was 27, so I have a crooked smile. Asymmetry rocks.
4) I have had a near-death experience.
5) I have jumped out of a perfectly good airplane.
6) For a not-very-athletic person, I’ve done a lot of physical challenges …
…Breast cancer three-day … twice
…Sprint distance triathlons … three times
… 1/2 marathons … eight times
…STP bike ride … once
…Mud run … once
7) The second and third toes on both my feet are stuck together. It did not make me a better swimmer.
8) I rode my bicycle from Seattle to Portland in two days.
9) I got a job once by complimenting the hiring manager on her shorthand. Twenty-four years and seven jobs later, she’s still one of my best friends.
10) I literally got “voted off the island” when I was 16.
11) I have an “Irish Twin”. My younger sister is four days less than a year younger than me.
12) I plan to celebrate my 50th birthday by going to Phuket next year. With my Irish twin.
13) My older sister and I still buy each other rock concert tickets for each other’s birthday every year.
14) I drove around the Grand Circle in Utah with three of my good friends in five days (over 1,000 miles). We’re still good friends.
15) I’ve had three different, wonderful careers. And the second two happened by accident.