50 facts about me

50 FACTS ABOUT ME..........here i go, like everyone else!

1.I AM THE HAPPIEST PERSON ON THE PLANET BEING MARRIED TO JIMMY.

2. I AM A MOON-CHILD...A CANCERIAN, BORN JULY 1

3..JIMMY IS A GEMINI...BORN IN MAY

4.WE BOTH WATCH JEOPARDY, AND ENJOY PLAYING SCRABBLE AND CHESS

5.MY FAVORITE FOOD IS LOBSTER, FED TO ME BY MY HUBBY.

6.I ALSO LOVE SMOKED OYSTERS AND CLAMS ON THE HALF SHELL

7.I ENJOY A GLASS OF RED WINE WITH MY DINNER, OR A COLD BEER ON A HOT DAY.

8.I LOVE THE SOUTHWEST DESERT.....IT IS PART OF MY SPIRIT

9.PEOPLE TELL ME I'M PSYCIC

10.MY DREAMS ARE VERY ACCURATE, AND OFTEN FORETELL THE FUTURE.

11.I LOVE CRYSTALS...AND OF COURSE DIAMONDS, TOO! I ALWAYS WEAR ONE OR THE OTHER

12.I BELIEVE IN ANGELS.  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MANY ANGELS SURROUND ME

13.JIMMY TOLD ME I AM ECLEPTIC...THAT IS MY INTERESTS IN LIFE VARY. I CAN BE BUSINESS-LIKE, OR LOST IN MY DREAMWORLD

14.I BELIEVE IN OTHER DIMENSIONS AND GALAXIES

15.SOME OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE ARE ART BELL, SYLVIA BROWN,AND CRYSTAL GAYLE

16.I HAVE BEEN A REGISTERED NURSE FOR 30 YEARS.

17.I BECAME A NURSE AT A VERY YOUNG AGE....19 YRS. OLD

18.AS A NURSE, IT IS MY JOB TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE HEALING PROCESS. I HELP PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. I WANT TO MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE AND LESS AFRAID.

19.I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY/TEACHER'S COLLEGE.....NURSE EXECUTIVE PROGRAM

20.I HAD A 3.8 AVERAGE IN COLUMBIA

21.I BELONGED TO KAPPA DELTA PI...INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATION  (DR. RUTH WESTIEMER WAS A MEMBER)

22.I AM LICENSED AS AN RN IN 5STATES........CALIFORNIA, NEVADA,WASHINGTON,NEW YORK,NEW JERSEY

23.I HAVE MED-SURG CERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

24.I AM LISTED IN THE BOOK "WHO'S WHO IN YOUNG AMERICAN EXECUTIVES."

25.I AM LISTED IN THE BOOK,  "WHO'S WHO AMONG YOUNG AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS."

26.I AM CURRENTLY A DOCTORAL CANDIDATE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY...EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN NURSING

27.I RECEIVED THE "AMBASSADOR OF COURTESY AWARD" IN LAS VEGAS...ONE OF MY PATIENTS NOMINATED ME FOR THE EXCELLENT CARE I GAVE HIM

28. I HAVE A LARGE BARBIE DOLL COLLECTION...AROUND 100 BARBIE DOLLS, MOSTLY GIVEN TO ME FROM JIMMY

29. I STILL HAVE MY VINTAGE BARBIE DOLL ALONG WITH KEN AND SKIPPER FROM 1960....PLATINUM BUBBLE CUT HAIRDO!

30.I HAVE A LARGE COLLECTION OF ANGEL STATUES

31.I HAVE "MEMORY BOOKS," AND VARIOUS SCRAPBOOKS...I HAVE AROUND 30 OR MORE PHOTO ALBUMS

32.MY HUSBAND LOVES "HIGH TECH" STUFF.....SO OUR HOUSE IS ALWAYs  "THE LATEST IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY."

32.I HAVE DUAL RESIDENCY AND MAINTAIN A HOME IN NEW JERSEY, AND A HOME IN LAS VEGAS

33.I DRIVE A BEAUTIFUL BLACK JAQUAR  XR...2002...SPORTS MODEL, 4-WHEEL DRIVE......JIMMY'S GIFT TO ME

34.I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE A TRUCK, BUT WITH MY EYESIGHT IT'S TOO DIFFICULT...HOWEVER, JIMMY TOOK ME TO TEST DRIVE A LINCOLN NAVAGATOR........HE WANTED TO GIVE ME IT AS A SECOND CAR!

35.TO ME, LIFE IS A JOURNEY!!...IT IS FUN, EVEN IN THE DEPTHS OF DARKNESS.........LIFE IS JUST A GAME

36. I'VE TRAVELLED THE WORLD OVER....28 TIMES....I'VE BEEN TO PLACES LIKE INDIA, MOROCCO,SCANDINAVIA, SWITZELAND, SPAIN, GREECE, ITALY,MONACO

37.I DID NOT BACKPACK, BUT STAYED IN BEAUTIFUL HOTELS!

38.I'VE KISSED THE BLARNEY STONE, BEEN IN THE EIFFEL TOWER TWICE, BEEN TO THE VATICAN TWICE, TAG MAHAL,THE ACROPOLIS......TOO MANY THINGS TO LIST

39. I ARRIVED IN LONDON THE DAY PRINCESS DI GOT MARRIED.........THE STREETS WERE JAMMED AND BLOCKED OFF..NO TAXI'S..WE HAD TO DRAG OUR LUGGAGE THRU THE STREETS TO THE HOTEL

40.FINALLY SETTLED, WE SAW HER LEAVE FOR HER HONEYMOON...IN HER CARRIAGE LEAVING BUCKINGHAM PALACE

41.I SURVIVED SCARLET FEVER AT THE AGE OF 9 MONTHS OLD............MY FAMILY WAS QUARENTINED

42.AT THE AGE OF 7, I NEARLY DROWNED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN...THE HIGHLANDS

43. I HAD A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE.....IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL! AFTER THAT, I AM NOT AFRAID OF DEATH. AT THE TIME, THE PHRASE "NDE" WAS NOT COINED......HOW DID I EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT HEARD OF AT THE TIME?

44.I AM THE PRODUCT OF A DIVORCE AT 10 YRS. OLD

45.I WAS SHUFFLED AROUND FROM GRANDMOTHER AND FAMILY MEMBERS....I ATTENDED MANY SCHOOLS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME

46. I FOUND WAYS TO EDUCATE MYSELF THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS, BECAUSE MY MOTHER COULD NOT AFFORD IT

47. I PROMISED MYSELF I WOULD ALWAYS SUCCEED IN LIFE.........I WOULD REACH FOR THE HIGHEST STAR...AND I DID

48.I HAD GREAT NURSING JOBS...I WAS MAINLY AN ORTHO-NEURO NURSE...AND THEN DID ADMINISTRATION

49.THROUGH THE YEARS I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE DIE. I HAVE WRAPPED HUNDREDS OF DEAD BODIES. I HAVE DONE CPR SO MANY TIMES AND BEEN IN CODES...I'VE LOST TRACK

50. I WORKED ON THE FIRST AIDES UNIT IN NEW YOEK..WE WERE PIONEERS, AND IT WAS NOT KNOWN IF WE WOULD CONTACT AIDES OURSELF AND DIE.

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