Seven True Things

I was tagged by my friend Kristine to reveal seven true things about me. So here you go...I hope it is not more than you wanted to know:

1. I am organizationally-challenged. Despite my best intentions I always seem to get to a point where the piles are more complicated and messy than is good. Yet, I still know where most things are.

2. Some of my more memorable nicknames include: Show-biz Liz, Lizardbreath, Tick Tock, and Mrs. Goat.

3. I am perfecting my Mom voice every week at church. By the time I have kids of my own I should be an expert. Ironically it is the High Schoolers and Confirmation students who need the Mom voice most.

4. I sort of hate telling people that I work in a church because it often is a conversation killer as people make all sorts of assumptions about Christianity and what sort of "crazy closed-minded conservatives" would work for a church. In reality I am quite liberal and concerned far more about social-justice, religious dialogue and grace, but that isn't what the average person equates with Christianity first. It is sad.

5. I still have my teddy bear that I took with me everywhere growing up. His name is Mistletoe and I confess that I still sleep with him, to that chagrin of my husband. But he serves the same purpose as sleeping with a pillow when you sleep on your side. I confess it is embarrassing but comforting and I never quite sleep as well without him. I don't take him out of the house any more though!

6. I hate travelling but love to see new places. If I could invent a Star Trek-esque transporter I would go everywhere I could.

7. I am a diet coke addict.

Oh, I'm supposed to tag seven others to do this as well. I tag: April, Kerry, Sarah, Barb, Scott, Cindy and Kristin.