25 Things I've Noticed

So, being this has been a busy month, I've spent about (cringing as I type this) $400 on eBay for Christmas shopping since December....7th. Yes, I'm a maniac. Okay so my first sentence is rather fragmented, but what I was going to say was I've noticed 25 things this week, and I'd like to document them.

1. I don't guard my expressions as much as I thought I did.
2. Some people really have no spine. I'm not talking literally, but they've got no back bone when it comes to telling the truth, no matter how bitter it tastes.
3. I have the tendency to be a label whore. For example, I find myself never buying bottled water that isn't a brand I like (ie: Aquafina, Evian, or Fiji). It doesn't matter that the store-brand bottled water is probably just as refreshing, at $0.50 less than the name-brand; I'm just picky. I admit this with some shame, as the idea of buying something I could have for free (albeit, it tastes grimy from our tap) is rather obnoxious indeed.
4. I'm a leader too often of the time. I feel like a lot of people have no idea what they're doing when it comes to anything, and I have to coach them through it, often planning the entire thing myself. An example? A friend of mine was telling me that he was going to propose to my friend. I took the reigns and steered us my way, with me picking out the ring, going over his proposal idea and immediately rejecting it and telling him exactly what he should do. Pompous? I didn't realize how rude I could be.
5. I have a guilty pleasure with listening to Mandy Moore's original hit "Candy" over and over to the point of insanity.
6. Some people genuinely think that turning their bass up to earthquake-esque "booms" is sexy.
7. I rushed into accepting the librarian position at work without knowing exactly what it entailed.
8. Fixer-upper homes sound more appealing than a beautiful home for the same price.
9. There really is no point in me owning a cell phone when I'm not fond of chatting on it and lose it on a weekly basis.
10. I have a new passion for autistic children and how amazingly intelligent they truly are.
11. I am seen as, to take the title from Jet, a cold hard bitch. I'm sorry to those who think that's who I am.
12. Double-sided tape is just annoying.
13. I find saying goodbye on msn is often dragged out to 5 minutes, so often I rudely just sign out while I'm being messaged.
14. There is nothing more beautiful than the transition from Fall to Winter in New England.
15. When it snows outside, mesh ballet shoes do not cut it on recess duty.
16. Netflix, as much as I adore them, LIES!
17. I have a floor in my room and it's beautiful.
18. I adore children and am becoming more open to the idea of adoption.
19. It defeats the purpose of bragging about your great-great-great grandfather when no one knows who Sitting Bull was.
20. I'm in my twenties, still a virgin, and my little brother who just got his license lost his virginity before I did.
21. My dog is a douche.
22. I love the smell of clean linen spray.
23. I have two weeks until Christmas, I haven't sent out my cards yet, I haven't started on Shane's home-made gift yet and I missed an entire week from my second job because I had the flu, so I am missing out on moolah.
24. It should be pretty easy to tell what side of a turkey is facing up, but it isn't to me. Our Thanksgiving turkey was cooked upside down.
25. I'm in love with Christmas.

Ciao.