A HHHot Little Meme...

Thanks to Melissa I volunteered for this Meme. You have to name 10 things you like and 10 things you don't all using a letter assigned to you. I got the letter H. One of the somewhat forgotten, weaker letters. I picked words that had an immediate emotional reaction for me. Buck Nekkid helped me because, let's face it, H is one under-utilized letter!

Likes

• H20 - clearer skin, weight loss, oh, and my new found love of swimming. yeah water.
• Hero- That word conjures up romantic images of strong people (not just men) doing what is right and good to help others. Not just physical strength, but spiritual, intellectual and emotional strength. I can't say the word and not smile.
• Height - I love people taller than me. Both sexes. Not a a single friend is shorter (if that's even possible). I truly wish I was taller.
• Hugs - Sounds fluffy until you know where I'm coming from. I was the anti-hugger. Actually not a natural skill for me (except with my boys) I learned to love them this past year. Sizzle's picture of the Seattle Hugger gave me another item on my 'Things To Do' list...nothing feels more joyous and free than wrapping your arms around another being and giving a squeeze
• Happy Hour- pick one hour to just indulge in whatever you love. It could be drinking and socializing, but can't happy hour be that time you spend cuddling reading '8 Little Monkeys' for the thousandth time? Everyone should recognize a happy hour ever day.
• Hard - All of the incarnations of the word. I don't like to do things the easy way, so the more I have to invest, the more I think I'll get back. Of course, there are other meanings, too...you fill in the blanks
• Home Depot- can you think of a more creative place to shop? Really...it is a craft store for people who think BIG. It's not just about home improvement....
• History - if you didn't already know I'm a card-carrying nerd. I love love love history. Give me historical fiction or a good biography any day. One of my dream jobs would be the park ranger/tour expert at a historical hotspot. I'd love to live in Williamsburg at some point and live it.
• Hydrangea - Such pretty flowers, in my favorite colors. And you can change the colors by shifting the PH of the soil...and I have several of them in my yard...sharing them last spring made me feel like I really owned something. A HOUSE!
• Helping- Leaving the earth a better place than I found it is really important to me. I try to do that every day by helping someone.

Dislikes

• Hot- I don't like to sweat. Hence I didn't take the job in Dallas, TX 9 years ago shortly after the sun burned me through my clothes walking through the parking lot of our facility. In winter, my house is at a chilly 69 degrees. I don't like to be hot.
• Hair - When well placed and well groomed, it is fine. But when it grows in places it shouldn't, or it is frizzy and flyaway no matter what you do, or when it clogs the drain or collects on the bathroom floor. Honestly, I'd shave my head if I didn't think I'd lose my job.
• Husband - The last 13 years aside, the word has all sorts of negative connotations-- if I think hard enough lots of good ones, too, but right now the word catches in my throat.
• Hurt - Just saying the word makes me wince and withdraw....no one intentionally hurts another...and yet we do it every day
• Housewife- Perhaps it is some jealousy because I never left it as an option for myself, I have negative feelings about this word. Women who give up careers to raise children are not housewives. They're women. It is an archaic term.
• Hate - If there is anything I hate, it is hate. Such a strong word denoting an extremely dark emotion. I'm not a fan of people or things, and I chose not to be around those things, but to hate (especially another person) is something I cannot stand.
• Hickeys - especially in places folks can see at work. If you want to mark me as your woman, think jewelry!
• Helicopter- A symbol of 4th/5th grade failure to spell. Public humiliation. Nerves got the better of me. It DROVE me to become comfortable speaking and thinking in public. Still not as perfect as I could be. Plus, they're noisy, ugly machines, aren't they?
• Hypocrites - Do as I say, not as I do is one of my mother's favorite sayings. I'm sure I'm one of these some times, but there are those that deserve the title more than others.
• Horny - I don't like to want for anything. That's the only think I find myself in need of, and not willing to do what it takes to alleviate it. I don't like being horny. I'm much happier when I'm satisfied

Buck wanted to note how 'handjobs' are on his dislike list....I keep encouraging him to blog to 'splain' that.