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Here are 50 Random Facts about me:

1. My name is Amanda
2. The meaning of my name means to love or to be loved
3. My middle name is Gene
4. I was named after my great aunt and my grandfather (My mother chose to use her father’s spelling of his name to honor him)
5. I was born 28 weeks early.
6. I weighed only 1 pound 5 ounces 12 Inches at birth.
7. I was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit from my birthday March 7 Until August 23- that’s 179 days.
8. I went home from the hospital in a limo.
9. I grew up in Texas.
10. I moved to Florida in 2001.
11. I went to Pine Forest-Go Eagles!
12. I went to Pensacola State College for my Freshmen and Sophomore years college.
13. Then I went to The University of West Florida for my junior and senior year.
14. My major is in Journalism.
15. I have a minor in professional education.
16. I love to read.
17. My favorite color is blue.
18. My least favorite color is white.
19. White is hard for me to see.
20. When I was little my favorite color was red.
21. I prefer soft colors rather than bright ones.
22. My favorite soda is Dr. Pepper.
23. I love coffee.
24. I love both warm and cold brew tea.
25. Orange Spice is my favorite flavor of warm tea.
26. My two favorite brands of candy are Reese’s Pieces cups and KitKats (Dark chocolate)
27. My favorite type of pizza is meat.
28. When I was little I wanted to be a whale trainer and work at Sea World.
29. My first dog was a Boston Terrier named Noodles.
30. I currently have a Pit Bull Terrier.
31. My spirit animal is a butterfly.
32. I used to have a hamster when I was four or five years old.
33. I have a love-hate relationship with cats.
34. I have an allergy to shellfish.
35. I use a screen reader called ZoomText.
36. I love the game of chess.
37. I love the game of Uno.
38. My favorite kinds of music are country and Christian.
39. I use a print to text reader called Kurzweil 3000.
40. To help me assess printed books I use Bookshare.org and Talking Books.
41. I prefer semi cloudy days than bright days.
42. When I was little I had hair that went all the way down to my knees.
43. I’m only 5’1.
44. My favorite actor is Eddie Rymane.
45. I had asthma when I was a child. (Thank Goodness I do not have it anymore.)
46. I have Mild Cerebral Palsy.
47. I have Dyslexia.
48. I have Night Blindness
49. I have a rare eye condition called, Nystagmus.
50. I was in a (Masonic Youth Group) called International Order of Rainbow for girls.

The taste of  coffee is one of the things I look forward to having in the morning. But would I be able to give it up forever?

No, I would not be able to give up coffee forever because its part of my morning routine. My Coffee Cup is one of the first things I reach for after I have completed my morning chores.

The second reason I could not give up coffee is because of the number of cups I have during the day.  I usually have two to three cups to help me get through the day, and I feel  like coffee gives me lasting energy.

Lastly, I just love the taste of coffee. Now, for me, I must have milk in my coffee. I’ve tried to drink it black, however I can not stand black coffee.  I grew up with coffee, well, to be honest, It was more milk in my cup than coffee. Perhaps, that’s where this habit of drinking coffee all started.

What would you have to give up? Would you be able to give it up? Tell me in the comments below.

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Does your room look like a tornado hit it?  Does your mom always nag you by saying, “You need to clean your room.” Well, here is a do it yourself guide to how to clean and organize your  messy room.

First, gather all of your supplies. You will need a dust rag, furniture polish, laundry basket, a few boxes, a few sheets of lined paper, (for labels), a pen, tape, clean bed sheets, trash bags, a cup( to put your pens and pencils in), and a vacuum cleaner.

After you have gathered all the supplies you need, you can start cleaning.  Go to your bed, and take off the dirty sheets, and put them into your laundry basket. Take your clean sheets and make your bed.  Then gather all of your dirty clothes that are lying around your room. Put them into your laundry basket along with your dirty sheets. When all of your dirty clothes are picked up, take your basket into the laundry room and start a load of laundry.

Once you have started your laundry, go back into your room, pick one of the boxes, and create a label called “books.” Take a piece of tape and put the label on the box. Start cleaning by picking up any books that you see lying on the floor. Continue cleaning by removing all your books from your book case. Put the books into the box with the books that you found on the floor. The next step is to dust your bookcase. Put a small amount of furniture polish on your dust rag and dust your bookcase.

When the bookcase is dry from the polish, slowly go through your box of books, during this time, look at your books, and ask yourself “Do I read this book a lot?” “Do I really need this book?” If the answer to these questions is “Yes,” then return the book to the bookcase. If you do not need this book, put it into another box, be sure to create a label such as: “give away.”  Or “charity.” And tape the label onto the box. While you are cleaning, if you find anything else you do not want put that item(s) into this box, consider giving these unused or unwanted things to  one of your favorite charities.  By the time you are finished going through your books, go back to your laundry,  and check to see if your clothes need to be put into the dryer.  If this is the case, do so, then start a new load. Then go back into your room. Look around and pick up any trash that needs to be put into a trash bag(s). When this is done, take the bag(s) out to the trash bin outside.

Thirdly, pick up any notebooks, pens, and pencils that are lying around. Put your notebooks on your bookshelf or neatly on your desk. Put your pens and pencils into a cup. Put your cup on your desk.

When you hear your dryer go off, bring your clothes back into your bedroom and fold them, put them into your dresser drawers, or your closet. Go back into your laundry room and start another load of laundry, once it is done, put the clean items away.

Lastly, vacuum the whole room, this includes any rugs that you might have in your bedroom. Once you are done vacuuming, return the vacuum to its proper location, take the box of charity items into another room to be stored, and return any other cleaning supplies to its proper place. Come back into your room, look around. It should look clean now, so enjoy your new cleaned and organized room.