Freaky Facts Tag

1. What's a nickname only your family calls you?
Wow, is it lame I don't have a nickname? I guess my husband calls me "babe" when he needs me. "Hey babe, where's the tin foil" kind of thing.....

2. What's a weird habit of yours?

I'm a knuckle popper, which isn't weird, but sometimes I have a weird way of doing it. If the hand that I would use to pop a finger on the opposite hand is occupied, I can pop that finger by bending it, and pressing it against my leg to make it pop. Unfortunately for my husband, sometimes when we are cuddling on the couch watching TV,I don't realize what I am doing, and I will use his leg to pop a finger. He absolutely hates that. 

3. Do you have any weird phobias?

Cotton-balls. I HATE the sound they make when you squish one between your fingers; likewise, the sound. That scratchy yet squeaky sound is absolutely horrendous. Cotton candy is of course, disgusting. 

4. What's a song you secretly love to blast and belt out when you're alone?

I love to belt out anything I know I can sing! If anyone is with me, I am silent as a door mouse. Oddly enough I don't care when I'm driving and I know other people can see me jamming out. We make what they think is awkward eye contact and I just keep doing my thing....

5. What is one of your biggest pet peeves?
I have a lot of them. I'll just name a couple. I can't stand loud eaters. Also, when at a restaurant, nothing makes me more angry than when a waitstaff comes over with a tray of drinks or hot plates and holds it above my sons head while he's sitting in the high chair. No waitstaff has gotten an ear full yet, but it's coming.

6. What's one of your nervous habits?
Twirling my hair. Or playing on my phone. 

7. What side of the bed do you sleep on?

It all depends on which side of the bed is closest to the door and/or bathroom. I don't know why, but my husband and I noticed this the last time we stayed in a hotel. I am always on the side closest to the bathroom to the exit door.  Regardless of the side I sleep on, I am a bed hog. 

8. What was your first stuffed animal and it's name? 

I'm not sure if this was my first stuffed animal, but it was a big oversized dog, which I still have in storage. And I don't think it had a name! That poor animal has been through a lot though. I used to play "vet" on it all the time. Many shots, bandaids, and other things have tortured that poor thing.

9. What's the drink you always order at Starbucks?
Well let's get one thing straight, Baristas in Kearney, NE is a million times better than Starbucks, so I don't buy the Starbucks often. When I do, I usually get some sort of Frappechino type of drink. I did enjoy their salted carmel mocha last fall though. 

10. What's a beauty rule you preach, but never actually practice?
This was a hard one for me. I think for the most part I follow all my beauty rules. If I had to pick, maybe I would say that I would preach not to over-pluck your eyebrows, which I do occasionally. 

11. Which way do you face in the shower?

I spin, haha. When I'm washing my hair, I would say in general I face away from the spout just because I want to try and prevent from shampoo and conditioner getting into my eyes.

12. Do you have any 'weird' body skills?

Disappointingly, I don't think so. Back when I didn't have belly chub I could roll my abs from top to bottom and back up. Technically, I can still do that, but no one wants to see that....including me. 

13. What's your favorite comfort food that's bad but you love to eat it anyways?
When it comes to food, I don't discriminate. Refer to answer on #12. I suppose if I had to choose, I have a killer sweet tooth. Anything with chocolate is a win. 

14. What's a phrase or exclamation you always say?
Wow, this will most likely be wildly inappropriate. With that being said, I'm certainly working on it with a little one around. These are for excitement as well as when say, I drop a baking dish full of lasagna. We will start with the innocent and progress to the naughty. "Yaaaayyy!," "No way!," "Oh my God!," "God damn it!," and the lovely, "Fuck!" You're welcome. 

15. Time to sleep, what are you actually wearing?
In the summer, gym shorts and a tank top or sports bra. In the winter, yoga pants or sweat pants and a t-shirt or sweatshirt. 

16. What did you once wear that you thought was cool but now you realize it wasn't that hot?

Ooooo this one is tough. I guess it's not so much what I wore but I used to style my hair a certain way that was just, not cute. I would take three claw clips and section my hair with one bunch going down the middle, and two on either side on top of my head. Oh the 90's...... Sort of like this -