5 Things No One Would Know About You From BFP Alone

[Arwen]

1. I really would like to buy the world a coke.
2. I eat M&M's with red wine.
3. I have crushes on more than one person.
4. I believe that giving really is the best part of presents.
5. I've worn nothing but a bow for someone.
   

[Julie]

1. My youngest son (he was 12) walked in on my partner (at the time) while she was inseminating me. He claims he still needs therapy because of it (lol)
2. I miscarried 2x during that time of trying to conceive
3. I do not cook
4. I love the smell of fresh skunk
5. I do not know how to change a tire

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Medusa

* Im a tiny bit overly fascinated with peacock feathers.

Who isn't?

[Leader]

This is my first post here. I thought I'd post here as a way of introducing myself, so here goes...

1. I once won second place on an Olivia Halloween Cruise for my all-time favorite costume: "The little Dutch Boy who Stuck his Finger in the Dyke." The audience roared, and had they been the ones to vote, I'd have definitely taken first. The judges went for cute, half-naked femme over funny butch. (hell, I'd have voted for her too)
2. I was 6 feet tall as a freshman in high school after having shot up 6 inches in a year and a half -- so fast my bones hurt. Although I love my height, I don't think of myself as tall and am still somewhat surprised when people mention my height.
3. I always have salsa in the fridge and think that you can never have too much cilantro. Ever.
4. I usually think that I can do anything, whether or not I've actually ever done it before. I once talked my way into a job cooking for one of the top 10 restaurants in Boston, having never actually cooked in a restaurant in my life. It was an amazing experience (and a funny story, ask me about it sometime).
5. I'm extraordinarily lucky to have such an amazing family. Especially my Mom, who is an incredible loving and giving woman. I hear other's stories and honestly don't know how I got to be so fortunate, but thank the Universe often.

I'm looking forward to meeting some new friends here. Thanks for creating such a great community.

[jenny]

• I have a magazine addiction. I subscribe to more magazines than I can count, and don't have time to read them all.

• I have chronic plantar fasciitis in both feet, which means they hurt most of the time. Luckily, wearing heels is actually helpful for this condition!

• I have jars of sea glass all over my house.

• I love old houses, and even though my house is new construction, I still subscribe to Old House Journal. I frequently go to real estate open houses just to see the insides of old homes. (Note: attending such open houses can be dangerous... I recently fell head over heels in love with a house as I walked through it... *sigh*)

• I'm terrified of heights, to the point where I can get panicky if a movie I'm watching shows the actor's perspective as he looks over the side of a tall building...

[Abigail Crabby]

1. I can't walk out of my bedroom without making my bed first thing
in the morning. I'll even make up a motel bed before I leave

2. I'm more gullible than I wish to be.....

3. I have an aversion to talking on the phone and prefer emails and
text messaging to voice calls...

4. I carry packages of Splenda, Wisps disposable tooth brushes, and an
ethernet cable in my purse.

5. I will have your back if you're my friend or lover, unless you mess with
my family. And then it's Family First...

[Laerkin]

• I opt for laughter in life and really try not to take myself too seriously (life is too short for that crap).

• I think compassion and education are the two salves that will heal the world, if only we'd give them a chance.

• I love those posh, expensive, not-enough-food, Michelin starred restaurants...I try to visit a few new ones each year and I always learn something new about food and flavors I'd never imagined. Then I try to recreate them at home (I will be honest and admit my failures slighty outweight my successes )

• I'm graceful when I dance, but the rest of the time I'm somewhat clumsy. Walls and I meet too often. Gravity and I disagree frequently. It's when I catch myself apologizing to the wall that I know I'm having a bad day. LOL.

• My largest phobia in life is needles. My therapist and I are working very hard at helping me overcome it as it's paralyzed me for my entire life and my health suffers for it. So yeah...needles and Laerkin = tears, but I'm trying to get better.

[jenny]

• I love, love, love rollercoasters. LOVE. Which, I realize, is in contradiction to my fear of heights. *shrugs*

• I hate trying things on in stores, so I usually just buy stuff then return it if it doesn't fit.

• My house is generally neat as a pin, but my office looks like a disaster area.

• I wear a pink shirt to work every Tuesday. Actually, everyone who works with me wears a pink shirt on Tuesdays. It's always fun to see the customers looking around, puzzled...

• I love playing card games.

[Leader]

• I once got a concussion (playing rugby) so bad, that I “woke up” twenty minutes later not knowing where I was, who I was, or even knowing what my personality was like. I have to say that this was the scariest moment of my life.

• I still don’t have much memory from that day, only snippets that have no order to them. However, one snippet of memory was of me being half out of my body and being able to see myself on the field right after the hit, and knowing that if I got up and tried to continue playing that I would die. Apparently, I just got up and wandered the field for a bit. (no memory of that)

• I can chug a beer FAST. In my twenties, I would go out with my friends and they’d find the biggest, most macho guy in the bar and bet them $20 that they couldn’t beat me. One night, I made $120 bucks, and I never lost a race. I also knew when to quit, lol.

• When I was little, I’d sneak into my parents bathroom and put my Dad’s shaving cream on my face in the shape of a beard and mustache. Then I would pretend to shave it off. I thought I looked so much better with a (white foamy) mustache and goatee.

• Apparently I tried it with ice cream too.