26 June 2010

five assorted & sundry confessions

Some of you have been visiting me here for awhile, and many of you are a bit newer. Even if the former description suits you better, there are a few things you probably don't know about me: random, weird, totally idiosyncratic things that will now be available for the world to see.

That's right. This is Kirsten: Unplugged.

This picture has nothing to do with this post. Just a pic from our wedding that I really like.


Here we go!

1. I'm a compulsive fingernail-picker (but definitely not a biter). This is my go-to bad habit when I'm anxious or stressed or ... whatever.

2. I waited until I was 26 to get my wisdom teeth pulled. What, you thought I was only 26 now? God bless you! When the bottom left wisdom tooth was pulled (sorry, I don't know the correct dental terminology for this location) it damaged a nerve so that the left side of my tongue is pretty numb. It's been healing slowly, but 6 years later, I still have some residual numbness on the left side of my tongue.

3. I have done almost nothing to get Ewan's bedroom ready. Assuming I give birth at around 40 weeks, this means I have about 14.5 weeks left to execute on my nesting instinct. Oh, okay. I have done something. I painted these letters. And I hung up some of his clothes. Want to see what his room looks like now? And does moving four weeks ago count as "just moved"?

4. After I finished college and up until the time James and I connected again, I was convinced I didn't want children. I was rather passionate and adamant about it (you know, "I want a career," "I'm more than a uterus," "No way I'll be barefoot and pregnant" all that. Ironically, as I sit here and write this, I am barefoot, and most definitely pregnant -- just in case you missed the huge belly). Nine years later, I became reacquainted with James and couldn't wait to start having babies with him. Just needed to find my Mr. Right, I guess.

5. Generally speaking, I really don't like shopping of any sort: for clothes, for shoes, for groceries, for cleaning products ... you name it. I just don't. I can actually think of just two times in my life I enjoyed shopping: 1) In the spring of 2008 when I discovered I'd lost yet another pant size, and 2) Shopping for maternity clothes (when I needed pants with lots of elastic in the waist). That's pretty much it.

So ... anyone else in the mood for a little fessing up? What sorts of fun and interesting things does the bloggy world not know about you?

7 comments:

  1. great unplugged post...wow too bad about your wisdom tooth drama...hopefully it keeps getting better. love love love your random wedding photo!!!!!!

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  2. Awesome ;) If I get a chance, I'll do one of my own on my blog . . .

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  3. @Jocelyn
    Thanks!! I hope it keeps getting better too. At least I can chew on that side now. :o)

    @Sarah
    That would be fun to see, sister!! :o)

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  4. And you're such an adorable pregnant woman!

    By the way, yes, moving 4 weeks ago counts as just moved. I moved into Chris' house 5 yrs ago when we got married, and I'm still considering it "just moved."

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  5. i got my tonsils out at 30... so not fun.

    i don't like chocolate.

    i haven't pumped a grumpy in 16 days. (oops. TMI?!)

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  6. I had chicken pox in the ninth grade (who gets them at twelve???) I had them in my ears and throat, but the worst was on the bottom of my feet. I sort of waddled, walking on the edges of my feet for a week or so until the "pox" healed.

    I taught synchronized swimming for years, and don't have a lot of body consciousness at all in a one piece suit, but am horribly aware of my body in a bikini.

    Because of years of public changing while swimming, I'm also not at all self-conscious about changing clothes in front of other people (as long as full nudity isn't involved!). I didn't even realize just how unselfconscious of that I was until I had an extremely modest roommate who couldn't even try on an outfit without closing her bedroom door.

    hmm... I think that might be enough random confessions for one night :)

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  7. Thanks for sharing, everyone!! These were so fun to read. It's great to know a little more about the people who stop by here from time to time. :o)

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