saw this post first from my friend Jenni...and then saw it all over after that..I loved it so I thought I would play along :)
If you really knew me...
You would know that I cannot eat sandwiches without fries or chips..
You would know that I cannot eat sandwiches without fries or chips..
Okay,
I CAN do it, but I don't like it..at all.
I need the crunch.
If you really knew me you would know that I have a horrible fear and phobia of throwing up.
I hate it more than anything in the world...
and it is this fear that has kept me from having slumber parties,
going to summer camps,
etc.
All because I am scared I will get sick while I am there.
If you really knew me you would know that I hate sharing bathrooms with other people.
The only people I can share a bathroom with is my immediate family (mom and bro)
and a significant other.
I will literally not go somewhere and stay the night if it means I have to share a bathroom because it gives me so much anxiety.
It has nothing to do with hygiene or cleanliness..but I think it goes back to the fear of getting sick thing...
I haven't psychoanalysed myself fully on this topic yet.
(public restrooms for #2 is not even an option)
(public restrooms for #2 is not even an option)
If you really knew me you would know I do not have a relationship with my dad. I haven't been able to bring myself to talk about it on the blog yet..but maybe this is a good start.
If you really knew me you would know that I used to pick my nose and wipe it on anything and everything other than a tissue. Some may call it gross, I call it resourceful.
You would know I am allergic to caffeine, dislike the color purple, and love my forehead rubbed
If you really knew me you would know that I want to teach psychology/neuroscience when I get back to the USA (I can't teach in the UK due to different requirements for teachers out here)
You would know that some days I physically cannot move due to back pain stemming from a car accident years ago, and that I go to physical therapy once a week to try to get me mobile again.
You'd know that I am super sensitive; one mean comment will have me in tears for an entire day, seeing someone cry on tv or in a movie has me in tears even if its the likes of Kim Kardashian or one of the Real Housewives, reading or seeing news of horrible tragedy has me fighting back sobs, and don't even get me started on abused animal commercials/shows.
.
If you really knew me..
You would know that I hate the cold (er..you may actually know this) and get really bad seasonal affect disorder in the winter.
You would know that I happily share information about my life, and love to know other people's stories.
You'd know I have an obsession with golden retrievers and HAVE to pet one anytime I see one on the street.
you'd know I love psychological thrillers, criminology, naps, fresh flowers, and good food.
Okay..now that I feel vulnerable..
Tell me something about you!
Or if you have done this post,
link to it in the comments so I can read yours :)
You would know I am allergic to caffeine, dislike the color purple, and love my forehead rubbed
If you really knew me you would know that I want to teach psychology/neuroscience when I get back to the USA (I can't teach in the UK due to different requirements for teachers out here)
You would know that some days I physically cannot move due to back pain stemming from a car accident years ago, and that I go to physical therapy once a week to try to get me mobile again.
You'd know that I am super sensitive; one mean comment will have me in tears for an entire day, seeing someone cry on tv or in a movie has me in tears even if its the likes of Kim Kardashian or one of the Real Housewives, reading or seeing news of horrible tragedy has me fighting back sobs, and don't even get me started on abused animal commercials/shows.
.
If you really knew me..
You would know that I hate the cold (er..you may actually know this) and get really bad seasonal affect disorder in the winter.
You would know that I happily share information about my life, and love to know other people's stories.
You'd know I have an obsession with golden retrievers and HAVE to pet one anytime I see one on the street.
you'd know I love psychological thrillers, criminology, naps, fresh flowers, and good food.
Okay..now that I feel vulnerable..
Tell me something about you!
Or if you have done this post,
link to it in the comments so I can read yours :)
Loving this. Just wondering...how can you be allergic to caffeine? Wow. Not that it's bad, but I am just wondering.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hear you about the father thing. Absolutely.
I share your fear for throwing up! Also because I álways faint when I get sick, so I'm naturally scared to get sick anywhere away from home, 'cause it's not charming to faint in public.
ReplyDeleteAnd I HATE purple :)
XX
Fab post!
ReplyDeleteLauren,
Fashionswirls.blogspot.com
You would know that I never get angry. Like ever. I get annoyed and quietly sulk but never full on raging. Maybe its a bad thing, I don't think I bottle it inside. So I like to think its not...
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the first one - I NEED me some crunch with my sandwich. Lettuce does not count. Also, I was totally the same way about bathrooms when I was younger. Over time, my desire to travel has gotten me "over it" , but just barely. On this trip, I've put myself through agony all day just waiting to get back to the hotel to use the restroom. I KNOW it's not worth it, but can't quit stop.
ReplyDeleteI am terrified of throwing up!!!! Terrified. It leads to so much unnecessary anxiety it's ridiculous. I threw up in my mils car on the way to the airport for our honeymoon. Basically worst fear happened it didn't cure me just sent me into a really weird anxious/depressed state. When it gets bad I don't eat. I also need my own bathroom. Need. Public just doesn't cut it. And I hate the color purple! And i kinda wish this was anonymous. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteThrowing up is a phobia of mine too! I don't like to do it, but I hate seeing/hearing other people too. It's so bad that just talking about it makes me feel sick. My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy...
ReplyDeleteSo doing one of these tomorrow.
ReplyDeletePS. Your hate of purple breaks my heart!
adam thinks chips should market themselves as the official sponsor of good sandwiches everywhere. no joke. we literally just had an hour conversation about this two days ago.
ReplyDeletemaybe i'll hop on the blog-wagon. see what i did there? oy.
You are so cute! My own horror of vom (name coined by my roommate because it sounds much less threatening and life-ruining) is what kept me a good girl in college... I barely drank enough to feel tipsy and hated being around people who got so drunk they started vomming. Ughhhh. Still, shudders.
ReplyDeletePurple is hateful... Much more, the combo of purple + green. In a world post-Barney no one can ever, EVER do that.
I get excited about Friends re-runs, I love crashing thunderstorms, I am so deathly afraid of sharks it is almost paralyzing when I'm in deep water, and yet I am the happiest when I'm on or near the ocean, so I feel like I will have to confront that one :). And even though I'm an extremely friendly extrovert, I feel anxious sharing myself. Like right now! Your fellow-
Gosh great minds or is that fools.....I did a "If you knew me post" today black and white photo and all!!!
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Hope you are having a great day!
I'm another one who fears throwing up. Seems like there are a few of us here! My phobia has got so bad I'm pretty much agoraphobic now, too. I used to love travelling, but haven't been outside of London in 19 months and haven't seen anybody in my family since then either. I don't like people coming to my house, so them visiting and staying over isn't an option. It's rather isolating and depressing.
ReplyDeleteloved reading this! hmm, something about me... i'm really afraid of sharks. and i live in australia, so yeah... surfing has been a fail. epic fail.
ReplyDeleteWhen I started reading this I thought it would all be funny and light hearted... and of course some of it was : )
ReplyDeleteBut I feel like I actually got to know you better... and now I know I totally want to meet you when you're state-side permanently. Is that going to happen?
K I'm nosey... and you're so sweet : ) Have a great day girl!
CarissaExplainsItAll
Oh and my sharing is that I will tell almost anyone, anything about my life but I have a hard time really getting close to people
ReplyDeleteLoved this, Meg! We have so much in common. I have that SAME throwing up phobia. I haven't thrown up since I was 8 years old, so... 17 years ago? I refuse to do it, even if I feel like I need to. We're gonna have problems when I get preg some day. I also have a phobia of #2 in public, or worse, shitting myself because there's no bathroom available. That one goes WAY back. I once passed up on an opportunity to go skiing in the swiss alps because I was afraid I might poop myself.
ReplyDeleteAnyway. You are sweet, and funny. And I like you.
I sobbed like an infant when Kim Kardashian was talking to Kourtney about wanting to divorce Humphries on Kourtney and Kim Take New York. I don't think I've ever cried so hard in my life.
ReplyDeleteWorst part: I kept rewinding it, and sobbing even more.
I can't have caffeine either! I have stomach issues and feel your pain on the bathroom situation. It's a little awkward to be at someone's house for the first time and say, "Sorry, I need to go stink up your bathroom!!" Aaaannnnddd now the first comment I've ever left on your blog was about poo. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd totally with you on the sandwich without chips-what's the point? My husband doesn't get it and thinks I'm a wierdo!
Here's the post I did on the same thing yesterday:
http://betterwithfreckles.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/if-you-really-knew-me/
LOVE this! I am doing this tomorrow on my blog actually! :)
ReplyDeleteLoved reading these! I always have to have something crunchy with my sandwiches too...always! And I can't even watch those abused animal commercials. I turn into a hot mess. Here's mine...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nestfuloflove.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
Well I think you and Mr. Schindewolf (yes, I call my boyfriend Mr and then add my last name) would get along wonderfully because he blows his nose in his dirty laundry.
ReplyDeleteI can't.
And thank you for sharing. I felt like we just held hands on the internet.
Loved this!!! I feel like I really got to know more about you, some I knew already from just reading your blog but this was great! I too have an obsession with golden retrievers, I have one and her name is Nala and she is like my baby, well besides my real baby.
ReplyDeleteIf you really knew me you would know....I have the biggest fear of needles, anytime they have to draw blood for any reason I cry like a baby and have passed out before, I am pregnant with baby #2 (which doesn't help the whole needle phobia as they suck your blood like a vampire when you are pregnant) and I also HAVE to have chips with a sandwich...it's like a rule!!
@Christine- getting sick away from home is the worst thing ever. EVER.
ReplyDelete@Mizhenka- so glad im not alone in this!! I have to force myself in so many situations to go and travel, but the anxiety is horrible, so i feel you.
@Alissa- omg ME TOO. hahaha
@betterwithfreckles- dont feel bad. i have talked about poop, nipples, and boogers one too many times on this blog. its a safe place.
Way more people out there with a phobia of throwing up than I ever thought. I've had it since I was 8 and always thought I was the only one! I've also got a lesser fear of fainting/#2 in public (like Jenni!) Well done for putting it out there. You're pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm allergic to caffeine too. There go all the cute coffee dates or tea parties I've ever fantasized about. Alas!
Great post! Thanks so much for sharing. Let's see...
ReplyDelete1) if you really knew me you'd know that i am really judgemental and mean. i try so hard not to be, but i think it is my biggest failure.
2) if you really knew me you'd know that i have all the self confidence of a maggot. seriously. and i belittle myself a lot.
3) if you really knew me you'd know that i strive to be the best me i can be every day, and often feel like i come up lacking.
Of course, I also try not to sound so negative all the time so here's a positive:
4) if you really knew me you'd know that i love love love to cook and i'm pretty darn good at it!
Same here with the throwing up thing! yikes! I will start sobbing if I know i'm gonna throw up!
ReplyDeleteim also terrified of throwing up ... except when i'm drinking (which i haven't done in YEARS)because I guess one of the side effect of being drunk enough to throw up...you odn't care!
ReplyDeletebut until a couple years ago i hadn't thrown up since i was EIGHT years old!! holller atcha girl. but then like 2 christmases ago i was in florida visiting the fam and i got what can only be described as the most horrendous food poisioning EVER! i was sleeping downstairs (my parents are upstairs) i woke up at like 1am, almost fainted on my way to the bathroom (terrifying!!!) and then convinced myself i needed to make it up the stairs to my parents bc i was gonna faint and die downstairs (i'm also a hypochondriac) and i literally was seeing black spots in front of my eyes but i made it up those damn stairs, knocked on the door and then fell down in my stepdad's arms. i then proceeded to sleep in the bed with my momma (at 24 years old! hahah) and i threw up EVERY hour on the HOUR. it was absolutely the most terrifying thing ever. i was supposed to fly back to NYC that day but i booked another flight for another $300 b/c i was so scared!!!
so now you can imagine im even MORE terrified...anytime i start to feel a little nauseous i'm like OMG im going to die and start having panic attacks about it.
LOL! now that i've left you the longest comment EVERRR!
also, i cant believe you're allergic to caffeine!! can you even eat chocolate bc it has caffeine in it right??
have a great day!
That thing? About your dad? Me too girl.
ReplyDeleteMe too.
I grew up a figure skater and standard practice was to just wipe our snot with our gloves our sleeves as the situation called for in the rink. Boogers everywhere.
ReplyDeleteRissy said it up there, but I really do feel like I know you better!
My share: I'm not capable of holding a frown and when I try I look absurd, so people NEVER know im upset until I go batshit crazy. Also, I won't go near a tomato if the guts have been exposed.
Haha! LOOOVED the booger comment! If you really knew me you would know my favorite place to pick my nose is while driving. Why? No idea!
ReplyDeleteAnd since your allergic to caffeine can you not eat chocolate? I'd die if I couldn't eat chocolate!
Love this! I'm going to have to do this as well.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a relationship with my dad either. It's definitely tough to talk about (also because I worry that showing any discontent over him would make it seem like I think the 1 parent I do have isn't good enough, and that's just not true!). If you ever need to talk about it, you know your readers are here for you - especially me, I've been there!
Awesome post! I always appreciate when people are honest.
ReplyDeletehttp://bridgetmarjorie.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
Love this. I've been thinking of doing one my blog too...hmmm maybe this week.
ReplyDeleteI don't talk to my dad either...can't talk about it on the blog either...maybe one day.
Interesting thing about me: I'm adopted and an only child! That's always a fun conversation starter.
If you really knew me you would know that I have a dream of meeting a man from the UK and marrying him, having many kids and a castle. This even though I have never been to the UK and the only brittish man I ever have met was gay.
ReplyDeleteYou would know that I'm obsessed with Harry Potter. That I love hanging with friends but large crowds aren't really my thing. That I'm seen as social but really actually shy. That I always set my alarm half an hour before I have to get up.
That my main language is Swedish but i live in Finland.
That I love a good cuddle.
Well, as you see I'm rambeling but that was a little bit about me.
Idamaria.
i'm terrified of throwing up as well! i have ocd and the fear of throwing up literally consumes my thoughts, it's awful. i haven't thrown up since i was 8, and i am scared of all things involving throwing up. xx
ReplyDeletei'm terrified of throwing up as well! i have ocd and the fear of throwing up literally consumes my thoughts, it's awful. i haven't thrown up since i was 8, and i am scared of all things involving throwing up. xx
ReplyDeleteLove this! And i might actually do this when I finally start blogging about my journey aka moving to the states :) I absolutely share your fear of throwing up, love of psychological thrillers, and the no-relationship-with-my-dad situation. Hope you're doing wonderful! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this post. I had always been kind of curious about why your dad was never mentioned, but it makes sense now. When you are ready to blog about it, I will be happy to read it. Like you, I also love to read about other people's lives.
ReplyDeleteIf you really knew me...
You'd know I am super offensive sometimes. Most of the funniest things I say in real life (around my husband) I would NEVER say in front of other people. But I don't really believe those things. I just like to make my husband laugh.
You'd know I am really sensetive to people not liking me. Losing a blog follower or getting a mean comment really REALLY bother me. Like tears and days of obsession.
You'd know I have horrible anxiety. I've been seeing a therapist for the last year to try and get a handle on it. The straw that broke the camel's back was the thyroid cancer. I just couldn't handle it.
You'd know I still sleep with my baby blanket. Can't believe I just put that on the internet.
i hate throwing up too and will do absolutely anything to prevent it. so me and morning sickness were a laugh and a half :) and once i got so freaked out by the thought of being ill i fainted--yes i am a drama queen apparently.
ReplyDeletei also cannot share bathrooms and get anxiety over staying at others houses and the toilet situation. i have been working on this though, kind of. although if i think someone can hear me on the toilet i cannot go.
wow that is a lot of toilet information.
and crisp sandwichese are the best and make me feel like a child again.
me too me too me too! to a lot of these. i like these posts, but i'm too chicken to share one on my blog. too many real life people read it. yikes.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what, if I have to go, I have to go. There's no holding it back regardless of where I am! And oh the sweet freedom of it too! ;)
ReplyDelete...and here you go. :)
http://keepthefaithgoing.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
Emily at Amazing Grapes
I feel like I could just copy and paste the first half. I'm crazy scared of throwing up...so much so that I even try not to when Im sick and about to. Haha.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you really knew me..you'd know I actually have a social phobia. I over talk sometimes bc I am so nervous...and awkward.
Cheers:).
The throwing up thing..we've talked about this before. (I haven't thrown up in years) I'm the same way...just horrified! I never went to sleepovers at friend's houses- I'd always host them at mine! Did this post last week. It's so fun learning more!
ReplyDeleteif you really knew me... you'd know i hate green beans. when i was four, yes FOUR, i ate them for the first time in preschool.. only to immediately BARF them up in front of everyone.
ReplyDeleteso yeah, no more green beans for me. unless i feel like puking.
(perhaps i'll make my own version of this... meh.. probably not. i feel too lazy right now)
Love these posts! So sorry to hear about your back pain and the throwing up phobia. I can't really have a fear of throwing up since I get sick way too much hahahha. Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this post.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you don't have a relationship with your dad. I think it's good that you're talking about it. I'm sure it will make you feel bad.
That's insane about your car wreck. What in the world happened? Thank goodness for physical therapy.
And ps...I'm the same with my sandwich. Have to have that crunch!
Loved this post! And btw, did you know I have a golden retriever named Huckleberry. Feel free to stop by and give him a tummy rub. He loves those :)
ReplyDeleteGirl, I just did this post and published it today, too. Great minds...
ReplyDeleteI don't have a relationship with my dad either. Never have. And I don't really talk about it much either so I get where you're coming from.
I did this last week (http://www.prettyphysicist.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html) ... it's so refreshing to see people being so honest and open and really telling you what they're about.
ReplyDeleteHow is your back doing? I'll likely be getting surgery on mine in the next couple of months ...
Love the comment about the sandwiches and chips/fries. "I can do it but I dont like it" My friends always wind me up about my love affair with food and I have this saying, about something im not crazy about...I'l eat it but I wont enjoy it. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute post! Thanks for sharing :) I'm also really sensitive, so I know what you're talking about when you say you get choked up over something as simple as seeing someone else get emotional! I actually found myself almost in tears the other night when watching the finale of The Bachelorette--embarrassing, I know.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I hope you have a great day! Thanks for your kind comment on my blog the other day :)
Sydney
www.saileduponasea.wordpress.com
I totally loved your post,i´m going to do one too,INSPIRED,if you really knew me you would know that i´m scared of cats,if you really knew me you´d know i have no real relationship with my mom,sad but true.
ReplyDeletei agree with you on the cold though ,in winter i have a winter depression and pollen allegie in spring.
I LOVED this post! So many things to relate to - ugh, throwing up...worst spot? In flight. Seriously, never do it. I just did this on my blog too! http://goo.gl/qj5LI
ReplyDeletewow i feel like i know you much better now that i read your post. i don't have a relationship with my father either, and i have never talked about it on my blog ( i don't really talk about it in general).
ReplyDeleteI don't have a relationship with my dad either. I can't bring myself to blog about it yet...if I ever will is still undecided. I've contemplated it recently because of recent events in my life having to do with it but I still feel a little anxious about it.
ReplyDeleteditto with the throwing up thing! I often have nightmares about throwing up & wake up sweating - it's horrible! :( x
ReplyDeleteproud to say I KNEW all of those fun facts :)
ReplyDeleteThis is my first comment on another person's blog...okay, actually now that I think of it maybe second.
ReplyDeleteHowever I love reading your life, and stories, and am so happy for your engagement; yes I did this too...a little bit ago.
http://joywrite.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
What a great list. It is so liberating! I just did mine: http://veryloveleigh.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
I feel like I "really" know you because I knew a lot of this! Woohoo! Besties!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm glad you didn't eat your boogers. That makes me feel (slightly) better.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you open up so much on your blog. It feels like a conversation and I love that.
What is it about sandwiches and chips?! I'm exactly the same. I'm sitting here at work thinking about what I want to eat for dinner (because food is a higher priority than work for me). So I think sandwich. Then I remembered that we don't have any chips and I refuse to eat a sandwich without chips! So now I'm stumped. I guess the easy solution would be to go to the store and buy chips, but if you really knew me you'd know that I invented the word lazy. Hehe :)
ReplyDelete.... you'd know I have all the best intentions but am really, really bad about sending stuff. Ha! oh wait, you already know that. Have you already bought the damn movie for yourself? Im sorry i suck. I'm going to send it even if it's a wedding gift, or baby gift, or retirement gift or ..... no, I'll really try to get it to you before the wedding. I'm sorry I suck.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this post! I feel like I know you (although you are thousands of miles away) and will say that I too studied neuro and plan on teaching it. What level were you thinking of? Nothing like the human brain to get us girls passionate!
ReplyDeleteLike so many others on here too, I too hate the thought of throwing up! So many times when I've felt like I'm going to (and probably should have to make myself feel better), I have just managed not to because the thought of it freaks me out. I didn't know so many others were like that too! I also hate the thought that I might get thrown up on (e.g. on rollercoasters) - yuck! Great to know I'm not alone ;)
ReplyDeleteLaura x
very fun post. i don't like the color purple either. i think it's hideous. but i don't have a fear of throwing up - i come from a family of extremely weak stomachs so it's just a way of life unfortunately. and hopefully you've watched BBC's "sherlock" based on your love of psycological thrillers and criminology.
ReplyDeleteI have a really weak stomach and throw up easily. I think it's a mental thing...I can literally just think of something disgusting and have to barf! I LOVE the color green, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, and I don't have a relationship with my dad either. I don't like to talk about it except with people I am very close to.
ReplyDeleteLove all of these! Physical sickness also kept me from doing a lot - still does.
ReplyDeleteI got the idea from Jenni, too. :]
http://almostbritain.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
- Britt
such a great post!
ReplyDeletei love this so much. and your neuroscience brain kills me. you are sooo not allowed to be beautiful and tall and skinny AND smart!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise but I also like a good crunch... Wow, the things you learn.
ReplyDeleteHigh five for psychological thrillers and naps.
If you knew me, you'd know that: My right forearm is disproportionately larger than my left because of 10 years of tennis. Yes, I have one buff arm and one normal arm. It makes wearing three quarter sleeve tops really awkward...
Xx
@idamaria- that is a good dream to have! I am still waiting on the castle part of mine..haha..and same with the alarm!
ReplyDelete@claire- ditto!
@michaela- well we have a lot in common! :)
@sydney- Do not be embarrassed, I think more people were crying during that episode then they want to admite ;)
@Eternal love- scared of cats? I could kinda see that actually...lol. And sorry about the relationship, or lack thereof, with your mom..I can obviously identify with not having a relationship with a parent..it is not easy.
rosecity- in flight?? omg. biggest.fear!
noodle pinky liu ;) - I LOVE YOU! I would hope you would know these things..we have been friends for like 20 years..haha
Annabelle- responding to your e mail! and i want to teach at the college level (like junior college)
Laura- We re obviously SO not alone in this! :)
@Tracy- i think i need to watch sherlock now
@suzanne- Its a tough subject to bring up huh?
i jumped on the bandwagon: http://emequalsme.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
ReplyDeleteand i also loathe the color purple.
but i love you.
We're so similar - I love it! Especially sharing bathrooms and the psychological things! Do you like criminal minds? I'm addicted!
ReplyDeleteAnd here's mine :)
http://www.themagnoliapair.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
LOVE IT. So I copied you and did my own. moscatovilla.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteMeg, we share the same phobia of vomit.
ReplyDeleteExcept only problem is, I have a stomach condition that erupts and causes me to vomit to the near point of hospitalization because of certain foods and all alcohol. This is why I also am developing a fear of travel.
...and a fear that I will never enjoy intoxication again in my life.
Oh happiest of days.
I hope this somehow made you feel better?
:D
I love how candid and honest you are (all the time) on ATP! I guess that's why we all keep coming back day after day to read! :-)
ReplyDeleteI loved learning all of these tidbits about you!
I wrote one of these posts last week and was happy to find out where the idea originated from! I felt like quite the little detective (read: Jenni told me she got it from Kristin who told me she got it from Al). ;-)
http://www.trialbysapphire.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
i'm hoping for you that scotland's winter will be mild and at least a little bit sunny! :)
ReplyDeleteThat was a wonderful post Megs. And I have a phobia of wetting the bed. I will seriously go to the bathroom twelve times before bed because I do NOT want to we the bed.
ReplyDeleteit's bad.
I'm glad you shared all this :)
I think I'll do a post like this!
Here's mine! http://www.elizabethfarrar.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew.html
ReplyDeleteThanks, as always, for the inspiration!
M won't go to the bathroom in public places either! And I didn't realize that people could be allergic to caffeine! I just learned something new :)
ReplyDeleteI used to have a huge fear of other people throwing up, and that would keep me up at night while at sleepovers.
And I have a terrifying fear that I'm going to be a bad mother.
love this! here's my list --
ReplyDeletehttp://hitaj.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
:)
I also love crunch with my sandwich. Or in a burrito chips work, too!
ReplyDeleteAllergic to caffeine is sad. Poor you. hehe
Back pain SUCKS. My BF has a lot of it (back and neck from dirtbike accidents) and I can only imagine being in pain basically all.the.time. Poor you guys.
I cry all the time at commercials. No bigs.
I agree with Jenni: You are sweet and funny and I like you. :)
Well i cant share the bathroom as well.And I'm supersensitive, crying very easily.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Megan.have fun in Ireland!
x
I'm with you on the Golden Retriever thing - ever since my dog (Wags) died (sniff, sniff) I have an overwhelming urge to pet every single retriever I see. Often, I tell them that I love them. The owners mostly think this is super-weird. Sometimes, if I see a retriever tied up outside a shop, I think I might just 'borrow' the dog for a bit.
ReplyDeleteThen I realise that I have a problem and should probably just go and get a dog of my own...
ok.. here is my list! http://ashleymcglass.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-really-knew-me.html
ReplyDeleteWhy, yes, yes I did one of these posts. Here's the link:
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I HATE throwing up. And I got my first migraine last year. And threw up like 5 times in a couple hours. And almost held a gun to my head. Worst day in recent history. - Hon, the #2-is-not-an-option in public restrooms is called "Safe Potty Syndrome". And I have it too. Only in very "safe pottys" will I make a deposit. Even if it means waiting through an entire vacation...
We are strange. But not alone :-)
- Oh yeah, and I have to have something crunchy and salty with my sandwiches too. Doesn't have to be chips though...crackers or nuts will do just as well!
Happy Weekending!
Love you. That is all.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a relationship with my father either. Love this post. Your such a beautiful and unique and sweet woman. Your going to make an amazing wife to S ;)!!!!!
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Hi Megan,
ReplyDeleteI discovered "Across the Pond" a few months ago, and really love it! It's one of my favorite blogs :)
I think this post is really brave. I wish I was brave enough to be this candid on my blog, but I think it will still take me some time before I'm comfortable enough to share parts of me so openly.
I will admit that I do share your fear of getting sick outside of my comfort zone. It's not just the fear of vomiting, but the fear of any sort of gastrointestinal illness has prevented me from being more sociable or exploring places/things that I'd love to do. On a slightly lighter note, I do share your feelings on chips with a sandwich!
Keep up the great work! Cheers :)
Nisha
PS - Please visit my blog called Eastern Standard Times (http://www.nishaksquared.com/)!
Loved this. xo
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