Tuesday, September 16, 2014

things you probably didn't know about me

A lot of the posts I've been loving to read lately are "about the blogger" posts. Getting to know them more as I would if we were friends in real life is so much fun. So I figured, hey, I like these posts, so maybe the people who come to my blog will like to read one too.

Standard behavior when with my best friend. Photo chosen for accurate representation of my oddities.


So here it goes. Some things you may not know about me.

  • I adore architecture and construction. I'm a total nerd about it. I love blueprints, and jobsites, and conceptualizing what a house or building will look like when it's done. My dad owns his own specialty truss company and one of my favorite things to do growing up was go with him to his jobs to see what people were building and designing. I even took classes in historical architecture in college. I saved the textbooks and read them often to study the buildings.
  • I do not like the color pink unless it is super super pale or more of a coral color. I don't know why. I just don't like it. I do not like it, Sam I Am, I do not like green eggs and ham.
  • Following up on that little quote...I LOVE Dr. Seuss. Seriously. He's my favorite. My maiden name is Diffenderfer, and he even has a book called Hooray for Diffendoofer Day. My future children will have every Dr. Seuss book ever written.
  • I love shoes but I don't like wearing them and go barefoot whenever possible. At work, I'm barefoot under my desk and only put shoes on if I have to get up and go talk to someone. At home, even if I'm going outside, I take my shoes off. I don't like wearing shoes. But I do love socks. I wear fuzzy socks all the time because my feet are always cold. I also hate hate HATE having my feet touched. Or really anything below my knees. It's the worst sensation ever and I get so nervous if I even think someone might be about to touch me below my knees I start giggling uncontrollably.
  • Which brings me to my next point. I laugh when I'm nervous or intensely uncomfortable and don't know what to do. Sometimes this happens in very emotional situations because I don't always know how to handle other people's emotions appropriately, and get so nervous I'll say the wrong thing I just start laughing. Which makes me more uncomfortable, so then I laugh more. The more inappropriately timed the laughter is, the harder I laugh. It's a terrible reflex and I don't really know how to stop it from happening.
  • I cannot shave my legs to save my life. I always miss at least half of one leg and I can never understand how normal people shave their knees. Drew's favorite game is "find the patch she missed today" because I'm guaranteed to have missed at least one. I have no idea why I suck at this but no matter how many times I go back over my leg or how much time I spend on it, there is always a hairy spot because I just can't shave my legs.
  • When I was little, I named everything because of what it was or did. I had a teddy bear named Cuddles because you cuddled teddy bears, a turtle I found in the yard named Box because it was a box turtle, and a blanket named Softy because it was made to be soft. I currently have a stuffed bunny Drew gave me named Rabbit and a pillowpet he gave me named Animal because I couldn't figure out what it was so I went with a safe name. I'm glad I outgrew this for the most part because our kids would be named Baby. And numbered. Obviously.
There you have it. Some things you probably didn't know about me. I know, I'm weird. But I'm guessing if you're a regular reader, you've embraced my weird and rather like me because of it.

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24 comments:

  1. I love reading these posts too. Glad you jumped on this particular bandwagon! I do that laughing thing too. It's bad. It gets really out of control when I am nervous or scared. I'm a complete architecture nerd too. Every time we visit a new city, I spend hours photographing and sketching elements of architecture. Drives my husband nuts! I love that naming bit too. Ha! It makes sense when you think about it. Why don't we all do that?

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    1. Thank you girl! I'm seriously so so SO bad at the laughter. I've done it in a funeral before and it was so bad. I felt like the worst person in the entire world haha. I do that too! I just want to study all the buildings everywhere I go. Drew thinks it's weird. And I always want to sneak onto construction sites to see what the plans are. For real though! Why don't we give things practical names every time??

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  2. Ah! love this post. definitely agree with you on the feet one. everytime my husbands foot grazes mine in bed, i practically leap across the room.

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    1. Seriously touching my feet is a great way to land yourself in couples therapy with me because I cannot handle it. He tried to put my socks on me last night and it did NOT end well for him hahaha

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  3. I also love these posts! Just so you know, I cannot shave my legs properly either. I always miss at least one spot, and my knees? Never done correctly. It's a mystery!

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    1. Leg shaving sucks. I just don't understand it...like...how are we supposed to get all those teensy hairs and have commercial worthy legs? It makes no sense.

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  4. I can't shave my legs either and we have the same feet-related problems. Makes sense right? And NO PINK FOR ME!

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    1. Legs are too hard. And feet are horrible inventions beyond the walking thing. Pink is just...nope.

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  5. I'm dying at these. You crack me up, girl. I would rather be barefoot too. And I HATE shaving...I always miss spots too so I'd rather just not shave at all. Being a woman sucks, huh?

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    1. Shaving is so absurd and I don't understand who started it and thought it was a good idea. It is so difficult. But I can't not shave because then I'd feel unfeminine...it's such a terrible cycle!

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  6. i take my shoes off at work too!! if someone comes to my desk i quickly slip them on! haha i also laugh as an instinct & it can be so inappropriate at times! i go into laughing fits where i can hardly breathe! does that happen to you? and then i'm trying to tell someone why i'm laughing through huge breaths & my eyes start crying because i'm laughing so hard! i like to think if i get rid of this flab on my stomach i'll have awesome abs from all the laughing :)

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    1. YES. That is exactly what happens. It's so embarrassing sometimes. And sometimes nothing even happens to start the laughter. It's just quiet and I don't know what to say so I start laughing. SO glad I'm not alone in this awkward. Also I'm convinced that underneath, my abs are rock hard from it. They're just modest abs so they're hiding out under a little pouch so that they don't draw the eye in scandal...

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  7. I think anyone who claims they can shave their legs + not miss a spot, especially around their knees, is a liar liar pants on fire! I never wear shoes either!!

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    1. I hope they're liars! Otherwise I'm just pathetic haha and I just don't understand why you would want to keep your feet in jail any longer than they have to be. Let them have freedom!

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  8. I'm also a nervous laugh-er. It's such an awkward habit! I love architecture also! My favorite class in college was History of Architecture.

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    1. It's the most awkward thing I do. Especially at places like the doctor, or church...My history of architecture class was my favorite too!

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  9. haha the shaving the legs comment from your husband cracked me up! Fun to 'get to know you' more!

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    1. Honestly half the time it's "let's see which leg she missed today" because I will sometimes be so focused on one leg I'll forget I haven't done the other and be like, "BABE I THINK I FINALLY GOT THEM GOOD" and it turns out I've only gotten one good and the other not at all.

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  10. Hahaha this is awesome. I am terrible at shaving my legs too. Knees are just permanently unshaven. Oh well!

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    1. Knees are one of the most frustratingly designed body parts God gave us. I don't understand how on Earth we're supposed to deal with them. Also elbows...what was he thinking when he made them look like really dry dates?

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  11. Ah, i love this! It's so fun to find out little things like this about my blog friends. I usually miss a patch around my ankles! Those are the worst spot for me! Ugh!

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    1. Thank you! Ankles are so hard. I've given up. I'm prone to accident and injury and my ankles always get cut, so they're just always going to have to be hairy.

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  12. I love getting to know other bloggers better! I just did a post like this today! I also laugh when I'm nervous or just say incredibly awkward things that make the situation even worse! And I totally cant shave my legs either. I always have a hairy patch up one leg, its not cool.

    Amanda - Life With Grace
    www.lifewithgraceblog.com

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    1. I love getting to know everyone! Especially since it's kind of hard to meet everyone in real life! Laughing in uncomfortable moments is so so bad...and the awkward attempt at recovery. So weird. I'm the most awkward person ever. And shaving...I just don't understand the entire concept.

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