monday morning confession:
March 1, 2010
I don’t usually wash my hands when I use the bathroom.
::blush::
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@dg4G says:
Really??? wow…
I don’t shower everyday…………
I don’t brush my teeth. If I do, I might vomit. Instead I wipe them with a washcloth. Oddly enough, I’ve never had a cavity.
NO WAY!!!!!!
Yah! They’re straight and white and everything. LOL! And I don’t have stinky breath, either. It’s a gift, I tell ya!
this is seriously one of the funniest things i have read in a long time! i’ve never known someone who “couldn’t” brush their teeth.
Well, I could, if I wanted to vomit. It must be a sensory thing.
BTW, I think this is the first time I have ever confessed that. Just don’t tell my Mom! :)
@coloraturajoy says:
you should get a waterpik! unless….that might pull the trigger too….
I’ll have to look into it…
@onestitchrachel says:
When I’m out and about, I use a paper napkin to clean my teeth. It works quite well!
the “f” bomb is one of my favorite words.
Me too…
me three :)
I pee in the shower
great…..so the other person who likes to drop the “f” bomb also likes to pee in the shower. hmmmm?
@coloraturajoy says:
yup. i do this sometimes. it’s SO not like peeing in the bath, cuz it goes right down the drain. but my husband HATES when i do it. so i just don’t tell him, haha.
Me too! hahaha
I pee in the shower too.
@mallyflip says:
HAHA ME TOO!
I have only shaved my legs twice since Halloween. :]
@bajanpoet says:
I usu don’t walk around in anything but my underwear when I’m home – the house is just too hot :lol:
Okay, I’ll say it. From one guy to another, that’s just TMI.
@bajanpoet says:
And the other things on this page aren’t?
It’s not TMI! What guy doesn’t walk around like that at home when he’s alone or with his family? REALLY?
And seriously, everything here is TMI which makes it all SO FUNNY!
I realize that was a contradictory statement at the end, but I think you get it. LOL!
@bajanpoet says:
:P
Yeah I get it… and that’s true … that’s why it IS so funny lol
@maryjohess says:
I don’t use a wash cloth when I shower. I use my hands.
And Amy Joy, I pee in the shower too! ;)
@bajanpoet says:
I usually use my hands too – although i have a washcloth :)
Who DOESN’T pee in the shower? I do too! When you have to go, you have to go! lol
@coloraturajoy says:
oh. my. lands! i am SUCH a germaphobe!
i so considered doing a post JUST like this this morning. no lie. but my confession?
i hate shaking people’s hands at church on sundays because i’m scared they don’t wash after going to the bathroom!
HAHAHA!
Oh. my. word…these are too funny. You all are being so bold on here!
I’m not sure…hmmm…..I do enjoy picking off dead skin….like if my husband gets sunburned…I will sit and peel it off…:).
@coloraturajoy says:
i probably have one of the strongest stomachs in the world. i can look at, smell, talk about *almost* anything without feeling the least bit nauseated.
but this.
THIS is one of the few things that really turns my stomach!!! i have so many friends who do this in front of me, and i have no clue why but it makes my gag reflex go nuts.
@moweezle says:
I loooooove peeling off skin too :) hehehehee
i loooooove picking off dead skin!!
@coloraturajoy says:
HAHA! all you people are CRAZY!
I love to do this too!! I almost get excited when my husband gets a bad sunburn in the beginning of summer cause I know what is awaiting me in a few days…. :-)
@coloraturajoy says:
(cracking up at all these!)
Now Joy, you didn’t let us hear your confession!
@coloraturajoy says:
it’s up there!
but if you want another one, i have no shame:
sometimes i floss in bed. it’s gross, i know, but every now and then i do it anyway.
i pick my nose often, and flick them. if i can’t flick them, i flick it with my teeth. it’s gross. but i care less about that than i do the awful feeling of having chunky boogers in my nose.
i don’t shower everyday. i hate washing my hair.
i refuse to let my husband fart under the covers, because it’s disgusting. but i don’t tell him that sometimes i do, because i’m too lazy/cold/tired or otherwise to pull the covers off and stick my hiney out.
will that suffice?! ;)
OMGosh, the booger thing seriously made me gag. Worse than if I were to brush my teeth. Boogers are just nasty!
When I read the fart part, I seriously smelled chili. No joke.
@coloraturajoy says:
lucky for my husband, my farts (i confess that i really hate that word) generally have no odor. they’re loud, but relatively scent-less, unless i eat something terrible.
glad i could remind you that your gag reflex really works?
@coloraturajoy says:
(and i rarely eat something terrible, i might add. kthxbye)
your honesty brings much laughter to my usual monday blahs. :)
I am sitting here cracking up!!!!! You are a hoot!
Nothing on this earth angers me more than vacuum cleaners. No joke, they seriously piss me off. I hate them with a bloody passion, and I think they are the worst, and more stupid invention ever created by man. Oddly enough, I’m a custodian…so I use one all the time.
Ironic.
HAHA! Andrew, this cracked me up. :)
@bajanpoet says:
Still trying to figure this one out. What did the vacuum cleaner do that u hate it so much? LOL
You know, I have no idea. But for as long as I can remember…using one has pissed me off.
I hated vacuums too. Until I got a Dyson. Now I kind of love them.
I doubt I would like it. I have never found one that I liked…ever. And the church I work for uses professional stuff.
Okay, this absolutely MADE my Monday. Too dang funny!
I often pull dirty clothes out of the hamper and wear them again.
I wash my hands after using the restroom in public places because…well, people are watching and I want them to think I’m civilized. But, at home, nope.
However, I have never peed in the shower…yuck. :) But, this post made me think…does my husband? Yikes.
@PrudyChick says:
I pull dirty clothes out of the hamper too…I figure as long as they aren’t horribly dirty. I do the whole public hand washing too, plus in public you have other people’s nasty germs.
@gritandglory says:
oh my dang! i am loving these! what a great way to start my monday!
Why wash your hands if they are still clean? Its not like you pee into your hands!
I agree with most of these. All but the skin pEeling one and booger picking ones. So gross! But love the honesty.
My confession: I have a slight addiction to Scotch tape. I love to play with a piece while watching a show at night. Dan and con used the last of it to tape down a race track so we went to target to get some more. The thought of sitting watching tv without my tape was horrible dan thinks I’m crazy but its a very cheap addiction with no side affects other than the little wadded up balls of tape. He thought it crazy that I had to have the right brand and even the classic 1/2 inch width.
That’s about all well all I want to confess at 10am anyways!
@coloraturajoy says:
wait, so you brush your teeth with a washrag, too?
I like to pop pimples. My husband had a big one on his nose and didn’t pop it—-it drove me crazy for two whole days.
@bajanpoet says:
My wife has that same compulsion…. I usu try to bat her hands away from me with words like, “Dermatologists would curse you!” and “What are we? Monkeys? Why do you want to groom me?” LOL
i like to groom my husband as well. although, for me it’s pulling nose hairs out – which of course, is banned. i did this once and he just about broke up with me before we got married. apparently men’s nose hairs are connected to other parts of their body?
sorry
can’t type
still choking on laughter
Andrew do you know Ray Start? He’s got to be the oldest custodian at rez life and he’s my grandpa. A very nice fun guy.
I love Ray! He’s awesome! He’s your grandfather, huh? That’s cool. The funny thing is that when I met him years ago, I introduced myself to him as Andrew, but my nickname (that everyone seems to call me) is Ronzi (due to my last name), so he must have got confused, and he now thinks my name is Ron. Every morning when he sees me he says, “Hello, Ron!” I don’t bothering correcting him…I figure he’s set in his ways by now.
Nice to “meet” you!
@bahava says:
I wear gym clothes more than once…it seems like such a waste to do laundry for like a pair or two of shorts. I let them dry out at least? ha, gross….
@PrudyChick says:
At work I will use a kleenex once then stuff it under my keyboard to use again. If I’m in my car it goes into the handle on the door or back into the kleenex box. Until they are so used as they must be thrown away.
I don’t shower every day either but it’s because it’s not good to wash your hair everyday.
TOTALLY do the kleenex thing. :)
I don’t shower everyday. I usually do every other day, but sometimes it’s very third day.
And I totally take clothes out of the hamper, spray them with a little febreze, put them in the dryer for a few minutes and wear them! I hope no one notices.
i only wash my hair every other day. oh, & i wear my jeans 3 days in a row like any good college student!
only 3 days? i’m down to 2 pairs that fit, so mine go for probably a week or more! (oops?) my theory: as long as they look clean and don’t smell… they’re fine!
These confessions are hilarious and some kind of gross! lol
Mine… I wear my jeans for days at a time with out washing them… and I also wear my work out clothes at least three times before washing them. lol
@elainaavalos says:
During the winter months, I rarely, rarely, rarely shave my legs. I used to think I was the only one until one of my favorite country singers, Martina McBride, recently Tweeted “Hey legs. You remember our friend razor, right? I know. It’s been awhile…” I didn’t feel so bad then. :)
And…I am secretly hoping some of the plants in the house (I’m house sitting) die so I don’t have to keep watering them. I know, right? Bad. But there are so many and it makes such a huge mess because I never know how much to water them and they invariably spill over and leave a icky mess all over the white tile floor.
@moweezle says:
I hardly shave my legs in the winter too….especially when I know I’ll be wearing only pants for a while :)
@bajanpoet says:
I’ve never shaved my legs! *gasp*
ROFL
@PrudyChick says:
Bajan I just read this reply hilarious. My brother used to be a mountain bike racer, so he was always shaving his legs. There really is something wrong when your brother’s legs are smoother than yours.
@bajanpoet says:
“There really is something wrong when your brother’s legs are smoother than yours.”
For real… something’s DEFINITELY wrong with that picture ….. LOLOL
My mouth just dried out from hanging open while reading through all these. Cotton mouth anyone? Water please!
SO FRICKIN HILARIOUS! All of them! I’m in absolute amazement at the level of honesty here. hahaha!!
What will I confess to? Nothing that hasn’t already been said here!
-nose picker, gold digger actually
-dirty clothes wearer b/c I hate doing laundry and if it doesn’t smell or have a stain on it, it’s good!
-I wash my hands in public, and at home I do it more often than not. I have learned the hard way with three little boys that not washing hands often enough leads to the stomach virus, and after a winter with all 5 of us having it at the same time, I’ll wash my hands now. LOL
-I wear jeans until they start walking on their own. Jeans can last FOREVER provided you don’t get something on them.
-I stay in pajamas ALL DAY LONG and even into the next day if I’m not going anywhere or having people over.
-I pick my kids noses. Regularly.
-I used to suck my thumb until I was 26. THAT would be the most embarrassing. It was like my crack, my nicotine, my alcohol….. absolute addiction. LOL Thank God I’m reformed! hahaha!
I think that’s enough for now. HA!
okay, so a few things that haven’t already been said here. hahaha!
I’m with you on wearing jeans until they beg me to give them a washing, PJ day(s) and picking my kids nose – I can’t stand to see a big ‘ole booger hanging out of their sweet lil noses – although my son now insists that since his fingers are smaller, they are “much better” at picking his nose…
we have 3 in common:
nose picker, dirty clothes wearer, and i distest washing my jeans.
wow, i am laughing! never confessed these before!
I find it hilarious that nose picker is the most common throughout all these. And the dirty clothes! hahaha!
I have more….
-only clean my ears like once a week, or two. ha!
-I’m super obsessed about looking PERFECT in public though, oddly enough.
-I am a very loyal friend, but always question whether or not my friends are loyal to me.
-I could go days without brushing my teeth if I don’t have to leave my house, and even then it’s only once a day. It’s truly just something I forget when I’m holed up in the house.
-I’m afraid of leadership and have the opportunity to apply to lead something big, but am holding back out of fear.
-I’m pretty sure there are lurkers thinking we’re all ass-nasty.
HAHA!
@gritandglory says:
“ass-nasty”!!! oh my dang, you make me laugh!
it can go well with “pump a dump” don’t you think? haha!!
@gritandglory says:
pump a GRUMPY!
oh shoot! hahahahahaha!!!
@gritandglory says:
confession:
i envy a lot. and it leads to ugly things in my heart.
and i know it stems from ugly things in my heart too. like fear and insecurity.
blech.
I do this too! :( why do fears and insecurities drive so much of what we do and don’t do? ugh!
I struggle with envy too. One of my friends has a mommy blog and I fight bitterness with her readership and offers from companies/publishers. She is an incredible mother – but I have to bite my tongue and repent whenever I read what she’s written because I suffer from the Anne Lamott disease of comparing my own writing to hers – thinking “how can SHE be noticed?! I *so* write better than her.”
It’s humbling. Who am I to determine the worth of her writing? Her ministry is obviously encouraging many in their journey as mothers…
@rachieannie says:
I just had a long talk with my mom about this last night! It’s a struggle for me to see people who are flourishing in their call and when I try it doesn’t succeed as well. I know God has something for me to do, it’s just a struggle to be patient and work on it without knowing what it is!
@coloraturajoy says:
i am definitely an envier.
darnit.
Mm. Ditto!
Me too! I have never really noticed it strongly until the past couple years of my life. I hate the feeling of envy and the way it makes me view others so whenever I notice it rising up in myself again, I beg God to take it away and to show me WHY I am feeling that way.
it is such an ugly bitter feeling. It is nice knowing others struggle as well…
I’m sitting on that pew with you.
@mjdagenhart says:
Right there with you.
I’m not a big “envier” of peoples things or even their position in life, but I am of good marriages. Very much so. Other than that though….. not really. Although I wish I envied other things instead of that. Truly.
oh.my.gosh….
these are hilarious.
um…I hold my breath when I talk to a student who is sick. sometimes this hurts because they are long-winded.
@rachieannie says:
I will admit to being a nose picker, tried and true. Luckily so is my husband! Yay :-)
I’m a pimple popper. And the bad part is I will do it most anywhere. I have no shame.
I can’t handle a big ‘ol pusy pimple. DRIVES ME NUTS!!
@rachieannie says:
ME TOO!! Anywhere, everywhere. If it’s there, I’m playing, popping and pusing. It’s gross BUT I CAN’T STOP!!
@coloraturajoy says:
have yall ever seen those youtube pimple popping videos?! they get REALLY AWFUL!!!!
@gritandglory says:
oh my dang, yes. just the memory of it makes me want to throw up.
Um, okay. (seriously, everyone is typing these things as though they’re not blushing on the other end. ARE YOU?!?! I totally am.)
I fart. A lot. (Although not as much as I used to THANK GOD.)
I also have this really weird love of my own BO. It has to get pretty raunch to gross me out. And even then, I’m really just scared other people will be grossed out.
@bajanpoet says:
No blushing here! Oh wait – I’m black. U couldn’t tell if I did, anyway hahaha
Well that’s interesting ….. loving ur own scent… well I guess it’s good u love yourself hahah
I couldn’t tell because you’re black, huh? I’m sure the few thousand miles and a couple computers between us may have a bit to do with it as well. *grin*
And yes … I suppose that’s an aspect of loving myself. Never really thought of it exactly that way before, but I guess you’re right!
Great topic and way to start things off with a roar.
Mine? I wear the same clothes two days ( I do shower though) in a row if I am trapped at home with the kids due to weather.
No I use a brush but only in the morning never at night. And when I was pregnant I would only brush the front ones and then use mouth wash. I’m not a fan of brushing and only brush my sons teeth at night .
I still shower with my almost 3 year old son. I used to think this would be too old and weird but he keeps to himself in there and seems too young to ask questions. He gets really mad though if I don’t let him in and its just easier to kill two birds with one stone.
I don’t have good reationships with people and its mostly their fault, partly mine. I have a hard time with second chances, even though blood is thicker than water.
Also, I love picking my nose (and my toes) =)
I have bad relationships with people. Mostly at the fault of them, I don’t like stupid selfish people and I’m bad at second chances, even if blood is thicker than water.
I met my husband on myspace and married him 3 weeks after we “met” in person.
I love gangster rap.
@Nomadstacey says:
I still sleep with a stuffed animal I’ve had since I was 2 ::blush::
I still sleep with a blanket my grandmother made me when I was born.
It has silk around the edges and I have to rub it while I fall asleep.
@mjdagenhart says:
I still sleep with two. One I got from my grandma as a baby and the other I got about 5 years ago.
The latter goes with me on every single trip.
@gritandglory says:
what is it? (and what’s it’s name?!)
@Nomadstacey says:
It’s a stuffed dog. When I get him he was way bigger than me. He’s probably a foot and half or 2 feet long! I got him from my uncle after my first surgery when I was almost 2. I had to be in one of those cage cribs in the hospital while I was recovering. It’s hard entertaining a 2 year old when there are bars between her and the world, so my dad used to give me shows with the dog. Like a puppet kind of (it’s not a puppet though). The dog would do tricks, talk to my dad, talk to me, etc. I’m not a very creative name-er. His name is Doggie. I tried giving him other names when I was growing up like Brownie (because he’s brown (and yes it’s a he)) but they never stuck. So, it’s just doggie. I can say that he has stopped going on short trips with me but i DO need to cuddle with something when I sleep if he’s not there!
@gritandglory says:
so so sweet!
@gritandglory says:
i haven’t pumped a grumpy (AKA pooped) in three weeks.
do you have a tummy ache from it? i too am not a frequent dumper, my husband is a frequent dumper. he thinks there is something wrong with me
wow. i have never heard that expression.. hahaha :) going to make use of it, thx
p.s. 3 WEEKS?! geez oh man. sometimes i’m at 3x/day!
ohmigosh. no doubt. teaspoon of mineral oil? that’s got to be uncomfortable.
Oh my word Alece! This made me chuckle out loud! Prunes woman, Prunes!!!! :D
are you EVEN serious????
@nateonamission says:
I have to say … I winced a wee bit. *yikes* … hehe …
okay, after first laughing at the expression (TOTALLY hilarious!)…..
you’ve got to be kidding?! That’s not healthy! What color is your skin? Because I know that when the boys were potty training and NOT pooping for just three days, they turned super white and one turned a pale green….no joke. What color are you?!
Seriously, I’m sending you a laxative. I’m very concerned.
hahaha!
@gritandglory says:
i’m not green. i probably should be, but i’m not. i wonder what that means…
@coloraturajoy says:
oh my gosh, woman!!!!!!! seriously?!?!?!?! spend a few weeks with me. and we’ll have you pooping at least once a day! ;)
the poop topic is well discussed in my house. haha, nothing off limits for me!!!
What?!?! I’m worried for the toilet when you do go… They make these (http://www.sunsweet.com/products/info.asp?product=plumsweets) and it helps my kids…
@coloraturajoy says:
also, i like “pump a grumpy” much better than my usual “take a slam” that i use around my youth group. ;)
i’m literally so regular, that my husband and i call my “pooping” times in the AM, my morning session.
“oh! time for my morning session!” heh..
TAKE A SLAM?! haha!
My husband calls it “dropping a deuce” hahaha!
@gritandglory says:
thanks for the concern, everyone! ha! i still can’t believe i fessed that one out loud.
@mjdagenhart says:
I’ve *probably* shaved my legs once this winter…there must’ve been some occasion I deemed worth the effort.
I shave my legs a little more frequently during the summer, but I don’t often wear shorts. No shorts=no shave.
I tend to wash my hands twice (sometimes more…) after using the bathroom, especially in public.
For a long time, I had no idea that peeing in the shower was considered “taboo.” It just seems logical to me.
It drives me crazy to be late. But I almost always am.
I’m convinced my day will go all wrong if somehow my right shoe goes on before my left shoe. And I can’t watch other people put on their shoes–too many people do right shoe first.
i always wash my hands, sort of a germaphobe, especially in public! mostly i get paranoid about touching the bathroom door handle, faucet, etc… and i always use my foot to flush.. you never know who might’ve accidentally gotten poop particles on their hands ;)
i went to the grocery store this weekend w/o wearing a bra (and i need one). however, it was more awkward than liberating as i kept feeling the need to “lift” up my girls.
i have had problems (of varying intensity in different situations/times in my life) with insecurity, trust, and jealousy, since junior high. and i’m in my early 30s. sometimes i feel like changing is not possible b/c my personality is just cursed with these unfortunate aspects. i hate this part of myself.
@coloraturajoy says:
despite my previous confessions, i’m the same way about washing my hands!
i do it ALL the time.
and i always carry sanitizer in my purse and car.
pumping gas is one of the grossest things in the world to me.
i wait till i’m all buttoned and zipped to flush the toilet so i can run far away from all the germs that are now circulating the air.
i think i have issues.
@mjdagenhart says:
I run from the germs too!
And it drives me crazy that my roommate doesn’t close the lid before flushing. Especially because our towel rack is right next to the toilet! I try very hard not to think about all the germs that could be on my towel.
@gritandglory says:
really? i didn’t know we were supposed to close the lid before flushing!
@mjdagenhart says:
Haha…This only *really* bothers me at school. At home, none of my stuff is within toilet-germ range, so the same rules don’t apply haha.
@gritandglory says:
i do the same when i go braless … feel compelled to keep my arms crossed to “lift” ‘em up! i really CAN’T not wear a bra. i don’t know why in-the-moment i make myself think i can get away with it.
I frequently don’t change my clothes. I get up, put on pants, drive a kid to school, go home, get busy and forget.
Slight bladder leakage that requires a special pantiliner makes this easier. (4 kids in 5 1/2 yrs will do that to you) Change the liner and yer draws ain’t so funky.
*bows head in shame*
I have also made my son go to school in dirty draws because I failed to wash any. I just check for the ones with no skid marks. (Which bothers him NONE).
@gritandglory says:
the pantyliner bit made me laugh so hard!
Oh my gosh these are too funny! And while I love that you are all soooo transparent, I find myself cringing to list the things I do too!!! Honestly…I do every one of them…the booger thing… when driving in my car…. in the dark and I stop when someone comes with their headlights…just in case they can see! I’ve pimple popped and now that my kids are starting to get them I have to sit on my hands to not do it to them! Dirty clothes, heck yea! Jeans, a least 3 or 4 days, my shirts don’t fair so well! I tend to miss my mouth….often! My kids have had to wear socks a couple of days in a row just cause I didn’t get the laundry done. I almost never wash hands at home! And the funny thing is, I have drilled it into my kids, so that now they argue if they think one of the other kids didn’t wash! Alece, I have to know….. do you wash your hands in public places cause I seem to remember a comment about hovering…….and now…..hmmmm I wondering how this fits in LOL! :D and Envy…. I have a hard time thinking I am worth much….so this one is really a struggle for me. I am praying God will open my eyes to see myself through His! Thanks everyone! This really made my day!
hahahahaha! I am LOVING the sock thing because we do that here too…. HATE socks, HATE washing them, HATE finding the pairs…. my oldest says “Mommy, I am NOT wearing these socks, they are dirty.” Its quite awful, but hey, a hundred years ago they never changed their socks! ;o) I consider wearing socks twice an improvement. hahaha!
BM- I concur!! ;D They used to wear the same undergarments for MONTHS! So I think we are doing pretty good! The sweaty hockey socks are prolly the worst though! He only wears certain ones and when we have 3 games in 3 days!! Haha! Those puppies aren’t getting washed! :D
laundry is OVERRATED! haha!
Just to appease the few gagging lurkers however, I DO wash my clothes. haha! But I also don’t mind wearing jeans for a good week, or a not really dirty “dirty” shirt. LOL
@gritandglory says:
i wash my hands in public bathrooms if i’m with somebody — because i don’t want them to think i don’t wash! (WHA?!) ha!
i hover over public toilets too. and i foot-flush.
Lecers you are too funny! It just made me smile to know that you hover and then don’t wash! :D Usually hover-ers are germaphobiacs ;D I dertermine whether to hover or not to hover based on the cleanliness of the bathroom! But I always foot flush! Or if it’s an old school handle I use toilet paper to flush! But truely I would have loved you whether you were a washer or not! :D ((hugs!))
@nateonamission says:
Ok, I have to admit this is almost a little too much for me. I’m not sure if my ick factor can handle all of this.
Ok, so I have this thing about myself. I cannot under ANY circumstance smell bad. I am very self aware of what I smell like, and will never ever go out in public smelling bad. If for some reason I need to wear pants that only smell a tinsie winsie bit bad … I cooooover it in AXE or an equivalent. I’m always relieved when someone compliments me on how I smell because that means I’ve done my job. hahaa.
I just pictured the guy in a store/restaurant/bar who REEKS of cologne. hahaha!
@nateonamission says:
haha, ok I don’t wear THAT much. heh.
I have another confession … everytime I see your initials on here … It was just too much today with the topic … yeah. I hope that wasn’t offensive … if it was … I apologize. I love you, Brandy <3 :)
love me? do we know eachother? haha!!
Also, my initials are purely for Alece’s benefit. haha! Sooooo NOT my initials! haha!
@nateonamission says:
haha you know what I meant. I’m just saying … it doesn’t sound so pretty … especially with the topic at hand. haha. way to go, BM! haha lol
it stands for BRAN MUFFIN if you must know. ;o) And it’s a play on words, or rather… a play on my name. OH wait, how did you figure my name??? Weeeeeeird. LOL
@nateonamission says:
I read pretty much every comment. Alece knows that =] Well, with today’s comment I was thinking bowel movement … I just couldn’t get it out of my head. I think I’ve seen you use bran muffin before on here. I will try and change it in my head. haha.
Ummm YES, please do! haha!
@nateonamission says:
will do, Bran Muffin! =]
If we want to combine both her her nicknames for me it would be Raisin Bran Muffin. LOL
@hannahruthie says:
Well, since I see him often because he’s my brother, I’ll let you know that he isn’t one of *those* guys. Just a nice hint of abercrombie. (Sometimes a big hint — sorry Nate.) but not too much. :]
@nateonamission says:
haha most of the time it’s fine. :)
Brandy I’m cracking up at you! I wouldn’t envy other happy mirages though, everyone has their issues and problems. I think people envied mine and thought my life was great till I went and had an affair. You never know what’s going on inside and everyone need to do the best they can and look to God for help.
Faith, I never knew that about you. You make a good point though, things are never as they seem for others….something I’m always telling people about myself but should remember about others.
I do most of my Twitter reading while on the toilet… even if I only have to pee, I’ll sit down to do it. Sometimes, I Twitter until my legs go numb.
@gritandglory says:
i don’t know how everyone else missed this. but… wait… you sit down to pee so you can twitter at the same time?! HA!
Well mine is a little strange. I dont mind sharing my toothbrush, but dont touch my deoderant thats disgusting
Well there you go confession #3 for me. Not a pretty one at all.
So here goes #4. This came to mind after the BM talk. I pooped my pants on the way home from a hot dog place! It was a few years ago and I only had a five min drive, I didn’t even feel the urge till after I was already driving. There was no stopping it so there I sat waiting at the light not six blocks from my house dumping in my pants! And it wasn’t even diareah! So crazy and has Never happened since. Oh and I washed out that pair of underwear and still have them. What can I say, they were too cute to throw out.
That’s almost harder to confess than #3.
ok…i think that may win the prize!! WOW
I totally snorted Coca Cola up my nose when I read this! My kids think I’m nuts over here, laughing like a Hyena at a computer screen.
Faith, I’m not sure if you rock for sharing this, or if you are nuts. hahahha!!! BEST laugh I’ve had all day. BEST!
@gritandglory says:
i about lost my stuff when i read this, faith. oh my frickin’ dang!
@randomlychad says:
I fart ginormous, stinky gaseous emissions on the elevator at work when I’m in it by myself (hoping that someone gets in it as I’m getting out).
dying….laughing…..I might have even snorted…..omgosh……. still laughing….. !!!!!!!
p.s. I’d see a doctor about that crap.
Pun intended.
Y’all are NAS.T.
Hahaha! I came over expecting to see a bunch of transparent confessions and heart spills! Well, it’s transparent up in here!!!
Haha!
Gross. But reality.
My confession: I HATE leftovers unless they are pre-planned. They gross me out.
your confession doesn’t count. It has to be embarrassing, b/c I’m pretty sure all of these are.
I’m with you on the leftovers though. Truly.
Haha, um I don’t do nasty embarrassing things…I don’t think.
I pee in the shower at times and pick my nose…but I’m a dude. That’s NORMAL!!
I walk around the house in the buff…that’s normal!!
I like to do silly dances at the most odd times in front of my wife (mostly when I get in or out of the shower). She just giggles and thinks I’m a goof! I guess if I did something like that in public it could be embarrassing. My wife doesn’t think so, as she thinks I’m a nudist at heart.
Yes, you do nasty and embarrassing things but clearly you are not a self conscious person. hahaha!
And the dancing/shower/naked thing….. hahahaha! Seriously, what man doesn’t do that? SO FUNNY!
Boys are grosssssss. ;o) Even my little boys at their age have figured out how much they loooooove to dance nekkid. haha!
I figure, if I can get in and out of a bathroom in public without touching ANYTHING (and I mean anything, ifyouknowwhati’msayin, then why wash? However, if there is someone in the bathroom AND I HAVEN’T TOUCHED ANYTHING, I have been known to just turn on the water, stand there, then grab a towel, toss it and walk out. Yep, I’m a liar in the bathroom.
Besides, all that washing just makes my hands dry.
oh, and peeing in the shower? you betcha. I heard it kills athletes foot.
@gritandglory says:
i’m a bathroom liar too.
and a foot-flusher.
I bring my laptop into the bathroom on a consistent basis and catch up with email, facebook and even message back and forth with my students while in the bathroom.
I walk around the house in tank tops and undies all the time. (No kids – and definitely not when visitors are in the house of course).
I go into the hot tub topless (Hey, if my husband can do it, why can’t I? But I never ever go in bottomless).
I can’t believe I’m gonna put this on Alece’s website – but my husband and I *ahem* *blushing* have done “stuff” outside in a few places (never caught though – we’re pretty careful).
I don’t know you, but you sooooo made me giggle out loud in my super quiet house tonight. heehee
@gritandglory says:
my friend has made me agree to skinny dip sometime in my life because i’m so anti-my-own-nekkedness.
and…
outside, eh?! i so want to ask you what the most, um, public place was… but i’ll refrain. ha!
Oh you should totally do it! It’s soooo freeing. I’m very ‘free’, but when I know others can’t see me. I’m in the hot tub all the time, but the only time I’m topless is late at night when there is no threat of people just popping by our house, and when I know our neighbors (elderly on both sides) are not going to come outside. Both sides go to bed fairly early. Plus, I’m pretty discreet about it. But, I would encourage you to go skinny dipping. It’s an experience everyone needs to have.
And about ‘outside’. Hmmmm, the most public was probably on our balcony on the Caribbean cruise we took a few years ago. The ship had stacked balconies where people could look down on our balcony from about 3 floors up (each floor can look down on the lower balconies all the way down). But I must admit, we were both fully clothed, it was 2am, and it was really dark out. People could see us if they were looking, but like I said, we are pretty (*ahem, extremely*) careful. I would actually be mortified if anyone knew what we were doing. (This reminds me – we’re about due for another experience soon). *chuckles to herself*
@gritandglory says:
“we’re about due…!” hahaha! you go, girl!
(and i love that you came back to expound!)
I forgot to add…..
I wash my hands twice in the bathroom, once before I go, and once after.
I also wash my hands as soon as I walk into the house from being just about anywhere, almost without fail.
Yeah, my hands are always dry.
It’s Tuesday, but here’s one.
Going commando is freeing.
I wouldn’t know or anything but that’s what my friends tell me :)
@coloraturajoy says:
cindy, i am SUCH a commando girl sometimes!
I, um, also have friends like that.
AtotheMEN on that one!
Didn’t know girls went commando. My wife won’t. At least I don’t think so :)
I’d rather go commando than have underwear lines when wearing jeans/slacks/shorts/etc.
Tell her she’ll feel like a new woman! ;o)
Nice. I thought that’s what thongs were for. She’s got that area covered…or not so covered literally….hehehe. I’ve heard of women going freely when weargin formal wear but never jeans/shorts/slacks.
But thanks for ruining my naive purity!! HAHAHA!!
have you ever WORN a thong????? Wear one around all day and then decide which is more comfortable.
Okay, and freely in formal wear?? Like, no undies in a DRESS? Now that I would have to say big fat hell no to. HAHA!
I’ll have to say that I’ve never worn a thong. That’s a good thing right?
I thought it was common practice for women to not wear undies in formal wear. I mean like really formal wear. Prom dresses, wedding dresses, etc. Because of undie lines.
Ummmm, it depends on the dress. haha!
But I am imagining that in a dress it would feel very….. umm….exposed. oy.
this thread is HILARIOUS!
@gritandglory says:
i cannot believe this conversation is happening! ha ha ha!
I know, me either…. it’s very…. odd. haha!
@bajanpoet says:
Another confession: I have! … my wife got me one when we were first married…. I wore it a couple times to tease her with…..
@gritandglory says:
oh.
my.
dang.
I…uh…. umm…. huh. Yeah, not a lot to say to that.
This is the most out of control comment section ever! HAHA!
If you don’t count the huggaboochin, scarf tales, or high heeled ones. ;o)
@gritandglory says:
“or not so covered” — laughing so hard over here. lydia would 66 you if she saw that!
Probably. She’d be like “Are these 4 Kings and 2 Jokers worth anything?”
But she has grown to tolerate my random inappropriateness. I don’t let it out in public a lot…but she’d be able to embarrass with me with my own shenanigans if she shared even a fraction of my behavior behind closed doors!! HAHA! I’m shameless (in the comfort of my own home!)
@gritandglory says:
killin’ me over here, russ!
thanks for getting in on this crazy confession action.
Although I read through most of these yesterday, I didn’t have a chance to post.
Ready for my quirky quirk confessions?
I use my bath robe as a towel. I will use it for a minimum of a week without washing it, but if somone uses a towel more than once it totally freaks me out.
I can’t stand for anyone to watch me brush my teeth – it embarasses me like crazy.
I fix toilet paper on the roll if it’s improperly installed. . .paper should ALWAYS come OVER the roll.
I get really excited over Extra Fine Point Sharpies. . .really excited.
I fear getting married b/c I eat really weird things and like them – like pickle and mustard sandwhiches.
@gritandglory says:
looooove that you commented on this post!
makes me laugh that you dry off with your robe for a week straight but can’t stand a towel being used twice!
oh my ya’ll are making me feel so normal! :)
I confess, I had “morning after regret” about my confessions here. hahahha!!!
Haha, I had morning after regret after your confessions!!
Just kidding!
I know, it was buck wild out of control. :o\ haha!
Can I blame 6 years of sleep deprivation?? I think that counts. I think others here could also use that excuse. ;o) HA!
I think it’s funny!
@mjdagenhart says:
I use three toothbrushes. Each one has a different purpose and can only be used for that one purpose.
what are they?
@mjdagenhart says:
One is my retainer brush.
Another is for a “pre-brush”–scrubbing with just water.
And an electric one for the “real brush.”
@gritandglory says:
you pre-brush?! i am so oral-hygiene-deficient.
@mjdagenhart says:
This is the scar that remains from round two of braces…
Apparently I have enough oral hygiene habits for the both of us :)
@bajanpoet says:
I wanted to ask… but was afraid to, Brandy! Thanks for doing it for me!
@mjdagenhart says:
haha!
@XCWATERBOY says:
I am a runner/marathoner who hasn’t run more than once since the start of December.
@gritandglory says:
i know you can do better than that, peirce! give us something embarrassing!
@XCWATERBOY says:
I was trying to add something to the above but couldn’t think of anything in the moment.
For a looooooooonggggggg time I used nothing but shampoo for both my hair and body in the shower…
I flinch when girls like kaylen move toward me. Really obviously and embarrassingly. And yes it has happened with friends here this year.
@gritandglory says:
define “girls like kaylen” – ha!
@XCWATERBOY says:
more intimidating than me and capable of beating me up. I’m athletic just not super strong or big. I also have to have that special relationship with them where they think pretending to hit me is funny. Ha….ha….ha…
@gritandglory says:
ha ha ha! thank you for that. you crack me up, peirce.
I too had regrets about my honesty today! Haha oh well what’s done is done and I’m glad to give someone a good laugh. Enjoy.
I know, I’m rereading all of these and laughing SO STINKING HARD RIGHT NOW!
I emailed Alece and told her I forgot how much fun it is over here and how I’m laughing my ass off at all of this stuff. hahaha!!! People are FUNNY!
Well we missed you over here Brandy. Its always more fun with you around!
Take FB out of the equation and I resurface. ha! Plus, I’m trying to actively blog again…. last year was a rollercoaster, but this year I’m hoping for it to be a bit more mild so I can focus again and actually get back to investing in my blog friendships again. I’ve missed it so!
Ya I’m off fb too and its freed up so much time. Last year was crazy for me too as you could guess with my #3 confession. This year is off to a much better start. Alece and this blog are wonderful and always good for the soul. Its a sort of healing quality here weather its something funny or much deeper. Always good though.
@gritandglory says:
i LOVE that you said that about the “healing quality” that you find at the Grit, whether the convo is deep is crazy-funny.
i couldn’t agree more!
@bajanpoet says:
Nor would I … I agree 10000% … I LOVE THIS BLOG. (and I love YOU!)
When my blog grows up, I want it to be like yours :)
@randomlychad says:
Had Mexican for dinner tonight. Tomorrow should be fun! “Tootles!”
@bajanpoet says:
My word. I have been coming back here every time I get an email saying that this page has updated… and what day is today? Wednesday? ROFL
Y’all so crazy….
Or as a Bajan would say
WAHLOSS!!!!!!!
Andrew that’s so funny! I did ask him a while back if he knew you but he said no so I figured you went by a different name. He is great. He calls his work his exercise program. Then comes home to help my grandma and then watches his youngest grandkids. On the weekends he let’s himself sleep in till 8am. He is one hell of a guy. But don’t tell him I said hell ;-)
Oh, where to start…
I don’t mean it in an insulting way but “b*tch” is one of my favorite words.
And on the gross side, I sometimes blow my nose on my shirt.
@gritandglory says:
as in the noun or the verb?
and seriously? use a tissue, man!
I don’t always wash my hands either. Builds up immunity. One thing I realized this week is that I will sometimes not wash the fork I used in the office. I just wipe it off with a napkin. But I work with another woman….and we put all our silverware in one bin….so there is a chance she might use it. I hope she doesn’t read this.
@gritandglory says:
oh my dang, that is too funny!