Five Things

January 26, 2012

Yesterday, right before I headed home from work, it hit me. My first cold of the season. I have been secretly gloating for the last few weeks that I’d managed to escape a winter cold this year. And the cold karma came back to bite me. Serves me right.

So today, I offer you five things you might not know about me. And I also offer you my apologies for this mostly strange and random over-share.

1. Until a few years ago, I hated celery. I’m still not a fan of it raw, but I can manage it cooked. When my sister found out I now eat the only thing I refused to eat my entire life, she said hey, you should have told me! I hated celery because you hated celery. Maybe I should change my mind too! And I laughed.

2. I wear uniform to work and it’s been an easy and hard adjustment in my new job. Luckily, it involves a purple polo, navy slacks and often a purple fleece. It means I don’t have to decide what to wear to work every day, but by the time the weekend rolls around, I can’t wait to wear different clothes. And I might make up excuses for wardrobe changes just so I can wear use up those lonely clothes that sit in the closet all week!

3. I haven’t seen my natural hair color in over 10 years. There was a brief phase of chocolate brown, but that wasn’t me either. I’ve been mostly shades of blonde and I’m not even certain what my hair color really is anymore! (This might be about to change. Stay tuned!)

4. My husband and I met twice in college before he remembered me. In fairness to him, we were introduced twice at big parties, and then finally when there weren’t so many distractions, it stuck. The third time really was a the charm!

5. Despite years and years of being a lifeguard, I’ve developed a completely irrational fear of being underwater. In the water doesn’t bother me, but ask me to hold my breath? Not a chance.