{10} Secrets

I'm always up for a good challenge and this one caught my eye.

Linking up with another Lauren over at:

Life. Love. Lauren 

Ten secrets you say...

For a girl who's fond of full-disclosure and wearing her heart on her sleeve, 

finding something that's secretive is going to be a minor challenge.

If you're reading this and you know me, 
you're probably laughing because you know:

1. I am rather outspoken  
and/or 

2. you know I still have a little bit of shame left. 

so you say secrets and then I search deeply for answers

let's see what I can dust off out of the closet:

...here goes...

1. When I was a kid, I used to bite my toenails.  

(yes, gross.  really gross. yes, I just admitted that.  

yes, I'm shaking my head at my younger self.)

2. I graduated high school with Honors and as the Valedictorian
and started my career at 20...
but somehow: 
I failed college geology...twice
and college algebra...twice
&
Cardio kickboxing...once
attendance was an issue for me you see...
(yes, you can fail cardio kickboxing)

3.  The National Anthem makes me tear up.  
Every.time.

4.  I have a fear of bodies of water I can't see to the bottom of:
yes, the ocean, lakes, deep rivers...you name it, it freaks me out

5. I'm also fearful of being the lady with the smelly house

6. Somewhere in a journal, I have written down a list of baby girl names that I love.  

7. I fear that I may never actually use that list 
& then...  

this comes to mind: 

(...but listen, this isn't a pity party, so if you're not laughing after that,  well then, we might need to have a little talk.)

8. My favorite number is 17 and it's from BackDraft's Fire Engine 17 

I love that movie and I loved firemen.  (past tense)

(also, this is the first time I've admitted this publically, 

now let's just forget about this silliness all together!)

9. I've come to conclude recently that I  stay busy 

because I get depressed sometimes when my mind has too much free time.  

People think I'm single and free and happy all the time, but I'm not. 

My life is like hair color...high-lights and low-lights.

Depending on how the sun is shining, you might notice one more than the other. 

10.  One morning a few years ago when I was in a deep, deep sleep after working 

a long, long graveyard shift, I had to pee.  

Bad.  Real bad.

But I was so tired and out of it, 

I actually dreamed that I had gotten up and gone into the bathroom. 

It wasn't until I peed

 {on myself - in my sleep - in my bed}

 that I woke up and shot out of bed and ran to the bathroom.

Yes, I was 27 years old and I peed in my bed.

*sigh*

#tootiredfail

There...see, I didn't do so bad, huh?