Seven Random Facts About Me

I'm playing the "Things About Me" game--but you know me, I have to take things to the NEXT LEVEL. That's why I am sharing my factoids with the whole world wide webbery and not just my Facebook friends. 

Backstory for those of you who are like, "Meg, what are you talking about? Seriously!":It seems like EVERYONE on Facebook is playing the "Things About Me" game this week. A friend randomly chooses a number for you, and then you're supposed to share that number of facts about yourself in a status update. People who want to play like your status which perpetuates the game and the circle of life or whatever. Hakunah Matata. The key is to share deeply personal, revealing, or weird facts so your friends get a chance to know the "real" you.

My friend TJ (who, btw, founded this incredible charity called "Roses from Linda" which you should totally check out and support) assigned me the number 7. Y'all ready for this?

1. I have two favorite scents, neither of which are perfumes or candles. My absolute favorite scent is Dreft laundry detergent; it smells incredible, and it also reminds me of cuddly babies. My second favorite scent is that of a box of Luzianne tea--specifically, the inside of the box after all the teabags have been removed. Sweet tea is the house wine of the South, obvs, and I drink more than my fair share--but I love the lightly perfumed, mildly sweet scent of the tea before it's been brewed. HEAVEN.

2. I got kicked out of a preschool for being a smart a$$. I was four and had just started displaying the symptoms of chicken pox. During our morning prayer, I couldn't help myself and WENT TO TOWN scratching my arm. After prayer, my teacher told me I had to sit in time out. She told me that my eyes were supposed to stay closed during prayer and having broken that rule, I was to be punished. Four-year-old Meg was NOT having any of it. I called my teacher a hypocrite and stated that her grounds for punishing me were unfounded because the only way she could see my eyes open during prayer was by having her own eyes open, thus breaking her own rule. No joke. She was so mad that she called my mom and kicked me out of school. I've been a renegade ever since. LOL.

3. I was engaged three different times before I married my husband. The first two ex-fiancees cheated on me and other relationship just didn't work out. I had pretty much sworn off the notion of true love... and then I met Will. Case closed.

4. Sometimes I drink milk straight out of the carton. GUILTY AS CHARGED.

5. I could watch the 'Investigation Discovery' channel 24/7. Love me some true crime drama, y'all.

6. I never thought I would be able to have a baby. I have endometriosis and a ridiculous amount of other problems; in fact, I was told by four different specialists that my body was incapable of having a child. My daughter is my little miracle. I feel like she is God's gift to me; being her mother erases the memory of those years and years of pain and frustration. I ended up having a hysterectomy later due to more problems; I will never be able to be pregnant again. It kind of bums me out sometimes, but I am thrilled that I have my baby girl. I hope to adopt another child one day.

7. I love salt. I put it on everything, even watermelon. Everyone I know gives me MAJOR hassle about salting my food, but I DO NOT CARE. Pass the salt, please.