Honesty really is the best policy

Here we go!

I'm the happy recipient of the Honest Scrap award from Andrea (which she gave to me, like, 1,000 days ago--or at least it seems that way).

The rules:

1) Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design.

2) Show the 7 winners names and links on your blog, and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with "Honest Scrap." Well, there's no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon.

3) List at least 10 honest things about yourself.

Well, here we go....

1. I know whether or not I'm going to like someone/get along with him or her within the first 10 minutes of meeting them. I'm really good at reading people and figuring out their true intentions. And if I know I'm not going to like them, I'm not exactly subtle about it. I'm not mean or anything, but I don't go out of my way to be super nice to them. I'm cordial, but not a fake friend.

2. I'm a self-proclaimed grammar nazi. Please realize that there is a difference between chose and choose. And I hate when people use me instead of I and vice-versa. Any bad grammar or excessive spelling errors just makes my skin crawl. I'm not saying I'm perfect in this area, I try very hard to be :)

3. I have body image issues. I have for most of my life. Over the past few years I have made huge strides in just getting over it, but I think it will always be something I deal with. I'm pretty sure that when I look in the mirror, I see something completely different than the rest of the world. I think it's good that I do realize that, though, and that I am able tell myself to snap out of it.

4. I don't think I should teach my children how to drive. Even though I am a fantastic driver and parallel parking queen, I have some serious road rage. I'm an impatient person to begin with, and driving definitely brings that out. That being said, I don't think Bryan should teach our children how to drive either. He is the exact opposite of me. When he's driving, I call him grandpa.

5. We've decided that Bryan is going back to school for his MBA. This is terrifically exciting and terribly scary at the same time. He's been looking at both Madison and UWM and likes both. They're both 2 year programs, but UWM has a little more wiggle room should something come up. The future payoff is pretty damn appealing, but we plan on having kids in the near future, and dealing with a newborn by myself while Bryan is at class or studying is just a tad daunting. But, hello! My immediate family is a 15 minute drive away. So I really don't think it'll be that bad. (right?)

6. I am very OCD about my closet. I have a hanging shelf thing for sweaters(winter) and basic tank tops(summer). To the left of that go my dress pants from lightest to darkest. To the right of the shelf are my shirts. Far left starts the black and it goes darkest to lightest from there. Within the colors, the shirts are further organized by sleeve length. And the shirts all face the same way, with the front facing left. Yes, I'm crazy...but I love it.

7. I wish my blogging was more consistent, but lately I just don't have the urge/motivation to do it. It's definitely something I want to keep doing, but I'd hate for it to become a chore.

8. I once got dumped via email. That's what I got for dating a townie.

9. I don't understand the fascination with reality TV. The only thing I watch is Project Runway. Shows like Survivor, ANTM, The Hills, The Bachelor, etc just make me want to vomit.

10. Bryan and I try very hard to be "green" people. Among many other things, we buy a lot of Seventh Generation or Method products, we do organic gardening in the summer, we try to buy local for most things, and we just spent way too much money on no-VOC paint. Being green can be a little more expensive, but we think it's totally worth it.

Whew! That was a lot harder than I thought it would be! As far as giving the award goes, well, if you feel like doing this, go ahead and say I gave it to you!