QOTW - June 17, Grab Bag!

[Vanquisher]

Just a couple of things I'm curious about.


1. Do you hide who you really are a lot? Do you hide who you are on social media? If so, what parts of yourself do you hide and why?

2. What's your favorite recipe? Please share it!

3. The sexiest part of the human body is?

4. Name the extreme opposite of you. If you were going to go on Wife Swap, who would they swap you with?

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

1. Do you hide who you really are a lot? Do you hide who you are on social media? If so, what parts of yourself do you hide and why?

Yes, I try (unsuccessfully) to hide that I'm a slob...I shame clean every time I know someone will come over. I don't think I hide who I am on social media, but neither do I advertise it...I generally only use it to share pictures and keep up with others...I'm way more boring and antisocial than my profiles demonstrate because, gosh darn it, I just don't think a picture of DH and me binge watching tv on a Friday night is photo worthy. I also don't really share some hobbies of mine on there (like cooking) because I know good pictures are kiiind of annoying).

2. What's your favorite recipe?

Depends on the genre...but my favorite thing right now is a butternut squash mac n cheese...there are also appetizer and dessert recipes that I love love love but only make when entertaining (I will post later, don't have them here).

3. The sexiest part of the human body is?

The brain (cheesy, I know). I'm also partial to eyes and a moderate amount of chest hair...

4. Name the extreme opposite of you. If you were going to go on Wife Swap, who would they swap you with?

I have no idea!

[moonlight]

1. I often times don't broadcast my child's every milestone or developmental milestone because I find it so annoying that other do it, constantly. It has to be something I'm over the moon proud of to post it on FB. #2 I try to hide my big butt on FB when ever where possible! LOL!

[Vanquisher]

1. Yes. I would say I do hide who I am a lot. I definitely hide who I am on social media. I probably do it most out of fear. I desperately want people to like me, and so I definitely censor myself with regard to swearing, sex, religion, politics, and lots of other things. I conform.

2. My favorite recipe? So hard! It changes depending on my mood.

3. Smile, chest (male and female), and brain.

4. If I went on wife swap, I'd swap with a woman like Michelle Duggar (19 kids, super conservative, religious) blended with my MIL (ice robot) who smokes and works out 3 hours a day, and runs a petting zoo in their home.

[MsSassyBaskets]

1. Do you hide who you really are a lot? Do you hide who you are on social media? If so, what parts of yourself do you hide and why?
I'm not a big sharer on social media. I don't usually share opinions or updates, just occasional pictures from fun places/activities. I will share the big stuff like if we're moving and where to. So, yeah, I hide who I "really" am a lot. Only those people close enough to have sat around on my couch with a glass of wine get a good glimpse of my opinionated, inappropriate, lazy-ass self. And even then, they wouldn't be there if I hadn't deep-cleaned the apartment from its naturally messy state.

2. What's your favorite recipe? Please share it!
No idea... Quinoa tabouli is a favorite lately, I think I put that on the "summer foods" thread a while back.

3. The sexiest part of the human body is?
Really hard to say, I look for the whole package. And that isn't an innuendo.

4. Name the extreme opposite of you. If you were going to go on Wife Swap, who would they swap you with?
Extroverted, religious Tea Partier who loves to craft.

[PrincessFiona]

1. Do you hide who you really are a lot? Do you hide who you are on social media? If so, what parts of yourself do you hide and why?
Probably. I rarely use social media (beyond this site) in part because I find that most people filter... People just seem to only share the best of themselves (except for my rare friend who uses FB as her personal therapy) and so it isn't "real" to me. I have a tendency to be honest about who I am here in the most private forums.

2. What's your favorite recipe? Please share it! Umm. My favorite recipe is the kind cooked by another person....and one I don't have to clean up.

3. The sexiest part of the human body is? I've stopped finding body parts sexy. I'm just too old/tired.

4. Name the extreme opposite of you. If you were going to go on Wife Swap, who would they swap you with? Bree van de Camp. I would never go on Wife Swap because I'd be stuck with someone organized who cleans all day ... it would kill me.

[diggitydot]

1. Do you hide who you really are a lot? Do you hide who you are on social media? If so, what parts of yourself do you hide and why?

Nope. I don't hide anything, but I also don't blab all my shit 24/7, either. That's not how I process.

2. What's your favorite recipe? Please share it!

Whatever is being made by someone else and not in my damn house.

3. The sexiest part of the human body is?

Oh, that's tough. I enjoy sitting behind DH while he lifts weights, so back? Butt? Strong shoulders? All of the above. Yup. That.

4. Name the extreme opposite of you. If you were going to go on Wife Swap, who would they swap you with?

My sister. She's a stereotypical extrovert, over-scheduler, NASCAR-loving hillbilly who must always be on the go, go, go. I just can't.

[alotofyarn]

1. Do you hide who you really are a lot? Do you hide who you are on social media? If so, what parts of yourself do you hide and why?I don't feel like I hide who I am, but I also don't feel the need to share everything publicly. For example, if hubby and I argue about something, it's between us (and occasionally you guys, because you get it). I'm also very non-confrontational, so I keep a lot of opinions to myself to avoid debates.

2. What's your favorite recipe? Please share it! I have no idea... I make a pretty good gumbo and sour cream chicken enchiladas. I need to update my blog with some of my other favorite recipes one of these days...

3. The sexiest part of the human body is? I know everybody else has said this, but a good smile on a smart man is the best.

4. Name the extreme opposite of you. If you were going to go on Wife Swap, who would they swap you with? Extroverted, liberal, uneducated, anything goes non-planner.

[MAPPLEBUM]

1. Do you hide who you really are a lot? Do you hide who you are on social media? If so, what parts of yourself do you hide and why?

Not so much anymore. I used to be more tightly wound and the thought of sharing my opinion without over analyzing was terrifying. Can you say rapid transformation? I don't necessarily hide things on social media, I just don't think it's relevant. I don't know, it's more just hit or miss and for some reason lately I've felt a need to post shameless self promotion on Facebook so colleagues around the country/world know I'm keeping up my game. (So maybe I'm scared of anyone thinking of me as a trailing wife. Even if that's what I am)

2. What's your favorite recipe? Please share it!
3 oz bourbon, 1.5 oz lemon juice, 1.5 oz symple syrup (optional), 3 dash angostura bitters, egg white. Dry shake 15 seconds, add ice, shake again 30 seconds . Serve over cube in old fashioned glass. (switch out bourbon with amaretto and you've got the best amaretto sour you'll ever have as well.)

3. The sexiest part of the human body is?
on men probably strong upper body. They don't have to be smart I like a woman with a great hip to waste ratio. hahaha

4. Name the extreme opposite of you. If you were going to go on Wife Swap, who would they swap you with?
My older sister. Married young, housewife, never drank / smoked, loves to sew and take pictures of her kids.

[houseelf]

1. Do you hide who you really are a lot? Do you hide who you are on social media? If so, what parts of yourself do you hide and why? I used to hide A LOT of myself because I believed that if people saw my real stuff they wouldn't love me. I've overcome a lot of this because I have learned to love myself. Now I am less dependent on what others think. Ohmygoodness YES my Facebook account is incredibly sanitized. I kind of want to live my FB life. LOL. I still hide away a lot of myself to the masses, but I definitely open up to a few besties and many people on this website. Honestly, vulnerability is hard for me. But without vulnerability, there is no real intimacy. Everyone wants intimacy but doesn't know how to have it. It isn't with an expose reality show sort of life, but in the gradual building of relationships over time and opening yourself up to vulnerability.

2. What's your favorite recipe? Please share it! Umm. I have several, but I'm more in the quick and easy camp rather than the gourmet types found on this board. I am happy if I can get a dinner on the table that LOOKS like some thought went into it when really it took three ingredients or less.

3. The sexiest part of the human body is? OMG, I have a thing for big shouldered hot guys. There is something so masculine about it, it is such a contrast to the feminine form. I also like eyes. Daniel Craig scores high marks in both areas.

4. Name the extreme opposite of you. If you were going to go on Wife Swap, who would they swap you with? It would be some sort of socialite like the character Hilly in the movie/book "The Help". I crave authenticity and loathe small talk. I also enjoy camping, being outside, and being active.

[Ladybug]

1) I put my pedicured foot forward on FB. All our family (and most of our friends) live out of town so it's a perpetual Christmas card with photos and family vignettes. I've felt much safer here and have share many of my family's struggles and heartbreaks. I'm so thankful for a soft place to fall, padded with years of wisdom, there-there's and the occasional tough loves. I feel truly blessed to have found and shared this space in my life. I don't have an online presence beyond this site and FB.

2) My favorite recipe: Grilled lamb chops (or seafood, or chicken, or pork for that matter). I like it simple and hot. I love the charred, smoky flavor of the grill. It's nostalgic and tastes like the weekend and swimming.

3). I'd say toned abs But it's really hard (haha) to exclude parts of the body.

4) I have no idea who my opposite is. Maybe someone militant, inflexible? It's funny because I've watched wife swap and wondered who our opposite would be. When I tell DD1 that we should be on the show she freaks out and throws herself at me. No, never!!! I need video evidence for when she's a teen and asking for *any* mom except me!

[spaz]

1 Do I hide?

Yep, absolutely. I only post anonymously on boards like this with an e-mail that doesn't have my real name. I don't do facebook. I googled myself and I don't exist on the internet..only other people with my name. I guess I don't truly trust people or want people to think badly of me.

2 Favorite recipe: soft tacos...so easy.

3. Sexiest part of the human body: eyes.

4. Wife swap....probably some Hollywood celebrity who had photo shoots and her name in the news all the time and cared about expensive stuff and possessions
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