Did you miss it, too?

It was last Friday, and I didn't even know - did you? Use Less Stuff Day, apparently. Right up my street - except that I wasn't in the street at the time. I was even more distressed to learn that Saturday was special for three reasons: National Blow Bagpipes Day plus National 'Have a Bad Day' Day - oh, and World Toilet Day. (I'm hoping there was no obscure connection between the last two.) They were all hotly followed yesterday by the appropriately named National Absurdity Day.

Now, those who've been reading along for a while may remember that I've a fondness for this kind of jollity: International Clothesline Week was a particular favourite. I even made a layout to celebrate:

And today is, wonderfully, National False Confession Day. So, in its honour, I'm offering you a clutch of personal confessions one of which is untrue. Can you spot it? :)

• I failed my Art History slide test three times because I kept falling asleep in the darkened lecture theatre after lunch and only ever had half the notes.

• I once got a prize of a Thesaurus for looking after the school vending machine.

• Due to hospitalizing sickness in pregnancy, I called our first child - semi-jokingly - Stinker. (Though not after birth - that all melted away and it was love at first sight. And second. And third ...).

• I didn't learn to drive until I was forty because I failed my test twice in my twenties and gave up: couldn't face the shame of another possible disaster.

• When Himself and I met for the first time, he was living in a community attached to a monastery. Needless to say, a relationship was not on his to-do list.

• I once played the part of Mary McGregor in the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and had to eat my way through a packet of jelly beans night after night - until the sugar rush made me so nauseous we had to substitute small grapes.

Happy guessing! I'll 'fess up on Wednesday. And if you're so minded, you'll find Hallmark's Calendar of Dates over here: the second of the two on November 30th looks like one definitely NOT to miss. :)

Comments

[Amy]

A thesaurus seems an unusual prize for closely guarding the vending machine ... unless it was your choice of course. Hmm, I am not sure, there is enough that is interesting and unusual for each item.
I absolutly LOVE that you have documented Clothesline Week, such an obscure piece of information that helps to tell a great life story!

[kjjc]

Love the confessions. I wonder if that thesaurus is what gave you such a love of words.

[Jennie Hart]

Hmmm, i'm struggling to imagine you failing at things so I am vacillating between the art slide and the driving....i'll go with the driving...I think!
You add just enough detail to sell them all well.
International Clothesline Week is brilliant, I love your layout and you describe their after-hours antics so well (did you go?).

Yes, Nov 30th looks good, however i'm more intrigued by tomorrows start a new country day. I have the day off so i'll see how I get on.

[esther_a]

They are all so wildly bizarre that I have no idea which one is NOT true!!

[Paul B]

I haven't a clue which one of the list is false. I want to believe that ALL of them are true lol. Love the layout with the clothesline tags. A very quirky subject to scrap and perfect for you lol. Pxx

[Lynn]

mmm cannot spot the false confession - maybe the first one? With a nick name of craftypinpin I'm looking forward to Nov 27th National Pins and Needles day! Love that site.

[Jacky S]

Not sure about this at all.....I'd possibly go for one....except this scenario rings a bell with me as well!!!!!

[Fiona]

I love these obscure 'National Days' of this and that! As for the false confession, I just can't pick it. Perhaps the driving, because I was late to that party too.

[Jimjams]

Were you a fan of Call My Bluff? You'd have been good at it! I think you'd be a pretty good contestant on Just a Minute too ... if the subject was Clothes Lines!

My guess is Number Two - did schools have vending machines when we were young?

[Sian]

Absolutely no idea! You are scarily good at this..but I will say that I was hsopitalised with sickness when I was expecting TTO, and if that one is true, I know how very miserable it is1

[Alison McInnes]

I'm with JimJams and going for number two..love your LO!
Alison xx

[PaulaSG]

What a hoot! I can't even begin to guess. I'll have to check back on Wednesday!!

[Louise]

lol!! well i'm up for a guess and feel that it could be No 2.....we didn't have vending machines at school either. Will be checking back on Wed to find out x

[Joanne]

I am off to look at the calendar - I have been looking for some daft ones for the school powerpoint and these sound just the ticket. I wasn't sure about the monastery but haven't really got a clue :0)

[Miriam]

I'll go for one, although I'm pretty sure we didn't have a vending machine, Oh what a tease, roll on fess up wednesday day. x

[Marcie]

The calendar of dates is just too funny!! Who'd of ever thunk??? Love your little clothesline. Perfect!

[Honore]

Any one on your list is a winner! What fun and thanks for turning us on to the calendar. Great resource. So enjoyed this post: brightens up a grey, rainy day .
Cheers~

[Becky]

A great list of confessions - not sure though! Off to have a look at your link to see what other fun days we have coming up :)