I have a friend who has to wash her bed sheets every single day. Every. Single. Day. If her and her boyfriend have sex on the sheets before they go to bed, she strips them off to wash them. She has more bed sheets than I can even count.
I've asked her why she does this, because I only wash ours once a week, but she says she literally can't relax without knowing if it's done. This is the only "quirk" of hers, so it's not really an issue, just one of those things.
Do you have any habit like that?
The only thing I can think of for me is that I know I automatically lock my car when I get out of it by hitting the power button on the door, but I still feel the need to beep it as I'm walking away in the parking lot. If I don't hear it beep, I continue clicking the button until I do. I've been in a store before and thought "Did I hear it beep?" and can not continue shopping without sticking my head out the doors to hit the button again.
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“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a
thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the
beginning of fairies.”
- J.M. Barrie Peter Pan
married on the sweetest day 10.20.12
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I have died every day waiting for you. Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years. And all along I believed I would find you, time has brought your heart to me. I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you a thousand more.
Re: Do you have a 'compulsive' habit?
I also rub my right index finger on my middle finger whenever I do anything involving left and right. It comes from me having trouble with left and right as a kid. Rather than do the "left hand makes an L" thing, which is really noticeable, I felt for the callous on my right middle finger that I have from writing too hard. I know directions now, but I still have to feel for it to make sure.
“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”
- J.M. Barrie Peter Pan
married on the sweetest day 10.20.12
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I still mumble the "love you, love you" part after prayers.
“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”
- J.M. Barrie Peter Pan
married on the sweetest day 10.20.12
Chicken - 07.08.06 | Bubsy - 02.24.09 | Sunshine - 07.16.14
“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”
- J.M. Barrie Peter Pan
married on the sweetest day 10.20.12
Chicken - 07.08.06 | Bubsy - 02.24.09 | Sunshine - 07.16.14
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I am weird about car safety. I won't open my garage door until everyone has their seatbelts on and the car doors are locked. Like I think someone is waiting to break in or something? I live in a suburb, it is stupid.
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My husband will not wear any clothing that is the color black. He insists that it feels different on his skin.
I also lock our car doors when the kids and I are in it like 5 or 6 times before we leave the driveway. Then I try to lock them again when we're at a stop light. I guess I'm afraid of a serial killer climbing in our car?
I also have to wash myself in a certain, specific order in the shower.
Oh I have done the shower thing for years. Same order every single shower. I can not and will not mix it up.
“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”
- J.M. Barrie Peter Pan
married on the sweetest day 10.20.12
Chicken - 07.08.06 | Bubsy - 02.24.09 | Sunshine - 07.16.14
As I clean, I wash off every single dish I used to prep my food. After I eat, I clean stuff off immediately and put it away.
I also shower the same way for every shower.
I don't drink water out of glasses. I can if I'm out in public, but at home I only drink out of my water bottle specifically. If it's any other beverage other than a water bottle, I can drink it out of a glass.
After I'm done with a tab, I always close it out. I'll open a bunch, read through, and close it. I go over to DH's computer and his got 20 tabs open. It makes me want to shut his firefox down.
I know I have a lot more, I just cant think of any right now. DH complains about them frequently so you'd think I'd be able to remember
I shower in the same order every time.
I rotate all of our clothes, towels, linens, beverages, food, etc.
I have cleaning ocd but am working on that because it started to be the root of too many arguments.
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I'm a compulsive high-lighter. When I make my to-do lists I have to highlight different types of tasks in a different color (pink if it's a chore, yellow if it's a random to-do, green if it's a work task etc.) And if I'm using high-lighters for work, I rotate which ones I use by the day....like today is pink highlighter day.
dishwasher - yes there IS a right & wrong way to do it.
folding & putting away wash cloths & bath towels - they need to have the side w/ all the ends pointed towards the back of the linen closet so you can easily see to grab one towel. if you've got a bunch of single layers pointed at you, who knows what's what and it's all chaos.
paper napkins - same as towels.
i lock the glass storm door every time i come inside. i've locked DH out as he's walking in behind me. there's a reason though, one time the dogs barked at a solicitor, crashed into the door, popped it open, & cornered him on our porch. so it's habit now.
i try to use the same locker every time at the gym (more superstition than habit maybe.)
i fold & then wrap my towel around the handle on the treadmill the exact same way every time.
I have to shower, shave, blow dry and curl my hair every day. I wake up before everyone else just to make sure it happens. If, by some crazy happenstance, I don't get the chance I will do that routine right before going to bed. The odds of me going all day without managing to do my routine are very slim. I was the crazy chick with blow dryer and curling iron in her bag for the hospital when I delivered my kids. I can think of a handful of times it has happened in the last 10 years.
If I don't get the shower, shave, etc. I will get a headache or be very aggravated all day.
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DH has to wear 2 pairs of socks everyday, even in the summer. It has to be a pair of white cotton socks with a heavier sock over top.
Mine: when I was working, I had five different pen colors for the days of the week. That way I could page through my notes looking for the thing I wrote about the meeting on Wednesday (green ink). To me that just seems useful and organized, but maybe that's what makes it weird?
“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”
- J.M. Barrie Peter Pan
married on the sweetest day 10.20.12
Chicken - 07.08.06 | Bubsy - 02.24.09 | Sunshine - 07.16.14
I feel like an alien reading this thread. A really filthy, disgusting alien.