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January 2012 Moms
What are your quirks?
1) I hate chips yet will not eat a sandwich if it doesn't have chips in it. (that was sort of 2 i guess)
2) i love dipping my salty fries in a milk shake
3) I have to carry a bottle of water with me everywhere, it's like my security blanket.
4) I am constantly using my nails to clean under my nails, even if they are not dirty I have to make sure.
5) like #4 I will notice everyone else s nails and if they are grimy and dirty I will lose a little respect, or gross out especially if you are my server at a restaurant, a nurse or in any field that should be extra hygienic
6) I have indecisive hair, it will be down one minute then pulled back the next, pulled forward around my face and tucked behind my ears. I always have a hair tie on my wrist if it isn't in my hair. (DH pointed this out to me as the silly things I do that he loves. I never realized how many hair styles I go through in 1 hr alone. I am now conscious of it but can't stop doing it.).
7) I organize my silverware in the dishwasher, it makes putting them away supper fast.
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Re: What are your quirks?
1. I don't like a cold sandwich if it doesn't have tomatoes on it but I can't eat a hot sandwich if it does have tomatoes on it.
2. I can't stand using my dishwasher...I don't fell like the dishes get cleaned very well.
3. I can't stand the shoes that I always wear for work but I won't go out an buy anymore.
4. If I'm drinking water out of a cup, there has to be at least 4 pieces of ice in it...I always count them.
5. Speaking of sandwiches...I have a very strict method when making sandwiches (or burgers). First the mustard always has to go on the bottom part of the bun, then if I'm using cheese that goes on top of that but I always flip the cheese so that the mustard is spread onto both sides of the cheese. It just isn't the same if you don't flip the cheese.
6. I only wash my hair every 2 days...and I only brush my hair on the day I wash it. (I have naturally curly hair so brushing isn't really necessary except for that first day...I hope my LO has hair like this too).
Are you ready for this one?
I will not eat deli meat ham, but I love a big honey glazed ham at the holidays. Similarly, I do not like turkey on Thanksgiving but love deli turkey.
#s 3, 4, 5 and 6.Also...
If I get a sensation on one side I have to get it on the other (example: if my right hand gets wet I have to get my left hand wet, but it can only be as much as the right hand or the whole thing continues till I feel "even").
I bounce my legs like a crazy person.
I itch the left side of my nose for no reason.
I HATE smudges or grease stains. Other than that I'm far from a neat freak but the second something smudges I flip out.
I will go through an entire stack of work orders at work and unstaple then restaple them because they're not lined up.
I can only eat peanut butter and fluff on wheat bread. And it has to be a specific brand.
I cannot, for the life of me, pee anywhere other than a toilet. I don't mean I think it's gross or anything I mean I am physically in capable of doing it.
I can't use hand sanitizer because I just imagine a bunch of dead bugs rotting and decomposing on my hands.
My money has to all be facing the same way with the larger bills in the back and the smaller bills in the front (this ones really popular I know, but still...)
All my work has to be done in blue ink.
My socks have to be the same style sock, but different colors.
You can't touch my eyebrows. Also I hate when other people's eyebrows are messed up and I will try to fix it. Also I hate people with no eyebrows.
...I have more but seeing them all written out in a list like this is starting to alarm me...(oh also I put ... at the end of everything...)
1. I can't eat any meat that is on a bone or any food that is on a stick. The thought seriously makes me gag.
2. If a food was warm when I first ate it, it has to be reheated for any leftovers. I have no idea how people eat cold pizza, cold pasta, etc.
3. Even if it is made in the morning, I have to remake my bed to make sure the sheets are not crinkled before going to bed every night.
4. I am a little OCD in the fact that I need for everything to be in its place. It drives me insane if MH moves a candle to a different location or moved the coffee table just a bit when cleaning. To me, the whole room just seems "off" until I go back and fix it.
5. More about my OCD...my house it always neat and tidy and it drives me nuts when things are out of order but my car is always full of junk. I never clean it out and it always looks like a hobo has been living in it. MH cleans it out for me about once a month.
This! I can't do it and my H does it all the time.
Some of mine are:
1. I clean my ears every day. I hate when they feel "dirty". I contribute this to the fact that as a child, I got a lot of ear infections and my mother was a nazi about them being clean.
2. I'm not a hygeine freak, nor do I ever get my nails done, but I can't stand letting my finger and toe nails get long. I always keep them very short. My MIL always has long natural nails and told me since I'm taking prenatals I should let them grow out. No thank you, because that's disgusting.
3. Anything that can be controlled by numbers (ex. volume control for radio or TV) can only be set at even numbers. I've tried letting them sit at odd numbers to break my compulsion, but I cannot do it and will only sit there thinking about how it's at an odd number. If my husband has the remote and sets it at an odd number, I will walk over, take the control, and either up or reduce it by one :S I'm not a big fan of compulsive behavior or irrational fears, so it really bother me when I cannot break one. I feel controlled.
4. I hate tomatoes. On the other hand, I love ketchup, salsa, marinara, pizza, spaghetti sauce, and even pico de gayo on the right food. But tomato by itself, on a sandwich, or just tomato juice makes me literally gag.
5. I am ambidextrous and hate when my hands feel unequally used. If I've been using my right hand a lot to write, I either have to switch or do stretches with my left hand to make it feel "loved" I guess. Luckily, typing is equal usage.
- I can't lay down if the bed isn't made first. So I always make the bed. If DH stays home and I leave for work he typically doesn't make the bed. So even if it's 5 min before going to bed again I have to make it neat first then lay down
- My pants have to be long enough to be just a milimetar above the ground. If it's any shorter than that I won't wear them
- The table has to be placed nicely for dinner. I can't stand it when DH puts the fork on the right and knife on the left or both on one side! Fork has to be on the left, knife on the right, glass right above the knife etc...
There are so many others and I can't think of them now lol
Most of my quirks are food related.
I will not eat cold meat of any kind. Actually most cold foods weird me out, especially if they are meant to be hot. I even heat up hummos. This rules out any kind of pasta salad, potato salad, etc... This is also because I won't eat anything at all that has even a little bit of mayo or mustard in it. I can't even use those items in my cooking.
I won't eat a pickle unless it is whole. No presliced or spears please, and a pickle cannot touch anything else that I'm about to eat like a sandwich or fries.
I won't eat cheese unless it is melted.
Any fruit I eat must be in perfect condition, no bruises and fruit cannot be soft.
I must wear a flower, feather, or some other accessory in my hair every day.
I hate the "p" word that refers to a ladies private parts. Hearing it makes me cringe.
I am deathly afraid of needles (especially having blood drawn). I get queasy if I see it or someone describes it. DH has to cover my eyes and talk to me about anything else in order for me to have blood drawn, or I'll throw up. I can't even look at the veins in my arms without getting nauseous.
I hate odd numbers. If I eat small things, they have to be in even amounts, and if someone takes one, I'll make them take one more so that I have an even amount again.
I have a slight CDO. it's like OCD except the letters are in order. That's an inside joke I tell my husband, after I complain about certain thing like the way dishes are done, how there is a 4 stage process for cleaning my floors. The lay out of the bathroom vanities, or how the towels must be folded.
3. Anything that can be controlled by numbers (ex. volume control for radio or TV) can only be set at even numbers. I've tried letting them sit at odd numbers to break my compulsion, but I cannot do it and will only sit there thinking about how it's at an odd number. If my husband has the remote and sets it at an odd number, I will walk over, take the control, and either up or reduce it by one :S I'm not a big fan of compulsive behavior or irrational fears, so it really bother me when I cannot break one. I feel controlled.
4. I hate tomatoes. On the other hand, I love ketchup, salsa, marinara, pizza, spaghetti sauce, and even pico de gayo on the right food. But tomato by itself, on a sandwich, or just tomato juice makes me literally gag.
Both of these for sure, but with the tomatoes I won't even eat pico or salsa.
Also about the even numbers thing. I'm ok with odd temps or volumes as long as they add up to certain numbers. And nothing can be set to a number that adds up to 8 or 6 or I'll change it. So if you set the temp to 62, I'll change it to 63, etc... I'm superstitious about numbers.
In addition to your # 4 & 6...
1. I have to shave my legs every time I take a shower. I hate the feeling of snagging leg hairs on my sheets and pants. GROSS!
2. I have to have all of my clothes in my closet facing the same way (to the left).
3. I have to have put lotion on my hands after I wash them. Otherwise, they get so dry and feel so weird.
4. I make my bed and febreeze it every day.
5. I clean the cat and dog's eye boogers obsessively.
I am sure I could come up with more, but those are the main ones.
Mine has to be at multiples of 5 (10, 15, 20, etc...). DH gets pissed because it's usually either too loud or too quiet but I won't let him keep it anywhere in between (the one exception to this is at night after 10:00 when I'm watching TV while DH is asleep I have to have the TV volume on 7...dunno why).
I rinse every dish before I use it because I can smell "dishwasher smell" on them. DH thinks I'm making it up and says he can't smell anything. FYI this has been since before I was pregnant so it's not pregnancy nose.
When I get an Italian Sub (my most missed thing since becoming pregnant) I eat the first half as is, then pull out all the meat and eat the second half with just cheese and vegetables.
I can't sleep with my closet open. It's not a fear I just can't stand it.
I can't sit while I'm talking on my cell phone (unless I'm in a car and even then I fidget like crazy). I will literally walk in circles around the kitchen table for an hour while talking to my sister or whoever.
I always kiss my hand and hit the roof of my car when I go through a yellow light (another popular one).
I constantly put lotion on my hands but I can ONLY rub it on the back of my hands because I hate having greasy palms.
I hate greasy things....
I HAVE to brush my teeth before I do anything after I wake up. I could be on the brink or dying of starvation and I will stop to brush my teeth before going into the kitchen (I never thought that was weird but apparently everyone else I know eats breakfast before they brush their teeth so the mint taste doesn't ruin what they're eating).
I have to shave my legs every time they get wet.
I wipe my cellphone on my pant leg after every use.
I polish my bathroom sink every morning (don't care about the kitchen sink...just the bathroom).
You know the tags they put on clothes? Like the little plastic ones that are "T" shaped on both ends. I HAVE to get both ends when I pull the tag off. I can't lose one end...if somehow I do lose it I will look for it for as long as it takes for me to find it. And if it's one of those things where its inside a layer I will cut the cloth and dig it out.
I never use fabric softener because I think it makes the clothes feel greasy.
This is actually somewhat therapeutic...
1. I like things to be alphabetized. All my DVDs, spices, and files in my filing cabinet are in alphabetical order. My books are alphabetized by author's last name. However, most of the books I have are part of a series so the titles of the books are put in sequencial order.
2. I like things to be grouped together according to type or use. Books are grouped according to subject, dishes according to use (every day, baking, pots/pans), foods according to type (condiments, fruits, veggies, meats, baking supplies), crafting items according to craft, and clothes in my closet according to formaility (dressy, business, business casual, casual).
3. I like to label things. If I could I'd label every cabinet in the kitchen but Hubby won't let me.
4. I'm a list maker. I'll make lists of lists I need to make.
5. I like to sleep with a foot haning off the end of the bed. This means my pillow is about a foot from the top of the mattress. I get really annoyed when Hubby moves my pillow up when he goes to bed before me. I'll even wake him up to tell him to quit moving my pillow.
6. I won't eat left over pizza if it's been put in the fridge.
7. I hate having syrup poured onto my pancakes or french toast. I like to dip each bite into the syrup otherwise the whole pancake or french toast gets soggy and nasty.
8. I will only eat eggs if they're scrambled or sometimes in an omlet. I refuse to eat them if they're cooked any other way.
9. If I take a shower or bath I have to wash my hair.
10. I will only use fine point pens, the finer the better. I refuse to use medium or bold point and will only use them if I have no other pen available.
1. I hate cold food and even if its fresh off the stove I will still heat it up, THIS IS A MUST!!!
2. Funny enough the only cold food I will eat is pizza and fried chicken, dont ask why lol
3. I have to wipe the toilet before sitting on it, even my own, even if it isnt dirty I cannot sit on one without wiping it otherwise I freak out.
4. I dont like it when ppl stare at me or stand over me when im eating like I will seriously punch you! And whatever you do dont point in my food..
5. I cant stand dirt under my nails either
6. If someone uses a stick of butter and leaves it open or it has crumbs or whatever on on it, I will open a new stick and throw the other away.
7. When preparing food utensils cannot be used in the same pot, for example If I have a pot of mash potatos and a pot of strings beans two different stiring utensils must be used, they cannot mix.
8. Speaking of preparing food, all pot tops must be closed and stay closed after family serves themselves and utensils must be rinsed after use
9. I dont like my food to touch each other sometimes depending on the meal
6 I wash my hands alot and must carry sanitizer at all times
1. I don't like my food to touch and get really skeeved out when I see other people mix their mix their corn and mashed potatoes together.
2. When I'm fueling my truck, I have to grab the pump handle once it gets to around 7/8ths of a tank (I diligently watch the gauge) and count in the following way 3 times really fast "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,1,2,3,4,5" x3 before the pump cuts out. If I don't make it all three times, I may as well go back to bed cause its gonna be a sh!tty day.
3. I eat butter straight up. Also love canned evaporated milk.
1. I count syllables. In personal conversations or when I'm reading a book or watching TV. And they need to be put into two sets of five, to equal 10. When I do this with a book, I only count when characters are conversing. In my real life conversations, this can be such a distraction that I will miss what people are actually saying to me in order to keep up with the counting. And I will count extra sounds like coughing, giggling, or hand tapping in order to make my two sets of five to make a 10. Good Lord I'm weird.
2. Coffee drinks in my car. The little open mouth part must be facing the front of my vehicle at all times. Don't try to put your drink down in my car in any other way because I will fix it.
3. I see prime numbers as special. I enjoyed being age 36, because it was even and 3 doubled is 6, and can be divided in half, and fourths, and etc...but 37 will not follow any rules. It's a rebel. I like to put my TV volume on prime numbers, but then this breaks my husband's rule of the volume needing to be an even number.