What are some of your quirks ?

[DawnMarch]

You guys are funny.

I know a song for everything. EVERYTHING. Drives my family crazy.

[LeeAndra]

I'm giggling abt your quirk, Brook, as I am exactly the opposite.

At my old job, we would go out to eat as a group every other month or so. Since it was my idea, it was my choice to pick the restaurant. I would choose an inexpensive/lunch price restaurant and then go through ALL the items listed to pick out what I was going to order before I got there. Once my coworkers found out that I did this, they would then ask me at the restaurant what I was ordering and/or for recommendations as to what else was on the menu that sounded or I thought they would like. I'm the same way when I try new restaurants on my own/with the family.

[britaneejean]

I prefer doing the dishes too because then they're done right (rinsed off, put in the right place and everything fits).

I also have the fights in my head! A dr said it was a form of OCD because I would over-analyze every aspect of this so-called "fight" or about a previous situation and all the things I could've done or said differently.

Um...what else? I count in my head, especially when taking the stairs or walking on the sidewalk.

I hold perfectly still if I'm stopped on a bridge or overpass and silently panic about the (extremely rare) possibility of it collapsing.

If it can be in alphabetical order, it will be.

Oh and if I've eaten at a restaurant before, I usually stick to the same item. I know it'll be good and worth my money. DH always chooses something new and is extremely indecisive!



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[zakirahzakaria]

I thought this is absolutely normal, but I do agree that it does seem like a form of OCD...because I tend to over-analyze conversations.

Originally Posted by britaneejean

I also have the fights in my head! A dr said it was a form of OCD because I would over-analyze every aspect of this so-called "fight" or about a previous situation and all the things I could've done or said differently.

[zakirahzakaria]

I too love to order the same thing! Like at Subway, I'd always order Chicken Slice with salad, 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, a little bit of onions, and the same sauces.

Originally Posted by britaneejean

Oh and if I've eaten at a restaurant before, I usually stick to the same item. I know it'll be good and worth my money. DH always chooses something new and is extremely indecisive!

[Tracyfish]

I love drinking coffee out of styrofoam cups so therefore I ask for and then save (and re-wash until not usable anymore) every to-go styrofoam cup from restaurants we frequent. My favs are Tijuana Flats, Chick-Fil-A and Steak-n-Shake.

[Sherri Tierney]

I'm trying to think of some. I'm sure I have them.

My husband complains that I will change subjects out of the blue, but there is always a journey in my mind from the topic we were on to the new one. I just don't always share how I got from one topic to the next.

Oh... my pillow... I typically lay on my side. When I do, my pillow has to be arranged so that the opening of the pillow case is behind my head, away from my face. I also hug a pillow and the opening of the pillow case must be towards the end of the bed. I also turn my pillow over several times throughout the night to get to the cool side.

I have 3 alarms set. My first alarm merely tells me I have 45 minutes left to sleep. My husband finds this absolutely crazy, but if I don't have this first alarm then I end up turning my alarm off and running late. Plus, I hate waking up so much that I'd rather wake up with the knowledge that I can sleep a little bit longer before I *really* have to get up. My second alarm is the one that means it is time to wake up. I usually snooze it once or twice. My third alarm is the 'last call' so to speak. I always end up turning my third alarm off before it goes off, but if I don't have it set, I panic that I will end up sleeping through the other two. I'm just not a morning person by any means.

[mlewis]

When I'm home alone, which is often these days now that both kids are in school, I must have a candle burning and a podcast blaring to keep me company. I only drink tea when it is freshly brewed. None of that stick it in the fridge and drink it the next day for me.

I have a very specific bedtime and morning routine and it makes me not sleep if I don't follow the
Night routine pretty closely.

I hate for books/trilogies/shows to end so I generally save
The Last book or finale in my queue for weeks so that it won't be over.


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[lovely1m]

Brook, I ask everyone at a restaurant what they are getting, too, never realized it was annoying, I just like to know what they are getting. Then I read about it, even though 9 times out of 10, I can't eat the item anyway because I am a vegetarian and most people I know are not.

My quirks:
1. I cannot set my alarm for a normal time and whatever number I choose has to end in an even number. So like 6:22 or 7:14 or 8:48.

2. I count things in my head and then add them up until I get to a prime number.

3. I am a clutterer, if there's an empty corner open, I pile stuff up in it, yet there's things around the house that have to be set up a certain way. The chairs must be pushed into the table, the toilet seat must be down, the sink must be clean, etc. and if they aren't I feel like it's a mess.

Those are my first thoughts, I am sure there are lots more.

[britaneejean]

Originally Posted by lovely1m

I am a clutterer, if there's an empty corner open, I pile stuff up in it, yet there's things around the house that have to be set up a certain way. The chairs must be pushed into the table, the toilet seat must be down, the sink must be clean, etc. and if they aren't I feel like it's a mess.

I'm a piler! I hate it. If there's papers on my counter, it all gets piled up. If my counter is clean, my house feels so much cleaner too though!



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[lovely1m]

Originally Posted by britaneejean

I'm a piler! I hate it. If there's papers on my counter, it all gets piled up. If my counter is clean, my house feels so much cleaner too though!

It drives me nuts, too! I hate it! I think it's because my dad is a ridiculous clean freak, I think it's my way of rebelling even though he's not here.

[flergs]

Originally Posted by lovely1m

It drives me nuts, too! I hate it! I think it's because my dad is a ridiculous clean freak, I think it's my way of rebelling even though he's not here.

That's funny. My dad is a bit of a hoarder so I'm the opposite. I hate clutter and would fill a dumpster with perfectly good stuff just to get rid of it. I like my benches spotless. I wish they'd stay that way but in my perfect world my house would be shiny and clutter free. I guess I'm this way because my dad is the way he is.

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[britaneejean]

lol! my house can be SPOTLESS and i'd still have piles on the counter, dresser, desk & buffet table. everything else would be clean and tidy but there'd be one pile on each of those...and it might be 1 foot high...lol!

[YepBrook]

Originally Posted by Sherri Tierney

I have 3 alarms set. My first alarm merely tells me I have 45 minutes left to sleep. My husband finds this absolutely crazy, but if I don't have this first alarm then I end up turning my alarm off and running late. Plus, I hate waking up so much that I'd rather wake up with the knowledge that I can sleep a little bit longer before I *really* have to get up. My second alarm is the one that means it is time to wake up. I usually snooze it once or twice. My third alarm is the 'last call' so to speak. I always end up turning my third alarm off before it goes off, but if I don't have it set, I panic that I will end up sleeping through the other two. I'm just not a morning person by any means.

Ha! Too funny! I set my alarm just like this when I used to work outside the home. I even bought a special dual alarm clock that could have 2 different alarms set. That was before smart phones, I love how easy it is to set multiple wake up times with my cell phone now when I do have to set the alarm. DH doesn't understand it, but I swear it makes sense. Good to know I'm not the only one.

[rach3975]

Originally Posted by YepBrook

Ha! Too funny! I set my alarm just like this when I used to work outside the home. I even bought a special dual alarm clock that could have 2 different alarms set. That was before smart phones, I love how easy it is to set multiple wake up times with my cell phone now when I do have to set the alarm. DH doesn't understand it, but I swear it makes sense. Good to know I'm not the only one.

LOL-I used to be a 2-alarm person, too and DH never got it. Between DH and DS2, I hardly even need to set one these days. One of the perks (if I want to look on the bright side of it) of being a night owl living with morning people.

[knlchevys]

These are hilarious! The only thing I can think of right off is I burb when I have the hiccups. I too see what everyone orders but didn't realize that's a problem!!! I usually have something in my mind but ask because maybe I will change my order. Who knew it bugged people?

[fifilur]

I too set 2 alarms. If I only set one I sometimes accitentally turne it of instead of snooze and oversleep. It's happened more than once.

I'm also kind of obsessed with even numbers. For example the tv volume has to be on an even number


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[littlekiwi]

I have 3 alarms - 5.30am, 5.45am & 6am so im glad im not alone on that.

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