Is that weird!?
I've been tagged by my friend, Erin, to write 6 weird things about myself and post it for the world to see. This is a little difficult. It's not that I fear readers' reactions but I don't usually think the things I do are weird unless someone says, "You do that? That's just weird". Only then do I start to wonder how many things I do are strange and abnormal. I always thought drinking toilet water was perfectly natural until I offered a glass to a less-than obliging guest! Thank goodness for friends who are willing to question my socially unacceptable behaviors.
1. I am a little obsessed with vacuuming and cleaning my carpet and floors. I can leave dirty dishes in the sink for days-unless they start stinking-and never wince but feel like I can't really relax in my space if the floors/carpets have visible specks.
2. Bright lights in a living room, bedroom or even dining room (I guess that excludes only the kitchen) make me extremely irritable. I haven't quite figured this one out. I think it might have to do with the amount of energy the light emits. It puts me on edge and I feel like I can't relax. 40W bulbs are my best friend.
3. I'm an impulse-returner. I return things to stores all the time. Sometimes, if it's clothing, it's a result of not trying things on in the store. I prefer to try things on at home. I'm convinced things look and fit differently when I'm in front of MY mirror. Other times, I have a hard time deciding on whether I really want or need something (I'm horribly indecisive the majority of the time. I even annoy and frustrate myself with this quirk) so I'll buy it and bring it home to think about it. Many times, once I get them home, purchases lose their appeal. It's true - the grass is greener on the other side.
4. I can't ride in a car, even for a couple minutes, without something in my hands - usually a book, magazine or piece of mail that I've yet to open - something that I can look at and/or fiddle with. I think it's my short attention span or something. It's been known to offend some although the practice is not intended to insult the driver or other passengers. It makes me feel better knowing that I have something to distract me if we'd ever get stuck in a traffic jam. It eases my claustrophobic tendencies.
5. If any articles of clothing have been on my floor for a certain duration of time (a week or more) I wash them. Even if I know that they were washed and never worn before they ended up on the floor, I just feel that once clothes have been on the floor for that long it automatically makes them dirty again. I don't want to risk it.
6. I put televised football, baseball and hockey games on purely for ambient noise. I turn them on and zone out. When I try to watch them they merely put me in a hypnotic state. There are those rare games that snap me out of it and have me cheering but they're few and far between.
Enough about me. Be sure to check out Erin's blog: www.nooneaskedmyopinion.blogspot.com. She's weird too! :) Maybe that's why we get along so well. Miss you, Erin.
1. I am a little obsessed with vacuuming and cleaning my carpet and floors. I can leave dirty dishes in the sink for days-unless they start stinking-and never wince but feel like I can't really relax in my space if the floors/carpets have visible specks.
2. Bright lights in a living room, bedroom or even dining room (I guess that excludes only the kitchen) make me extremely irritable. I haven't quite figured this one out. I think it might have to do with the amount of energy the light emits. It puts me on edge and I feel like I can't relax. 40W bulbs are my best friend.
3. I'm an impulse-returner. I return things to stores all the time. Sometimes, if it's clothing, it's a result of not trying things on in the store. I prefer to try things on at home. I'm convinced things look and fit differently when I'm in front of MY mirror. Other times, I have a hard time deciding on whether I really want or need something (I'm horribly indecisive the majority of the time. I even annoy and frustrate myself with this quirk) so I'll buy it and bring it home to think about it. Many times, once I get them home, purchases lose their appeal. It's true - the grass is greener on the other side.
4. I can't ride in a car, even for a couple minutes, without something in my hands - usually a book, magazine or piece of mail that I've yet to open - something that I can look at and/or fiddle with. I think it's my short attention span or something. It's been known to offend some although the practice is not intended to insult the driver or other passengers. It makes me feel better knowing that I have something to distract me if we'd ever get stuck in a traffic jam. It eases my claustrophobic tendencies.
5. If any articles of clothing have been on my floor for a certain duration of time (a week or more) I wash them. Even if I know that they were washed and never worn before they ended up on the floor, I just feel that once clothes have been on the floor for that long it automatically makes them dirty again. I don't want to risk it.
6. I put televised football, baseball and hockey games on purely for ambient noise. I turn them on and zone out. When I try to watch them they merely put me in a hypnotic state. There are those rare games that snap me out of it and have me cheering but they're few and far between.
Enough about me. Be sure to check out Erin's blog: www.nooneaskedmyopinion.blogspot.com. She's weird too! :) Maybe that's why we get along so well. Miss you, Erin.
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