Foibles and Fads.

[margypops]

What are your foibles, fads , little unusal habits that your Friends,Family, DH ..even yourself,  either Love or hate about you. I have a really odd one , you know when you crack an egg to put in the pan and fry ,you know the little 'white umbiblical' cord attached to the egg, I have to stand and remove every but of it, or I cant eat the egg....am I nuts .I also dont like shut doors especially the bedroom....

[Lonelymom]

Nope can't be chubby butt yet, as much as I am feeding them they should be but they aren't yet...

[margypops]

Ha Ha Ha thats also funny .....chubby butt, sounds like a cute name for a dog , maybe lonelymoms new dog in the post below .....

[turkee23]

lol thats funny margy when my dog goes to jump on the couch she has to make big circles in the living room first, almost like she has to figure out her path that she is going to run and then if you watching her try and do it she WONT!!....as soon as u turn your back she runs a jumps, like she doesnt want people to see her chubby butt jump!!

[margypops]

Shows us how normal it actually is to be like this, I find your comments heartening , we all have them, seems like the way the human being is ..humm wait a minute though animals like doing repetitive things dont they , creatures of habit, I used to have a dog many moons ago had to turn in a circle several times before he sat down ...and a cat now who need to be played with at the same time each evening ....

[megochick101]

Hmm... mine, i HAVE to have every door shut in the house at all times, unless of course i'm going through it or someone is in the room. If no one is in the room, the door MUST be shut or else it will bother me a lot. My husband hates it because when we leave the house i must go through and make sure every door is shut before leaving lol.

Also if i am in the bathroom the door has to be locked. Especially when i'm taking a shower, i will actually get out of the shower in the middle of it just to make sure i remembered to lock the bathroom door. Ya i know it's crazy, but i'm in an apartment, and i always think that someone will come into the bathroom when i'm showering, even if i'm the only person home..i freak myself out lol.

Also the a/c must always be set to exactly 78 degrees, and the heat must always be set at 72 degrees. I don't know if i'm extra sensitive but if that thermostat was moved one degree i WILL notice the change in temperature and complain(my husband really really really hates that one!)

Yeah those are my big ones, i'm sure there are others but can't think of them lol

[margypops]

....ooooh I wouldnt like that knuckle cracking .....Idiosyncrasies I havent heard that word in a while , .but that is the term is;nt it, .I used to be a fast walker, no one would walk with me ,said it wasnt much fun,  dont do it now .....I have to sleep on one side, problem is guys if you do that all the time ,your face will sag on that side, unless like the Hollywood bunch you wear a kerchief tied round your jaw ....LOL

[turkee23]

yea im a very loud talker too !......i have a bad habit of not flushing the toliet at night ( i was trained to NOT wake up my brother when i was little)......i always ask a MILLION questions..... my family and friends have always told me i shoulda been a cop!.....lol

[turkee23]

imma knuckle cracker and its DRIVES PEOPLE INSANE!!!..... but i crack my neck, wrist, shoulders, and everything else that will crack so i can understand how it could give people the willies.... i have to fall asleep on my stomach facing to the left and then turn over after a few mins and fall asleep facing the right side....(i have tried doing the other way but it just doesnt work)....if i have an empty room in the house (guest bedroom, laundry room, etc) i have to close the door if im home alone or else i get freaked out.... i CANT touch a sponge that has been used more then 5 times, unless i have gloves on, its just gross....the worst is if we stay on a hotel, i have to check the peep hole 300 times b4 i go to bed, its sooo weird, total OCD, my boyfriend laughs at me, but has gotten used to it now, cause literally every 5 mins im looking through the peep hole.....

[iam1butterfly]

Idiosyncrasies... it's what makes us unique.
People always complain that my writing is too small (in truth, it's smaller and tighter than the average typewritten word) and, that I walk too fast (everyone who knows me asks, "what's the rush? and "where's the fire?" A former boyfriend bought ankle weights for me in the hopes of slowing me down... it didn't work!

Oh, and I have to drive in the slow lane on the freeway... it annoyed my previous boyfriend and my brother jokingly refers to me as "Speed Racer."
The irony in this... I drive a red/ convertible sports car!

[margypops]

Ha Ha Ha isnt it great that you are all as normal as me , I can relate to most of what has been posted here ....what a wonderful bunch we are ...I also say that to my Dh mostly because he tells me constantly he didnt hear what I said Hummmmm so I repeat everything ....and his hearing is okay ...i think ..

[Lonelymom]

I talk to loud and it drives my family nuts specially DH. I hate folding clothes so I have piles of clean in one corner and piles of dirty in another corner. I have to take a shower in the morning! I always make my coffee still wrapped in a towel from the shower and put my makeup on topless so that I don't get makeup on my shirt.

I have to brush my teeth before getting dressed. I have to have a clock by me at all times and must no what time it is all the time. Once I am ready to leave the house it aggrevates me to have to wait! I get that from my dad!

Oh yeah almost forgot the biggest thing my DH hates is I ask him "what do you think" after everything I tell him.

[margypops]

I do a few of the same wonko, I leave the water running also, I have glasses all over the place and still pick up more ....I check my cards are there aswell..I do go barefoot I love to be without shoes ...I have to redo my lipstick several times a day ...Lol

[wonko]

I stash tampons like a squirrel does nuts.  They are tucked in the linen closet, behind books in the bookcase, etc.  I'm preparing for the day when I run out and am unable to leave my home.  Not sure why?

I use chairs to form piles of stuff instead of keeping them clear for sitting.

I put on old plastic frame glasses when I get home to keep my newest pair in good shape.  I can't stand to not have my home glasses on at all times other than the shower.  I even sleep with them on.

I leave the water running while I brush my teeth.  I know it is a waste but always did it that way and can't break the habit.

I don't like to be barefoot, ever.  Must have socks, sandals, or slippers, depending on the season.

After I get in my truck after buying something at the store, I must check my wallet for my debit card.  That's probably a good habit to have, even though it's compulsive!

[dawnangela]

Lol well my mother used to do the same as you but with bread, she would tear the bread apart and then roll this around in a ball in her fingers, she done this for all my childhood years at home, then all of a sudden she stopped, lol must of been less stress when us kids left:)

[ziggysgrl0724]

I tear at napkins, tissues, cotton and soft fabric things and then I take the pieces, roll them into a ball, and rub the ball on my nail.  Its really weird but its something i have dne as long as I can remember.  I do it everywhere.  You can always tell ive been somewhere because I usually leave behind a mess of  little fabric/paper balls, lol.

[margypops]

Ha Ha isnt it funny how crunching food is sometimes a satisfying thing, I dont like it as my father made a horrible noise at the table ...I find I have to straighten pictures, I am not a good house keeper but somehow I feel the need to straighten up stuff even cushions .....

[ginger899]

(I'd forgotten I belonged to this forum...just had a look here tonight...)

mmmm....let me see.....picking off the split ends from the end of my hair/removing dog hairs from the rug with sellotape (that can be addictive, and annoying)/crunching on really hard toast and making a special noise about it deliberately, to be annoying/HAVING to put on mascara, at least, before I can face anyone, ever/not being able to get up early/forgetting what time it is....

[margypops]

Tell you another, but its a secret...I shower at night mostly because I like to put my makeup on in bed in the mornings ,watching the news, sometimes its 5am.but got to be after rmy coffee,1st cup , .can you beat that one..I like to think of them as habit and rituals not OCD   .

[dawnangela]

I have to check the stove and lights are off every time i leave the house whether i have used them or not, i will go crazy if i forget and will drive back home and check..Cushions on the couch have to be in each corner of the couch when i go to bed, same color pegs for each item on the clothes line,i check the house is locked at least three times before bed, God so OCD im sure..Many more but will take all day:)

[TrudieC]

When I look in the mirror or get my  picture taken I tilt my head.  When I'm stressed I hold my breath and then make big breathing sound when I finally let it out (drives people crazy).  When I go to bed I must read for at least 10 minutes, and must lay on my left side for 5 minutes before rolling over onto my right and going to sleep.  I don't like shutting the bathroom door but do comply when others are in the house.  I don't like hanging up clothes and I am a pile person.  I always know where everything is so don't mess with my piles!