My 6 Quirks

I saw this post on Sarah Schuller's blog and I was trying to think if I had any quirks. I LOVE reading little-known facts about people and learning more about them. So I thought I'd give it a try. These were harder to come up with than I thought because I just think of myself as normal and boring. I could think of plenty for other people but not for myself. I still think they're boring and not that strange but here you go.

1) I have to rip off about 6 inches of toilet paper and throw it away before I use any toilet paper in a public bathroom.

2) I HAVE to watch some sort of TV before I go to bed. Usually it is the News or Friends.

3) I hate it when me or my kids smell like maple syrup or look sticky like they have been eating syrup. We NEVER have anything with syrup for breakfast. We only eat it at dinner time when they are going to go right into the bath. One Sunday morning I decided to be fantastic and make pancakes for breakfast. My kids wondered why we were eating dinner in the morning.

4) Calling people on the phone gives me anxiety. Talking to people on the phone, I have no trouble with. Unless it is a very close friend or family member who I have talked to hundreds of times, I get anxiety thinking that I am interrupting them or bothering them - even if I am returning their phone call. It's weird, I know.

5) Some already know this but I have a list words that I think are gross...just the way the word sounds. I avoid saying them if at all possible. What, you might ask, is a gross word? I will give you a few examples if (I can stand to type them) - ointment, mucus, vestibule, gelatinous. Just to name a few.

6) I am affected by noise and smells. I can't stand it when the TV or music is too loud. That is why I got 2 screamer monkeys instead of boys. I have to have a candle or some kind of air freshener on when I'm home. If there is a funky smell anywhere, I cannot let it go until I have figured out what it is and gotten rid of it.


Who can think of 6 quirks for yourself? It isn't as easy as it looks. Let me know when you do!!