I've spent the week thinking about my quirks. Instead of being quirky, which sounds fun and cute, I've come to the sad realization that I'm more quirkless, which is pretty boring. I even asked Mike and the kids, who can be my most honest, worst, critics and they didn't come up with much. Anyway, I came up with six things, although I'm not sure they all classify as "quirks". Here ya go.
1. I can't stand feeling other people's breath on my face. I have a weird phobia about breathing in their carbon monoxide waste. I can't sleep facing Mike and move if he or my kids sit to close when we are talking or whatever. Mike thinks this is pretty funny and tries to do it at night when we are talking on purpose.
2. I hate turtle necks, scarves, and even regular t-shirt necks. It makes me feel claustrophobic. I try to buy v-neck or rounded neck shirts. If I have a t-shirt with the regular neck, I cut a vee into it. All my workout shirts are like that.
3. I don't like watermelon. Every summer it looks so good and refreshing. Everyone else likes it. I usually try it once a year and still don't like it.
4. I am super sensitive to strong smells, both good and bad. I think this might run in the family, as I've heard a couple stories about Aaron too. Many times, Mike and the kids can't even smell what is bothering me. It causes problems sometimes. The ladies I visit teach have indoor dogs and I fight not to gag every time I go over there. Last Sunday at church I was sick to my stomach from this ladies perfume. Mike also gets a lot of laughs out of this one and I can't help it.
5. I can't leave the house w/o running back to check that my curling iron is off, even when I know it did turn it off.
6. Mike said I can't relax. I hate to admit it, but I think he's right. I have a hard time sitting and watching a movie, because there is always something to be done. I rush to much to do the "next thing". I think that's why I like camping. I feel like I can relax, because I'm away from all that "needs to be done."
Now that you know I"m crazy, I tag Ally, Farah, and Crazy Lady
9 comments:
Wow, we have a lot of quirks in common! The smells, the inability to relax, and overall dislike for any shirt that's not a v-neck... very interesting.
Ok, the smell thing comes straight from Grandma Velma. ( the lady who can get sick for weeks off the smell of a candle)
I too have a history of smelling what others don't seem to notice. I once complained for a week about a dead mouse smell at work (when I worked at a florists) and when I finally moved this HUGE table and we found the rotten mouse everyone thought I had some special intuition. Right... overactive smeller!
Since your olfactory system is largely responsible for the nuances of taste (the tongue only tastes sweet, salty, sour and something else?) it is no wonder that when you don't like something (e.g. watermelon) you really don't like it.
I love hearing about your quirky quirklessness.
The tshirt thing I knew, but the breath close up and most of the rest was new to me.
Thanks for sharing.
Hey, nice to know I share some of these unique traits with my family.
Ok... I've been tagged twice now. So, I'll try to drag up a few quirks that can actually be put down on paper, er on the computer. :0)
I don't like watermelon either, I can smell things that others can't even with a cold, and perfume gives me headaches too. But I do not have a problem relaxing, Aaron is on the go enough for the two of us!
Emily seems to have the smelling thing, the turtleneck thing, and the breathing thing...too funny. She LOVES watermelon, though ;)
Fun to learn about ya :)
***** I can't leave the house w/o running back to check that my curling iron is off, even when I know it did turn it off. ***
I know where that one comes from. In my childhood memories it seem like every time we left to go for a long drive we would get a mile or two and have to go back to make sure the stove, curling iron, etc. was not on.
I think you are right bro.
Hey, I think your song list is great! I've been putting it on to listen to while I work on other stuff! Great choices!
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