In case you missed the post and comments below, my dear daughter reminded me of a few slightly unusual things about myself. Leave it to a daughter to notice every minor little detail.....you gotta love it!
Sooooo, let's try this again:
1. Yes, I am slightly obsessed with odd vs. even #'s. Volume controls have to be set on an even # (2-4-6-8------20-22-24---). Temperature controls are the same. Virtually anything numeric. Don't tell me it's 73 degrees, that won't do.
2. Plastic bags of any kind - and paper too for that matter. I fold them all. Literally everything has to be folded. Used wrapping paper that is being thrown away will get folded flat before it goes in the trash.
3. I guess the pantyhose thing could be included in #2. Pantyhose can be folded neatly into a square, believe me - if you want a lesson come on over to my house. But that also includes ALL underwear. Nothing, and I do mean nothing goes into my drawers without being folded.
4. Ice cream. What's unusual about that? Well, I don't like it real hard, frozen. I scoop out a bowl and put it in the microwave for about 10 - 15 seconds. No, it doesn't melt, it just gets a tiny bit soft on the outside. Reminds me of soft serve back in Ohio.
5. Coffee cups must be clear glass. It is the preferred way to drink in my house. And don't even think about giving me coffee in a Styrofoam cup....that is cause for death or at least a rude no thanks and a nasty "down the nose" look. But really, it does taste funny to me. When not at home I prefer to have my coffee in my travel mug. I'll even take it into a restaurant with me.
6. Travel mugs - yes, I collect them and have one with me all the time. I even have to test purses to see if the travel mug will fit inside. If it doesn't, then don't buy the darn purse! But not just any travel mug. They have to be stylish. Take a walk around Starbucks and chances are I have one of them in my cupboard.
7. Light switches MUST be down when turned off. You know, a room with two or three switches, one on either side of the room. I will go crazy trying to figure out how to have the lights off and both switches down.
8. I'm obsessed with time. Not tracking - just knowing what time it is ALL the time. And it's not good enough to have one clock in a room. I'm sitting in my office and besides my watch (always have a watch on) there are four (yes 4) different clocks. If I wake up in the middle of the night I can't go back to sleep until I check the time. The only room in my house that does not have a clock is the guest bathroom and I'm shopping around for one. Just haven't found the right one yet.
9. I can't stand excess 'stuff'' in my car. It drives me crazy to leave something in my car, even just for a few hours or overnight. It's not like it's going to multiply or grow legs and stomp around.
10. Do NOT put your rear end on a table of mine. That includes picnic tables. dining room tables, coffee tables, end tables, etc. That just puts me over the edge to have someone's a-- where my food could potentially be placed. It used to be the same way with my kitchen counters but I've lightened up on that one due to the grandkids. Come on, they need to sit on kitchen counters!
11. Cans, jars, bottles, boxes, etc, must have the label facing out in my pantry and cupboards in my kitchen. OK, same way for in the bathroom. yes, I line them up.....
12. All clothes must face left in my closet. (left sleeve closest to the door)
13. I can't stand to have anyone touch my feet. Safe to say I've never had a pedicure.
14. Covers must be folded a certain way on the bed. I can't explain it - you know, the top of the sheet must be folded over the top edge of the comforter. Does that make sense? I can't go to sleep at night until the covers are just right
15. Numbers in general. I'm constantly counting, adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing random #'s in my head. Not huge numbers - any number that pops into my sorry brain will do. Pass a speed limit sign - I'll start doing math. The sad part - I hate math.
16. This may not seem unusual to some people but, I'm afraid of heights. I mean standing on a chair to reach something on a high shelf - scares me to death. I've done some really dumb things trying to prove I'm not scared only to find myself stuck on of all things - a roof, hugging a chimney, or a ladder plastered against the outside of the house. I freeze and then can't get down - it can take hours!
So there - I guess I'm not so boring after all. But it does look like I'm a tad weird!
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4 comments:
OMG....we still talk about the chimney thing....that was so funny...but hey, you won the hide 'n seek game...noone found you. Your brother loved climbing up to help you down. Good memories! I think we must be related a little bit. I too fold everything, don't like stuff in my car, and the light switch thing is a definite must. Your brother and niece love to "mess" with mom and they will put one up and see how long it takes me to notice. Let me tell you that I notice immediately! Fun list but I'm not creative enough to come up with 16 things. Love you!
Love the list..eventhoughit makes you sound like you have OCD. :)
And I totally thought of the chimney thing too. LOL ....and LOL some more
More...oh come on now. (Ok, so i did think of one or two more things after I finished but I didn't want to brag too much on my "uniqueness"!)
This made me crack up...both of your lists actually...some of the items I could finish before Larry could read it to me LOL.... I do still almost pee myself thinking about Aunt Jack up on the roof..."Bud!?!?!?!?!"" LOL...I will never forget that. I think I'll skip the list thing...not because I can't come up with 16...in fact I think I could put 16 to shame and I don't want to look like an overachiever! Love you guys!
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