Suzie and Bonnie both tagged me to list my quirks. Suzie asked for 8, Bonnie asked for 6, so we'll see how many I come up with.
1. I have a quirky habit of counting things. I'll count the number of letters in a sentence and then edit the sentence until the number of letters is divisible by both two and three. I don't do it all the time, but if I'm bored, I'm probably counting letters.
2. I sleep on a lot of pillows. It used to be only 2, but now I'm up to 3. I use extra pillows when I can't breathe at night, so if I have a cold, I'm practically sitting up to sleep. Crazy, I know.
3. I was a picky eater as a child, and many of my least favorite foods growing up are my most favorite foods as an adult. Squash? Delicious. Soup? (I know, what kid doesn't like soup?) I make it almost weekly. There are only a few select vegetables (radishes) and odd meats (liver, tongue, etc.) that are still on my list of dislikes (or won't even try with the meat).
4. I try to avoid washing my hands. I still wash (don't worry, especially after the bathroom, etc.), but I have hand eczema and they get really irritated the more time they spend in water. Some people compulsively wash their hands- I am not one of them. ;)
5. I like to get out a new toothbrush on the first day of a season. It helps me remember to change my toothbrush every 3 months.
6. Although I'm a petite person, I hate to buy petite clothing. The sleeves feel too short, the pants feel too short- it's like I have normal-length legs and arms but I'm overall a short person. Clothes shopping can be a definite challenge.
7. I have a hard time getting rid of things. I wouldn't consider myself a hoarder, but I'm fairly sentimental, and also "thrifty" (which means I think "could I use this someday" and end up keeping it). I have no idea where we'll put everything when we get to finish our basement. I think I'm making progress- I recently got rid of most of the decor from my bedroom growing up...
8. I wish I could be a student forever. I really miss the thrill of studying and learning, but I'm too lazy/busy to push myself to study and learn now that I'm not enrolled in school. And although I want more education, I'm perfectly happy not using it for monetary gain and enjoying being a stay-at-home mom.
And although my blog recently definitely doesn't deserve it, Heather gave me the Kreative blogger award. My blog has been anything but creative lately (or kreative for that matter). I hope to fix that soon. I'm busy with Enrichment stuff. And just life in general.
I happily pass the award to Melissa, Candis, and Carey. Melissa's blog always makes me laugh. Candis is one of the most creative people I know (can I list that as another quirk- I hate when people use the wrong letter at the start of a word attempting to be "creative" or "unique") and I'm excited for some things she has up her sleeve. Carey (too bad her blog is private for all of you non-readers) is also hilarious and so sweet and her featured art plus featured bad hair pictures are the perfect mix.
I'm sure I'll blog again before then, but I hope to see some of you here on Saturday morning. Registration starts at 8, so come ready to run for Nie. I've been training for a 5k for a few months, and I can't think of anything I'd rather run for!
6 comments:
Haha! I love those quirks!! I'll be honest, none of them really surprised me :) Anyway, it has been ages, I feel, since we have truly 'hung out.' Expect a phone call from me today.
Oh, and thanks for the award! I appreciate your konstant kare and koncern for my blog! ;)
I thought we were twins on the counting, until you threw in dividing. Holy cow, sister, that's too much math! Love your cute quirks. :)
Those were so fun. Thanks for playing!
And awesome that you are running the Nie 5K. And yes. I can't think of any 5K better than that!
Good luck!
Ah, Christina! THANKS!!! :-) That is so sweet. (Have I told you lately that I adore your blog as well?).
Loved learning more about you. I'm one of those compulsive hand-washers (my hands look like an 80-year-old woman...no, really.) And, although I'm tall, I don't like buying tall clothes for the same reason. :) Fun post!
awww, well thanks for the shout out, girl!
I can't believe your counting tendencies. No wonder you're so smart! :)
Congratulations on your award!!!!!!
Second the love of learning. Bless your heart, you are a smartie if you like to do the math thing with the writing thing...I am very impressed...
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