My Quirky List

Another cool idea off Misty's blog - what are 6 of your quirks? Everyone has some. I know I do. But I had to think about it. I almost consulted Ryan for more ideas.

RULES:
-Link the person who tagged you
-List 6 of your quirks
-Tag 6 other bloggers by linking them
-List the rules on your blog

1. Hair. Yucky, gross hair. Most people that know me, know I have a hair issue. Hair on your head is fine. Hair on the floor, in the drain, in a hairbrush, in the garbage, in the vacuum cleaner brush. BLECH! It all stems back to childhood (don't most of your issues?). We all had long hair as kids. One of us (I think me) threw up in the tub and tried to wash the puke chunks down the drain. Well, dad had to de-clog and I'll leave the rest to your imagination. I could never EVER work at a hair salon. It grosses me out to go in there and walk on the hair they haven't swept up - even though I'm wearing shoes! My sister Aubrey in high school would leave hair on the shower wall - BARF! It's just been a life-long thing.

2. Mail. I cannot be paid enough to open my mail. It's mostly because, if I open it, then I have an envelope to throw away AND a piece of paper to do something with. So I probably should keep the paper inside and file it away or put it on the fridge to remind me to do something about it, but that's just MORE work. I hate mail. Packages are cool, letters from friends and family is fine. But just regular mail? ARG! Just email me, or just don't. I have signed up with "paperless billing" at as many places as I can just to avoid a few more pieces of mail. Thank goodness I married Ryan: he LOVES mail. I have recently started cleaning out the basement and my hate for mail has come back to haunt me - There is OLD MAIL in boxes labeled "MISC".... Oh dear heaven help me! Mail that I "filed away" in a box years ago - and since I'm cleaning the basement, I HAVE TO SORT IT. Gads! Can we buy an industrial sized paper shredder?

3. I have to keep my toenails short. Like no white showing short. Dunno why. Just can't handle long toenails. I'm always bugging Ryan to trim his - cuz there's white!!



4. I really enjoy baking - cooking not so much - but I love to bake. But I have to measure. Baking is a chemical reaction to make cookies poof or bread rise. Ingredients have to be in the right amounts in order to get the right 'reaction' and make a good product. My mom never measures things like flour, baking soda, salt, and things turn out different each and every time and that BUGS me. And you MUST pre-heat the oven before you just throw your cookies or whatever in there - or they just don't turn out right.

5. I am self conscious about my ear lobes. I know. I know! Totally weird. When I got my ears pierced when I was 8 years old, the lady marked my ears to see where they would get pierced. She said, "Your ear lobes are crooked." I went home and looked - she's right. One ear lobe goes flat into the side of my head and the bottom of the other one hangs down a little. Two different ear lobes. Maybe that's why I don't like to wear jewelry very much.

6. I love to brush my teeth. I was actually told by my dentist to cut down the number of times I brush per day. I used to brush three to four times. Now I brush twice. But I bought the girls toothbrushes to "play" with - and they do. WAHOO!

I tag Ryan, Ora, Sarina, Natalie, Dad, and Tracie.