I got tagged again...

Wow! Christy did it again. This time I am supposed to tell you six quirky things about me. It's hard to limit it to just six...I have SO MANY quirks. Just ask my friends and family.

Let's see...

1. I am borderline obsessive compulsive or anal-retentive (I am not sure which) because I am such a perfectionist and things have to be JUST RIGHT! I CANNOT STAND when a picture is crooked. I feel compelled to fix it...and I mean COMPELLED. I HAVE TO fix it or I go crazy! Or if cupboards are left open...I HAVE TO close them. There are a million other examples of my undiagnosed disorder. It's been pretty funny when people test me to see how long I go without noticing something out of wack. When I was in college, my roommate's boyfriend would literally time me. I would leave the room for something, and he would quickly put a thumbtack in the wall in an odd place, or move the corner of a picture down slightly, and when I would return he would time me to see how long it took to notice and fix whatever he changed. I didn't realize he was doing this until later. I am getting better, though...I only fixate on things I have control over. I may notice something at my friend's house when I go visit them, but I don't HAVE TO fix it...It's not mine to fix. I had to learn that with living with over 50 girls during my college career (that's another story). I can only fix what is mine. :o)

2. I HAVE TO know what time it is ALWAYS! Even when I am sleeping. If there is not a clock somewhere near me, I get really nervous and start to feel a little crazy. My sister laughs at me when we travel and stay at a hotel. If there is not a clock that I can see when the lights are off, I have to have my cell phone or watch near so I can always have access to the time when I need to know. There have been several times when I had that desire to know the time almost as soon as we turned the lights off so I opened my cell phone to get the time and the light of the phone illuminated the room. My sister was so surprised the first time I did that. I had to tell her about my quirk. Now she always laughs at me.

3. I CAN'T STAND it when numbers are upside down on marquees. The marquee for the hymn numbers at church or the marquees for gas prices at a gas station are good examples. People always switch the 9's and 6's. Or the 8's and 3's are upside down a lot. It almost makes me ill when I see those upside down numbers.

4. I absolutely hate the sound of something scraping against ice. That sound is worse than nails on a chalkboard for me. For example, if a freezer gets a little too much ice buildup in it, I cringe every time the sliding racks scrap against the ice on the walls. I am cringing now just thinking about it. It makes my head hurt.

5. I really hate it when people chew with their mouths open and make a loud smacking sound with their lips. I think that is really disgusting.

6. My brain goes faster than my ability to speak. A lot of times, my brain is so far ahead, I get stuck trying to tell a story or give input into a conversation. My brain gets confused so it draws a complete blank and I stutter and stumble trying to figure out a very common word or trying to describe something I am saying. It is very frustrating to me when I can't carry on a conversation without stumbling. But I am very appreciative to people who try to finish my sentence or help me out when I get stuck.


So those are some of my quirks. I am supposed to tag six people, but I just tagged some people with the other post. So I invite anyone who hasn't done this tag before to do it.