What are your little quirks - and do they bother you?!

kylith

the_pen_turner wrote: »

why would you store your shoes in the hall. I store them in the my bedroom. everyday work boots that I wear all day are left on the ground beside my cloths. good shoes in the wardrobe

why would you walk around your house with no shoes on. I haven't got time to be putting them on and off.

once they are on they only come off for changing or washing (maybe a few x rated activities)


it sounds completely alien to me to not have your shoes in your room ready to be put on in the morning

You don't walk around barefoot; I wear slippers with a good sole so I can go out to the bin if I need to. I only put shoes on if I'm leaving the house.

These days I just find wearing shoes around the house kinda sweaty and cumbersome.

Otis_taylor2

i tend to make some beats/rhythm by gently grinding my teeth (upper jaw/lower jaw). Happens whenever a familiar song that comes to mind or i just happen to do it unconsciously out of nowhere.

tomwaterford

KatW4 wrote: »

When I see a car, I have to try and make the year from the numbers. So if the reg was 12 D 12345, I'd try to make 12 from the 12345 by addition, subtraction etc..
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This I do....but on every list of numbers....all day in the back of my mind

My PIN numbers...phone numbers,part numbers always multiplying adding dividing subtracting in the back of my mind rearranging numbers etc....

Have no idea why....I do be talking to people and looking at numbers on papers doing it....even filling in paperwork etc...still going on in back of Mind.....not stressing out etc....just always going..


..I'm not too bad for visibly noticible things.....except tidy ness....people do be laughing at my car/work area it's so clean

KatW4

tomwaterford wrote:

This I do....but on every list of numbers....all day in the back of my mind

Yay I'm not alone

the_pen_turner

kylith wrote: »

You don't walk around barefoot; I wear slippers with a good sole so I can go out to the bin if I need to. I only put shoes on if I'm leaving the house.

These days I just find wearing shoes around the house kinda sweaty and cumbersome.

a few assumption being made next
I think the difference between us is you live in a city and I live in the country.
when your in you are at home you are in your house or flat and if you leave to go somewhere a bit away
I go outside at least 10 times every evening. check outside solid fuel burner, bins,bring in stuff from car , nip out to shed for a while , feed dog, load up stuff for tomorrows work, bring in and out paperwork for the days work
its not worth my while taking my shoes off. I will want them on in a minute


also I wear orthotics in my boots so I cant wear weak or flexible slippers so I just got used to wearing my boots all day.

the_pen_turner

Kovu wrote: »

Because cow shít. :pac:
Wellies stored outside, runners, boots & chaps inside the back door. Slippers inside the house.

ah shur where their muck there's luck.

wellies out side . o holy god . what about rodents and the rain.
I leave my wellies in the van or inside the back door. I generally consider wellies to be used where its mucky or wet

LenaClaire

I do tap time steps when I am waiting for someone and need to stand in one spot for a while.

KatW4

I've remembered another one.

I say sorry for absolutely everything. For example, I say sorry if I'm sick or sorry for not being able to do something for someone. It doesn't bother me but people are always giving out to me for it!

121 Gigawatts!?

"Arithmomania is a mental disorder that may be seen as an expression of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Individuals suffering from this disorder have a strong need to count their actions or objects in their surroundings."

I have this. Nearly constantly counting objects every second of the day.
I cant remember what stage of my life it started, my teens I think, but im at it so long that half the time I dont notice im doing it.

I could be watching tv and im either counting every word the people are saying, or when an ad comes on im counting every line in each letter.

For example a capital E has 4 lines in it. That makes me happy because its an even number. I do this with whole words and sentences really quickly. Odd numbers are annoying. Even are good.


The only time it all annoys me is when I cant finish counting, like if im in a parked car and theres a lorry with "Fruit & Veg" written on the side of it and it drives off before I can finish counting it.

Doesnt affect my everyday life though. If you ever invite me into your sitting room for tea and a chat I will happily do so. You just wont have any idea im counting the 4 lines that make up the square around your telly over and over!

Agent Smyth

I have a lot of quirks some of them have been already mentioned, its nice to know I'm not alone.
The one quirk that I wonder about is I can't finish a cup of coffee, I will always leave about one mouthful in the cup.
This doesn't happen with any other drink just coffee.

mzungu

I constantly boil the kettle, even when I am not using it. I dunno why, but I just find the noise from it really soothing. So whatever I am doing I get up and flick the switch, leave it boil, then then repeat until I leave the kitchen. Then before going to bed, just before I turn out the lights, I will boil it again to hear it while I am shutting windows, blinds, putting stuff away etc. I try to time it so I can hear it coming to the boil just at the exact moment I leave the room and close the door. I like the idea that both me and the kettle finish our daily routine at the exact same time. On occasions in the past where i have messed up the timing, I boil it again except this time I stand beside it for the duration....then I leave.

KatW4

KatW4 wrote: »

I've remembered another one.

I say sorry for absolutely everything. For example, I say sorry if I'm sick or sorry for not being able to do something for someone. It doesn't bother me but people are always giving out to me for it!

I do this too.

"Stop saying sorry"
"Ok sorry"

KatW4

Deleted User wrote:

"Stop saying sorry" "Ok sorry"

Haha I'm the same. My cousin goes absolutely mad when I do it. Oops!

kupus

I keep looking in the fridge even though it hasnt changed at all in the last hour since I opened it last.

Whitewinged

If I like a song, I play it on repeat alot.

Also I mostly use a spoon to butter bread or bread rolls. I worked in a deli for a few months years ago and they only had big sharp knifes to cut the rolls but they were no good for buttering them. They didn't have any butter knifes so I just started using a spoon instead and now it's just habit.

the_pen_turner

Whitewinged wrote: »

If I like a song, I play it on repeat alot.

Also I mostly use a spoon to butter bread or bread rolls. I worked in a deli for a few months years ago and they only had big sharp knifes to cut the rolls but they were no good for buttering them. They didn't have any butter knifes so I just started using a spoon instead and now it's just habit.

i do that too. but is based on the fact that it is a lot better tool to do the job. especially on soft white bread

Ooops but true lol