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Quirks

Its Me LuLuBelle2 — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 03:38:39 GMT

Today as I was giving myself a pedi I got thinking about my quirks and foibles.

I HATE having my feet touched by anyone but me (and always have), hence no professional pedis for this girl.

The thought of putting contact lenses in my eyes makes my stomach churn.

Just thinking about wearing fake nails, gels, acrylics or whatever the latest nail trend is totally has me wanting to head for the hills. Short and unpolished is how I roll.

And probably the number 1 thing that freaks me out is Halloween. Hated it as a kid, like it even less as an adult. Thankfully because of where we live we NEVER have kids come to our house. I buy candy, just in case, but DH knows he has to answer the door if those ghosts, goblins and witches show up!

Yep, thinking about all of my quirks and foibles today made me realize I am one big weirdo - but I'm okay with that - lol!

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dex — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:06:35 GMT

Well I think being wired is great too...don’t want to be like everyone else.I don’t like anyplace where I have to be close to strangers for a long period of time...eg theaters,planes,elevators,buses or lineups when a person seems to be breathing on my neck.I don’t like people to crowd me but if you give me enough space I am very friendly so not antisocial.

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libbyannE — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:10:36 GMT

I’m with you regarding Halloween. I have a visceral, negative reaction to all of it.

I’m too ticklish for professional pedis, so I, too, do my own. More important, I really don’t like seeing other people’s exposed feet all summer long. I have nice, clear-polished nails, yes, but you will never see me in sandals, and I wish others would keep their toes to themselves, esp in restaurants. Yecch. Obviously, I am in the minority, because I see people flashing their ugly feet everywhere.

Country music with twangy, nasal singing makes my skin crawl.

Like a lot of people, I think, I get psychic flashes, but two recent, very clear ones have been in GERMAN. Weird....

As a child, I disliked eating in the morning and especially avoided breakfast foods. I would ask for soup, instead. That really annoyed my mother, for some reason. Now, I simply avoid eating, period, until noon or later. Cannot take food first thing in the a.m.

All my life, I have disliked the color turquoise, which makes me feel almost sick when I see it. A few years ago when shopping for furniture with my mother, I mentioned that to her as I quickly moved away from a sickening turquoise sofa, and she looked startled, then told me that when she was pregnant with me, she felt sick and often threw up when she saw turquoise! How on earth did that get passed to me?!

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TX-starlight — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:26:37 GMT

@Its Me LuLuBelle2 Are you my twin,lol??? I have too many quirks to even mention.

I can relate to the eye thing. I can't look in anyone's eye..."if someone say can you see anything in my eye".... I could almost be physically sick. I could never put contacts in my eyes. I dread the day, if I ever have to have cataract surgery.

Being in any crowd, sends me into a panic attack.

I tend to be intimidated by people I shouldn't be.

I don't wear fake nails, but mine are long. I keep mine polished, mostly clear. I can't stand to break a nail, it freaks me out to see short nails. Never in my life polished my toenails.

I do like fall decor, but not the gorey Halloween stuff.

I like things in pairs. I also like matchey-match.

Probably a list a mile long, just can't think of them all.

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dex — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:27:01 GMT

@libbyannEyou got some great quirks..love the turquoise makes you want to puke story.That is weird how your mom would be ill from that color too.

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Its Me LuLuBelle2 — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:31:38 GMT

@libbyannE, we have another thing in common beyond our dislike of Halloween. I too have never been a breakfast fan. I love breakfast foods but eating in the morning doesn't work for me either. Well last year I went for my yearly physical and had gained almost 20 pounds in a year. That post menopausal thing. Anyway the doctor said start eating breakfast, get the engine going, have a light lunch, whatever you want for dinner and no eating after 7:00 p.m. (which was the hardest for me) and the weight will come off. So I thought, I'll give it a try. Most mornings I just put tomato and cheese on a slice of rye bread, throw it under the broiler and voila - I have "breakfast!" Amazing enough I've lost almost all of those extra pounds. So bottom line, breakfast sure does not have to be breakfast foods!

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libbyannE — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:37:04 GMT

@Its Me LuLuBelle2 wrote:
@libbyannE, we have another thing in common beyond our dislike of Halloween. I too have never been a breakfast fan. I love breakfast foods but eating in the morning doesn't work for me either. Well last year I went for my yearly physical and had gained almost 20 pounds in a year. That post menopausal thing. Anyway the doctor said start eating breakfast, get the engine going, have a light lunch, whatever you want for dinner and no eating after 7:00 p.m. (which was the hardest for me) and the weight will come off. So I thought, I'll give it a try. Most mornings I just put tomato and cheese on a slice of rye bread, throw it under the broiler and voila - I have "breakfast!" Amazing enough I've lost almost all of those extra pounds. So bottom line, breakfast sure does not have to be breakfast foods!

@Its Me LuLuBelle2

Great tip. I know I need to rev up my metabolism with food in the morning, so I will try your broiled cheese and tomato idea!

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Its Me LuLuBelle2 — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:56:17 GMT

@TX-starlight, interesting that you mentioned being intimidated by some people. I rarely go into high end stores for the same reason. I always feel so out of my league. What's so funny is many years ago when my daughter was getting married we got her wedding dress in Manhattan. For her last fitting she brought her Maid of Honor with us. We were walking by Harry Winston's and my daughter and her girlfriend went in like they owned the place. I was in such awe as I just would be too intimidated to do that. Needless to say, I waited outside and window shopped Fifth Avenue. Those two young birds, who didn't have 2 nickels to rub together, tried on jewelry and had a ball!

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TX-starlight — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 05:24:14 GMT

1 quirk that drives me crazy about myself... I am constantly playing things out in my head. I imagine a conversation with someone, & go back & forth in my head on what I should say. (I hate this, but it's constantly going,lol).

The inside of cabinets & drawers HAVE to be neat & orderly. (Also inside fridge). The rest of my house might be a mess, but not the drawers & cabinets.

I don't like things in my cabinets to touch side-side. They can stack, but not sides touching.

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AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 09:21:27 GMT

I have a personal space issue! I can't stand people getting very close and in your face when they are speaking to you.

Also, being in large crowds for any reason totally freaks me out. I get a massive anxiety attack.

I don't like either my hair or my feet messed with. I have a difficult time going to a hair salon just getting my hair trimmed. If I get someone who is rough, yanking the comb or brush through my hair, I just want to yell at them.

On the other hand, I am perfectly fine, and happy in a one on one situation.

I also don't like my food messed with. I don't even really want my husband taking food off my plate or sharing a drink with me. I mean, I have done it, but I don't like it.

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151949 — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:14:45 GMT

OP - I too dislike having manis or pedis. I keep my nails short and unpolished and take care of my own feet - no polish there either. Like you I would not even consider fake nails.

I have no problem with answering the door though, and I used to love Halloween. Since I live in a gated community now,and no one here has kids, we don't get trick or treaters. I miss seeing the kids. If any kid comes to my door on Halloween I will give them a quarter instead of candy, but in 8 years none have ever come here.

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OKPrincess — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:29:07 GMT

@libbyannE You would hate my front door. I had it painted turquoise within the last few months.

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:02:09 GMT

I dont like anyone touching my feet either, but old age, arthritic hips and poor eye site make it necessary for the pedi. I cringe a lot when having it done.

I wear my socks wrong side out, cant stand the thought of any seam or threads next to my toes.

I dont like the commercial side of Christmas.

I dont like chicken and find it harder and harder to find something other than chicken everything to eat in a restaurant.

Just to name a few of my quirks.

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Pook — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:23:32 GMT

@Its Me LuLuBelle2 I also hate havng my feet touched - too ticklish. Halloween doesn't freak me out but I don't like all that stuff!

I don't like crowds and hate shopping at B & M stores.

Another thing I won't do unless absolutely need to is travel. All the packing, unpacking and all the other things required is just too much stress and I'm happier at home.

I have to go to the bathroom and be the last one going before going anywhere or I will feel like I have to go as soon as I am in the car. It drives my SO crazy. My mother created this quirky behaviour in me by constantly asking me over and over if I had to go before we left for anywhere so I just started going when she said that.

When going into an antique shop I go through a range of emotions from sensing happy, sad, excitement, fear, anger, etc when passing or looking at different things.

I have so many it would take all day to post them all!

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vermint — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:15:33 GMT

I don't like anyone touching my feet, either! I, too, do my own pedicures. Fingernails are kept short & unpolished.

Crowds are a problem only if everyone is standing kind of pressed together. I have no issues with sitting in a crowded theater, for instance, but one time at a golf tournament I nearly fainted because people were standing too closely all around me.

My biggest thing, maybe, is going to an event and worrying about how I should dress! As long as there is ONE other woman in attendance who is dressed at whatever level of formality I have chosen, I'm good. I am very uncomfortable with being the most under- or over-dressed woman in the room!

I'm totally with the poster who said they must be the last one to go to the bathroom before leaving. If I have to wait any length of time before getting in the car, I'll have to go again.

I also have no desire to travel, because of the packing and unpacking, and the actual process of "getting there". When I can get "beamed up" to wherever I want to go, maybe then I'll travel. Until then, I'm happy at home!

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:16:07 GMT

Well, just to name a couple, all hangers must face the same direction in my closet as well as clothing must hang the same direction...I want my closet uniform, but I do not hang according to color.

Sheets have to be neatly folded and stored in the cupboard with the open folded end/side to the back, towels..same way with the hand towel and wash cloth folded inside. I want the closet to look neat and tidy.

Sterling silver and gold jewerly each have their own space.

I am sure there are more...sometimes I do think I am an odd ball......

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PilatesLover — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:00:11 GMT

I also can't stand people in my personal space. I'm very sensitive and it feels like they are in my aura, if it's not a loved one it makes the hair on my neck stand up.

I also:

Hate having anything touching my throat;
It drives me NUTS to hear someone biting or clipping their nails;
Can't abide people talking with food in their mouth or chewing loudly;
I can't concentrate on anything with loud radios or the TV on in the background;
Don't DARE step on my yoga mat at the studio - people do it as if it were nothing, I think it's crass and unsanitary;
Mustard nauseates me - when I make my husband's sandwich I'm gagging. The smell, the texture, the color - I don't know how anyone could enjoy it;
Horseradish also makes me sick;
I hate the smell of lilies;
Hate to travel;
Can do without Christmas altogether;
Don't do well "mingling" with new people in large groups.

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San Antonio Gal — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:20:25 GMT

@TX-starlight wrote:
1 quirk that drives me crazy about myself... I am constantly playing things out in my head. I imagine a conversation with someone, & go back & forth in my head on what I should say. (I hate this, but it's constantly going,lol).

The inside of cabinets & drawers HAVE to be neat & orderly. (Also inside fridge). The rest of my house might be a mess, but not the drawers & cabinets.

I don't like things in my cabinets to touch side-side. They can stack, but not sides touching.

@TX-starlight- After reading your post, I thought of the movie, "Sleeping with the Enemy". Remember that one - Julia Roberts? Do your cabinets look that the ones in that movie? lol....

I feel the same as you on a neat and orderly fridge. I can't stand a messy fridge and if I'm at someone's house and I see a dirty fridge, I just can't eat or drink anything in that fridge! It just grosses me out.

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jlkz — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:22:12 GMT

@TX-starlight

With you about the eyes; however, if you should ever need cataract surgery ( which I just finished with ), don’t be afraid.

During it, you are in twilight sleep and the eyes have been numbed with gel. Pre and post surgery, there are eye drops to do but I used a magnifying mirror and pulled the lower lid out and did the drops. Didn’t have to “ look into the eye “ to do this. HTH

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San Antonio Gal — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:24:20 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
Well, just to name a couple, all hangers must face the same direction in my closet as well as clothing must hang the same direction...I want my closet uniform, but I do not hang according to color.

Sheets have to be neatly folded and stored in the cupboard with the open folded end/side to the back, towels..same way with the hand towel and wash cloth folded inside. I want the closet to look neat and tidy.

Sterling silver and gold jewerly each have their own space.

I am sure there are more...sometimes I do think I am an odd ball......

@Mom2Dogs- I'm with you on a uniform closet! I've got to have all the clothes facing the same direction. I have all the pants hanging together, all dresses hanging together, etc.... I also use the same type of hangers. I can't live with an unorganized closet!