Name one quirky thing you do

[aristocatz]

I open the windows in my bedroom in the Fall/Winter & put on the fan, so its really cold in there, & bundle up with 5 blankets on my bed. It's how I sleep the best.

What's the quirkiest thing you do?

 

[kimblebee]

I can't leave bubbles in a sink..it grosses me out. I can't even wash my hands in a sink that has someone else's bubbles in it. I'll run the water to clear the sink, then use it.

 

[Mirielle]

I open the windows in my bedroom in the Fall/Winter & put on the fan, so its really cold in there, & bundle up with 5 blankets on my bed. It's how I sleep the best.

Sounds heavenly! When I lived in FL, I'd turn the air down and get the house the coldest possible so we could burn a fire in the family room fireplace. It was a massive stone thing that I dearly loved.

 

[nighttowll]

Those little peg games at Cracker Barrel, the colors have to be symmetrical. I'll switch them out with an empty table if I have to to get the colors even. And don't even mention one of the pegs being broken and shorter than all the rest, I can't handle that at all. It has to be replaced or out of my sight. Its almost painful to look at. I feel like there is this little OCD monster inside me who comes out when I see those games. The worst part is my family knows it drives me crazy, so they try to mess up the pegs on purpose to annoy me. The really weird thing is that this is the only thing I am OCD about.

 

[Wendy31]

Those little peg games at Cracker Barrel, the colors have to be symmetrical. I'll switch them out with an empty table if I have to to get the colors even. And don't even mention one of the pegs being broken and shorter than all the rest, I can't handle that at all. It has to be replaced or out of my sight. Its almost painful to look at. I feel like there is this little OCD monster inside me who comes out when I see those games. The worst part is my family knows it drives me crazy, so they try to mess up the pegs on purpose to annoy me. The really weird thing is that this is the only thing I am OCD about.

YES!! So much yes to this!!

If I can't make a pattern w/ the pegs, it pains me. And I have to set up the pattern before I play the game.

One year, as a gag gift, my parents got me one that had all white pegs.

My family would say I have a lot of quirks. I don't know if I do or not.

One thing I do, though, that a lot of our friends find quirky is that I have to dress us (DH, our 3 kids, & myself) in matching/coordinating outfits for all major holidays, vacation, & other important days/events. When we go on vacation, we have a week's worth of coordinating outfits.

I use antibacterial hand sanitizer A. LOT. When DH & I go walk at a local outdoor track, as soon as we get back in the car, I squirt some sanitizer on my hands. And DH is always like, "You literally touched nothing. I don't understand..." I don't know. My hands just feel like they have too much air residue on them or something.

We are a family of 5 - the 2 of us & our 3 children. I have to have things in sets of 3 or 5. If I get just 2 of something, it makes me feel like I'm leaving a child out - but, if there's a set of 2 things nearby the set of 3 things, it's okay because 2 represents DH & me, & 2 +3 = 5. For example, on our fireplace mantel, I have 2 candle holders on one side, &, on the hearth on the opposite side, I have 3 candle holders.

Those are just a few quirks. Admittedly, I probably have more...

EDITED TO ADD: Aaaand I just noticed you said "ONE" quirk! LOL!

 

[Pooh2]

I run my woodstove and open the windows so it feels like I am camping!

 

[ronandannette]

I carry my junk around in a gallon-sized zip-loc baggie instead of having a purse. I can't even remember now why I started doing this (I actually went from carrying nothing to the baggie - I've never been a purse person); now it's kind of my trademark and quite a conversation starter. I know it's absurd and I'm not a big fan of drawing attention to myself so I'm prone to keeping it tucked away out of sight and leave it in the car whenever I'm out in public.

 

[mousefanmichelle]

I check locks three times to make sure they are really, really, really locked lol! I make sure my car honks 3x when I hit the lock button on my remote. I'm a weirdo!

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

I have to have the condiments rack on my table ina restaurant even if I don't plan on using it.

 

[aprilchem]

I call everyone by their first and last name, even my own family. I just feel like it's more informative to do it that way and eliminates confusion.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

My big fear is leaving the garage door up when I leave the house. I check it multiple times going down the driveway & again when I turn onto the street. I actually say out loud "the door is down" to convince myself it is. I can't tell you how many times I've driven a mile or two up the road only to turn around & go home to check the garage door. It has ALWAYS been down when I got back.

 

[mrsv98]

I cannot get into an unmade bed. If DH has a day off and I can't make the bed before I go to work then I have to make it the first chance I have. I will literally make the bed and then get into it to go to bed. DH thinks I am nuts....lol

 

[ZephyrHawk]

I'm obsessive about plate settings. Before I do anything at a restaurant, I fix my place setting correctly. DH teases me about it, and will purposely mess up his own setting, because he knows it bothers me.

 

[camreesmom]

I cannot get into an unmade bed. If DH has a day off and I can't make the bed before I go to work then I have to make it the first chance I have. I will literally make the bed and then get into it to go to bed. DH thinks I am nuts....lol

OMG! This is seriously my DH!

 

[Caskett616]

My big fear is leaving the garage door up when I leave the house. I check it multiple times going down the driveway & again when I turn onto the street. I actually say out loud "the door is down" to convince myself it is. I can't tell you how many times I've driven a mile or two up the road only to turn around & go home to check the garage door. It has ALWAYS been down when I got back.

I do stuff like that all the time. If I'm going out of town, I don't turn the oven on the day I leave. This way, I know for sure that it isn't on. I've been known to go down the block and turn around to check if I turned it off. So by not using it at all, I have one less thing to worry about.

 

[CdnCarrie]

I check my alarm about 3 times before going to bed. Guess its worked since I've haven't missed my alarm in around 20 years.

 

[Marchand63]

I use a lot of notes at work but if there is paper that is going to be tossed I use that instead of notepads. I just can't let the back of a piece of paper that is blank go unused.

I'm obsessive about plate settings. Before I do anything at a restaurant, I fix my place setting correctly. DH teases me about it, and will purposely mess up his own setting, because he knows it bothers me.

Lol, I do this to my DH too. He can't stand open drawers or cabinets, so once in awhile if I leave for work after him I open them all. Now before you say how mean just know his obsession is so bad that when I cook if I step away for a minute he will be right there closing drawers & cabinets I am using. So turnabout is FairPlay

 

[Praying Colonel]

Only one?

Probably the weirdest thing I do is due to fracturing the radial head in my right arm about 20 years ago. Occasionally it causes my right elbow to get really stiff, and the only thing that will relax it is to take my right hand and twist it quickly in a clockwise motion, like I'm opening a door really quickly. So if you see some guy quickly opening an imaginary door, don't freak out--it's just me. (OK, maybe freak out, anyway.... )

 

[Caskett616]

I use a lot of notes at work but if there is paper that is going to be tossed I use that instead of notepads. I just can't let the back of a piece of paper that is blank go unused.




Lol, I do this to my DH too. He can't stand open drawers or cabinets, so once in awhile if I leave for work after him I open them all. Now before you say how mean just know his obsession is so bad that when I cook if I step away for a minute he will be right there closing drawers & cabinets I am using. So turnabout is FairPlay

I'm with you on scrap paper. I can't throw out a piece of paper that is only used on 1 side. In fact, I have a bunch of papers here at work that I use as scrap - why waste it? LOL

 

[SC Minnie]

I cannot get into an unmade bed. If DH has a day off and I can't make the bed before I go to work then I have to make it the first chance I have. I will literally make the bed and then get into it to go to bed. DH thinks I am nuts....lol

I do that too and DH thinks I am nuts. I will even make it up with him in it if he goes to bed before me.

One of my 'things' is I have to wait until a step is completely even before stepping onto an escalator. I never knew it wasn't normal until I was traveling with a coworker and he busted out laughing at me waiting for the escalator step to get 'right'.

I can't step over grates in the sidewalk. I'll walk around them. I have a fear of them collapsing.