Lately, I have been thinking about quirks. You know, those odd little behaviors we all have that make you distinctly YOU. For some reason I have been becoming conscious of my own little quirks. Not in a self-depreciating way, more as a matter of Hmmm, that's interesting, I wonder why I do that? I'm thinking that we should embrace our quirks and value them because they give us our uniqueness, even if most of them are pretty silly. Here are some of the quirks I have been noticing about myself:
1) My pinkie fingers tend to stick out/up when I do things with my hands such as type, brush my teeth, drink from a cup/can/bottle/ whatever. Think of a stuffy, proper, English woman taking tea with her pinkie extended away from her tea cup. That would be me.
2) I talk to animals. I was having a full blown conversation with my guinea pigs recently as I was folding my laundry (their cage is in the laundry room). I didn't think anything of it until Aaron walked in and gave me a look that let me know I was being a bit strange. I told him that fifteen years of being married to a man of few words has taught me to go ahead and have my one way conversations. Even if it is with my four legged friends.
3)When I do my hair and makeup in the morning I stand on one leg. My other leg bends at the knee and rests on the bathroom counter. I have been doing this since Junior High. I have no idea why.
4) I am a rebel. I know everyone who knows me just burst out laughing because they know I am not one to break the rules. I am more of a subtle, non-traditional rebel and when I am rebelling I am the only one who knows I'm doing it. For example, sometimes when I clean my kitchen after dinner, I will purposely not do it perfectly. I might leave a little something stuck in the sink or not scrub the stove top 'till it shines. I assure you I do this not out of laziness but out of pure rebellion. One would expect me to clean the kitchen perfectly, therefore, I do not do it. Even if it is one, almost unnoticeable little spot.
One thing I have never been good at is laughing at myself. Examining my quirks is helping me get over that.
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I love this!! Little quirks are so interesting. Maybe I should get an animal to talk to. Being married to a man of few words has caused me quite a bit of frustration at times.
I can't figure out how you could possibly be comfortable drying your hair and applying make-up standing on one leg! Is it the same leg every time? Doesn't it get tired?
And your rebellious streak is too funny. Not cleaning the kitchen all the way is such a classic example.
I loved this entry! I'm too scared to examine myself that closely!
I do the same leg thing-almost! When I'm standing at the counter I stand on my left leg with my right leg bent and my right foot pressed against the side of my left knee. Don't know why, but like you, I've always done it!
When I read "I am a rebel", I was like "huh?" :) But, okay, I see what you mean! Keep livin' life dangerously there Kase!!!! :)
See you soon!
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