I'm good as long as the tape doesn't touch me! Then...I hurl! And yes...I'm the queen of gift bags!

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I have to check that the doors are locked at least twice before going to bed, and I check the alarm clock at least 5 times.

I never thought of this as a quirk until reading the posts. I always have to have the volume on the tv on a even number but it is ok on the 5 or 15. Even if the perfect volume is 7 I will go up to 8 just to have the even number.

Two of my craziest quirks (and I have plenty) are that I cannot stand an unmade bed---I can't even get into bed unless it has been made properly. Another quirk is that I touch everything when I'm in a store browsing. DH would say my biggest quirk is that I leave cabinet doors open.

I cannot eat peaches because of the fuzz on them. It sets my teeth on edge just thinking about them. Literally my teeth ache. Weird huh?

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Martha, just wait to you get older and misplace things. It use to drive me batty. I lose to many things now. I have a lost list. When and if I ever find something on it, it gives me great pleasure to erase it off the list.
I lost a Christmas present in my house last year, 2005, and have not found it yet.
This year I misplaced (don't you love that word) a gift card for my DS from the Bass Pro Shop. I think I threw it in the garbage. I asked for a replacement since they could tell it had not been used and they issued another one. But it was after Christmas. I am getting use to losing things and not finding them. But I am 54, older than most of you ladies. I have 4 sisters and a Mom and we think it runs in our family to lose things in our house.
I didn't mean to hijack the thread.
I have some OCD traits. They have gotten better as I get older. I just can't do it all any more. But my clothes have to be hung a certain way. All the coat hangers have to go the same way, like a question mark when you look at them in your right hand. The long sleeves have to be together as do the short sleeves, pants together and jackets. They can't be mixed up. I watch Monk. I like him. My pantry has to be in groups. Soups together, vegs together, meats together and fruits together. I can't stand to see them mixed up.

I never noticed that I did this so much until my dh would get on to our kids for doing it in the store! I just have to know how everything feels!

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You guys have no idea how nice this thread is to see. I always thought I was weird (OK, I still am) with my quirks, and moreover, I see stuff in my son, who shows signs of OCD. Maybe we're all a little neurotic, huh? What's normal? Are the norms the odds?LOL

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I do this EXACT same thing! It has to be an even # or multiple of 5.

I like my things organized. DH won't even attempt to hang the boys' clothes up b/c it has to be my way. When ppl use double negatives it takes every ounce of self-restraint not to correct them. Pls do not utter "I ain't got no..." anywhere near me!

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Hmmm I'm sure I have a bunch of quirks, but I don't see any of mine listed.

I'm a germaphobe, so if there was a camera on me during the day, I probably wash my hands 100 times each day. I am also Queen of Hand Sanitizer. I bring it with me EVERYWHERE, and put it out on the table at restaurants. We have probably 5 bottles in the van... each kid has his own. I will not touch a doorknob, even if you pay me! I will use an elbow, the front of my knuckle, toilet paper, my hand in a sleeve... no way will I touch a knob, faucet handle, or the hand dryer button, or an elevator button. :hurl:

BUT I'm not like Howard Hughes. I don't have real mental issues with handwashing...I just like to know I'm not touching someone elses fecal matter!!!

I have to make my bed each day or I feel like the whole day is out of whack. I have to have my counters clean. If there is a crumb, I can't stand it. I love the smell of Pine Sol and Comet Mmmmmmmm. I love paper, pens and containers and love organizing things...

I cannot go without a shower each day. Even when I have a newborn baby... I don't miss a day. There is probably one day each year that I have to skip a shower ((like, if I am vomiting and just can't get in the shower...) otherwise, my shower takes precadence over all else in life!

I am ALWAYS hot and must have a ceiling fan on (during summer/fall) I get a touch of claustrophobia sometimes. I hate having shoes on my feet... love sandals and going barefoot.

I have to have the pillows on the couch arranged 'just so'. I tidy up the whole house before going anywhere so that I come home to a clean house. BUT my van is a garbage can on wheels!! It is the biggest pit....

I was not always like this. These have all come about since having kids/being married. I was the ultimate 'bachelorette' before meeting dh... he likes to tell everyone how there was mold on the butter in my fridge when he met me. I was such a slob and didn't mind at all!

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