Quirky Me

I have been tagged by Jessica Michele over at Rants~and~Rambles to do this meme. I am supposed to reveal 6 unspectacular quirks about myself. She actually tagged me a few days ago but unfortunately one of my quirks is that at times I can be an unorganized procrastinator so this is the first chance I have had to sit down and write this.

Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) I was able to come up with 6 rather quickly. And they are:

1) I dissect my food. I have done this ever since I was a kid. I have no idea how it started or why. I have even asked my parents and they said they aren't sure either, I have just always done it. For example, if I'm eating pizza I will eat the toppings, then the cheese and then the crust. Or if its a sandwich I will pull it apart in pieces instead of just biting into it. Needless to say I am a very slow eater, which can drive people a little crazy.

2) One thing that drives me crazy..worse than fingernails down a chalkboard...is seeing someone chewing ice or biting into ice cream or a popsicle. Gives me chills just thinking about it.

3) At night when I set my alarm (which is actually the alarm on my cell phone) I always have to check it a few times to make sure I set it right. Even though in my head I know I did, I can't help it. I usually end up checking it like 3 or 4 times. Maybe because for so many years I worked 3rd shift and was already up when I went to work so I never had to worry about an alarm. Or maybe I'm just afraid that one morning it won't go off and some of the parents of my daycare kids will end up seeing what I really look like in the morning!

4) I always sleep with my feet uncovered. Even in the middle of winter when I am freezing with 2 or 3 blankets on...still nothing over my feet.

5) I have this amazing memory when it comes to phone numbers. Tell me your phone number and I will remember it. No need to write it down it will just be stuck there in my head. Forever. And those commercials that sing their phone number? Yeah let's just say that I now have dozens of phone numbers of businesses that I will never use just floating around in my brain, taking up space that could be used for information I might actually need.

**A funny story about this one- there was a commercial that was on when I was probably about 7 or 8 yrs old. It was for a cab company and the commercial jingle was just the name of the company and the phone number. I have always remembered that number/song and about a year ago some friends and I had gone out and were going to call a cab to take us home. As we were leaving I jokingly said we should call that company because it was the only one I knew the number to. One of my friends called it and they still (27 yrs later) are in business and have the same phone number!**

So I guess this quirk can come in handy at times...

6) I write upside down. Well, not completely upside down, but close. I am left handed and instead of writing with my hand and wrist all twisted like a lot of lefties do I have always turned my chair to the side a little bit and then turned the paper so that its almost upside down. This particular quirk did not sit well with the nuns or teachers I had back in my Catholic elementary school. I even had one that was so bothered by it she clamped my paper to the desk to "break me of my bad habit". Didn't work.


Ok, so now I am supposed to tag 6 people to continue this meme. I really have no idea who has already done this so instead I am just going to tag anyone that hasn't already done it that would like to do so.