Habits you have had most of your life.

dobielvr said:
I never take the first one of anything...like magazines in a rack. Or newspapers where you have to put $$ in to collect the newspaper. I'll reach underneath and grab the second or 3rd one.
Towels on a shelf, bread, I'll search and search till I find the one that looks just right.

I don't know if I'd call it a habit, or a weirdness.
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At least if you are reaching back for milk, you might get a better expiration date.
 

When I come home I have a routine that I have to do as soon as I walk in the door. Put my keys in a cloth bag hanging on the closet door. Take off my shoes and put on the bottom shelf of a bookcase that is near the door. If I am wearing a coat, hang it up in the closet by the door. Straighten the door mat if it got moved when I came in. Then put away whatever I might have brought in. If anyone is coming in with me, they have to stand behind me and wait for me to finish my routine.
 
dseag2 said:
The weird habit I've had since I was a child is that I have to pull the sheet over my head to sleep. I "cocoon" in the sheets. I told my co-workers about this once during lunch and they never let me live it down!
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Funny you mention that. From my earliest memory I would cover myself fully with my blankets and rock myself to sleep. I think I did it to drown out the constant chaos that was happening in our house. I was probably in middle school before I could break that habit of rocking myself to sleep.

Yet here I am at the age of 61 and will still wake fairly often to find I have pulled the covers up over my head. I'm not sure what I'm hiding from?
 
Kika said:
I thought I was the only one. Except I keep TWO packs of tissues in my bag. Everyone knows I carry tissues, so I am the "go to" person. So many tissues get wasted after they are unused in pockets and start to deteriorate.
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Not my Grammas tissues
She could whip one out in a split second
Reach over
'Spit on this'
And 'wash' my face
Purse dirt and all
All the while driving to Mode-O-Day
 
Beezer said:
I always have a bad habit of talking to myself.

Oh, SHUT up!
No. YOU shut up!!
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Breezer, I used to have a roommate, David, who used to argue with himself, just like that. He only did it when he thought he was alone. Once, he argued if he was going to drive 1 1/2 hrs to see his girl. It was funny as hell.Your post brought back those memories, Thanks
 
Habits you have had most of your life.
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I've been mulling this over, trying to come up with something other than 'breathing"....
O.K., I talk to animals, they don't always answer but they do listen.
...another one: I lick the butter off the knife after spreading on toast. I DO put the licked knife in the dish washer Lol.
I put one shoe on and tie the lace before I put the other shoe on. However I think that's how they trained us to do it when I was in the Army.
 
*Like a previous poster, I don't like buying anything positioned at the front. I always reach back. In my case it may just be superstition.

*It must be some type of OCD because I use a list for just about everything. As an example, when going away and even for as short as a day or two, I must write up a list of what I expect to put in my bag/luggage. Then when packing starts, I check each item off in RED ink. If I don't do that, at some point, I would second guess myself as to whether or not I packed everything. Actually, I still second guess myself but then I don't have to search through the luggage. I just look at my list and a red check mark convinces me that it is packed.

*I am into handwashing. I recall that my sophomore year roommate asked me if I was a doctor.

*Neatness! My car, my garage, and my home. Everything is neat and organize. Maybe that's why my adult kids are the opposite. 🤷‍♂️
 
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Lee said:
For me I have to have almost everything in my home symmetrical or uniform. Two matching cabinets one on each side of the sofa. Cups with handles always have to face the same way. Pillows on the bed all match in order of size, same with the sofa cushions. Books go tall to short. And everything must line up or I go nuts.

There is a name for this disorder, I am sure one of you will tell me what it is :unsure: :ROFLMAO:
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That's not a disorder; it's order.
 
Nosy Bee-54 said:
*Like a previous poster, I don't like buying anything positioned at the front. I always reach back. In my case it may just be superstition.
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I do that as well because I'm a bit of a germaphobe. My thinking is a hundred people may have picked up that front item to look it over, check price, check nutrional info, whatever. I don't need all those germs. I carry a wet wipe with me when I shop and use that to handle the front row item so I can get the one further back. That has been my practice long before Covid was ever heard of.
 
Lewkat said:
Either humming or whistling tunelessly under my breath all the time. When my parents or sibs would hear me they'd tell me to stop. Finally everyone gave up on that.
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My gramps did the same thing.

I always assumed he was whistling a song, and because he was stone-deaf he didn't realize people around him could only hear an occasional shaky note. To onlookers, it just looked like he puckered-up his lips a lot, then this airy, tuneful whistle would happen.
 
katlupe said:
When I come home I have a routine that I have to do as soon as I walk in the door. Put my keys in a cloth bag hanging on the closet door. Take off my shoes and put on the bottom shelf of a bookcase that is near the door. If I am wearing a coat, hang it up in the closet by the door. Straighten the door mat if it got moved when I came in. Then put away whatever I might have brought in. If anyone is coming in with me, they have to stand behind me and wait for me to finish my routine.
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Do you provide a place to sit while they wait? :p
 
Lee said:
For me I have to have almost everything in my home symmetrical or uniform. Two matching cabinets one on each side of the sofa. Cups with handles always have to face the same way. Pillows on the bed all match in order of size, same with the sofa cushions. Books go tall to short. And everything must line up or I go nuts.

There is a name for this disorder, I am sure one of you will tell me what it is :unsure: :ROFLMAO:
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OMG. that's me! Light switch covers and heat duct covers have to be absolutely straight. Pictures too, of course. And kitchen cabinet handles must all be exactly the same height and not crooked. At all. My silverware is stacked neatly in the drawer. Drinking glasses are placed neatly in rows. Chairs are placed exactly the same distance from the table. There are too many to mention since this "affliction" affects everything in my life!

Is Symmetry Disorder a real thing?
 
katlupe said:
Nope, if they want to get inside they have to stand. Maybe I should put a bench outside my door but probably against the rules. :)
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Maybe management would allow a single chair. Probly not, eh?

Alternatively; carry a handful of chewy carmels with you. Before you begin your ritual, hand out 1 carmel to each person who happens to arrive at your place with you. By the time they've gotten over their initial surprise, unwrapped the carmel and popped it in their mouths, delighted in it's euphoric affects, and then pried the last bits of it off their teeth, you'll have just about cleared the threshold. They won't even remember the wait. :giggle:

It's the perfect plan.
 
While I sit, I continuously bounce one knee. More accurately, I keep one of my heels off the floor and bounce on the ball of that foot. While reclined or lying on my back, I continually wag one foot.

My doctor calls it Restless Leg Syndrome. RLS is usually accompanied with a super-annoying sensation. I only get that sensation in my knee. It feels like bugs or worms are squirming around behind my knee-cap, and to stop it I have to shake my leg or go for a walk. So, technically, I'd say I have Restless Knee Syndrome, and the foot bouncing, wagging thing is just a habit.

I used to be a nail-biter. I quit biting my nails when I got in the habit of smoking at age 24. Before then, I only smoked occasionally. Very occasionally. Like, weeks and months could go by between smokes.
 

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