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DzinerGirl 
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 10:05am |
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After posting in the threas about the spider I realised I have a habit of turning my shoes upside down if I leave them outside and always shake them out before putting them back on...this is something I have done since I was little and living in Aussie with my family before we moved here.
Another thing is I keep glasses in the fridge..also from living in Aussie so that drinks were always as cold as they could be, rather than using warm glasses from the cupboard.
My question is..What are your quirks/habits that you've picked up from family members etc?
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Hopes
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 10:41am |
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I'll always polish my apples on my top - even though I'm sure that does nothing to clean them!
And I'll always break my eggs into a cup, bought or not - this stems from back on the farm when sometimes the odd egg wasn't as fresh as it should be.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 11:01am |
LOL Hopes I do the same with my eggs too. I never used to, but once I was making a cake and cracking the eggs straight into the flour mixture when the last one I cracked in was off  Really peeved me off  and I had to throw it all out! So now I always break them individually into a cup first.
Another thing I do - y'know when you have a drink and the glass leaves a ring from the condensation, after I pick up the glass and taken a drink, I always put the glass back down exactly where the ring is, line it up perfect and everything! Slightly OCD I think 
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 11:15am |
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Mine is having the toilet paper end draping the front of the roll...no matter who's house I'm at I always change it around to that way lol. Umm probably have others but that's the one that sticks out at the mo.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 11:33am |
Umm, I have to use matching coloured pegs for things.
So, two white pegs or two pink pegs... Never one white, one pink.
And, ummm... Hahaha, if I can coordinate the pegs with clothing, I will. So White pegs for white garments, pink pegs for red/pink garments, green pegs for green garments... So on and so forth.
And if I run out of matching pegs, then it gets hung inside on the clothes horse  
Also, my dishes have to be done in a certain order.
I think it comes down to being OCD more than it being a quirk, hahaha.
I do the apple polishing thing on my shirt too, I won't eat an apple, or a plum for that matter, unless it's shiny from being polished on my shirt. Lol.
Hmm, what else?
Can't think of anything at this stage.
It's just the pegs and dishes that are my main ones.
Not that that's something that was picked up from family, just a quirk I developed.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 11:51am |
 MumsyMoo wrote:
Umm, I have to use matching coloured pegs for things.
So, two white pegs or two pink pegs... Never one white, one pink.
And, ummm... Hahaha, if I can coordinate the pegs with clothing, I will. So White pegs for white garments, pink pegs for red/pink garments, green pegs for green garments... So on and so forth.
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DF does this too! When he actually hangs clothes out that is....
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 11:57am |
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I can't take the front item on the shelf at the supermarket.... I have to go for one behind, just in case there is something wrong with the front one!!
I also never finish the bit of a burger that I hold - DH always gets a small bit of burger otherwise it won't get eaten! Dunno what that one is about.
I have to hang all my clothes hanging the same way in the wardrobe, with hangers also all facing the same way.
Crazy lady!!
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:00pm |
Oooh, I do the peg thing too! Well, the 2 x same pegs not matching to the clothing colour. Don't think I need any ideas on that one or hanging out washing is going to take a lot longer.... 
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:09pm |
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he he i do the peg thing too..
i also have a thing with odd numbers.. can never turn a radio up to like Volume 17 has to be either 16 or 18...
Yip wash my dishes in certain order - what i dont put in dishwasher...
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:11pm |
kiwilaurie wrote:
I can't take the front item on the shelf at the supermarket.... I have to go for one behind, just in case there is something wrong with the front one!! |
Snap
kiwilaurie wrote:
I have to hang all my clothes hanging the same way in the wardrobe, with hangers also all facing the same way. |
Double snap.
Man, I'm more loopy than I thought!
Hahahaha.
Not that I'm insinuating that YOU'RE loopy. But you know what I mean
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:18pm |
LOL at the burger thing...that actually made me remember a discussion I had with a friend about takeaways (as in McD's)...I ALWAYS eat the chips first and then the burger, I tried to make myself eat the burger first (like she did) but it felt wrong! 
And if I'm out at dinner and I know I'm not going to be able to finish my meal I make sure I eat all the meat so that it's just salad or potatoes etc left..they seem like less of a waste than meat
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:19pm |
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My pantry has to be sorted in a certain way.
Things have a place and i get really peeved if DH puts things back on the wrong shelf and/or in the wrong place on the shelf.
All the tins are together, in rows (from the back ) !1.Coconut Cream, Kidney Beans, Tomatoes
2. Baked Beans, Spaghetti, Tin Soup
3. Jars/Tins or meal sauces
4. Tuna, Pineapple, Beetroot
Etc.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:23pm |
I can't bear to see plugs switched on if there is nothing plugged into them.
I can't stand walking on smooth concrete with bare feet - it makes my skin crawl
I always eat the chips before the burger too
Ohanlon - snap on the volume thing! DH is the same too - it has to either be an even number or a multiple of 5 
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:25pm |
Joscia wrote:
I always eat the chips before the burger too |
Yay!
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:30pm |
[QUOTE=Joscia] Ohanlon - snap on the volume thing! DH is the same too - it has to either be an even number or a multiple of 5
OMG thats me too!!!
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:33pm |
lol i do nearly all those things
- pegs have to be the same colour
- i eat that last bit of burgers (esp subway cause all the sauce makes that bit soggy)
- i have thing in even numbers like i want 4 kids not 3)
- dh does the getting the thing from back of the shelf at the supermarket
- cans in the cupboard
things i do as well as all those
- before i go to bed the cushions have to be straight and the remotes on the coffee table in height order.
- books on shelf are all in height order
- bed gets made as soon as i get out of it in hte morning
-ummmm oh all the chairs around the table have to be pushed in.
Omg im crazy
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:37pm |
Snap on the chips - they go cold if you eat the burger first!
I also like to have lights on - sometimes even when it's quite light outside. It makes the room brighter - but annoys Dh no end!
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:38pm |
remembered after i posted
- left sock always goes on first
- i always eat the meat last , the chips first at maccas etc and the drink last.
- towels have to be folded the same way , in half and in half, then into 3.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:42pm |
Ok, so I originally read this thread thinking you're a bunch of nutters but then mummsymoo and a few others went and posted about my quirks.
I have to use matching pegs and I like to use the same colour on all clothes on the line (ie. I have 4 lines so one line might be all pink pegs, another will be all purple pegs etc).
I used to wash my dishes in a certain order (but I think that's my OCD too) and now I use a dishwasher things have their place. If the dishwasher has been packed wrong by DH I will unpack the dirty dishes and repack them in the right order.
I won't have the volume of my MP3 on an odd number either.
I hate seeing plugs on when there's nothing plugged in too, it doesn't matter where I am I'll turn them off.
If someone says something that reminds me of a song I'll start singing it (my mum does this too).
I always wash fruit and chop it up before eating it (I won't just grab and apple or pear and eat it whole).
Actually most of my quirks are more OCD than anything else.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:44pm |
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LOL so funny reading these and going "oh yeah, I do that too" and couldn't think of them before.
I used to be like that with my pegs too, but that was before DD came along and now I'm in such a rush I just grab any old pegs but cringe when I do it. However if I'm not in such a rush and can take my time, then I will make sure I grab 2 matching coloured pegs.
And I change the loo roll around at other people's houses too.
Oh and another thing, when I fold the towels, they have to be folded a certain way and sit a certain way in the cupboard i.e. folded edges out and with the embossment (sp?) face up. If DH folds them (which isn't very often) they just get rolled up in any old manner and shoved in the cupboard. When he's not looking I go back and refold them hehe.
And, my washing has to be hung a certain way too otherwise it won't dry efficiently. If DH hangs the washing (again, not very often) we still end up with damp patches where he's doubled over the garment on the line. I hate that. Trousers and boxers should be hung by the back of the waistband, not the whole waistband. I could go on about my washing......
Aren't our little quirks/OCD moments just the funniest things?
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