OCD to the EXTREME

so i read these things on anna and powers' sites a while back, but i'm only just now getting around to doing it myself.

now you will know how truly insane i really am.

*ahem*

the rules:

1. mention the person who tagged you.
2. list the rules on your blog.
3. tell about six unspectacular quirks of yours.

here goes . . .

1. when eating m&ms, i first divide them into piles based on color (reds together, yellows, etc.). then, systematically, i eat one of each color until there are an equal number of each. once there are equal numbers of each color of m&m, i collect one from each color pile and eat them all at the same time, until i am out of m&ms. ALWAYS.

2. some people may know this, but i am extremely ocd about making my bed. this probably stems from my mother's ocd bed-making which is a direct result of her father being in the army and being obsessed with a well-made bed himself. a three generation habit . . . beat that. a bed should be made, and it should always be made well. no exceptions.

3. when getting out of the shower, i count down from 10 to 1 before turning off the water. i only do this at "home" showers, however: in murfreesboro or at the dorm, for example. never if i'm over at someone else's place. when i do this without realizing it is when i know i'm at home someplace.

4. i despise odd numbers. whether selecting the volume on the tv or in the car, i will not stand for anything but even digits. i'll even wait around when setting a clock for the next even minute. the only exception is when setting the microwave, in which case i NEVER use an even number, or even a predictable odd number (2:25, 1:50, etc.). in this case, i only use the most random numbers i can come up with; 2:47 or 1:53, for example. don't ask me why . . . i don't know.

5. when going down stairs, i never step on the bottom step. i believe this originates with cameron and me in middle school or so. you never want to hit the bottom in life, do you? then don't step on the bottom step.

6. and, last but not least, i cannot STAND creases in paperback book bindings. i will read a book at the most awkward, almost closed, angle--barely able to read the words towards the inside of the page--rather than risk a crease. if i spend too long on a certain part of a book, i begin to panic, worrying that i'll make a crease and try to read faster. i just realized this fear may be part of the reason i don't like to read books more than once.

anyway, there you have it . . . a few of my (many) quirks laid out for you to see.

please don't judge.

if you happen to do any of the same things, let me know.

and if you are reading this and haven't already done it, consider yourself tagged.