Tag, I'm quirky!

I've been tagged by Nat. This is a fun tag because it gives you insight to the quirks that we all try to hide in person, but feel brave enough to write about on our blogs. The rules are to copy the rules, come up with 6 quirks and then tag 6 more people. In doing this, I have come up with two realizations. One- I am a bit of an open book, so it was hard to come up with quirks that anyone who knows me doesn't already know; and Two- after looking at some other blogs to come up with ideas, most of my quirks are not just a bit embarrassing, but mildly disturbing. Well, here goes anyway.

1. I make lists for EVERYTHING: Cleaning, to do today, to do in the near future, grocery lists for each store. . . it goes on and on. I can blame this one on my sister Jill. When we were little, anytime we were about to delve into a project or organize our day she would insist on us "making a list" first.

2. I have to have the volume for TV, radio, etc. on certain numbers. Ideally it should be on a number divisible by 5, but when that won't work, certain even numbers will do. For example, if 15 is too loud, and 10 is too soft, the only other option is 12 because 14 is too close to 15 and 11 and 13 are odd numbers. Strange, I know.

3. Perhaps the least appealing of all is that I sweat profusely. I can thank my dad for this one. As gross as it may seem to some people, this one actually doesn't bother me so much. Sure it was mortifying in junior high, going to class still red faced and dripping after gym, but now I rather like being able to really sweat it all out at the gym. My quick way of detoxing I guess.

4. I count stairs meticulously. I use to be able to tell you how many stairs were on each staircase that I encountered at BYU. I've often caught myself not paying attention to a conversation I'm having with someone because I'm too busy counting. If this has happened to you, I'm sorry. I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just a bit of a weirdo.

5. I have to eat my candies/fruit snacks so that all the colors come out even. For example, if I have 2 blue, 1 orange, 2 red and 1 green, I have to eat one blue and red one first so that there is one of each left. Then I eat my least favorite color first and save the best for last.

6. Last, but certainly not least... I sleep with my eyes open. It's not like they hang wide open, but they are open just wide enough that if some happens to pass by while I am sleeping, they're not sure if I am awake or sleeping. As many times as I've tried to conquer this one, I still wake up with my eyes dried out and irritated in the morning. What can I do...I'm sleeping. I've passed this one on to my two little boys who I'm sure will be lucky enough to have a few embarrassing photos of their own in the years to come.

Now that I have a few of my embarrassing quirks out there for all of you to see, I'd like to pass on the opportunity to a few of you. Unfortunately, a good majority of my friends aren't into blogging yet, but the lucky few I tag are Marilyn, Jill, Mom(when you get your blog going), Mandi and anyone else who would like to join in the fun.