Whats your "weird" behaviour?

You know those ones that you know yourself make you a little OCD (not intending to make light of anyone actually suffering from this, this is just a light hearted Sunday afternoon thread :))

My number 1 one would have to be wardrobe doors. I cant stand them left open. I dont know why, I dont know what it is but it honestly drives me mental. If I see one open, I will have to close it and usually if its mine I will slam it because I dont know how many times I have told DH to "turn the light off and close the freaking door!!!"
Actually thinking about it its cupboard doors too :rolleyes:

My number 2 is I cant stand touching raw meat. :sick: It gives me the heebies big time. I buy boxes of disposable gloves so I can touch it to cook dinner but I buy bulk meat that DH has to separate and bag up cause I cant and wont do it.
This one started when I got food poisoning which I put down to undercooked chicken. So I was really anal when dealing with it from then and it has just progressed to all raw meat now.

So fess up whats yours?

Pegs. I have to use the same coloured peg on each line of the washing line. Each of the lines can be different from each other, but every peg on a single line must match. I've always been like it and if anything am getting worse. Once in a blue moon when my DH actually helps hang washing on the line he thinks its hilarious to deliberately use different coloured pegs. All that happens then is that I have to go along and re-peg everything.

I also have to have all the handles of my coffee cups going in the same direction at the same angle.

All the towels need to be hung exactly evenly over the rails.

I cant touch Garbage bins, i have to get my hubby or kids to take the bins out and if i put something in the bin and i "think" my hand or finger had accidentally touched it, then i have to wash my hands a few times all the way up to my elbow and if i dont, i start to see germs crawling on my arm, like u know when u get that ants in snow on the telly, thats what i see..... crazy i know...

I hear you on the cupboard doors thing - your DH and mine must've gone to the same school of annoying habits!

I don't have the peg problem because I only have wooden pegs but when hanging DS's nappies all the inners of the same type have to be together, with the labels all facing the same way.

Also i have to wash my hands when i come home from shopping, i cant touch anything in the house till i do.. and i wipe my hands with a wet wipe at the shops before eating.. actually im constintly washing my hands, sometimes in winter they get really dry from too much hand washing and we go through a lot of soap!

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Also i have to wash my hands when i come home from shopping, i cant touch anything in the house till i do.. and i wipe my hands with a wet wipe at the shops before eating.. actually im constintly washing my hands, sometimes in winter they get really dry from too much hand washing and we go through a lot of soap!

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im a bit anal about hand washing too... i do it so much sometimes that even i pull myself up (like after ive folded clean clothes ill wash my hands) i have a cast on my left arm at the moment and carry antibacterial hand wipes with me everywhere and am forever wiping (what i can) my left hand..

empty boxes.. sounds small and silly but i CANNOT STAND it when someone leaves only a couple in te box.. am terrible at work and go a little mental if people dont put the boxes out (work with food so theres plenty of boxes)


good thread btw :)

When I'm in the car I'm really particular about what "number" the volume of the stereo is on. It either has to be on an even number, or a multiple of 5. The "multiple of 5 rule" trumps the "even rule" though, so for example, it's preferable to have the stereo on 15 rather than 14 or 16 even though they are even numbers, lol.

Even if DH is driving and he changes the volume it will really bother me if it doesn't follow my "rules" until I change it. He just laughs at me now.

When I'm frustrated about something, I just want to clean. Vacuum, clean bathrooms, sweep the floor, dust, and I do it fast!!

My house is really tidy!!

I hate bare feet (my own). I hate things sticking to my feet and hate them being dirty. Even in the house I usually wear socks or slippers all the time. Even on hot days. I don't like touching other people's feet if they look dirty or unkept/festy.

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I hate bare feet (my own). I hate things sticking to my feet and hate them being dirty. Even in the house I usually wear socks or slippers all the time. Even on hot days. I don't like touching other people's feet if they look dirty or unkept/festy.

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I ALWAYS wash my feet before going to bed. Even if I have had my shower in the evening =P

The volume of the TV has to always be on an even number. Toilet lids have to always be down. I memorize number plates all the time. I have quite a few more but can't think what they are. I can't stand long toe nails on anyone, it's gross and belly buttons, cotton wool and spiders make me' nearly vomit!

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When I'm in the car I'm really particular about what "number" the volume of the stereo is on. It either has to be on an even number, or a multiple of 5. The "multiple of 5 rule" trumps the "even rule" though, so for example, it's preferable to have the stereo on 15 rather than 14 or 16 even though they are even numbers, lol.

Even if DH is driving and he changes the volume it will really bother me if it doesn't follow my "rules" until I change it. He just laughs at me now.

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I'm a 'multiple of 5' theory person for car stereo volume, but DH does the even number thing!

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I ALWAYS wash my feet before going to bed. Even if I have had my shower in the evening =P

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Glad I'm not the only weido :p

I used to have my toilet paper going over the top of the roll. Now as long as its on the holder & not covering the floor I don't care! :lol:

My MIL gave me a peg problem too. Same type & colour for each piece of clothing.

I hate cupboard doors open. Kids keep leaving my pantry door open & its driving me nuts.

I also prefer the volume on en even or 5 number. But sometimes I'll purposely put it on an odd number for kicks ;)

My curtains HAVE to be open through the day. I don't care how hot it is, or how much power I waste when my air con is on, I hate having my curtains closed. Its depressing.

So I think I'm just following the trends of everyone else :lol:

Except that I hate shoes... I wear thongs outside & nothing inside. I wear thongs all year round unless my toes are about to fall off :lol:

Wow! I'm totally germy, messy and filthy compared to you ladies.

Ummmm I hate the cupboard door thing too, and I have to have the linen cupboard neat. I also like a clean kitchen, but nothing out of the Ordinary.

You know Ive never even noticed pegs or volume numbers or coffee cup handles or labels...?

I like things to be in their place though and if I can't find a home for something I bin it/salvo it. I don't like excess stuff.

Haha I knew I wasnt the only one, with some funny quirks!
When eating salted peanuts I will only eat the whole ones not the 'broken' halves. Probably a good thing cause it means I wont eat handfuls of them in case the broken ones are in there.

I'm another multiple of 5 or even (& yes, multiples trumps evens ;) ) with car stereo.

I also have a peg problem. I have to use all the pink pegs first, then the blue ones, then the green ones and then the yellow. A single piece of clothing can only have the same colored pegs so if I have something that requires 2 pegs but I only have 1 say blue peg, I have to put that item back and get something that only requires one peg.. Lost yet?

Also the toilet paper has to be 'over'. I even have to change it at my sisters to use it of its the wrong way!

I'm sure there is something I'm forgetting but I'm sure you all think I'm crazy now (if you didn't already ;) )

At my work ( I work with food ) If someone else has stocked the fridge before me, and the rows are uneven, drinks in the wrong spot, i HAVE to move everything about until it is how I was first told it had to be, and the first row usually has the biggest part of the lable/logo facing out, even though the customers cant really see the fridge very well from the counter.. and the boxes, so many boxes! Just thrown everywhere and anywhere or with only a few things in there. I have to empty it, flatten it and take it out the back.

At home I cant stand curtains open at night, even the tiniest little gap creeps me out! Toilet seat always down, I live with 3 males, My DP, My brother and his DP, they all put the seat down.. Apart from my brother :rolleyes: and boy does he know about it when he does it! :lol: and cupboard doors too for me. And our fridge at home has to be stocked right too (I blame work for that one!)
If I am the one putting dishes away, the plates/bowls have to be right, my mum got me a set of black and red ones, and they HAVE to go black red black red!

I never realised how many things i was a bit anal about before! :lol:

I hate it when the rug is flipped over at the corner or the blinds are up/down unevenly.

Dishwasher has to be stacked my way (i.e. properly!) or it gets re-stacked.

At the supermarket check-out I always put groceries on the belt thingie in order of where they go when they get home - all the cold stuff first, pantry stuff, fruit, veg etc. DH knows to go straight to bag and trolley duty when I'm doing this or I get really frustrated with his attempts to 'help'. It's the way my mum did it, it's the way I did it and I bet my daughter does it too!

Mine is taps at work! I sell bathroom products and the taps must be in the off position and the seats closed or I go batty

Ditto Mylitta with the volume numbers, even down to multiples of five winning out over even numbers.

Ditto clover with the shoes. I only wear them outside, and I tend to buy shoes that I can get off really quickly lol. It also means I wash, scrub and moisturise my feet before bed and wear socks to help the moisturising. I really don't like my feet getting dry over night.

Ditto buffy the dishwasher. DH has started helping and loading it up lately, but he does it 'wrong' so I just go do it again lol.

I hate empty sockets being switched on. I don't care I where I am, I switch it off. I switched off an empty socket in a cafe the other day lol.

I have managed to get over my peg thing - pegs needed to match each other, and whatever I was pegging as close as possible.

Oh dear, just a little strange over here!

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I have quite a few :/

Car stereo, tv, and house radio volume must be on evens at all times. the tv is on 20 if we are all watching tv, 16 if the girls are watching and 12 if its just me.

When shopping I never get the item from the front on the shelf, always have to get one from behind.

Milk use by dates must be even, unless they are special dates like birthdays etc, then they must be bought.

cant deal with dripping taps either..

The list is great here.

OH and MIL has the peg thingy too. All female items must be hung up using pink pegs, boy for male items, and the unisex things like towels and sheets must be hung up using white pegs. (I have lots of fun messing with her system whenever we are there :LOL: )

beansbeans! - your milk thing reminded me of another one. I can't ever combine milk from two different bottles. Drives my DH nuts that I will open the new milk bottle before the old one is finished, and only use the new milk, if there isn't enough for what I need in the old one.

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beansbeans! - your milk thing reminded me of another one. I can't ever combine milk from two different bottles. Drives my DH nuts that I will open the new milk bottle before the old one is finished, and only use the new milk, if there isn't enough for what I need in the old one.

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:lol: I do the same!

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beansbeans! - your milk thing reminded me of another one. I can't ever combine milk from two different bottles. Drives my DH nuts that I will open the new milk bottle before the old one is finished, and only use the new milk, if there isn't enough for what I need in the old one.

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Oh nooo! My DH does this and I can't stand it, a new *anything* cannot be opened if there's one already opened and unfinished.

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I have 'my' towels and 'DP's' towels. I don't care what he does with his towels but mine are in the linen cupboard in a rotation system so they all wear evenly. I'm the only one ever allowed to use my towels. If we have someone stay the night they get one of DP's towels but never, ever one of mine.

All my hangers have to be facing the same way in the wardrobes and they have to be wooden ones.

Spines on the DVDs must all face up the same way.

I live in an apartment and there's a short staircase at the entrance with two light switches at d beginning and d end. For some reason I have to have the switches flipped up...if for some reason they're flipped the other way I don't mind going downstairs just to "balance out" the switches...

And I hate unmade beds. My entire bedroom may be messy; but my bed HAS TO be made.

And my cutlery has to be arranged with forks, spoons and knives all placed separately. Mind you I'm not really a neat freak but I just like some things a certain way! :)

Oh-just remembered this one-I like to match pegs with clothes closest to them in colour...


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My MIL gave me a peg problem too. Same type & colour for each piece of clothing.

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Yup. That. DH thinks it's hilarious and wants to break me of it. I figure a) I do all the laundry, so bugger off, b) it doesn't hurt anyone, so bugger off. Actually most of my oddities are laundry-related. Socks, nappies etc have to be hung by type/colour/labels facing the same way.

Oh and I'm with Kaytee - finish off the last thing before you start a new one. Even if there's a new tub of icecream and you *feel* like the new flavour, for the love of all that is holy, my DH, finish off the old one, will you?!

Actually I am less and less incline to buy bulk packs of medications, eg our antihistamines or generic paracetamol, as DH will open the box from either end and take tablets from a new foil strip without finishing the one that has already been started. SO while you think you have most of a pack left, it actually is almost empty.

My coat handers have to be the same way too.
I also have to have the toilet paper a certain way, and will change it if it's not my way, where ever I am.
Sterio/TV volume must be even numbered too.

Oh I do the toilet paper thing too. :redface:

I'm another one who memorises number plates...

Coat hangers all have to be a certain way and all the hanging clothes facing the same direction

I also like to count things to find the middle (e.g. the middle curtain in vertical blinds)

I like the dishwasher stacked a certain way - I swear DH purposely puts the bowls where the plates are supposed to go...

I know there are heaps more but I can't think of them for now.

Oh I have so many.

But to mention two that haven't already been said.

I have to shower just before going out. Even if that means having 2-3 showers per day. I had to have a shower before leaving for the hospital even when the contractions were less than 2 mins apart. Crazy I know... I would never ever not shower every day.

And I must have lip balm close by. I have about 3 in the nappy bag, one in each room of the house, back up in the car, one in every bag etc. I use it about every 30 minutes. I know people think I am weird. I get anxious if I can't find a lip balm.

Volume must be in increments of 5
Toilet paper must be over the top of the roll
Toilet lid must be down
Chairs must be pushed in
Power points must be switched off if there is nothing plugged in!

I have a very particular order dishes must be washed in that factors in both the type of dish/cutlery and dirtiness level.

Thankfully now we have a dishwasher but ditto about the dishwasher stacking - I rearrange half the dishes DH puts in it.

My shoppinghas to go on the conveyor belt cold stuff first, then in order of where it lives in my cupboards.

The two way switches have to be the right way, the dishes have to be stacked the right way on the cupboard and on the right shelf (DH!) The toilet seat down and the lid shut (otherwise all i can picture is toilet water spraying on my toothbrush), towel on the rail not over the shower screen!

Ohh and no taps dripping, to the point of having a postit note on the mirror for this one cos we have an ensuite.



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I can not get comfy or sleep if the doona cover opening is anywhere but at the foot of the bed. I get very worked up over it.

I had a giggle hanging my washing out this afternoon after reading the peg thing at the beginning of the thread... I felt liberated being so comfortable pegging with whatever colour came out of the basket!

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When I'm in the car I'm really particular about what "number" the volume of the stereo is on. It either has to be on an even number, or a multiple of 5. The "multiple of 5 rule" trumps the "even rule" though, so for example, it's preferable to have the stereo on 15 rather than 14 or 16 even though they are even numbers, lol.

Even if DH is driving and he changes the volume it will really bother me if it doesn't follow my "rules" until I change it. He just laughs at me now.

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Not a good rule, Mylitta (and others who also do this). Prime numbers are best for the car stereo, ideally ending in three or seven, but most odd numbers are allowed. Even numbers are permissable, but squares are best, even though they are not prime (eg 4, 16, 25...). HOWEVER, multiples of three and, to a slightly lesser extent, seven are not allowed. So 9 is out, even though it's a square. Both digits the same are also desirable, but not necessary and NOT if they break the multiples of 3 or 7 rule.

Favourite car stereo volume numbers, in order, are: 13, 17, 16, 7, 11, 19, 22. Yes, I do have a long commute to work each day and yes, this is the most important thing in my life.