Quirks

I was over at Kimberly and Emmett's eating a lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and broccoli noodles at 5:30, and we were talking about the quirks that some people have. We were laughing about all the silly things that we have noticed about some of the people we know, and it made me think.

What kind of quirks do I have?

I asked my brother-in-law Emmett what he thought because I knew he would be completely honest but wouldn't make me feel like I was "hopelessly flawed." He said that I'm a really quiet person, and I don't really talk much. That was a surprise to me because sometimes I feel like you can't get me to shut up. I feel like I'm the type of person that feels like they have to have the last word in every conversation. Hmmm....And just last night, my roommate and best friend told me that I don't talk very much too. Which is weird because I tell her absolutely everything.

I guess I just wonder how I come across to people. Not that I'm worried about what others think about me all the time. I just wonder. So I came up with a list of quirks that I know I have. I like lists. That's a quirk.

20. I am INCREDIBLY impatient.

19. I have always had a very organized way of doing the dishes. I usually do not like others to help me do the dishes even when they are trying to be helpful because it throws off my “system.”

18. I love to be organized. Some of my favorite things are office supplies--as I've mentioned before--because everything is about organization. I love organizing and helping others clean and organize. Maybe I’ll make a career out of it.

17. I love staying up late. I get some of my best ideas at night. I love to read and write before I fall asleep. I also love to get up early and just start off the day as soon as I can. These two often compete with one another causing a rather ridiculous lack of sleep even though I love sleep as well.

16. I cannot stand to wear nail polish. I think it looks nice on others, but my nails don’t like to be suffocated. I also have to have short nails. Long nails on others drive me crazy (mostly fake nails). Especially when they scratch their skin, or tap on things.

15. I do not like the way cotton balls feel.

14. I can spend hours organizing my itunes.

13. The clothes in my closet are organized by color.

12. I love to lotion my hands but I hate to lotion any other part of my body. Resulting in very nice soft hands, but a very dry Kelly.

11. I think horses are the most beautiful animals in this world, but I will not ride them.

10. I love to read, but I am not a very fast reader. It took me over six months to read Les Miserables even though I loved the book immensely. Well I wasn’t reading it everyday, so maybe that doesn’t count.

9. I don’t like it when there are stray marks on my papers. People (i.e. Jacob Duthie and Jordan Udall) enjoy scribbling on my papers just because they know it bugs me.

8. It bothers me when people sing (or play the guitar) all the time, even when they have good voices (or can play well). Give it a rest! I sing all the time though. He He

7. Daisies and tulips are my favorite flowers. I do not like red roses. They’re too generic.

6. My bed has to be made before I sleep in it. If it’s not made before I go to bed I will usually make it and then get it to sleep.

5. I am very opinionated, but the most indecisive person in the world.

4. I can spend hours in stores and come out without having bought a thing.

3. I hate spending money. I like having money so if I ever did want to spend it, I could.

2. I am easily frustrated when I practice the piano or any other instrument. My practice sessions usually don’t last very long.

1. I do not like pulp in my orange juice. If I wanted pulp, I would have asked for an orange. (Orange juice=happy juice!)