Quirks? Mine?

My friend over at GoodNight,Mom tagged me with revealing six of my own quirks or "unspectacular quirky things" about myself. I, of course, am perfect and have no unsightly or unappealing qualities. (cough, hack, clearing of throat...)

Here goes:

1. I have this weird thing about drinking after people. This is my BIGGEST issue...strange, I know. I just cannot bring myself to drink after another person, my husband and children included. If I were stranded in the desert and offered a drink of water, I would still ask, “Have you already take a drink from that?” I think that I could probably use someone else's toothbrush before I could drink after them. (not that I make a habit of that...) That whole backwash thing totally, totally freaks me out.

2. Just as many other teachers, I suffer from an unusually acute case of office supply lust. I adore paper clips, note pads, pens, pencils, and the like. When I was a kid and my parents bought all of my school supplies, I would take them home and lay them out on my bed just to look at them. I would arrange and rearrange them admiring the organizational ability of each item...it was like they had superpowers for organization. You should see my desk drawers.

3. Perhaps this is also a symptom of teacherhood, but I list. I make lists for everything. I make a list of stuff to do, things to buy, people to call, appointments to keep...I think that it is a related issue that I make piles. I have piles of books, certain piles of papers, piles of all kinds of different stuff...it's all organized, but probably only I can identify it. My life is one big tree map.

4. I think that I have discussed this fourth item previously on the blog, but I CANNOT sleep with the bedroom door closed. I just cannot go to sleep all closed up in the room away from everyone else. It stresses me out not to be able to hear what is happening in the rest of the house...especially with the kids. My husband hates this, but he has resigned himself to it...thankfully. It's only been 18 years now.

5. From time to time, I find myself using sarcasm, and while many times I am successful in getting a laugh from folks, other times I use it inappropriately and make everyone feel all weirded out. If I get nervous or if I am at a loss for something to say I will end up saying something sarcastic that is just not quite right, and everyone just gives a courtesy laugh or you can hear the crickets. I think that I am so eager to continue conversation so that everyone feels comfortable that I overcompensate, and just say something, whether right or wrong. Then I can’t get past it for months and every time I see that person I think about my questionable comment and kick myself. It’s never something terrible, just something awkward, but that’s enough to make me regret it.

6. While I am not sure that I can do a handstand in my dining room like my friend at Catholic Teacher Musings, I can do lots of cartwheels…one after the other. My kids think this is great. This, of course, is not to say that I am not sore the next morning!

The rules:
1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged.

I tag Heidi Jo, Lori Ann, Beth, Jenny, Theresa Marie, and Emery Jo

If you have already been tagged for this in the past then I request that you tag someone to replace you....pretty please.