Random Questions #8

Okay – so here are the Round 8 Random Questions. Yeah, Yeah…I’m out of order. I realize I skipped Round 7. I will get back to them…sometime. We’ve been busy & sick & tired and crazy (in no particular order) at our house. =)

The Random Questions process
~Choose one or all of the questions to answer.
~Either respond with a comment to this post with your answer or put up a post on your own blog for a full response.
~Don't forget to include any funny or interesting story to illustrate your answer in action.
~Be sure to leave a comment on this post to let us know where to find your post so we can come check it out!

Round 8--Quirks--We all have our funny little things about us, so let it out! Tell about what makes you weird! Or maybe you just call it a "specific preference." :o)

What quirks do you have in the following categories? (Or tell on someone else if you want!)
1. Home (cleaning, order, furniture, yard, etc.)
2. Personal (get-ready routine, clothes/shoes, hate feet?)
3. Relational (high-maintenance proof, personal space, parental/spousal habits, etc)
4. Food (ways you eat, ways that annoy you about how others eat, can't mix foods, etc)

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1. Home—I don’t think I have much in this category. We both like the house to be picked up, but if I were transparent here (and I’m supposed to be, right??), then I would say that most of the time, stuff get’s strewn about and I (we) would be horrified if you were to drop by unannounced. I guess the biggest thing is that when things are put away, put them away correctly, in the right place/cupboard/stacking order, etc.

2. Personal--I do have a definite order to my get ready routine and although I wouldn’t call myself high-maintenance, I’m not exactly low-maintenance either…I just fit in-between.

3. Relational--I have always thought myself to be a people person, but the older I get, the more I realize that to be false or at least to be changing as the more I get involved in technology, email/facebook/texting/blogging/instant messenger etc. the less I find the need for actual face-to-face and/or phone communication. I would much rather type you than call you.

4. Food—Okay, this one is pretty easy for me! I like my food hot and not touching. I don’t like condiments of any kind, except ketchup and then I’m selective about brands. And yes, that means mayonnaise and miracle whip…I don’t eat it or any form of it or most foods that are made with it, unless there is so little of it in the food you can’t taste it. I don’t like salad dressings of any sort. No – none. Typically, I don’t like chucks of food, for instance, tomatoes, I don’t like tomatoes raw in pretty much any form except salsa and then, I don’t eat the chunks…I’m a dipper not a scooper because I don’t eat the chunks. I like raw carrots but not cooked ones – cooked carrots taste like crayons smell…yeah weird – but that’s just how God wired me. I could probably go on & on with this one, but as you can already see, I’m rather ‘quirky’ (lets say…) with food. =)