Quirks (1)

I'm smiling thinking of today's title. Notice the (1)? Well, if I'm writing about my quirks, we could have a LOT of posts with that title so I thought the numbering might be wise.

I love finding out about people, and quirks are great entertainment. It's a safe type of voyeurism. I say "safe" because I get nervous looking in other people's grocery carts! My mother taught me a great sense of privacy and boundaries. It's almost extreme. See what you're learning? And these aren't even the quirks I'm going to focus on tonight.

Life is funny, sometimes, and it's easy to see that God must have a sense of humor. Those of you who know me well will know that I'm not a good housekeeper. I'm also constantly behind with the laundry and have an incredible distaste for repetitive tasks. My hard-wired temperment likes to tackle a job and then be done with it. Kind of difficult when we look at housework, laundry, etc. See, in my mind I "finish" cleaning the room. "Cook dinner? Didn't I just do that last night?" "Dusting? I dusted there once. You mean I have to do it again?"

And then there's the laundry. We all know that the laundry is never finished. I'm so bad that if I didn't know NOT to do it, I could imagine having my family run around naked for the sake of getting ALL the laundry FINISHED. But then the cycle just repeats (ouch).Now you'd think after being a grown-up all these years that I would have overcome this quirk - at least learn to deal with it responsibly. Right? Nope.

I love bedding. New sheets, comforters, pillows, and more pillows. It's all good.
Now, my husband, Mr. Logical (yes, opposites apparently do attract), challenges me occasionally to actually make the bed EVERY day for a month. Particularly if I want to get more new things for our room.

Ok...a challenge. I like challenges...but...I hate making the bed EVERY day (see above - same concept). So, I take him up on these challenges because, well, because, oh...I don't know. It sounds easy enough at the time. At least it might be for the type of person who understands the reasoning behind making a bed every day. Ok, so I missed out on the last white sale at the mall. There will be others. And who knows - maybe I can get him to challenge me a week at a time. That I might be able to do. Maybe.

Hope you're having a great week!

Signed,
Lather, and rinse


For Shannon: Sweetheart, I meant to leave out "repeat." Love, Mom