The "It" blog entry
Idiosyncrasies seem to be the "it" thing to blog about currently... It's a lot harder than I thought to figure out what mine would be... Not that I'm perfect, but what is the difference between idiosyncrasies and personality traits?
Merriam-Webster's defines them like this:
1 a : a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality b : individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food)
2 : characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament); broadly : ECCENTRICITY
Hmmm... I have often been referred to as "eccentric", but I am really not sure why people say that... Actually I do, it's more my style than anything...
Idiosyncrasies of mine might be things like...
1.) I hate my truck to be dirty. I spend at least 2 hours per week to clean it, inside and out, windows, carpet, wax job... The works.
2.) Other people's children make me nervous. I didn't like kids even when I was a kid, so why should I now? Not that I don't like my own, or the children of my friends (after I get to know them) but children running around in the store, or restaurant drive me insane! (The one reason my children could not watch Barney is that I didn't want them to turn out like those OBNOXIOUS kids on that show!!!!)
3.)I have to practically be dead before I will go to the doctor. One time I had a reaction to a medication they gave me for kidney infection... My temp went to 105, I went into convulsions... But still refused to go to the emergency room... I couldn't afford the ambulance and I couldn't walk to the car... So I didn't go.... LOL
BUT I really hate it when someone I love refuses to go the the doctor when they need to...
4.) I hate people who decorate where everything matches... Everything is coordinating... And I absolutely ABHOR floral and plaid fabrics!! Yuck!! I love modern, and shabby chic, and mixing eras and styles... But no flowers or plaids! My mother's bedroom main color is red... I hate that too! A bedroom should be relaxing... She loves jewel tones, and I love eggshell colors with brighter colors used just as accents. I also love open spaces, and hate clutter.
5.)I continually second guess myself. I go shopping, and put stuff in the cart, and end up putting it all back... Talking myself out of everything. I always put myself down... I learned that in school - if I put myself down before anyone else did, it took the fun out of it for them.
(Editor's note: Florals and plaids are fine if you like the "old people"-style of decorating... My grandmother used them, and they were wonderful in her house!)
Merriam-Webster's defines them like this:
1 a : a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality b : individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food)
2 : characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament); broadly : ECCENTRICITY
Hmmm... I have often been referred to as "eccentric", but I am really not sure why people say that... Actually I do, it's more my style than anything...
Idiosyncrasies of mine might be things like...
1.) I hate my truck to be dirty. I spend at least 2 hours per week to clean it, inside and out, windows, carpet, wax job... The works.
2.) Other people's children make me nervous. I didn't like kids even when I was a kid, so why should I now? Not that I don't like my own, or the children of my friends (after I get to know them) but children running around in the store, or restaurant drive me insane! (The one reason my children could not watch Barney is that I didn't want them to turn out like those OBNOXIOUS kids on that show!!!!)
3.)I have to practically be dead before I will go to the doctor. One time I had a reaction to a medication they gave me for kidney infection... My temp went to 105, I went into convulsions... But still refused to go to the emergency room... I couldn't afford the ambulance and I couldn't walk to the car... So I didn't go.... LOL
BUT I really hate it when someone I love refuses to go the the doctor when they need to...
4.) I hate people who decorate where everything matches... Everything is coordinating... And I absolutely ABHOR floral and plaid fabrics!! Yuck!! I love modern, and shabby chic, and mixing eras and styles... But no flowers or plaids! My mother's bedroom main color is red... I hate that too! A bedroom should be relaxing... She loves jewel tones, and I love eggshell colors with brighter colors used just as accents. I also love open spaces, and hate clutter.
5.)I continually second guess myself. I go shopping, and put stuff in the cart, and end up putting it all back... Talking myself out of everything. I always put myself down... I learned that in school - if I put myself down before anyone else did, it took the fun out of it for them.
(Editor's note: Florals and plaids are fine if you like the "old people"-style of decorating... My grandmother used them, and they were wonderful in her house!)
6 Comments:
I'm glad I'm not the only one! LOL
If you run out of things to clean I offer you my truck, house and office. I'd be glad to sit back and tell you to have a ball.
You know, Buffalo, I have always wanted to be a professional organizer... I could do that... I like cleaning - give me a break... LOL
Hmm have to wonder where you got that graphic from?
Actually I don't remember... Don't lke it? I can change it...
OMG hunny! No! Don't remove it.
That was me who left the comment, and it was 'supposed' to be funny, cos I use it on my blog all the time and it's one of my favourites.
I was wondering if you got it the same place I did. I'm sorry if I offended you.
Me and my big mouth!
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