Lately, Erika has been doing a “10 Things” series. So, today, I thought I’d do a post on 10 weird things about me. You know what I’m talking about…those little weird quirky facts about you that most people don’t know about. Well, I have my share of weirdness.
I started thinking about this the other day when I was watching The Real Housewives of New York and Dorinda…
…was saying how she takes a nap every single day at 4:00. She said she takes off her clothes, puts a cotton nightgown on and sleeps for exactly 45 minutes and then gets up and puts her clothes back on. That’s kind of funny and weird right?
Here are some of my weird things…
#1
At a restaurant, I do not want my chair facing the bathroom doors. We all know what goes on inside of bathrooms…and I would rather not see people coming and going as I eat. (I can’t enjoy my food thinking about them in there…you know…pottying!) I know it’s weird, but I will do anything in my power not to face the bathroom doors. Poor Andrew, he has stared at more bathroom doors in his life due to my weirdness.
#2
I shave my legs every single day. I cannot stand even the tiniest, little bit of stubble (I’m shuddering now just thinking about it!). I shave 365 days a year without a doubt. I tried laser hair removal on my legs but it didn’t work…so I shave. Daily. I would kill not to be weird in this area…but seriously, I have to shave my legs daily.
#3
I’m not interested in dreams.
My mom and Andrew like to talk about what they dreamed about the night before…and I’m not interested. I prefer not to dream myself, so I’m really not into what other people dreamed about. I don’t know…I just don’t like hearing about/talking about what people dreamed about. Sometimes in my head, I want to tell my mom, “but you weren’t on American Idol last night singing a duet with Elton John, so why are we talking about it for 20 minutes?”. I usually say something more like “I bet Andrew would want to hear about that…” because I just cannot listen to a lot of “I dreamed about..”. Am I the only one???
#4
Hi, my name is Shay and I must watching something funny before bed. I don’t care what time it is, I have to end my day on something funny. And if I’ve just watched an intense movie or TV show…I need to watch a solid hour of funny. Andrew will say “aren’t you ready for bed” and I’ll be like “no, we just watched an episode of Dateline about serial killers, so I need a good hour of Friends.”
#5
The thought of wearing pantyhose or tights makes my skin crawl. Oh my gosh! Like, no, never, can’t stand it, they itch, I’m claustrophobic, please don’t make me, I hate them, pants forever.
Yeah. I have pantyhose issues.
My mom always says that growing up, I was a really good kid…until I needed to wear hose and then I was a complete nightmare. And you know what? Almost 34 years later and I would probably throw the exact same fit if I had to wear them today. I mean, on the rarest of rare occasions, if it’s like freezing cold outside and all of my pants are dirty (so like hardly never), I’ll wear tights to church and I have been known to remove them in the car as we’re driving out of the church parking lot on the way home.
(There are about 4 weird things in that one weird thing…)
I just cannot do hose. Can’t.
#6
This one drives Andrew CRAZY! I don’t watch movies that are set in future times. Or way in the past. Or have aliens. Or cowboys. Or where the world is blowing up. So pretty much all of Will Smith’s movies.
Yes, I like movies set in present day that are somewhat realistic and to top it all off…I like everyone to live at the end. What’s wrong with that? If Andrew named his top 10 favorite movies, the main character dies at the end of all of them. How fun is that?! I prefer when people live happily ever after but I at least require that they LIVE. And PS: I really don’t like alien movies. Just thought I’d throw that in one more time. Or westerns. I don’t like watching hot, sweaty, struggling cowboys on the range (which by the way are my mom’s very favorite movies). No thanks.
#7
Remember a few months ago when I shared the trick about washing my hair with cider vinegar to get the product out? Well, several of you commented and/or emailed that cider vinegar was really good for the digestive system and that I should add it to my water. And listen…I’m like addicted now. I know it sounds gross, but now I like crave it. What? Yes. Try it! One tablespoon or so (sometimes I do more) in 8 ounces of water. Good and good for you. (And weird.)
#8
Pajamas, coffee…you think it’s morning, right? Um, no. This is me during the day. When I get home, I immediately put my pjs on…even if I’m only going to be home for an hour. I don’t know??? I just can’t be in my house in actual clothes, so I stick my jammies on and will wear them until I need to put my real clothes back on. For instance, I get dressed and drop my kids off at school, run an errand or two, come home and put those pjs on, do some work, put my clothes back on, go pick up said kids and then come home and put my pjs back on.
I might need to seek professional help.
#9
Speaking of me needing professional help. Not only do I not like to eat mayonnaise…I don’t even like touching the jar. On the very rare occasion that one of my recipes needs mayo and I can’t sub it with anything else, I’ll buy a jar (because I hate it so much that I don’t even keep it in the house) and then throw it away when I’m done. Listen, my friend Meagan told me the other day that she had the exact same phobia…so, I know I’m not alone out there!
True story…when I was in college, I got a cat from the animal shelter. I picked out this cute little calico kitty and when I told them I wanted that cat, they said her name was Mayonnaise. True. Story. Who names a cat Mayonnaise? I immediately changed her name to Sadie. Mayonnaise Sadie by the way, lives on at my parents’ house to this day :).
#10
Andrew always says that I missed my calling in life…I should have been a surgeon #yeahright. The thing is…I love getting splinters out of people. I know…that’s weird. If anyone in my family has a splinter, I take great joy in removing it for them. Honestly, I’d probably remove a stranger’s too. I don’t know why…but I like to take out splinters. Andrew thinks I would take great joy in removing an appendix…or tonsils…he’s probably right.
Okay people! I know I’m not the only weird one out there. What do you do that’s weird? I know some of you must be nutty, right? Please share and let us all know what your weird thing(s) is. And by the way…I’m pretty sure I could have come up with a list of 100 weird things about me…I just stopped at ten :).
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Lauren McGreevy says
This post has inspired me to want to make a list of my weirdness…maybe I'll have to do that! haha Happy Monday!
Lauren
http://www.postgradinprogress.blogspot.com
Lindsay Hilosky says
I thought I was the only one who felt that way about Mayo. I feel like I miss out on so many good recipes that call for Mayo because I can't even stand to look at it, let alone put it in food I'm going to eat. It grosses me out on so many levels. I hate the way it looks and smells and the sound it makes when people scoop it out of the jar. You know some people put Mayo on their hair?! I'm gagging just thinking about it!
Jen says
Cannoy staaaaaaand hearing about people's dreams!! I'm just like this is the longest story ever and not relevant whatsoever hah!
kimm atwood says
I hate being home , trying to clean, cook or even sit and watch TV in regular clothes. I am the same way I immediately out on sweat pants or lounge pants when I get home. Glad I am. It the only one !
Ashley Praytor says
You're not supposed to shave every day???
Clareio says
can i recommend just going to a cafe or somewhere and asking for sachets of mayo rather than buying a whole jar and throwing it away?!! (also removes the jar issue!)
Christi says
Funny weird things! I share your mayo hatred/phobia… and unfortunately for me everyone else in my fam loves it. Yuck!
Karen says
So I've been reading your blog for a while now and I've only commented a couple of times. BUT I just had to let you know how much of your weirdness I share!!!
I've never liked listening to dreams either! If I ever hear someone start with "Last night I had a dream…" I completely zone out and just can't listen. I could also never be one of those people that don't shave in the winter. That makes me shudder!!! If I feel stubble on my legs, I must shave it, I'll sleep better at night! I am JUST as picky with movies. I actually ruin most movies because I have to know before I watch that no one is gonna die to enjoy it. OH and finally, I don't ever wear real clothes at home. Every roomate I've ever had will tell you I change into pjs the second I get in the door. So funny. Love that we can share lots of weirdness!
Farryn says
Talking about dreams must be a ' husband thing'. My husband loooves talking about his dreams and laughs at himself constantly when telling dream stories ! Yes.. I think it's strange and weird ! Haha. I'm also with you on the future and alien movies . I just can't watch them! Completely refuse!
Kammi says
This has made me laugh. Hard. At work. Alone in my office. Hello Shay, from over yonder in South Africa! I think we all have a little weird, (some more than others). I do the same as you re the PJ thing. I live in my PJ's! Love them. I can never walk past a pair of cute PJ's without it landing in my basket. I am totally fine with mayo, but I CAN NOT TOUCH A POTATO OR SWEET POTATO. I want to cry, just thinking about the sand….on the skin then on mine….! Aaargh. I wear latex gloves to pick them out the bag and still cringe at the thought. You are so so so lucky you did not grow up in South Africa. We wear school uniforms, and in winter they include tights / pantyhose. Yep 6 months of every year it is compulsory. Fun, no? Instead of the cider vinegar, I do lemon. I love lemon in my water, and in my tea (We have a thing called rooibos (redbush) tea, which can be drunk with no milk, and I add loads of lemon juice) I have it in my cold drinks in summer, warm ones in winter. Just love lemons 🙂 And lastly … yes on the shaving thing, every darn day! Hugs from across from oceans!
Courtney {Alkeks Abroad} says
#6 I am 100% with you. I think that's why I could never get into Game of Thrones or Downton Abeey. Give me modern times please.
Queen In Between says
Love this…so fun! I have been keeping "random" facts about me in my phone notes for months every time I think of something "weird". I'm with you on the splinter thing….and I love removing stitches ever since I was about 9 and had to get stitches in my thumb and removed them myself. I have removed stitches from my grandparents and my little brother and there was just something about snipping that know and then slowly pulling that stitch out that I loved!
Erika Slaughter says
Oh girl!! This was funny!! First of all, why do I not know that you shave daily?! Come again? And-I'm cracking up over here because I'm pretty sure I've told you about some crazy dream I had. No worries-next time I'm calling your mom to discuss. 🙂
Kjlb37 says
Ha! This made me laugh:)
Mama Of Boys says
Ha ha, this made me smile this morning. Thank you. I feel for Andrew and his eternity of toilet-watching, poor chap.
Was inspired to write my own list here http://mama-of-boys.blogspot.co.uk/
Gucci Girl says
TOTALLY with you on the dreams! So pointless. And when my daughter tells me about her dreams in detail, oh Lordy, it's all i can do not to scream, "I don't care!" (I don't;). I also do the pjs thing! Loved this post!
Scarlett says
Ok here's my weirdness…
1- I shave everyday. I workout side all year except basketball season and I just feel cleaner. Weird I know.
2- I don't eat condiments. I can't stand the texture in my mouth or the sound it makes coming out of the bottle.
3- when I'm coverered up in bed, my feet have to be left out. For a long time my husband would cover them up for be before he left the house. I would wait until he left and stick them back out.
Narci says
Number 6! Yes, Rob and Andrew can have end of the world, alien, western movie dates and we can lay in bed, watch friends, and eat dessert. I can't do those movies either!!
Jennifer Cannon says
My top two :
#1) I cannot, will not, eat a single thing that's blue. No blue candy, no blue foods, no blue drinks. Nothing! Yuck. Can't do it.
#2) cannot stand to hear the word "moist" yuck. I once had a friend that hated all "oi" words and now, I share the pain with oi! It makes my skin crawl….
#3 ( I know, I know I said 2) I shave My face with a razor. No my face is not hairy! I once heard Caroline Manzo on RHONJ say that she did it for exfoliation so I tried it. And now I do it all the time before I use my clarisonic! Strange I know. My husband can't stand it.
Xoxo
Jen
Brittany Medland says
Amen to the dreaming!!! I hate when people ask me if I dreamed or tell me about their dreams.. Sorry I've tried but I just can't care.
Sarah E @ theteacherswife.com says
This post made me laugh out loud! The pjs thing is so funny! I totally know what you mean about splinters- although with me it also extends to plucking eye brows. It gets weirder from there, but I'm too embarrassed to tell! 🙂
Robyn Marrie says
The only weird thing here is how much of our weirdness is alike! Lol! Seriously, like for example I drink apple cider vinegar everyday- but here's how do it. Heat up 1cup water to boiling or very hot- mix in 1 tbsp honey, add in 2 tbsp acv (I use braggs also), then pour that plus one more cup water in tall cup. And I have to drink mine through a straw. Dee-lish! Hi I'm Robyn and I'm an ACV-aholic!
Denise Panetta says
OMG I loved this post!! I can relate to the pajama one, the panty hose and the dreams!! I live in my pajamas and do the same thing!! I have soooo many pajamas that my family REFUSE to buy me any more … so I buy my own. I am obsessed with them! I cringe when I see people in panty hose and have to stop myself from approaching them to ask them to take them off. My girls are the same way. I can't eat or look at mashed potatoes and refuse to make them for ANYONE!! I also will not touch raw meat … I always have to have gloves on. When people tell me their dreams I feel like I get really rude because I DON'T CARE!! This post made my day because I know now that I'm not the only weird one.
Angela Betlewicz says
These are the cutest things ever! I loved reading them!
Erica Ladwig says
Let's See, I am definitely with you on the hating panty hose (so itchy!) and not liking movies that are futuristic, aliens, fantasy, etc. I'm not mayo person either, blech, I use Miracle Whip sparingly instead. And with the tweezers, I like to dig out ingrown hairs if I find one on my leg… or my husbands neck. 🙂
Victoria says
Yes to ingrown hairs! To the extent that my legs look like a horror movie when I'm done. Also eyebrows. Mine or partners. I have to force myself not to ask people in amazement "why do you let your eyebrows look like that?!" . Ultimate weirdness with picking hair is that I cannot stand to see hairs growing out of moles. Ugh. I think it's a mild form of trichotillomania as once I get started with the tweezers it is very hard to stop.
Ashley Weeks says
I am the same way about pajamas! Who wants to be uncomfortable when they're home?!
Kim says
I love this post! Ha.. You are not weird about the apple cider vinegar.. My sister and I was talking and we do the same thing, crave it, I also use the braggs.. Ha! we are just people..
Sheaffer {Pinterest Told Me To} says
You HATE mayo? I wish I hated mayo. I LOVE going to Jimmy John's, getting the beach club, and watching them smear that REAL MAYONNAISE all over the bread. And your "pretty much all of Will Smith's movies" made me lol!
KRISTIN TATE says
Mayo is my JAM!! I even smear it on a saltine cracker for a snack!
Paula says
Main reason I go to Jimmy Johns! The bread & mayo!
mommyto3 says
I loved this! Number eight cracks me up!
Mom to 4 J's says
Is it weird to shave every day? LOL! I never realized that wasn't normal! I'm weird about whole numbers. Pumping gas, checking out at the grocery store, Etc. I need it to land perfectly. I also refuse to start anything new in the middle of the week/month. Diets and exercise, new routines, etc all have to start on the 1st. If the 1st falls on a Sunday or Monday I get really giddy.
Rebecca Jo says
My husband is the same way about Mayo 🙂 …you're not alone.
& Apple Cider Vinegar? I used to drink every morning when I woke up & got out of the habit – I need to pick that up again!
cristina villalba says
Your post made me laugh so hard, My kids were looking at me like I was crazy!! I hardly ever laugh in the morning…too early LOL!!!
Never Enough Food says
I don't do mayo, ketchup or mustard. I won't touch the bottles. I won't give it to my kids. If they want it, there has to be another adult around to help.
Susanne says
I'm with you about the shaving thing. When people say they don't shave in the winter? Gag me. Sometimes I even shave twice a day if I take a shower in the morning & evening!
I detest the feel of flour on my hands. I have to buy pre-made pie crusts because the thought of rolling out dough and dusting the counter with flour…shudder.
I love to pull teeth. When my daughter was little I would beg her to let me pull her teeth when they were loose! She only let me do it once or twice. I even pulled my friend's little girl's tooth at a bible study one night.
Going along with that, I often dream the same thing over and over…that my teeth are all loose and they fall out! Ha!
Great post…think I'll continue with a list of my own weirdness!
RED says
I have been dying to get some of those Kate Spade earrings. My ears are super sensitive and after reading the product description, I think they would totally work for my ears! And, they are so cute! I am also in need of some new super soft pj's because that is all I wear when I am at home too!
Jersey Love says
Hahaha I hate mayo too! And when I need it in a recipe, I use the squeeze bottle so I don't have to touch it or a lid or any of that nonsense. Get the squeeze bottle!!
And I'm with you on the Friends thing. I watch that or full house before bed every night!
And I love digging out splinters too and ingrown toe nails, which is gross, but true #noshame
And I change into a tshirt and yoga pants when I'm home – so the PJ's thing isn't too bad 😉
Too funny – totally running with this idea for Thursday!!
~Tiffany
dresselfamily.blogspot.com says
first off the vinear..do u mix it with the water or drink it straight then chug the water??
I hate alien movies too.. ugh
my husband wishes I had a shave every day policy.. however I'm quite happy going 3 or 4 days haha
I can stand knives been sharpened , I have to leave the room with the sound it makes!
I also can't stand a draw been left open or something hanging out… I will get out of bed to check… I need help lol
Briana Runde says
Some of these were so hilarious! Fun post!!
Amy Madill says
would love to see a post of all your favourite pajamas for your comfort-loving friends!! 🙂
MrsKay says
I cannot stand it when people burst into song. I want to cry. I'm okay with "Phantom of the Opera" and "Cats," but if characters in a movie or play are just talking and one bursts into song, it drives me crazy. (WHY are they suddenly SINGING? How is that normal?) I also don't like ice cream. This bothers a lot of people. I like baked goods alone and never want ice cream with them! I agree with you on dreams and will add other people's vacations! That sounds so mean! I like to hear a few details of others' vacations, but once we get going into lots of detail I start to tune out :(. I don't know why!
Annie says
I agree completely about shaving every day! Glad I'm not the only one!
Megan says
This made me laugh! I totally get it too about the pajamas at home and comedy shows. Thanks Shay, it made me start to really think about how weird I am! ha! I wrote a blog post too if interested.
http://www.pemberleyink.com/2015/07/10-weird-things-about-me.html
MrsKay says
I can't stand it when people burst into song! It makes me crazy, and I want to cry! So, "Cats" or "Phantom of the Opera" I love. But if someone is talking in a movie or play, and another person just starts singing in response, I go crazy! Also, I don't like ice cream! This bothers a lot of people. I don't like it with baked goods at all, and not really on its own either! I agree with you on people's dreams. I also can't stand hearing too much about other people's vacations (which I feel bad about!) I love to hear a few key things but once details go too long, I lose interest!!! 🙁
Goodbyebreadandcheese says
I am totally with you on the daily shaving! Sometimes when I shower in the morning and at night, I'm tempted to shower twice in one day!
Rosa Dunn says
I'm with you I'm shaving my legs everyday and putting pjs on as soon as I get home. Some more of my weirdness includes I will not sleep with my feet under the covers, I have an obsession with odd numbers so when adjusting the volume on the tv it has to be on an odd number, and when reading a book I count the number of pages that are in a chapter before I start reading that chapter ( I just need to know) haha.
Rachel - Floral and Fudge says
Such a funny post!!
I have been drinking Apple Cider Vinegar for the past couple of weeks, and I am excited about all that it claims to do for your body. Do you drink it more than once a day?
You have some very cute PJs, so I can see how you like to wear them often! 🙂 🙂
Erin says
I am SO with you on changing out of clothes and into pajamas/comfy clothes when I'm at home. When I get home from work that is the first thing I do is change out of my clothes and pull my hair up!! 🙂
Marcy says
Great post .. And I completely agree … No sci-fi, no westerns, no historic and no futuristic .. Present day movies or TV shows only please …
Leigh Clark says
I don't think it is weird to shave every day…it is weird NOT too. I cannot handle any sort of stubble! I don't have the bathroom/restaurant thing, but I do have to sit at a table facing out. Too much people watching to have my back to the room!
Abby says
Totally with you on the tights/pantyhose! They are itchy and uncomfortable! The winters where I live are cold, like below zero cold, and I just don't wear dresses/skirts all winter long to avoid wearing tights.
Eileen says
I also always wear pjs or sweats when I am home and just put my clothes back on if I have to go out. I never wear tights or pantyhose either – they are awful!!!!
Sarah Kuykendall says
I am totally with you on not wanting to hear about dreams. It's like an adult is just making up a story and then they're like, Just kidding! Who does that??
I love changing into pajamas when I get home!!
Bomb in A Birdcage says
I shave my armpits daily but shaving my legs daily would drive me crazy!! Too much work lol
I'm the same with pjs/comfy clothes.
Charity says
You are not alone! Several of your items are the same phobias my friends have!
I was cracking up at the shaving of legs. My mom is the same way. about 10 years ago she had a hysterecomy and was in the hospital for a few days. She shaved her legs the day of the surgery before going to the hospital. the day after the surgery when she was still in the hospital, the nurses let her wash up and she shaved her legs then as well! I thought she was nuts! I had to put lotion on her legs because she couldn't reach to lotion them. crazy woman!
Mary-Beth Fulkerson says
The pj thing is hilarious! And, yes, very weird.
Kristian K says
Oh my goodness! I didn't think it would be possible for me to love you and your blog any more than I already do, but after reading today's post it has happened! I'm completely on board with you on the movies. I like to watch movies about well dressed, clean, attractive, happy people. Is that too much to ask?! And personally, I think the wearing pj's idea is pure genius. Totally joining that club with you! Thanks for sharing your weirdness with us! 🙂
Jaren says
I share in some of your weird ways too! I cannot stand to be home in regular clothes. I change immediately. Although I need some more cute jammies like you! As far as mayo, my husband just cringes at it, but it is one of my favs!
Heather says
I'm right there with you on needing to watch something funny or light-hearted before bed, especially if we have watched something intense or scary!! My go to is How I Met Your Mother!
Suzanne Riley says
We might be weirdness twins(except the mayo….live that stuff!). I cannot/will not face the bathroom, legs are shaved every.single.day.(sometimes twice), love my "shots" of apple cider vinegar and Jammie's any time I am home!!
Life as the Mrs. says
I am with you on the mayo thing, the futuristic/alien/western movies and shaving every day! Mayo sicks me out; it jiggles in the jar (gag!). You couldn't pay me to sit down and watch a John Wayne movie or "Aliens and Predators"; and I shave every day, too! Even when I was nine months pregnant and brought a new baby home…I can't stand stubble and how it feels on my sheets at night, especially!
Angie says
One weird thing about me…..if I turn around one way, I have to turn back around the other way before moving on. Really weird I know! 🙂
Angela Dietrich says
That was soooo funny, but the weird thing is I thought it was sooo funny because I identified with all but the tight issue….. I like tights I think they make my legs look skinny! Lol we could be fast friends!
Brady Wilhelm says
My mom drinks apple cider vinegar every day (for 15 years now!!). She hasn't been sick more than one time that I can remember in those 15 years. She fully believes it wards off EVERY illness. So she tried to get me to start drinking it (she used to MAKE us drink it when we were younger). I tried it one morning and it is SO disgusting that I literally threw up. HOW DO YOU GUYS DO IT?!? So gross! The smell alone makes me gag! My weirdness is that I can't STAND to touch newspaper, cotton balls, paper napkins and q-tips. The thought of those textures/sounds sends chills all over my body!
Lauri says
Other than the splinters, dreams and mayo, I share all of this weirdness with you. Ha! I only like Dukes mayo though and had never had mayo until I met my hubby 18 yrs ago.
Amy DeVito says
I do the same thing, when I'm home, my real clothes are off and my pajamas/lounge clothes are always on! 🙂
Kristin McGeeney says
I do #4. Just can't go to bed after watching scary/intense things. For me it's usually a few minutes of The Game Show Network. LO)L!
Karen S. says
Ha ~ I loved reading these things about you!!!! I am the same way about clothes. As soon as I get in I put house clothes on. I first started doing it because I am a SAHM and didn't want to get my good clothes dirty while doing housework, but I now love the comfort!!!! I have a crazy older neighbor next door who gets dressed the minute she gets up. I always wonder what she is thinking after she leaves my house and I've been in house clothes………ha she's probably used to it after 8 years now 😉
Dianna says
I HATE shaving! Now that I workout regularly I shave more often which I am sure my husband appreciates. #6- I can't stand alien or futuristic movies with weird creatures. I don't mind cowboy movies. #9 I hate dealing with mayo but dealt with it last night to make ranch dressing. GAG!! But I love ranch!
KRISTIN TATE says
I have a weird cleaning regimen have to do it the same way every time, I won't drink from a cup at a restaurant without a straw, I have to open my eyes at night at the end of my prayers (I guess I'm making sure I'm alive, see weird) can not eat watermelon, I try every summer and ew.
MommyLu says
I shave every single day, too! I'm glad I'm not the only one. 🙂 Just the thought of a little bit of stubble under jeans makes my skin crawl!!!
Meredith says
Such a fun post! You should do more…keep the list going! 😉 wow I didn't know how many people hate hearing about dreams! I find them kind of fascinating so I guess I'll stick with your mom. 😉 ok here's some of my weirdness….
1. I can't stand to watch animals die in movies so I usually avoid watching animal movies. My heart is super tender towards animals.
2. If my husband and I go out to eat for something like hamburgers we always use napkins to pick up the ketchup…can't stand other people's germs!
3. I'm super freaked out by sleeping in hotels because I worry they don't change the sheets. I always have to pull back the covers and check to make sure there are no bugs or hairs! Ew! I also can't stand those old nasty comforters they used to always use in hotels. One time I brought my sleeping bag and slept in it on top of the bed bc I couldn't relax sleeping in the bed. It was like a super 8 tho. Gross. Same goes for staying in other people's homes. I'm just weird about beds.
4. This one is more my husband. If we let our cat go outside in our backyard my husband has to wipe him down with a wet paper towel after. Lol I think he's pretty extreme about this bc the cat is never dirty. Lol
5. Ever since I was a child I could never stand to eat or drink after others (even my own family!) I can kind of deal with it with my husband now as long as I don't think too hard.
6. I echo someone's comment about sand. I love the beach but hate the way it dries out my skin. I also can't stand dry feet…I put lotion on my feet every night and before work in the mornings.
7. I love cleaning my cat's ears or picking off fleas or ticks from animals. My cat does not have fleas or ticks FYI…just in reference to other animals from the past I've helped. I love helping them in those ways. Probably wouldn't mind splinters either.
Paula says
#5…in agreement! Husband says I have issues.
mariana says
Haha, Meredith – I'm with you! I get creeped out thinking about hotel room beds, NEVER use the comforter in hotels, don't like touching the remote control, and I always bring a pair of flip flops for when I get out of the shower, eww wet feet on hotel carpeting – I really don't want other people pubic hair stuck to my toes!
Meredith says
P.S. – can't wait to look for you and Sheaffer tonight on Men Tell All!!! I love this part of the show!
Lauren Truman says
Do you also shave your underarms every day? I can relate to almost every one of your "weirdness" posts!!!
Allie says
#6 is cracking me up! I am the same way. My fiancee thinks I'm a lunatic bc I always tell him I hate "blue movies" and "orange movies" but you totally get it right? Movies that are set in the future and deal with robots and technology all have a blue tint to them and movies that are set in the past, particularly with alternate universes of space cowboys and such have an orange tint to them. No thanks. If there's a REALLY good suspenseful movie out, I'll watch it but only if I google it ahead of time to find out the whole plot. Otherwise I won't enjoy a minute of it.
SleightGirl says
100% with you on the at home pajama thing. I do it too. How are you supposed to lounge on the couch in jeans?
Lindsay at Lindsay'sSweetWorld says
Girrrrl, I'm so glad I'm not the only one out there who has to shave my legs every day!!!! All of my girlfriends think that I am insane because I shave every day. I just cannot deal with the tiniest bit of stubble. I really need to try laser hair removal, but really, since I shave every day, I've gotten so good at it that it barely takes me any time at all anyway!
Cathy's World says
I read your blog every morning but I have never left a comment but after reading this post, I had to because I have a lot of the same, "weird" traits.I think Mayonnaise should be banned, to me, it is a jar of fat. Speaking of fat, I will spend a good 5 minutes trimming any meat that has the smallest amount of fat on it. I would not put a pair of hose on if my life depended on it. I to have to watch a comedy before bed. Friends, King Of Queens or Raymond. I also shave my legs, every. single. day. Who doesn't??? And, my husband laughs at me because he says that he has never seen anyone walk in the house after being out and have their p j's on in 2.4 seconds. I love comfy. I bleach my bathrooms after having people over. The minute I say goodbye, I have to bleach the entire bathroom. We go trough sheets faster then the average family. I wash them so many times a week that they fall apart. I am always buying new sheets. There is nothing like getting into bed all clean and having clean sheets. Also, I can't stand low count sheets. I feel like I am laying on sand paper. This was a fun post to read. Nice to know I am not the only weird person out there. Love your blog!!!
Kayla Ann Koury Bruce says
I just love you, Shay! I gotta say that Friends is probably my weirdest thing. I have seen every episode SO many times that I can quote it at the drop of a hat from another room. It's so good. Off to shave my legs! 🙂
DetroitDuchess says
I thought I was the only one who shaved every day! Now I don't feel so weird. I hear other women talk about how they have to shave their legs for an event or for the summer or something and I think that's crazy!
Katie at Better Off Benedict says
I hear you on most of these. I hate watching sad movies, there is enough sadness in the world! Mayo makes me want to puke just thinking about it. And I have to watch Friends all the time 🙂 I do the pj's thing as well. I cannot just hang out at home in regular clothes. I have to change immediately. My husband thinks it is so weird!
Kelly says
#4 and #9 I am the exact same way! #notweird
Becky Reid says
Hi Shay!
Off topic, but I'm super excited to watch The Men Tell All tonight. Any chance you can share approx where you were sitting. I'd love to look for your facial expressions to some of the stories 🙂
Sarah says
Yes to having to watch something funny after watching something sad/scary/not happy go lucky. I think I can relate to most of this list, haha.
Paula says
I hate lotion! I mean, I love the smell & the fact it makes my skin feel soft, HOWEVER, I HATE TOUCHING IT. It makes my skin crawl as it is my hands before applying. The WORSE….Putting lotion on my feet! I HATE FEET! I take extra care not to let the wash cloth slip & my bare hand touches my feet. My poor kids learn very early to lotion & wash their feet!
Now, others can touch…pedicures all day long! But I think that could be the WORSE career choice for myself!
Stacey says
You inspired me to shave this morning!
Kelly@TheAdornedAbode.com says
I am so happy to know I'm not alone – I could have written #8 word for word!! If I'm at home, I am wearing pj's, period (and I work from home, so when I buy new pj's, I just tell my husband I'm buying work clothes, so it's justified). 🙂 I do the exact same thing as you; get up, put clothes on to run the kids to school and/or run errands, then home and back into pj's till it's time to get them. I'm glad there's someone else who does this, and I will be telling the hubs about it tonight! (he thinks I'm nuts, haha)
Another weirdness for me is that I can NOT touch paper after washing my hands unless I have LOTS of lotion on. And after a shower, even lotion won't cut it – it'll be a good 20 minutes afterwards before I can touch it. And after swimming – forget about it! I need at least an hour and several lotion applications before I can bear it. The very thought of touching paper with recently washed hands makes me nauseous. :/
Ann Marie says
I, too, hate mayo! Michael made me a sandwich with it on it last night. I looked at him like he was crazy. Come on, buddy! (thanks for the sandwich… I should be grateful. 🙂
Julianne Wieland says
YES to #3. I find the dream convo completely irrelevant! I also figured out that compared to my husband and friends, my dreams are REALLY boring. So maybe that's it? Still. I don't need to hear about you flying because it never happened!
Michelle N. says
1. I can't stand tights or hose! I'm tall and they were never long enough growing up, always had a droopy crotch!
2. I have to end the TV night on funny! Sometimes even with Scandal I have to watch something funny afterward. I don't want to end the night and go to sleep with intense in my head, I might have weird dreams 😉
Unknown says
Oh man I hate pantyhose too. I seriously think they are the worst things in the planet. Even freezing cold I do not wear them. I
Am totally with you on the movies. I think old westerns are the most boring movies and aliens and crap, not a fan. Friends is the greatest show ever. I agree in watching something funny after shows like dateline. Creeps me out and every sound I hear I think is a murderer coming to get me. I'd never thought that about dreams, the thing I hate about dreams is having bad ones and how much they affect me the next day. I think I could get on board with not wanting to hear about them. Great post! Katie A
Deborah says
I'm the same about Mayo…I don't even like the word 🙂
Kristen says
I don't think this is weird AT ALL but my friends who know I do this assure me it is! If I wake up in the middle of the night and get out of bed (bathroom, etc), I have to brush my teeth before getting back in bed? Who wants gross sleep breath when they are trying to get back to sleep! And it is extremely rare that I sleep through the night so I am pretty much doing this every night.
I also cannot stand gum chewing! Completely grosses me out! I can't be around people who are chewing gum! Everyone who knows me knows not to even think about putting a piece of gum in their mouth when they are with me 🙂
Twins! says
This post was amazing! I have to admit though, I hate shaving! Do you have any product recommendations?
Unknown says
I have always said no one cares about your dreams as much as you do! Unless it's a 2 second comment I totally glaze over and not listen. I totally agree with #4 and 8! I do both of those! Oh and I hate the tiniest bit of stubble on my legs too but I can't shave them everyday.
Brian & Ashley says
I feel the same way about movies! Can't stand alien, cowboy, western, apocolyptic, main character dying, war movies. And my husband would say those are probably his favorites. My other weirdness (embarrassed to admit this)–I have switched toilet paper to over the top of the roll in our friend's houses before if it was on wrong.
Elizabeth says
I LOVE taking out splinters too!! And I'm with you on the pjs as well!
Elizabeth says
I LOVE taking out splinters too! And I'm also with you on the pj wearing at home, just don't feel right with clothes on at home.
Jasmin says
Loved your list! I'm with you on the splinter thing…I thought I was the only one who was weird like that. There's just something completely satisfying about removing a splinter. Even more therapeutic for me, though, is plucking eyebrow hair. There's just something awesome about that. And I pluck mine daily. 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Jasmin
http://www.jasminlovescoffee.blogspot.com
Leila L says
Yes to #8! I thought I was the only one who changed into pjs the minute I get home! I put on real clothes to take my daughter to preschool and change the minute I get home. I just love the feeling of comfy clothes and wearing no bra. I put my pjs on even if I'm home only an hour as well!
Becca in Colorado says
This post made me laugh! I totally get the mayo phobia, I hate mayo, ketchup, salad dressing, anything that has vinegar. I just can't stand the smell. I am addicted to eating crushed ice like all day long, and blow drying myself?weird, I know.
Lyndsey A. says
This has nothing to do with the post but I'm watching the Tell All and there was a close-up of you and Shaffer when they were talking about Clint and JJ! You're famous!
Sara says
Loose teeth make me weak in the knees…I can't watch my littles play with their loose teeth or pull them.
And I absolutely have to makeup the bed the second we are out of it. It makes me cringe for my husband to sit on the bed during the day or evening!
The Rohman Family says
Can't stand movies that aren't realistic. And that's all my hubs seems to like…Inception, Lord of the Rings, blah, blah, blah!!! But I am curious b/c I was thinking about it for myself…are there reasons why laser hair removal doesn't work for some people? Oh and I ALWAYS get into PJs when I get home. And take out my contacts. Even if just for an hour.
Mathilda Monterey says
Cute post!
I have stranger (and in some cases grosser) weirdness.
1) If I see a pimple, I feel I MUST get rid of it. I find blackheads particularly in need of my "cleansing". It literally takes nearly all of my strength not to remove them from perfect strangers;
2) I have about 10 requirements for a restful night's sleep. I won't bore you with all. Let's just say they include, but are not limited to, the following: feet must be out, air must be blowing on me, must initiate sleep on my side, must have my ears covered (prefer a pillow, but hair will do in an emergency), must have on eye cream and lotion on my feet and hands… I can go on and on… you get the idea;
3) As as least one other poster has stated, I too have to end my gas pumping on an appealing number. $42.12 just won't do. I am going for at least $42.20, $42.50 if I can manage without spillage…
4) I pull out chipped chips/pretzels and eat them first so I am left with the "good ones"; and,
5) When eating any snack or candy I have to switch chewing sides. Left side for an M&M, then right, and repeat. On my last one, I will typically split it in two so both sides of the mouth are utilized.
… I am a freak. I could go on and on!
Kellie says
Oh YES! I have to have my legs everyday. If I don't they itch at night when I am going to sleep….I'm sure this itching is psychological. I also shower at least twice a day and often even wash my hair both times. I cannot go to sleep without clean hair. I also can't stand alien movies or period pieces…just no.
Leslie says
Hi Shay! Completely unrelated to this post but I just finished an amazing book. After ready it, I immediately thought of you and knew you would really like it. For your August book list, check out "Orphan Train." It's such a great read that also has a great historical aspect to it. I'm very curious to see what you think about it!
vanillafrog says
I love Will Smith, but dislike most alien movies ever since I was afraid of ET when I was little! My husband, son, and I all change into PJ's as soon as we get home most days. I don't like mayo either, but I like Miracle Whip! I can probably go way longer than acceptable without shaving! My biggest quirk is probably that I can't drink milk out of a glass, it has to be plastic! And, it drives me nuts, to the point that my teeth hurt, if I hear anyone touch their plate or their teeth with a fork!
Marissa and Alisa {All In Good Twine} says
These are too funny and I can relate to several! Hate sitting near the bathroom, I'm that person that will ask if we can sit somewhere else! I'm with you on #2…I shave Every.Single.Day. Love Friends…I'm more than a little obsessed! When I was younger I would tell my mom I was allergic to tights because they made me itch so bad! Always put my "jams" on when I get home! So I guess that makes me weird too…or maybe we are the normal ones 🙂 – Alisa
Cathy and Marshall says
I'm with you on the movie preferences and leg hair. Daily shaving is a must. I also loathe wearing tights and hose, but had such bad circulation and vein issues during pregnancy that I had to wear prescription-grade compression hose every day. They were so tight that it took me five excruciating minutes to put them on and pull them up over my pregnant belly every day. Ugh.
JessF says
I can't handle Miricle Whip, makes my skin crawl. I make my own mayo so I'm okay with that bc I see the ingredients going in. Maybe if you made it you could deal better? I also have to plan like two meals in a row that use mayo because I don't use it often.
Kerry says
I'm actually with you on a lot of that weirdness, especially the last. I like to think I'm an amateur doctor/veterinarian. I'll jump at the chance to doctor anything and everything!
I have a phobia of cotton, not cotton clothing…cotton balls, pads, things of that nature. It is so extreme that I can't really touch it…I mean, I can touch it, I just have to actively concentrate on not fainting during that moment.
Mathilda Monterey says
My sister's friend also has a cotton phobia… you're not alone! 🙂
Jennifer Huff says
Love this! I shave everyday too, I can't stand not to!
graywolff says
I, and a LOT of my (nurse) coworkers get OCD about black heads…….I'll spare you the details.
Tori Caldwell says
Here's a few of my weird things
1. When I listen to the radio, the volume has to be on an even number or ending in 5.
2. If I'm walking through a store, I like to go back the way I came. So I will try to remember what path I took to get to where I am so that I can go back the same exact way.
3. If I'm flipping through my favorites on the radio(the buttons numbered 1-6), I go 1,2,3,4,5,6 and then if I wanted to get back to 1 I would go 5,4,3,2,1. I never go from 6 to 1.
4. I eat my food in sections. For example, I eat my burger and then my fries. I don't alternate eating my burger and fries.
I just realized how weird I am about the radio!!
Sarah Shaneyfelt says
I put my PJs on whenever I'm home, too! I do not understand people who can relax at home in their jeans!
Sarah at MeetTheShaneyfelts
Meagan Ruse says
Haha! I loved this! Stop me before I ever tell you about one of my flying dreams 🙂 Mayonnaise turns me into a fussy bucket. I'll send it back. Like ruins my day kind of fussy. Thank you for hating it as much as me 🙂
Dollie says
I'm with you on the nasty mayo! But if a recipe calls for it you should totally try" Vegenaise" it has been the greatest find to a healthy, and way better tasting "mayo" I have found. We use the grapeseed oil Vegenaise. We also love their salad dressings. I buy them at whole foods but I bet you can get them elsewhere. This is the brand:
http://followyourheart.com
Janna says
I'm definitely with you on the PJs thing! For me, it's either PJs or whichever "chill out" clothes I have handy. I can not STAND to come home and not change out of my clothes (especially my work clothes) into something more comfortable. It's a must!
I absolutely LOVE to watch TV shows about real-life dramas/mysteries. I love watching Dateline, 20/20, Forensic Files, etc. I love to see how cases are solved. I've often thought that, if I ever needed to choose another career, it would be in forensics. I find it fascinating!
I have a meticulously clean car but a messy room. I don't know why I'm so picky about my car because I'm single and I'm the only one in it 95% of the time.
I have to have antibacterial hand wipes on hand, AT ALL TIMES. I can not STAND to leave a store or use a gas pump, etc., without wiping my hands off afterward. My mind goes into overdrive with whatever nasty germs are on my hands so I keep them clean as often as possible. I complusively wash my hands at home, at work, etc. and I have to use Aveeno lotion afterward. I can't stand my hands being dry. And I have to use a Kleenex to clean out any residual lotion that might get under my fingernails.
I have plastic disposable toothpicks in my purse at all times because I absolutely HATE having food caught in my teeth! I use them all day long and I also have gum because I want to avoid bad breath. I brush my teeth at least twice a day and I floss. I have never had cavities (I'm 37) because I've always been this way.
I waste Kleenex like crazy because I can't stand using the same tissue over and over again. Years ago when I still lived with my parents, it drove them completely up the wall!
If I'm writing a note to someone, or even a note to myself, I hate it if I make a mistake and I have to scribble something out. Most of the time, I start all over and throw away the "bad" one. Ridiculous, I know!
I am extremely detail-oriented and I notice mistakes that people make, especially in writing. It drives me insane when people spell things wrong all the time and use improper grammar.
Beautifully Seaside // Formerly Chic Coastal Living says
I'm laughing over here about the pjs! I'm the same way! My husband asks me all the time at 6 pm, " Are you going to sleep already? it's only 6 pm?" So funny! XO Actually I'm still in my pjs and it's 1 PM!!! LOL!!!
Heather says
COMLETELY AGREE with you on #3,4,6, and 9. Once I tried to make an easy recipe that Pricilla Shirer posted On insta… it called for mayo… I bought the mayo, made the recipe, and put it in the oven to bake. 5 minutes later – I pulled the chicken out of the oven and washed off the mayo and made something different. COULD NOT DO THE MAYO.
J.B. says
I think this was my favorite comment. Love it!
Emily @ Ember Grey says
I am breathing one HUGE sigh of relief reading these because we share many of these "weird" quirks. (So… if more than one person shares a weird quirk, does that make it "normal"?) Died laughing about the cat named Mayonnaise… who?! how!? What?!
Corinne says
I loved this post! Here's one for you: I hate suspenseful movies and shows. It's just too much stress for me. I used to just leave the room, but my husband likes them. My coping? I read the plot summaries ahead of time. If I know what's going to happen, I can handle watching it. If a normal movie becomes supsenseful part way through, I'll look up the plot summary right then and there so I can finish the movie. It drives my husband CRAZY!
J.B. says
I do this! I do this! Oh I am so happy that there's someone else! Even if my husband is watching it in another room and I'm doing something else, if it SOUNDS suspenseful I have to stop what I'm doing and look up the ending online before I can go back to what I was doing.
Haffner's World says
To go along with your not facing the bathrooms – which I am totally with you on that! I hate HATE using public restrooms and will only do so if I am about to die…DIE. I also will spit my gum out if I am going to use the restroom because that's like eating on the toilet and that is gross!!!
The Yarbrough's says
I spy with my little eye…..YOU on tv. Just watched The Men Tell All this evening. :)'
The Corbridges says
I also change back into my pajamas the very first chance I can everyday- multiple times if needed. Glad I'm not the only one 🙂
Ronda Petrin says
I am so with you on the PJ's! I think I live my life in mine. ?
Jackie says
Ha! I'm so with you on the hose! Can't stand them. Can't even handle saying the word. I absolutely stay in my Pj's when at home, but to make myself feel better I call them "floppies" if I'm wearing them during the day. 😉
Marty says
This post is hilarious and makes me feel so much better about MY weird issues. The pumping gas thing? Yes. It has to end on a number I like, and it will never be an ODD number. I use the bacterial hand-gel by the boat-loads. I strip the bed and gather the towels from the bathroom the MINUTE any guests leave. I can't sleep on sheets that other people (besides me and my husband) have slept on…unless they've been changed. Mayo is nasty. I buy it for my husband, but I will not eat it. I use a dish towel when I clean the kitchen and IMMEDIATELY put it in the laundry. My husband will try to use it all day, or for days. NO THANK YOU. I also use 17,000 paper towels or those clorox wipies when I clean. I HATE GERMS. When I go into a church, mall, house, business, etc. I make mental notes of where all the exits are. I think it comes from having 3 boys. When they were little, I had to be like Jason Bourne. You know, mentally note any potential escape routes or hiding place…and look for objects that could be used as weapons. The daily leg shaving? Yes. That should be in the Bible. Also, I live in Arkansas, where men celebrate "no shave November" to celebrate hunting season, bring awareness to prostate cancer…or to just try and get away with not shaving their faces. I don't even know. BUT, a girl from my church told me that she LOVED no-shave November bc SHE didn't shave her legs ALL MONTH and just wore boots…and I threw up a little in my mouth. GAG.
Megan Steele says
Shaving!!! Ah yes!!! I shave every single night!! I've thought about laser hair removal too! But I'm scared it won't work THAT well if you know what I mean?! Like there will still be the remote stubble that comes up and I'll know it's there!
I also can't stand tags in my shirt or collars around my neck but for some reason I can handle turtle necks (it makes no sense)!!
I can't sleep like(literally awake all night) if my hair isn't wet before bed. I wash my hair every night cause apparently dry hair means not a wink of sleep!
Chewing makes me secretly gag. Smacking, crunching, talking with mouth open….no one would ever know that it literally makes me shake with distaste! #ineedhelp
This was a fun post thanks for the laughs!!
Staci Ford says
Shay, your list cracks me up! The bathroom door issue is too funny and sounds like something I'd have a problem with!
I just had a chance to compile my own list so check it out if you want some laughs!
http://www.missbloodymary.com
sheri oney says
I cannot watch anything even moderately realistic/scary before bed (news, dateline, unsolved mysteries, etc.) I MUST end the day with something funny or I'll even watch 10 minutes of a cartoon – anything happy. On that note- I can't even fall asleep with the tv on out of fear that I'll forget to shut it off and wake up at 3am to some murder mystery show! I totally get you on this!!
mandyjacks says
The dreams thing makes me feel better! When my kids try to tell me their dreams in the morning it is all I can do to sit and listen. I. DO. NOT. CARE. HA!