Bad Habits

• 06-29-2008 8:04 AM

  Chuffy Joined on 12-17-2006 UK Posts 5,739 Points 10

  Bad Habits Reply Contact Confession time! What are your bad habits? I am abominably lazy.  I am terrible at making myself do housework and I am HOEPLESS at getting out of bed in the morning.  I am also dreadfully scatterbrained.  The last couple of weeks or so I've developed a new worst habit... leaving cupboard doors open.  It drives DH mad.  He thinks its the height of laziness, but actually I'm usually trying to do too much multi tasking.  I have my hands full and I think to myself "oo I need such and such out of there so...." and then I move on to something else. What's yours?  Come on fess up... "Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." (Pratchett, Jingo) "I used to look at [my dog] Smokey and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking,' and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" - Fred Jungclaus

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• 06-29-2008 8:31 AM

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  IrishSetterGrl Joined on 05-19-2007 Posts 719 Points 110

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact I hate cleaning too! Once in a while I'll be in a mood to get things all sparkly and squeaky clean but that's pretty much once in a blue moon lol.  So my worst bad habit is that I'm a HUUUGE procrastinator. For instance, I had a big essay due one day last year for my AP U.S. History class. We had to read the Autobiography of Malcolm X which is a pretty long book, 400 - 500 pages of small small print, lol. We were assigned the essay and reading a month or so in advance. The night before the essay was due I still had some 300 pages to read and the entire essay to write. I didn't go to sleep until 5am and got up at 6:15 for school. Although now I'm getting much better at doing things in advance and not waiting til the last minute - I've realized how much stress it prevents! ~ISGrl Cadie - 8.5 yr/o Irish Setter Riley - 1.5 yr/o Irish Setter I love my shelter dog. Adoption IS the BEST option! =)

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• 06-29-2008 10:05 AM

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  calliecritturs Joined on 09-10-2007 Central Florida Posts 7,639 Points 2,075	Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact I'm not a morning person either, Chuffy.  I'm only up early on a weekend now because I have to go get stuff for the puppy to take with us. I'm not a neat-freak ... not at all.  Anything that requires tidying is a major effort for me.
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• 06-29-2008 10:18 AM

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  cakana Joined on 09-10-2007 Cathy in Northern CA Posts 7,002 Points 360	Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact I don't leave cupboards open, but I have a bad habit of not putting lids back on tightly. I'm not sure why, other than I just get in a hurry and don't want to bother with it. It's usually been DH who's found out the hard way, by dumping whatever it was all over the kitchen floor   ~ Cathy ~
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• 06-29-2008 10:56 AM

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  BlackLabbie Joined on 01-28-2008 South of Boston Posts 1,395 Points 175

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact I think Jeremy would say my bad habit is I'm too much fo a neat freak I vacuum at least once a day. I'm always cleaning our bathroom and kitchen (both all white, with a fiance that works on boats and a black dog I don't know what I was thinking). I need everything in it's "place" (ie: where I put it), and if Jeremy moves it I get pretty annoyed (even though I know I shouldn't). IMO, my bad habit is not calling anyone back!

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• 06-29-2008 11:27 AM

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  cakana Joined on 09-10-2007 Cathy in Northern CA Posts 7,002 Points 360

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact BlackLabbie: I think Jeremy would say my bad habit is I'm too much fo a neat freak My husband would definitely say the same thing. He calls it "nesting" and what annoys him the most is when I move his stuff around and he can't find it. I try to take advantage of the days he's working and get my major housecleaning done. If the house is dirty/messy, it's really hard for me to relax. Yeah, and have a big black dog makes for a never ending need to clean and vacuum - ugh! ~ Cathy ~

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• 06-29-2008 11:39 AM

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  Liesje Joined on 03-02-2007 Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts 7,440 Points 850

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact I'm a "picker", I pick blisters, scabs, nail polish... I sometimes twirl my hair when I'm nervous I chew (not bite off) my nails I have a hard time see how there can be more than one right way to do something I get really annoyed when people are indecisive over things that don't really matter, or tell me one thing and do another, like tell me they want to go see a movie and then change their plans last minute...that kind of stuff pisses me off really easily I speed when driving I don't think this is a bad habit, but my college roommates hated it when I'd just rinse dishes.  If I'm just drinking a glass of water, I see no point in wasting energy, water, and soap by putting that sort of thing in the dish washer.  I rinse it with hot water and put it in the drying rack. vankelderdogs.dutchbingo.net U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop RA CL1-F CL1-R TT HIC TDI CGC ("Kenya", GSD) VPC's Coca-Cola CGC ("Coke", All American) Alta-Tollhaus' Bono ("Nikon", GSD)

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• 06-29-2008 12:43 PM

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  janetmichel3009 Joined on 11-28-2006 Beijing, China Posts 2,553 Points 370

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact i'm a procrastinator too. but i also work more effeciently when i am under pressure. it's more fun that way! not a morning person either. i have issues with going to bed on time and even more issues with getting up early. if it was up to me, i'd sleep about 12 hours a day! thank god the dogs are the same! i am extremely lazy too! but i'm getting better about it! and i hate calling people. i call my BF a lot, but that's about it. i almost never call my friends, i message them instead. and work calls - ARGH i hate making work calls... email or messaging is so much better... oh and i'm an eater! i am almost always hungry, or want something to eat! and when i'm eating i over eat. i just dont know when to stop. and even if i catch myself and know i should stop, i cant. i love food! Janet

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• 06-29-2008 12:58 PM

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  Mechanical Angel Joined on 04-24-2008 Posts 352 Points 100	Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact I always assume that its someone elses fault without really even thinking about it. So that makes me feel stressed and the other person is hurt. I leave the dishes undone ALOT. They just sorta pile up and then a dish ends up falling and breaking or my kitchen is a big smelly mess.
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• 06-29-2008 3:07 PM

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  Chuffy Joined on 12-17-2006 UK Posts 5,739 Points 10

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact Liesje, I'm a picker too!  And I also frequently just "rinse" glasses and stuff under the tap.  I also find it REALLY hard to relax when the place needs tidying/cleaning, which means I rarely relax properly because I always procrastinate and put the cleaning off!  So I have the worst of both worlds.  I *wish* I was a neater person.  Then I would live in a nice clean house and feel OK to relax in the evenings and weekends.... I'm hopeless! "Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." (Pratchett, Jingo) "I used to look at [my dog] Smokey and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking,' and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" - Fred Jungclaus

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• 06-29-2008 3:31 PM

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  chelsea_b Joined on 09-10-2007 Costa Mesa, CA Posts 2,760 Points 280

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact Chuffy: I've developed a new worst habit... leaving cupboard doors open. LOL! Apparently I do that too. I really don't see what the big deal is though. I am probably the worst procrastinator on the planet. Right now in fact I'm procrastinating big time. I need to shower and clean my room (oh yeah, I'm really messy too), buuuut instead I'm here on the computer. And yeah, messy.. there are three dishes sitting in front of me right now (on the computer desk!) from yesterday..along with several pieces of trash... And my bedroom floor is covered with clothes (but I only have like 4 shirts and 3 pairs of pants that I ever WEAR, so what all these clothes are DOING there, I have no clue!), dog hair, lots of socks...dog hair...a little trash..more dog hair...I haven't vacuumed my bedroom in probably 2 months, LOL. Luckily Cherokee only just started really shedding, so it's not as bad as it would be if I stopped vacuuming NOW... oh yeah, I HATE vacuuming. Hate it. I don't know why I hate it so much. I'm also ridiculously forgetful sometimes... Just last night I was supposed to pick up my aunt at 7 pm, about an 8-10 minute drive from my house..I totally forgot, got side-tracked on the computer, and walked out of my house at 7:10... and I couldn't find my cell phone, so I couldn't even call her... Which brings me to another thing..even if I don't forget, I'm usually late to whatever I'm going to. If I really NEED to be on time, I have to aim for like 15 minutes early..and then I might get there on time. lol And I'm really terrible at keeping in touch with people, mostly because I feel stupid calling anyone if I don't have much to say, and I don't often have much to say, so I just don't call anyone. It's not so bad for family, because we always have those ties and really I could call up anyone in my family without it being too awkward, but for friends? Not so good. I've only been able to consistently hold onto 1 or 2 good friends at a time since I was like 8 and we all lived in the same neighborhood. Chelsea &

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• 06-29-2008 4:04 PM

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  griffinej5 Joined on 09-10-2007 Pa Posts 2,318 Points 35

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact  I am hopeless at getting out of bed too. I hit snooze as many times as possible. I am also a picker. I pick nails, I pick scabs, blisters, zits. I also chew my nails and fingers. I like the feeling of pressure on my fingers. Sometimes I bite my nails too. Actually, I think I do most of the things listed already, except leaving cupboards open. I don't do that. Nor am I a neat freak. Other than that, I probably do it.  Emperor of the Markie Fan Club

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• 06-29-2008 7:05 PM

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  fuzzy_dogs_mom Joined on 09-10-2007 Davis, CA Posts 6,969 Points 200	Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact The habit that currently causes me the most grief is not putting my car keys back in my purse when I get out of the car.  I just  slip the ring over a finger and carry them that way and they often slip off in one of the produce bins  in  the grocery store. Joyce
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• 06-29-2008 8:22 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 9,118 Points 75

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact I'm a picker, too. I've had to really fight to not pick Ena's skin.   I am also chronically late. This morning, I was supposed to be at my friend's house at 5:30 to leave for a dog show. At 5:30, I woke up. Ouch.   Annnnd I talk really, really fast. Especially if I'm nervous. People hit me, occasionally.  Mischeif N Miracles, CGC, RE (PRT, 10/13/2003) Libby's Monkey N The Middle (Chinese Crested, 1/26/2008) Teenie Weenie at the Bridge (Dachshund, ???-12/28/2007)

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• 06-29-2008 11:54 PM

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  BEVOLASVEGAS Joined on 07-11-2006 Texas Posts 4,450 Points 640

  Re: Bad Habits Reply Contact I am a morning person.  I wake up around 5:00 am, & I am immediately bouncing off the walls.  DH isn't a morning person, so he really considers this a bad habit. I'm a neat freak.   We have roombas that vaccuum daily, on each floor of our house because dirt, & dog hair on the floors make me crazy.  I can't sleep if there are dirty dishes in the sink or dishwasher.  It just bothers me... I'm very organized.  I will stress out over minor things that reallyshouldn't stress me.  (We are organizing a luau, & I have stressed all weekend over what kind of flower we will use for the women to put behind their ears.  The florist that we are using isn't open on the weekend, so it isn't like I could order them even if I had made a decision.) I am rarely return personal calls.  I intend to, but I put it off, & then decide not to return the call because I feel that I have waited too long to do so.  I do the same with emails as well.  Amanda "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, throughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --- ' WOW, WHAT A RIDE!!!! ' " - Author Unknown

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