Crazy Quirks/Random Tidbits

Ok - so I've seen this on a few friends' sites and have been tagged to list 5-7 crazy quirks/habits/random tidbits about myself, so here goes:

1)I am a spelling freak, in fact when I say words I think of them in terms of letters. Anytime I see an article, newsletter, etc. my eyes just automatically focus on errors - it's like I can't see the forest for the trees sometimes.

2)I may let everything else in my house pile up or get cluttered before tornadoing through it, except for my kitchen sink - that has to stay clean. (I can not stand dishes piled up in the sink!) Now, of course, they may end up sitting in the dishwasher for awhile...

3)Like my friend Melanie, I love to bargain shop - but especially online. I will search and search and search until I find something that's cuter & cheaper. Oh how much fun we would have on Canal St in NYC!

4)When I was much younger, probably in middle school or high school - I used to do a countdown starting at the number ten when I wanted my brothers (there's between 6-8 years age difference) to do something for me. My parents have a two-story house & so I would call my brothers from downstairs & they'd come running down the stairs. I think I thought I was making it into a game/competition. I'm sure my brothers are traumatized now anytime they hear, " 10..9..8..7", I don't know exactly what they thought would happen if I ever got to 1.

5)I have a very low sense of smell. It has to be a really strong smell, for me to be able to smell it. When I was little I used to get nosebleeds constantly, until my mom had my nose cauterized. So when I was pregnant w/ Bella, all of a sudden I realized I could smell things - & I was not happy. The smell of warm food made me nauseous! - so needless to say, I was happy when post-prego my heightened sense of smell went away again.

6)I am direction challenged - don't tell me north or south, tell me left or right. It doesn't matter how often I've been to the place, if I have not driven the route myself several times, I will get lost or at the very least get turned around a few times! I absolutely have to have a drawn map or mapquest the place prior to driving myself - which is why I always let Brady drive! This is one quirk that totally exasperates him.

7)I am a very literal person, to the point where I will misinterpret what someone says because for the most part I take it at face-value instead of inferring meaning. However, this is only true in a verbal aspect. I guess because I'm such an avid reader, I don't have a prob actually "reading" between the lines there. Sounds wierd, huh?