6 Quirks ~ Tagged

So here are the rules:
Link the person who tagged you. Mention rules on your blog. Tell about 6 quirks of yours. Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same. Leave a comment to let them know.

~Amy tagged me so here I go:

1. I love sauces. When I was a kid I used to sneak teaspoonfuls of mustard. My Mom rarely kept bottle BBQ sauce in the fridge, but I'd eat a couple spoonfuls of that when I was out babysitting. I still love to have a really flavorful sauce on my foods. Right now I've been enjoying a new BBQ sauce that I just got the recipe for. It is really yummy. (Thanks Elizabeth for sharing it.)

2. I don't need an alarm clock. I can just think about what time I need to get up and I'll wake up then the next morning. It really bothers me to be awaken by an annoying beeping. We still have an alarm clock in our bedroom, but usually only set it when Gordon wants to get up extra early. Usually we all just get up when we're supposed to in the morning, including the girls.

3. I pick at my fingernails. I used to bite them when I was younger. I've been able to curb that habit, but I still find myself picking at them with other fingers. I can't stand to have them painted because it make them stand out even more and drives me batty. I keep them short too, I want them unnoticeable, so I don't notice them.

4. I don't have a very good sense of direction. I think growing up in Utah Valley is partly at fault for that. I always feel like the Mountains should be East. Up hill should be North, down hill should be South and so on. I was lost a big portion of the time when I lived in Atlanta. We ended up buying an extremely detailed road map. Like the ones realtors carry. So I could look up any cross streets and figure out how to get home. I'm lucky that now, in Albuquerque, the Sandia Mountain Range is in the East, and North is uphill!

5. I have a visceral reaction to horn honking. I immediately feel an uncomfortable change in my gut. I've always felt the negative feelings when I hear that, like someone is feeling frustrated or annoyed with me. I never honk my horn. Even when I should. I hate that feeling so much, I don't want to give it to anyone else.

6. I like my hot drinks hot, and my showers too. I'm not sure what the temperature is, but when I make hot chocolate I want mine several degrees warmer than the rest of the family. It happens when we eat soup too. Every one else (including Gordon) will add ice cubes to their soup, while I can already eat it.

I had a really hard time thinking of things to finish this post. Most of what's on here I don't even think counts. But I'll pass on the fun anyways and tag: Amber, Leslie, Julie, Stacy, Jill and Maren.