6 QUIRKY THINGS ABOUT ME

I'm playing along with Kristen at Taste Buds (http://www.kschiffman.blogspot.com/) and a couple of her friends as they each post 6 quirky things about themselves. It's fun and neat to see what's really, shall we say, "peculiar" about our personalities. Maybe some of our friends and family know some of these things about us, but then again...maybe they don't:) So what's up with me? Can I be labeled quirky because:


1) I love tea, but only if it's hot and mostly if it's green. I hate iced tea and always have (and I'm from the South where this stuff runs in your veins). I'm not a real big fan of black tea, even if it's warm, but I can tolerate it. Green, white, and oolongs are my favorite.


2) I can't drink milk and couldn't, even as a baby, yet I can eat other dairy products with no problem, like sour cream, cheese, ice cream, butter, etc. They don't make my tummy hurt, but straight milk does.


3) I get cold, even in the hottest part of the summer. I only get hot (to the point it's uncomfortable) after I've stayed out in really high temps for longer than most people could tolerate. I freeze in my own house with the AC on, but so that I won't burn everyone else up, I just keep out my little throw blanket. I sleep under a sheet, a blanket, and a comforter year round.


4) I eat oatmeal or cream of wheat every single morning. Rarely do I change that habit. I like them a lot, and I need them too.


5) I can cook and bake very, very well, but don't like doing it. I'd rather do things outside, ministry work, things with the kids, do all of the laundry, or study, than cook or bake. I love my own food; I just hate to take the time it takes to prepare and cook it. I cook out of necessity, not because I want to. The kitchen is my least favorite room in the house. I'm not a bigger eater either, so I guess that doesn't help.


6) While most women love to shop, I do not, or at least not regularly. I don't have to hit the shops or the malls weekly, like some feel compelled to do. Like cooking, I shop out of necessity...usually (sometimes if I'm out and I find a smart deal I can't pass up, I get it, if it's in the budget). I do not like malls much at all. I do like to find good deals on my families clothes and shoes, but I like to find it, get in, and get out. I like quality items and mostly timeless clothing (I try not to do trendy--in today, out tomorrow), but they don't need to cost a fortune. I won't pay full price for anything we wear.


So, is that stuff quirky or what? You be the judge. I don't mind. I know I'm a little "different."

Hope you had fun. Hop on over to Kristen's and see what she and her friends had to say. Enjoy their lists.