Quirky Ol' Me

The super fabulous Marie tagged me for a meme where I must list 6 quirky things about myself. Only six?

1. I lay out my children's pajamas first thing in the morning, usually as soon as they are out of bed. Sometimes, I will lay out pjs and clothes for two or three days in a row even if we aren't dressed for the present day.
   
2. I have to shower before I go to bed. Have to. I have been known to wake up in the middle of the night and shower if I didn't do it before going to bed.
   
3. I don't like my food to touch- ever. People who will put new food on a dirty plate, particularly a dessert, gross me out.
   
4. My socks must be pulled up and the seam facing the sky or I can't be comfortable in them. I don't like slouchy socks. Drives me insane.
   
5. I spell compulsively when I drink too much. It seems to stem from a spelling bee I was duped out of winning in the fifth grade.
   
6. I have a knack for remembering dates: birth dates, historical dates, important family dates, old doctor's appt. dates, random dates that stick with me. For instance, I got my period for the first time on May 13, 1986 and I remember the birthdates and phone numbers of every friend I've had from grade school through now. Since having children, I can't remember current appointments but for things that happened in the past, I'm your girl.
   

So now that you know I'm a total weirdo, join in! I think almost everyone has already done this meme but if you haven't and want to, consider yourself tagged!

Rules: Post 6 quirky things about yourself. Tag 6 people, leaving a comment on their blog so they know and posting a comment here, so that I know I can come and see how quirky you are.

ME?ME!

Last week, I was tagged for my first meme and, now, it has happened again! I feel like Sally Field when she won the Oscar: "You like me! You really like me!" Okay, maybe I'm a little overly dramatic but I am excited to be a part of this whole meme thing. This time I was tagged by WorksForMom.


7 Unique Things
1. Link to your tagger and post rules. 2. Share 7 facts about yourself, some random and some weird. 3. Tag 7 people at the end of post and list their names. 4. Let them know they were tagged by a comment on their blog.

1. I am left-handed.

2. I have a photographic memory.

3. I was classified as gifted in the fourth grade.

4. I broke my right femur in the 5th grade and spent 3 weeks in the hospital followed by 4 months in a body cast and wheelchair. I wasn't allowed to run for a year!

5. I once saw a ghost. (And, no, I hadn't been drinking.)

6. I cannot chew gum without swallowing it. Every. Single. Time.

7. I met Barry Williams (aka Greg Brady) at a freshman event in college (the first time I was in college) and danced with him to "It's A Sunshine Day" in front of the entire freshman class.


I am tagging Michel, Allie, V Dog, My Life As It Is, Nap Warden, Patois and, oh, hell, anyone else who wants to. (If you don't want to participate or already have, no worries!)