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What do YOU do that would drive you mad

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Pickles89 · 20/08/2020 14:00

if anyone else did it?

I never set the microwave for 2 minutes, or whatever the packaging says - I just get it going for any old random amount of time with the result that I either need to keep putting it in again, or end up with it boiled over/scalding hot and have to wait half an hour for it to be safe to consume! If anyone else in my family did that I'd think they were a total lemon, but it's me, so I let myself continue doing it.

What about you?

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itshappened · 21/08/2020 09:33

I too interrupt. Especially if I have had a glass of wine.

I lose my phone a thousand times a day and get angry at everyone until it is found. This also applies to keys and credit cards etc.

I am simply unable to use a purse. I always stuff money and cards in my nearest pockets / bags. I have tried to force myself to put it back into a purse but the old habits soon creep back in and I find a hundred pounds in pennies at the bottom of my bag instead.

The inside of my hand bag is always filthy... crumbs, tissues, wrappers, broken makeup. In fact since having children I've pretty much stopped using a handbag and stick to pockets to avoid the dirt. The current challenge is to remember what I was wearing when I went out the previous day, to find the precious items.

I am messy by nature and don't notice clutter like other people. But I hate dirt. I loathe it when my husband leaves crumbs in the kitchen when he makes a sandwich. I also despair when I find he has left cupboards open or the lid off the toothpaste. Which is a bit rich considering I will have left a pile of unopened post, kids drawings and general rubbish on every available work surface.

I like buying things in bulk and it makes me nervous when we start getting to normal quantities of things like cat food.

I can write a thousand WhatsApp messages to someone but can never be bothered to call and actually speak to them.

I can't seem to concentrate on tv or reading books since having a baby who doesn't sleep, but manage perfectly well playing on my phone.

I tell people I don't have a sweet tooth but will secretly stuff haribo and cakes on my way home from work.

I used to be late for everything. Now I am on time but will be angry at everyone until we get there as I will be so stressed out about being late.

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NC4Now · 21/08/2020 09:36

My floordrobe. Sometimes I find myself telly annoying to live with.

FatBottomedGurl · 21/08/2020 09:59

When I am concentrating very hard, I yawn. Alot. Chain yawning.
I know I'm doing it because I'm engaged in the situation but when I'm doing it at meetings/ interviews/ presentations etc, it must look appallingly rude.

I plait strands of hair, some what obsessively. I hold plaited strands in my mouth whilst I plait other strands. I end up with a head full of medusa-like plaits. This actually does really annoy me, and I know it annoys others around me. It also totally ruins my hair.

kittensarecute · 21/08/2020 10:17

Oh god how long have you got...?
I constantly moan about lockdown/social distancing/about everything that's been cancelled this year
I interrupt people but I'm trying hard to break this habit
I am incredibly lazy
I spend way too much time on my tablet, I am obsessed with YouTube.
I can't hide my feelings. At all.
Oh, and I'm very clumsy.

Shizzlestix · 21/08/2020 10:49

Talk to myself, it helps me sort out issues, I go over conversations I’ve had. My dh finds it funny but weird. If he did it, I think it would really annoy me. 😳

The80sweregreat · 21/08/2020 10:59

I overthink things. I also go over conversations in my head thinking ' did they think I'm an idiot for saying that' ?
Then worry all day.

BearSoFair · 21/08/2020 11:06

Leaving random bits of crap in the fruit bowl/on top of the microwave/at the side of the stairs.

Letting clean laundry pile up before putting it away.

Cramming washing up onto the drying rack to drain instead of getting a tea towel and actually drying it.

But the worst one is not listening properly. It drives me mad if someone else does it to me but SO often I catch myself zoning out of a conversation and have to ask people to repeat something. I hate it!

MrsGrindah · 21/08/2020 11:16

My DH deserves a medal..

I can never remember his response when I’ve asked him what he wants to drink. So I ask him again and then still make him a tea when he wanted coffee.
I interview him with my hairbrush, pretending to be a TV reporter
Cannot find my glasses even though I have four pairs and constantly making us late whilst I look for them
Cannot operate the tv. Even picking up the remote I accidentally upset the settings and he has to work out how to undo it.
If I’m making a bacon sandwich I make it the way I like it, fir getting every single time that he likes it made differently.
I get hiccups a lot. They last for hours.

EyeDrops · 21/08/2020 11:20

So many that have already been said! Interrupting. Lateness. Untidy. I'm terrible at replying to messages - I keep THINKING about it, but never getting round to it - it's terrible. I try so hard to be better!

This quirk, though, if anyone else did would drive me NUTS: whenever someone asks me what the time is, without fail, I automatically respond "What, now?" before checking. I don't know WHY I do it, I mean, of course they mean now! When else would they mean?! But it just comes out anyway Blush I honestly can't help it!

Giggorata · 21/08/2020 14:27

This is really awful. Most of what's on here.
I wonder I've got any friends at all. They must nudge each other when they see me coming...
As for DH, he must be contemplating divorce or murder...

My dogs like me.

Bloodybridget · 21/08/2020 16:00

I always try to be the one who hangs out the washing, because I don't think DP does it right. And if she gets there first, I often rearrange it (surreptitiously, but she does notice and is justifiably irritated). I also interfere when she's cooking. Basically am very anal and controlling re household matters. And when she's driving, I find tactful ways to let her know she should change gear, ahem.

SecretWitch · 21/08/2020 16:06

I sneeze in rounds of threes

I yawn loudly

I shriek “ Jinx. You owe me a coke” when someone says the same word as I do at the same time.

I have outright conversation with myself

DotForShort · 21/08/2020 16:09

I'm a terrible backseat driver when DH is driving. I'm always saying things like, "Slow down" or "You need to turn here." It would drive me insane if he did the same thing when I'm driving.

I also have a habit of panicking before we go on holiday. A day or so before we're due to leave, I invariably say I want to cancel. I have no idea why I do that. And I always enjoy myself once we're actually on holiday. But my pre-departure jitters must be so annoying for others.

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 21/08/2020 16:14

I'm quite short tempered and I bag quite a lot but that's because no one in here does anything.
I was also going to say I don't pair socks when putting away the clean washing, I just grab bundles and stuff them in a drawer. That does drive everyone nuts, but like I keep telling them, they are welcome to sort them out, or start taking them off the washing line and putting them away themselves, but no one ever does!

The80sweregreat · 21/08/2020 16:22

I also become anxious before a trip away and want to cancel it. Not sure why. Was meant to go away in April and a tiny part of me was pleased it had to be cancelled because of the virus! I know it would have been fine and I would have enjoyed it but I hate the thought of going anywhere lately.
Also a bit of a back seat driver and I have my foot on an invisible break pedal with dh.
(Mind you, he hates my driving too! )
I put it down to older age and fear i think.

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 21/08/2020 16:23

One thing I do that drives me mad, I doubt it bothers anyone else is, I leave paperwork to the very last minute. I'm self employed and should really fill out paperwork every night, but I can let years go by without doing it and then have to catch up for a certain date. Same with my tax return. This year I left it until the night before the deadline!

mamaduckbone · 22/08/2020 21:19

I faff around when getting ready to go out which invariably means everyone is waiting for me and/or we're in a rush or late.
It drives me nuts when ds2 does it.

BalletShoe · 22/08/2020 21:38

Leave my keys at home, constantly.

I never lose them, just don't take them out with me then end up having to drive to DP's work to borrow his spare one.

Whinge at everyone about not moving themselves on time to go out, then start faffing about making a coffee to take in the car with me.

Deathraystare · 23/08/2020 07:01

o you want a list?

Laziness
Untidiness

Forgetfulness
No sense of direction - in life and when walking
Greedy
Get places too early then have to hang around for places to open/friends to arrive
Talking to myself/objects
Eating too fast
Slurping tea (makes it taste better!!

There are probably loads more

user1471538283 · 23/08/2020 08:42

I am very particular and want what I want which can take forever to get right. I am also particular about things being clean and tidy

LadyEloise · 08/12/2020 20:37

Am always rushing because I've dillydallied.
Always leave cupboards open after I've gone to get something from them.

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