Annoying things I know I do...

[Sparklfairy]

... but can't seem to stop. I know IBU but still do it! It's relatively minor stuff but I even annoy myself with my annoyingness

• Walking in the middle of the pavement. Yeah I'm THAT person! I have to consciously check myself and move to the left so that some poor soul isn't stuck behind me, but I naturally gravitate to bang in the middle.

• When washing up, I ALWAYS forget some solitary cup or glass, despite doing a sweep of the room(s) and collecting everything first. The rogue cup isn't even hidden away, normally in plain sight just sitting there laughing at me after I've finished and cleaned the sink. Every. Time.

• Every time I take something out of a cupboard or drawer, I leave it open. I have no idea why and it drives me nuts! And if I take something out, I'll end up leaving it on the side instead of putting it away So I'll reach up, take coffee out of cupboard, leave cupboard open, put coffee in mug, leave coffee jar on side. My kitchen is tiny and the place will look like a bomb's hit it after an hour, simply by my absent minded laziness. It takes literally a second to put coffee back and close the cupboard - whyyyy do I do this?!

I'm a terrible person. Please tell me I'm not the only one with annoying habits.

This is probably why I am single and live alone

I seem to be blind to laundry hanging on the dryer. I can easily just take items off there to wear each day but leave it up. Drives DP mad.

I also can’t quite see splotches of cooking either - DP is VERY tidy and clean and can spot a splodge of bolognese on the cupboard at 100 paces

I’m perfect in literally every other way though, of course

I wipe things constantly. No idea why, it's a habit that I can't seem to break. If I'm cooking I'll clear the worktops and wash as I go because pots left out drive me mad. I also hate the dishwasher and never use it.

I meddle when DH is cooking and try to tidy up behind him because he's just so messy. Again, no real reason other than the fact that I like order.

I don't let anyone leave shoes by the front door. Well, I do, but then I move them a while later when nobody's looking into the cloakroom.

Also, I only get out of bed on a 0 or 5 number. If I wake at 6.41am I'll lie in bed til 6.45am and if I miss it by a minute I have to wait til the next 5 or 0. I've never admitted that to anyone in the world and probably never would because of all my odd habits I think that's the oddest.

People are odd under the surface, aren't they?

This is a very cathartic thread

I leave wet towels on the floor - drives my husband up the wall.

When I make scrambled eggs, 9/10 times I don't run the pan under water immediately even though I know it will be 10 times harder to clean if I don't.

I use multiple wooden spoons when cooking instead of just keeping track of and using one.

FudgeBrownie2019 I do the last one too, mostly as an excuse to delay getting up!

Vasya oh yes, I'm guilty of the wet towels on the floor!! And clothes I'll get undressed and dump them straight on the floor. Same with clean washing... it either lives semi permanently on the dryer or gets chucked in a heap somewhere rather than hanging it up. I have to make a concerted effort to keep my tiny flat tidy and fail miserably

You guys are my soul sisters! I’m food spot blind, leave stuff lying and as soon as it’s down I forget it exists and I make piles of stuff to tidy then forget to actually tidy it. Drives poor dp crazy

I wear trainers without socks most of the time; because I think it's more comfy, and convenient. Many of my nearest and dearest try to talk me out of it, or try to persuade me to wear sandals instead.

I back-seat drive my DP's dog walking.

Me: Careful DP there's a dog I don't like the look of over there,
DP: Where?
Me: Over there, you should get her on a tight lead and keep an eye on that dog
DP: But where?
Me: Sixteen miles in that direction. Look out, it just looked at our dog. Pick her up.
DP:

I finish DH's sentences but get it wrong...really winds him up!

I also leave cupboards open after getting stuff out and never make the bed, even though I prefer to get into a made bed!

You are all my daughter, just changing your names to try to persuade me that her way is normal and I'm the odd one.

I've got your number darling daughter, don't try to do this to me. I know it's just as easy to put back rather than put down.

I do so many of these things. I'm always moaning about picking up after the kids and DH but reading this has made me realise it's me half the time. Oops, sorry family

I’m guilty of leaving wet towels on the floor too.

I am the person who goes around huffing that everyone else can’t seem to see what I can see

I am also a wiper. I wipe things all the time

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I talk too much and laugh at inappropriate things and at inappropriate times.

I also leave cupboard doors open!
If I've done a big shop it looks like I've had a poltergeist in the kitchen!

I am also expert at leaving shoes all over the place and I will have to step round or stumble over them a good 5 times before I do anything about it.

and I have a potty mouth and I'm overly loud

I shed hair everywhere. After I brush my hair in the morning the bathroom looks like it's been carpeted.

I walk off to do something else in the middle of conversations. I'm not being deliberately rude but I'm terribly scatty and easily distracted. Especially when I suddenly remember something important that I forgot to do earlier.

I flush the loo while DH is in the shower. Every morning, without fail. I even tell myself, while sat there, "don't flush don't flush don't flush..." Then I get up and flush...followed by a squeal and a swear from the shower.

I put things away in the wrong place. Sometimes I don't really care where things get put as long as they're not lying around getting in my way. It's not crazily wrong, like screwdriver in the breadbin or calculator in the washing machine... but quite often the pizza cutter will be in the cutlery drawer instead of the utensil drawer so then DH can't find it. That kind of thing. Drives him nuts.

And I load the dishwasher wrong. I put knives upside down. I put saucepans on the top rack. I put dessert spoons in the teaspoon bit. And I don't care.

I must be absolute hell to live with.

Talk too much and interrupt because I get too excited to join in. Awful trait, I try very consciously to stop - it's awful I know!

Too many to mention I think. I snore. I can ignore mess indefinitely. I hate all forms of housework. I'm clumsy and always crashing into things. I need loads of downtime and would rather faff about on mumsnet than talk to my dh when I get in from work.

I've thought of another one. I 'tidy up' by shoving things in wardrobes and have a designated 'drawer of shit'

I get over-excited in conversations and interrupt people. I don’t mean to be rude but I just can’t help it, I think of the next thing to say and need to get it out!
I do try to be conscious of it though.

I leave cupboard doors open too! Dirty clothes on the floor in the bathroom when I have a shower or bath, when I wipe down the kitchen sides I wipe crumbs straight onto the floor. I sometimes eat in bed when not feeling well and leave crumbs in the bed. There's probably a lot more, I don't know how my husband puts up with me. If he put a thread on Mumsnet about me he would be told to LTB!

I don't understand the people that leave towels on the floor... I just dry myself in the bathroom and then hang the towel straight back up

I do neglect my floor though, I should hoover WAY more than I can be bothered to do

If I have too much coffee I can hear myself being loud and annoying at work - but can I stop it? Oh no

Well, ever since dh called me 'half-job Harry', I deliberately start and neglect to finish jobs.

Many, many years ago.