What are your weird personal rules?

[Biffbaff]

I have a personal rule, and I don't know where it came from, but it's: No outside things can touch the inside of the bed.

For example, if I want to put a bag on the bed, I would put it on top of the duvet. Absolutely no way in hell could I put it on the bottom sheet, or if the duvet was rucked up or folded over on the inside of the duvet. It makes me on edge just thinking about it.

Please share your weird personal rules (lighthearted + no judgement here)!

I can't stand the word 'deliquescent'. Eww.

When throwing something away (say an old mascara tube or a pair of socks with holes) I have to thank it for its loyal service.

@readytosell

In kitchen drawer, it has to be from left to right knives, forks, big spoons, teaspoons. No matter where I have lived, it's the rules. Not weird at all... honest

I spent three years seething about this when DP put then in the wrong order when we moved house. I finally snapped and moved them all to the correct way and DP spent months picking a spoon instead of knife. I sniggered quite a bit.

Also, if one of an item is not suitable (maybe a bad grape) I feel so sorry for it that it didn't get to complete its purpose and be eaten, I thank them too before I gently put into bin.

I cannot eat anything from a full meal at home (even on my own) to a sandwich at work without a napkin of any form, even if I dont use it I know it there to wipe my mouth I just feel rather 'unclean' for want of a better word..

Cannot also eat anything without a glass of water, not flavoured or sparkling just tap water in my own container, (best water in the world here!).

Scratchy plates set my teeth on edge or ribbed/patterned cannot eat food off them, same with bowls.

Always leave a little bit of liquid in cup tea/coffee, same with leaving a little bit of food on the plate when I am finished.

DH scratches his head with my hanging out of washing, like so many I have a certain way of doing it, never should a shirt be hung next to a pair trousers/jeans.

I also have to change when I come in from work, just yuck to keep same clothes on, same with bedding nothing goes on the bed except clean people!, you want a quick nap, thats on the outside on the top never inside and take the 'dress pillow' off lie on that and I will cut your ears off!

Never ever under any circumstances dare to come near my feet or my socks.

...this is such a funny thread, we are all such funny individuals

@5128gap

No food or drink must be taken into a public toilet, including the outer area. This means that the bag containing packed lunch at work must be left at desk before visiting the toilet, and lunch must be removed from rucksack and given to someone to hold on days out. Never drink a pint of lager. Two halves are fine. Never under any circumstances eat more than one bag of crisps per day. Never drink from another persons glass, not even family. Except on nights out when it's fine to drink from anyone's glass, even a stranger's.

Many years ago, as students, we patronised a pub where the landlord wouldn't serve ladies with pints but would gladly serve two halves at the same time! Another wouldn't serve ladies beer in a handled glass, straight sides only.

Double /triple light switches have to be the same direction.

Stop microwave with 1 second left.

Nothing on an odd number.

No cold drinks from mugs.

Matching pegs.

When checking appliances are off I have to take a 'photo' of it with my eyes.

@ISaidDontLickTheBin

I don't drink blue drinks. Nothing good can come of drinking blue drinks.

I think someone once did an investigation into food and found that very few people would eat blue food. At the time of the Charles and Diana wedding my mother made plaited rolls for the street party, one red, one blue and one white strand plaited together, at the end of the day there were lots of bit of blue bread left. They tasted exactly the same.

When going to bed I go into one DC room and say 'i love you' to sleeping child, go into next DC room and repeat, go into my room and say 'i love you' to my bed.

@HectorGloop where as I have to put my right shoe on first the left gives the heebies 😂

@butterpuffed

I have to open crisps from the bottom of the packet.

You know when the Armageddon happens, it will be all your fault right 😒

Tissue just wipes, the bum dry but to feel better and more hygienic, I use disposable wet wipes, for a better and fresher wipe.

@Blackopal

When checking appliances are off I have to take a 'photo' of it with my eyes.

With me when it's e.g. Padlocks ect I take a photo then I know it's secured

If you sleep in a non-pj t-shirt, it automatically becomes a pj item and never gets worn as a t-shirt ever again.

Sweet sandwich filling/toast topping and the bread must be cut into triangles. For savoury it must be squares.

I can't drink plain water out of anything that has had a 'flavour' in. Like a glass had had squash in it leaves a flavour residue. I use a new water bottle and never have anything but water in it. Also, NEVER EVER eat round carrots they taste gross, they must always be batons. My whole family (DParents, DP and kids) all agree. Rounds carrots are avoided like the plague

This thread has just made me realise that I always put my socks and shoes on left foot first, and the thought of the other way is very uncomfortable, and that the thought of using a dish sponge for the counter is just awful.

Also, I always eat the head first of any gingerbread men, jelly babies or other small humanoid food (or even the end of a carrot or baby cucumber) so they don't have to know what's going on.

Blue is best and safest colour for traveling in. Clothes down to knickers should be blue as far as is compatible with looking like a sane professional woman.

I work with gemstones. I always know who they are and what personality they have.
When I have to refer to them formally (in a description or report) I must give them a wink to let them know I know they are not really an inanimate object.

@Redcrayons

No ketchup if there’s already tomato based item on the plate ie beans.

YES THIS.

brown sauce is OK but not ketchup. It is wrong on every possible level.

I've turned into my DGM and only drink out of bone china and fine water glasses unless it is take away. Although this is because I've got weak wrists.

hawkins do you mean a real photo?
I guess that would make sense than my eye camera method!

New pencils for new crossword books.

Any clue that I need to look up has to

1. Be done as an absolute last resort and only when I have got all the other clues

1. Has to be a random, unknowable (to me) general knows he question- can't look up word clues. They must be worked out.

1. If look up a clue the clue has to be circled not crossed out. Only clues I get can be crossed/ticked off

1. The number of clues looked up has to be recorded at the top of the crossword. THERE CAN BE NO CHEATING OF BABY ANIMALS WILL DIE

1. Particular successful ones e.g. 0-3 lookups out of 100 clues are denoted at the top of the page with a tick inside a circle and maybe an exclamation mark.

And that's just my crossword rules. There are more.

In a public toilet I always take the first few pieces off the toilet roll and discard it. Not a clue why.

I always sniff a drink before taking a drink. Also don't know why.

No new shoes on the table. No cold drinks out of mugs or cups.