Set in my ways?

 

 

*re-post from 8/4/07

I have started to observe what a little creature of habit I have become. You’ve heard people refer to older folks as being “really set in their ways”. Meaning, “This is the way they are, it’s set in stone, it’s all they know, you are not going to change them, etc.” I’ve noticed as I get older, I’m getting really set in my ways. This probably begins at an earlier age, but I’m 37 and for me; this must be where it all begins. It’s borderline OCD. Sorry, I cannot help it. Let me lay it out for you.

I have to leave for work no later than 10:15 p.m. Actual start time, 11 p.m. I only live 10 minutes from work. This gives me plenty of time to not “have to rush”. It makes for an enjoyable ride to get my iced coffee, listen to my tunes very loudly, and arrive early to work where I can disinfect my desk and get everything set up “just so”. OMG, I already sound like an old fogie.

I have to have a salad every night. No, it’s not for the healthy poo. As Oprah says, “Does it circle the bowl? (referring to the shape/health of ones excrement)” – her and Dr. Oz have a really weird thing going there if you ask me. – I just enjoy eating a salad more than you could know. Anywho, I make my own salad from home usually. I get the prepared Italian variety bagged salad from the grocery store, with the darker greens. It’s pre-cut, but oh-no, that’s not good enough for me. I proceed to cut it into smaller bites. I do not like to wrestle w/ big honk’n pieces of lettuce, it’s upsetting to me. Then, I follow with all my favorite toppings. Couldn’t I just cut it as I sit at my desk? That would be living on the edge for me apparently. Can you picture my bones creaking as I write, I’m getting older and more set in my ways by the minute!

However, tonight the husband brought me a salad from a restaurant where I had to sit at my desk and cut it up for what seemed like forever. That’s it! I am very annoying! I was annoying myself, I cannot even imagine what the co-worker was thinking. The dressing has to be put on, as to be equally distributed all over each piece of lettuce or it’s not at all enjoyable. Even when I make my salad at home and bring it to work, it takes me forever until it’s actually ready to make contact with my lips. So, imagine the drawn out process I had to go through tonight?

Most other aspects of my life are done flying by the seat of my pants. I don’t like “appointments” or “reservations” or “making dates” on my calendar, it stresses me out. But the day to day stuff is evidentially all ironed out.

I do a lot of really weird things. When I come down elevator 2 at work, there is a nick in the wall and I must touch it with my thumb. It’s a safety thing for me. I don’t care who is around to witness this; I’m touching that indentation! It’s delicious! DOH, I just wrote that, didn’t I?

While driving to work, I set my cruise control at precisely 5 m.p.i. over the speed limit so I don’t get a ticket, and so I don’t have to think about it.

Am I turning into some freakish human robot from some 3rd dimesion? Bizarro! Or am I just getting old and set in my ways?

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13 Responses to “Set in my ways?”

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1. 1 anonymum Aug 4th, 2007 at

   don’t feel too bad…i have to leave at exactly the same time everyday too..and i have my morning routine down pat…like clockwork..and do NOT get me started on how my towels MUST be folded, washing hung out, and the bed made…
   now there are some scary stories
   perhaps we can start a support group do you think? our very own little community where we can admit these things and not feel like aliens???
   and there’s a thought that’s gonna fester now i’ve verbalised it!!

   So, I see it’s not just me. This is so fun!

2. 2 Lisa Aug 4th, 2007 at

   I love Oprah and Dr. Oz. Did you know a man’s member grows an inch for every 35 pounds he loses. That excites me because Pete has said more then once that he wants to lose 100 pounds…whoo hoo for me! LOL

   omg, let us know if it’s true! ha! ha! ha!

3. 3 Lisa Aug 4th, 2007 at

   Oh and the conection to your post is that Dr. Oz told me about the one inch per 35 pounds thing!

   I think the title of my post should have been “penis’s and poop’s” ‘cuz that seems to be what ya’ll are honing in on BAHAHAHAHHA

4. 4 observantbystander Aug 4th, 2007 at

   OK – fess up. Whose poo circles the bowl? Not mine. I’m lucky if the poo will come out some days. (I’ve been known to shout “F*** you Dr. Oz” while watching Oprah). May I just say “Dr. Oz – we are not men! Our poo will not circle the bowl!”

   OCD – Oh Gawd don’t get me started on my behaviors. I’m getting a little better, but your salad ritual sounds quite familiar to me. I’m the same as you with the cruise control and the morning rituals that Anon talked about. Then there’s the deal with folding the laundry and cleaning the house and the order the groceries go on the conveyer belt at the store. Once Ken tried to “help” me unload the grocery cart and I was amazed at how unsettled I felt watching him just throw things on the belt, willy-nilly, in no particular order. Freaked me out.

   Oh, and I think Dr. Oz is lying to us about the 1″ for ever 35 pounds. Sneaky bastard.

   Your reply is too true, yeah, WE ARE NOT MEN, ours does not circle Ha! I can just imagine you getting ready to crawl out of your skin as your man started to carelessly throw items on the conveyor belt! Pa! There go the eggs, DOH! There go the apples, DOH! {{irate, HE JUST BRUISED MY APPLES!!}} I feel your pain girl!

5. 5 anonymum Aug 4th, 2007 at

   hey bella, the more i read these comments the more i think we need a site for this shit!! now the brain is working overtime

   We should! How do we do that? Truly, I do some weird stuff but somehow, it’s familiar and comforting to me. Obviously, it’s not just me though, I feel better already.

6. 6 RubyShooZ Aug 4th, 2007 at

   Count me in on the salad preparations and rituals and being obsessive about the laundry, the groceries —- but I’ve missed out and I’m glad to say I’m glad I don’t know who Dr. Oz is.

   Peace, love and understanding.

   You are counted RubyShooz! I’m guessing you don’t watch Oprah? He is one of her regular guests… he’s good, but sometimes, just weird!

7. 7 Red Aug 5th, 2007 at

   Holy jeeeezus. I just wrote an entry today on MY OCD tendencies, though I havent’ posted it yet. Maybe tomorrow .. Scary!

   You’re okay Bella, you are.

   Thanks Red! I wonder if that’s what they called back in the days though, “set in your ways” and now, we call it OCD? It’s probably very normal.

8. 8 anonymum Aug 5th, 2007 at

   easy to do…yell if you seriously want to

   I’m holler’n to you! Ha! What are your ideas? Feel free to send me an email anytime too. pink_peony@sbcglobal.net Hugs to you Mum

9. 9 joebec Aug 6th, 2007 at

   don’t worry about it hunny! i too set my cruise control like even on the 30 mph roads. i don’t want to have to think about it either.

   here’s a suggestion for salad. my friend Jason does this. instead of putting the dressing on the salad, he gets a bite on his fork and dips the BITE into the dressing. that way every bite gets some. just an idea!

   if we weren’t all quirky and have our issues we would be very very boring. embrace your OCD. God knows i do!

   Reg, I thought I was the only person doing this! BAHAHHAAHAH! The whole cruise control thing is an addiction all in itself – WHEEEW! I like that salad thing to but I love to put on my dressing and sit and stir, and stir, and stir by perfectly cut bite sized pieces into a mouthwatering experience! Heee-heee! Just like mama said growing up, “If we were all the same we’d be so boring” re our being individuals

10. 10 Red Aug 6th, 2007 at

    Embrace your OCD … Can I steal that, MsReggie?

    Ha! Ha! Let’s do, awesome suggestion!

11. 11 purefnevyl Aug 6th, 2007 at

    I hate big lettuce. Why the heck do most salad bars have that big nasty lettuce. I cut my pre-packaged lettuce up as well. I would hate for my obit to read that I died choking on some damn lettuce.

    They want you to have to fight for it Evyl. “Man found dead today – the cause was certain; he choked on his salad” bahahahahhaah! Good one! Man, you guys are too hilarious!

12. 12 abarclay12 Aug 6th, 2007 at

    I know what you mean about Oprah and Dr. Oz. They need to take it down about a thousand percent.

    You’d think he invented the human body! My gawd, the way Oprah fawns over that man, she needs to “do” him and get it out of her system. Then they can describe all the bodily fluids in detail – ha! ha! ha!

13. 13 ~m Aug 8th, 2007 at

    Instead of being “set in your ways” maybe you’re just comfortable with your life? In a perfect world, I guess.
    Anytime you can combine excrement & the size of lettuce in a post, you have a wiener . . . I mean, a winner.
    Cool post.
    ~m

    Oh ~m, that was too good! heh-heh! lol!