Tiny Habits
Posted on November 19, 2008 in Misfits.
Since I was a little girl I have had many different habits from chewing my hair to squishing my toes in mud. Luckily most of those habits have disappeared over time, but there are a few that have stuck up until now.
I think my habits have a lot to do with feeling. When it comes to texture, i’m rather fussy. There are certain kinds of material that I just can’t stand. Wool was one of them and for many years I would freak out at the thought of a jersey.
I do love the feeling of smooth, cold things, like when you lightly place your hands on the top of water (bath or pool). It’s not a feeling I can describe but it’s so relaxing. Another feeling I have always loved is the feeling of hair through my fingers. So I have always played with my hair especially when I can’t sleep. I have also always played with other peoples hair. My friends still know me as the one that constantly has her finger in her hair. I have actually recently found out that this habit of mine is rather contagious and one of the other teachers at the dance school started doing it too a few years back, after noticing me do it, and now she can’t stop.
I also love to run cats and dogs tails through my fingers or toes. Weird? I know. I love playing with their ears too. This is something I have always done without even thinking twice but lately it’s a different story. My one cat (Sushi) is getting really old and I have started noticing that when I rub his tail it is sometimes wet. Smell my hands and almost freak out at the smell of cat pee. I think he forgets to lift his tail when he goes to the loo. So now I’m starting to think twice about touching his tail, but honestly I sometimes still get caught unaware and then find myself running to the bathroom in disgust.
Weird habits? Yes, I guess so. But I have also come to realise that everyone has strange habits. When I was still in school there were these twins in my extra maths class and they just loved the feeling of peoples earlobes. Man it’s annoying when people randomly rub your earlobes as if they are rubbing a magic lamp in hope of a genie popping out. I also remember everyone shouting at them after a while. In the beginning it was rather funny but after a while it started getting a bit freaky.
Now I know everyone must have some weird habit, that people either know of or don’t know of at all. Please don’t be shy to share them. I need some entertainment after studying all day, so please do me a favour.
