My Very First Tag!

That's right, I've been tagged. This is the first time I have been tagged, how fun. Thanks Julie! Here is the tag:

The Rules:• Link the person(s) who tagged you.• Mention the rules on your blog.• Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.• Tag some fellow bloggers by linking them.• Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged!

1. I apparently leave drawers and cupboards slightly open. I didn't realize this until Jake and I got married and he had to go around closing everything for me:) I now try to remember to close them, especially after he got a few bumps from my open cupboards. I guess I don't like the sound they make when they close so I leave them open.

2. I love to collect frames. I don't usually buy new frames because they can be so expensive. I usually buy old art/pictures from garage sales or second hand stores and I knock out the picture and keep the frame. You can find some amazing frames at these places. I have quite the little collection now and I plan on painting some great paintings to put in them. I just need to make time. I have put a hold on this frame collecting because I need to actually do something with them besides let them pile up:)

3. I must have a glass of water by my bed before I go to sleep at night. I usually drink a lot of water right before I go to bed and I need to have a cup beside me just in case I get thirsty in the middle of the night. And yes, this quirk does result in extra trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

4. I must wear my retainer every night. I even take it with me on camping trips. My retainer has traveled to Egypt, Peru, Jamaica, Mexico and many other places you wouldn't think someone would pack their retainer to. I just worry my teeth will go crooked.

5. I know this is gross, but I love to clean out my ears. I don't like the thought of having wax in them so I used to clean them out with a q-tip once or twice a day, despite the warnings from a roommate, who majored in audiology, that it could damage my ears. Her advice finally sunk in when I lost some of my hearing for around two or three weeks. I finally went in to a doctor who reversed the damage. I guess it is better to use a washcloth. Word is q-tips destroy the ears natural ability to remove wax.

6. I don't like the sound of loud T.V. or commercials. I usually mute the commercials and I don't like the T.V. or movies very loud. Whenever I am watching something that is at all suspenseful or scary I love to turn the volume down really really low to take the edge of the scariness.

I am going to tag my sister Becky and cousins Staci and Esther