I have a really bad habit of not putting things away. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. My husband is a clean freak and this drives him crazy. I don't know where I got this habit because my parents were very tidy. It's something I've been trying to correct for years because it drives me nuts that I do it!
Anything you're trying to correct/improve on these days?
pineapple / 12802 posts
@tororojo: haha Yea, I feel like my attempts to tidy up after myself are failing, too. Especially today. *sigh*
persimmon / 1343 posts
Things that annoy my husband, like not refilling the Pur pitcher when I poured a lot of water from it.
pineapple / 12802 posts
@fairy: I never grew up with a Brita Pitcher or anything, it was always just tap water, so that was definitely something I had to get used to too! 
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@tororojo: I fail every time I try this! Like today!
I am trying to not nag DH so much about him leaving messes everywhere.
honeydew / 7444 posts
Leaving cups everywhere, and not refilling toilet paper.
I'm getting better!
pomegranate / 3244 posts
Yup, I am messy and DH is not, and I try really hard to take care of it but it's hard for me to remember! I'm also trying to pick at my cuticles less--I'll go through phases where I don't do it for MONTHS but then I have a stressful week or whatever and my fingers look like they were mauled by a tiger 
pineapple / 12802 posts
@Freckles: I refill the toilet paper but never bring the cardboard roll to the recycling... ooooops 
@MediaNaranja: I hear ya, I have to make a conscious effort to "remember" things. Which just seems so silly. I can remember a lot of useless stuff but forget to put my socks in the hamper. ugh!
pomegranate / 3895 posts
Interrupting.
I always think of that forward that circulated a few years ago that said:
"More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me."
I struggle with the waiting part.
bananas / 9899 posts
I have a bad habit of checking social media over and over again, even when I know there is no way anyone posted anything in the last 5 minutes. It wastes a lot of time. Whenever I have the urge to look at my phone I am making a point to do something else instead.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Working on not chewing my nails and not biting the inside of my mouth.
pear / 1837 posts
Not biting my nails. Spending money on a manicure helps. And yes to checking social media too much! I really need to work on that, put my phone away when I get home.
pineapple / 12802 posts
@LBee: This is definitely something I could work on. I'm ok when a friend needs to vent or something, but if it's a hot topic debate, I always want to get my say in. Ugh. Not a quality I like about myself.
@pui: I could probably work on this too! LOL
pear / 1812 posts
My entire life is a bad habit it seems.
I'm really working on quitting smoking right now. Again.
pineapple / 12802 posts
@NurseMommy: Oh no! Don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone has SOMETHING they can improve on. If I admitted some of my "faults" here, ya'll would think I was the worst ever. hahaha
bananas / 9628 posts
@blackbird: I bite the crap out of the inside of my mouth too!! My dentist was horrified by all the scar tissue in my mouth & scared me by trying to send me to have it all removed because it can become cancerous (not sure how that works, but he said that's why it needed to be removed) but I didn't go because I know I can't stop biting & it would come back. I've gotten better though! Mints & gum helped me slow down.
eggplant / 11287 posts
absentmindedly scrolling through my phone too much. that thing takes too more of my time than it should.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
@NurseMommy: It's not easy, I've been there so i know your pain. I promised DH I would not start up again after this baby (I have a bad habit of feeling the need to smoke if i drink any form of alcohol), and I really want to stick to that.
cantaloupe / 6634 posts
Eating when I am not hungry, spending too much time absent mindedly on my phone, interrupting people and not being a good listener.
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
Talking in a more gentle tone to my husband so that what I'm saying or asking isn't taken as criticism or nagging, but a sincere request or a helpful comment. Especially because we have a new baby, there's a steep learning curve, and I don't want him to get discouraged or annoyed about things we have to be particular about in the baby's care (i.e. please check the gussets on his diaper and point the weiner down, please don't leave the wipes container open, please prop the baby's head up while feeding so he doesn't swallow so much air, etc.)
pear / 1812 posts
@mrs. bird: Wait - WHAT?!? I do this too. OMG now I'm freaked out being a smoker and doing this. GAH!
bananas / 9628 posts
@NurseMommy: @blackbird: sorry to freak you both out! What I was told was that I had scar tissue from repetitive trauma on the insides of my cheeks & that the scar tissue leads to abnormal cells that are more likely to become cancerous so the recommendation was to have the inside tissue shaved off to remove the scar tissue and any abnormal cells that could be growing. Again, I didn't have it done & I'm just fine, but it did scare me into trying not to bite!
honeydew / 7295 posts
Eating sweets during this pregnancy. I bought some fruit to help. The low point was when I realized I had eaten an entire bag of fun sized Halloween skittles within two days All. By Myself. All of those dyes and sugars can't be good for my baby. Oh the guilt!
papaya / 10473 posts
Oh gosh. So many things. To be very frank, in the thick of PPD I got into some bad habits that I still haven't broken, like failing to plan my lunches, and leaving our house in disarray.
apricot / 263 posts
@lbee: same! It bothers me when others interrupt me, but then I go and interrupt others... which in turn bothers me lol I'm working on it!
Also, trying not to bring work home with me (physically and emotionally!) & be less stressed (yeah right!)
pear / 1852 posts
@.twist.: omg, we're twins! I'm not messy, but my husband could probably get diagnosed with OCD, so he thinks everytime I put something down that I'm going to forget about it.
grapefruit / 4213 posts
@mrs. bird: A relative of mine was told by the dermatologist that the spot on his leg where the hammer always banged against after years and years of wearing a toolbelt had a higher risk of developing cancerous cells from repetitive trauma to the area. Sounds like the same case in your mouth.. .scary!
My bad habit is picking at the skin around my nails absentmindedly or when I'm stressed. I'm trying (again) to stop doing that. 
persimmon / 1339 posts
Oh man...my blueberry muffin at recess habit (can I help it if the school canteen has homemade muffins every day that I HAVE to buy!??), my only exercising once a week habit, my crashing out on the couch after my son has gone to bed instead of doing something productive habit, and most of all my buying a $4 coffee every day instead of making the damn thing at home habit. I could actually probably list about 10 more.
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