Hanaeleh was wondering about my list so I thought I'd post it for shits and giggles. This is a "work in progress" list and some of the items are iffy and I've yet to decide if they'll make the permanent list. There are 38 items so far. What was your score? Got any that I missed?And, soda- I would love to see your "high maintenance" list. I classify as the "high maintenance but think I'm low maintenance" under the "When Harry Met Sally" rule.
edit: added 39 and 40.
You MIGHT be high maintenance if you:
1. wear more than 3 pairs of pajamas in one week.
2. would seriously consider trashing an entire meal because you're out of tarragon.
3. ever bought anchovy paste for one recipe.
4. if you know what tarragon is and can name two more spices that begin with “T”.
5. can name more than 5 pastel colors whose name isn’t a variation of the primary colors (eg, peach).
6. think you deserve a special dinner and a card on sweetest day.
7. know what sweetest day is.
8. do not eat leftovers.
9. don't mind if your significant other loses sleep to vacuum.
10. cleaning day is Sunday.
11. have to decorate for ALL the major holidays, including Memorial and Veteran’s Day.
12. just can't "deal" with it.
13. have ever re-washed your hair to start over b/c you're having a bad hairday.
14. you believe in "wet" and "dry" garbage.
15. often spray the sink with antibacterial spray before doing dishes.
16. need to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at almost exactly the same time each day.
17. your pets get cards on holidays and birthdays.
18. you think pets need to be in family photos.
19. have decorator soap (eg, seashells) on the back of your toilet.
20. the 5 second rule for food on the floor is actually 0 seconds.
21. think that using a towel after taking a shower makes it dirty.
22. are willing to wait 45 min for non-smoking.
23. are willing to wait 45 min at "thee" restaurant in town.
24. cannot order anything from a restaurant without making a special request.
25. cannot take a shower at night and skip the morning shower.
26. cannot go out for morning coffee without doing your hair.
27. have ever spent more than an hour on your hair.
28. ever used the phrase or a variation of the phrase "husband-in-training".
29. do not wear baseball caps b/c it will mess up your hair when you take it off.
30. need to lotion your entire bodyafter getting out of the shower every day.
31. the ratio of whose family is visited for major holidays is in your favor and you know it and don't care.
32. you talk long distance to your mother more than 5 times a week.
33. attempt to keep the same sleep/eat schedule when traveling to different time zones.
34. wash clothes more than 3 times a week.
35. go to the grocery store more than 3 times a week.
36. think that the cat’s litter box needs to be completely cleaned out and washed often.
37. you clean your dishes before you put them into the dishwasher.
cannot go camping.
38. disputed many of the items on the list for fear of being labeled high maintenance.
39. have no problem sending your significant other to the grocery store in the morning because you're out of insert breakfast item here and cannot substitute.
40. even when faced with the evidence that you cannot tell the difference between generic and name brand, you NEED to use the name brand.