Thursday, January 14, 2016

My Bug List

1. When the toilet paper or paper towels (if they are hung horizontally) are being pulled from underneath instead of over the top. 
This bug exists because I have OCD and it just makes more sense to pull from the top so you can see where the perforations are to rip it.

2. When it is cold outside and my scooter takes about a minute to warm up so that I can actually move. 
I am usually in a hurry and having to sit and wait bothers me because I know I could be getting somewhere that much faster if I wasn't waiting for my scooter's engine to heat up.

3. When the volume of the tv or radio is on an odd number.
My OCD makes me uncomfortable if the volume is on an odd number.

4. When my eyes are too tired in the morning to be able to put my contacts in without them burning my eyes.
I do not like having to wear glasses because they give me a headache and don't match everything, so when I put my contacts in and they start burning, it annoys me because I know I have to wear my glasses.

5. People leaving clothes all over the floor instead of putting them in the laundry basket.
Clutter and mess gives me anxiety and having clothing scattered everywhere on the floor bothers me because it always looks like a huge mess.

6. When someone changes the air conditioner to a much warmer setting and it gets too hot in my room.
I can't sleep or concentrate when I am too warm, so when the AC gets turned up, its no longer a comfortable temperature and I can't get anything done.

7. People leaving dirty dishes in the sink for more than a day.The mess bothers me, and it is gross, can start to smell, or attract fruit flies.

8. People who don't take out the trash when its full and just create a new bag next to the trash instead.
It is much like the dishes, it will start to smell and attract fruit flies and just is not clean.

9. The backed up traffic on 13th Street during rush hour.
Knowing that I could be driving faster than 5mph is what bothers me.

10. Pedestrians crossing the street when there is not a crosswalk and having to brake for them.
They have crosswalks for a reason, they are much safer areas to cross the road. They are making it dangerous by crossing the road without one to themselves as well as other drivers.

11. People who do not say please or thank you when they ask you to do something for them.
I was brought up to say please and thank you for everything. It is better to use your manners because they will get you farther in life.

12. When my eyelashes rub my glasses or skin touches them and causes smudges.
You can see the smudges when you look through your glasses and it can get very annoying to have to turn your head to read something because the smudges is distorting it.

13. When someone interrupts me while I am doing something important, like filling out an expense report at work, or doing a difficult homework problem.
I lose my train of thought when I am interrupted so I may make a mistake when I get back to my work.

14. When someone borrows my things without asking.
It is not considerate to take someones things, especially if it is something that I need or costed a lot of money.

15. Professors who do not explain assignments and expect you to do it the way they want without telling you what they want.
I like to try and get the best grade as possible, but without knowing what I am supposed to do, I can't fulfill the assignment to the best of my abilities.

16. Ads coming up while I am listening to music on Spotify.
When I am studying, I listen to classical music without lyrics so I can concentrate, but the ads come on and disrupts my focus and train of thought.

17. Using multiple writing utensils in one notebook, like different colored pens, or pens and pencils.
I like things to look neat and uniform, so I always use the same colored pen for each notebook or planner I have to keep it from looking messy.

18. Only Starbucks having a non-dairy substitute for coffee creamer.
Starbucks is so expensive, but I can't have dairy so I have only one option for a place to buy coffee.

19. When my wifi randomly decides to cut out.
I am usually working on something important and need wifi, so when it cuts out, I can't submit assignments or work on my duties as PR chair for my sorority.

20. When you can hear the chain on the fan clicking as it spins. 
The clicking distracts me from being able to concentrate on what I am doing.

Reflection:
I did not find this to be too difficult until I got to the last three or four "bugs". A lot of things bug me are because of my OCD, so that made this a lot less challenging to come up with these "bugs" than I thought it would be. Some of the things that I found that bugged me were happening as I was writing it. That also helped me to come up with these "bugs".

2 comments:

  1. Just starting off right off the bat I feel you on the first one. I hate when you pull from underneath it bothers me as well. Number 6 I relate to because I am always hot and this cold weather has been great for me. Number 12 is one of my biggest pet peeves because then you have to try and clean it and it never works. SO many of your bugs are similar to mine you should check mine out at http://entgarrett.blogspot.com/2016/01/bug-list-things-that-piss-me-off_13.html

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  2. Sarah I love how passionate you are about these bugs. It seems like you really took the time to look at what hinders you or derails your day. I can definitely relate with you on a multitude of these bugs. I think it's great that you've identified your OCD as being a reason that a lot of these things annoy you. I have ADHD and tend to lose my train of thought very easily and sometimes it's hard for me to exhibit self control when these bugs are hindering me from doing something important. http://kathrynfarr.blogspot.com/2016/01/bug-list.html

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