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Todd & I are very different people (yet very similar, but for the purpose of this post, we are focusing on differences.)
For example,
Once Todd is done giving Lboy a bath he immediately picks up the bath toys & places them in the toy bin.
I leave the toys in the tub. Why bother picking them up?
I like the bed made every morning.
Todd says Why bother? It’s just going to get messed up.
Todd loads his dish immediately after eating supper.
I rarely even think about doing this, though I appreciate the functionality of it.
Todd refills the paper towel roll as soon as it goes empty.
Who has time for that?
Todd has his shoes organized according to what color sock he wears with them–brown on the left, neutrals in the middle, black on the right.
HAHAHAHA! I’m lucky if my shoes make it into the closet.
Todd likes his radio stations organized from the lowest station number to the highest station number.
I have mine organized according which I like the least all the way up to which I like the most.
Todd wanted the DVDs arranged alphabetically by genre.
I just wanted them at least to get on the shelf, preferably alphabetically, but by genre, seriously?
Todd can drink caffeine at all hours of the day & it doesn’t keep him from falling asleep at night.
I take the teeniest, tiniest sip of anything with caffeine in it & Hello Insomnia!
Todd likes to read and take his time through a book. He also absorbs ALL the information & can quote it back to you word for word.
Call me Speedy Gonzalez. I can read an 800 page book in three days, enjoy it, love it, & never remember half the information Todd can.
Todd never cleaned his toilet bowel in the apartment he lived in before we were married (he lived there 6 months. So gross.) But clutter really FREAKS him out.
I scrub my toilets, bathroom sinks, bathroom floors, tubs, & showers as often as I can– I’m a major GERM FREAK. Clutter doesn’t really phase me.
Todd is an only child & one of one grandchildren.
I am the oldest of 5 children & one of 17 grandchildren.
I enjoy the differences. Sometimes they can be frustrating, but once the frustration is over we honestly laugh about them! It’s the differences that have us cracking up at ourselves. Like the first year we were married & we literally fought about cleaning. I mean our biggest arguments came from me not liking the fact that he didn’t sanitize & him not liking the fact that I didn’t declutter. And then we had a baby and any hope of cleaning was thrown out the window–problem solved. (:
Fortunately, we have a lot of similarities too. But I will save that post for another time!
Too funny! My hubby also thinks it's a waste of time to make the bed, as evidenced by my recent trip out of town with the kids, when he didn't have to MAKE THE BED ONCE. OK, he doesn't usually make it anyway, but you know I thought I trained him to like it that way. No.
I'm laughing about the reading thing, because I am the same way! I have jammed through half of a novel just today, and by next week won't remember any of it. But I'm enjoying it while I read it!!
Love this post! It's just so simple, yet fun to learn what makes each of you tic. For the record, Todd is my friend, because I am a clutter freak too. I'm constantly picking up and straightening and decluttering. While the dust can pile up for awhile.
I'm actually amazed about the bed making and toilet cleaning. Todd's personality really points to a person that would do both! Just goes to show how intricate and unique we all are!
Good to know the bitter cleaning fights end when you have kids…because we've been married for approaching three years now, and we STILL have the dirty vs. messy arguments! lol
I love this post! My husband and I are totally different too. He doesn't even know where to begin as far as cleaning and he can't cook at all other than warming up a can of soup. The fact that he will actually put a couple of dishes in the dishwasher is like he's cleaned the entire house to me.
What drives me crazy is something can be sitting out or the house can be a mess and it doesn't even occur to him that it needs to be cleaned up. I clean up throughout the day and he has the attitude that it will get messsed up again so we should wait until tonight. I can't stand to see the mess at all so I just repeatedly clean.
LOL. I loved reading this so much! What does it mean when I'm a germ and clutter freak? 🙁
My husband, who calls me Mrs. Clean, thinks that I clean and de-clutter too much. On the other hand, I cannot cook to save my life. He's no chef but he can at least cook decent meals for us when the need arises (we have someone who does the cooking for us).
I am so a clean freak and a biiiit of a control freak as well. So many of the things you said about Todd I do haha! UNfortunately for me when you have two babies both of those things have to go out the window haha!
Hahaha this is such a funny post, girl! Love it especially the shoes one 😉
The differences make things lively 🙂
Shoes organized? CD's Organized? What is this organized word you speak of? Sounds like a nasty disease to me.
Wow, those are some real differences! but oh well.
Love this post! My husband and I have a lot of little differences too.I don't like making the bed either LOL
I'm like Todd with the shoes, the CD's, etc. I love to read but it's a slow go for me too as I want to relish each word. I'd rather be cooking/baking any day than cleaning…but I do the latter too as the maid never shows up. Differences make everyone unique and that creates fun & laughter. Love this post!
If we were all alike, we'd be redundant!
Great thing to realize as a couple and an even more important concept to grasp when you have more than one child. I naively expected all boys to be the same — surprise!
I like the entertainment stuff alphabetized by medium. Like all the PS2 games, PS3 Games, Blu-Ray, and DVD's. Right now I have then in the cubby on the entertainment center, but I have it on good authority that the Mr. is getting a shelf unit for storing them for Christmas from my sister… He doesn't see the need to alphabetize, so I ask that he just leaves it next to the TV for me to put away. Like at the library! hahahaha!
Men are from Mars, but when you have a guy that puts dishes right in the dishwasher, marry him. Marry him and keep him forever!
I like making my bed cuz I swear it makes it more comfortable when you get in it the next night!!
Hmmm Funny blog but after reading it, I think I'm more like a guy haha
I also don't make the bed because i figure I'm only gonna get back into it that night anyways.
Well written, enjoyed it 🙂