4 of 30: Habit....

Haha, okay, so this one asks for a habit that I wish I didn't have.  Well.  Honestly I had to think about this one.

It went a little like this:

Habits...what habits do I have?  I procrastinate sometimes.  I get distracted easily.  I sing loudly along with the radio.  (As I was thinking, I started popping my knuckles....EPIPHANY)

I first started popping my knuckles in like 3rd grade.  That is when I first saw people doing it.  But, by the end of that year, I had stopped that habit.  Someone had told me that I would get arthritus.  I was in third grade (didn't know what it meant) but it sounded scary.  I started up the habit again in junior high, but again, I stopped by 8th or 9th grade. 

Then, in 10th grade, my older sister started dating a boy (her now husband) that loved popping knuckles, even other peoples.  He would pop my toes everyday.  Which got me hooked once again.  But, it wasn't until that point that I started my neck.  OH how I love popping my neck.  I watch people that have to use their hands to tilt their head and get their neck to pop.  Then I show them up, by doing it without any hands and getting lots of pops.  I am basically pro at popping my neck.  Also, my fingers.  I first push in the top knuckles, then the middle knuckles.  Then I push the top knuckles the other way.  On occasion I even pop my thumbs and my big toes.  I never pop my back unless I really really need it. 

This is a habit that I wish I didn't have.  Especially going into a health profession I feel that I shouldn't do it, because I don't want to set that example for my patients (even though, it is really not terrible for you). 

(Katrina Marie)