People have been sharing their ‘unusual daily rituals’ and they are a total delight
Giraffe-spotting TV composer and all-round top chap Nick Harvey had a question for his followers on Twitter (and if you don’t follow him, you really should).
Every evening, before going to bed, I hide the front door keys so that my eldest son, who sleepwalks most nights, doesn’t inadvertently let himself out.
What daily rituals do you suspect you’re alone in following?
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) January 31, 2019
And as typically happens when Nick asks a question, lots and lots of people responded with odd little routines that were funny, heartfelt, and occasionally both.
It was also reassuring that it’s not just us that does this sort of thing.
1.
Every day as I leave for work I cheerily trill “have a nice day being a cat!” to the cat, because she has a lot of catting to get done. When I come home I enthusiastically enquire “have you had a nice day being a cat?” – she always has.
— Mitten d’Amour (@MittenDAmour) February 1, 2019
2.
Every day I leave the TV on for the dogs. I feel bad if it’s on something shit like the shopping channel, so I spend 10 minutes searching for something they might like.
— Twinks (@tinytwink) February 1, 2019
3.
When I was a child, when we went out in the evening my parents used to leave the tv on to deter burglars, but mum refused to ever leave it on ITV in case said burglars were to think we were common …
— Loushippers (@Loushippers) February 1, 2019
4.
I always wish our terrapin a good morning as I open the blinds for him. I have convinced myself he will be upset if I ignored him whilst doing it. And yes, I open the blinds FOR THE TERRAPIN #notmenopausalatall #lovemyterrapin
— Pam Smith (@sterlingsop) January 31, 2019
5.
Every night before we go to sleep I say “Love You” to my wife, she replies “Love You Too”, to which I reply “What the band?”. Every. Single. Time.
— Ian Price (@goatteeboy) February 1, 2019
6.
Every morning when I’m leaving for work, I put one of the cats in charge to keep all the others in line while we’re out.
(it’s NEVER Amelia)
— Stu. (@dysondoc) February 1, 2019
7.
Every day, dog and I leave for our walk through the back door. Cat wakes up then follows through the cat flap. I have to let her back in through the front door or she follows us on our walk. She goes back to where she was sleeping and waits for us to return. Every. Single. Day. pic.twitter.com/bM3mg5P3o7
— hilly (@makesbakesfakes) February 1, 2019
8.
When I was a teenager in Wales, 15-1 and Countdown were repeated an hour later on S4C (Welsh Channel 4). When my mum came home we would watch it together. I had already watched them, so could get all the questions and 9 letter words correctly. She still thinks I’m a genius.
— rob nelmes (@robnelmes) February 1, 2019
9.
Every night the last person up to bed has to take the knobs off the oven because our toddler is a maniac
— Katie Villa (@KatieVillaUK) February 1, 2019
10.
every time our satnav says “bear left” or “bear right” my boyfriend and I will look around frantically going “there’s a bear?!?!”. Been doing that for 6 years, don’t think it’s going to get old.
— Roslyn (@copytyper) February 1, 2019
11.
I share a flat with my lovely mum. There is a tiny, old rubber duck in our bathroom, and every day, one of us will plant it in the other’s things for the other to find. We never speak of the rubber duck. It’s just a ritual.
— Sarah Louise (@sarahlou_iorua) February 1, 2019
12.
My boys are 21 and 19. #eldest is at uni. I go to their rooms and say good night to them every night, whether they’re home or not.
— Wonky McParkinson’s (@Myboysmum) February 1, 2019
13.
Every day, on my way to bed, I head into the 4yo’s bedroom and rotate him (he will be upside down and on top of the covers) while removing all the pieces of the Lego policevan that he’s gone to sleep cuddling. Rebuilding it and placing it on his bedside table
— Gibby (@gibbymcdibby) February 1, 2019
14.
Every time we hear a car horn outside our house, I say to my wife ‘your taxi’s here’.
— Andrew Nelson (@bunkum) February 1, 2019
15.
I tie my shoelaces before every car journey so I’m a minute or so behind where I’m meant to be on the road, thus dodging fate.
— Baby Jesus (@JCautomatic) February 1, 2019
16.
When in the supermarket if I leave my husband with the trolley while I go to grab something in another aisle I will grab his face and say in a dramatic disaster film way, ‘wait for me, I WILL COME FOR YOU’. And then walk away laughing, every time!
— Leah Turner (@LeahTurner19) February 1, 2019
