I think a little OCD is a good thing. I believe I have more obsessive tendencies than compulsive issues.
By obsessive, I mean things like not being able to leave the kitchen if I spot one of the cabinet doors ajar or a drawer left slightly open.
My toilet paper is always dispensed from the top of the roll. If I find myself in another bathroom and see the TP mistakenly set up to roll in the wrong direction, I will change it. The big commercial rolls are challenging; I can't always wrestle them out of the dispenser. Frustrating. Although since most of them are sideways, it doesn't seem to bother me as much.
I would really like all the clocks in the house and cars to be exactly the same. The whole daylight savings time thing makes me a bit jumpy - twice a year!
Interestingly enough, OCD doesn't really get in the way of housekeeping for me. I can tolerate a fair amount of dust. I'm ok with waiting until I can write my name in it. The windows are ignored for years. The floors are probably the only part of the house that make me a tad twitchy. They will never fall into the "you can eat of them" category but I do like them to be crumb-free.
Twice a year I host an "arty" open house so things have to be moved around and put away until after we shut down. It's the "putting things back" that stirs up the OCD - just a little.. Petey and I have a different style when it comes to that so if he helps I may have to re-arrange later in the evening . . . . so I can sleep.
So? How about you?
Man here I thought we were alike. But we part ways here! I gave the O, the C and the D to my sister. She has it in spades. I am only motivated by guilt and company coming. Dust is my friend and design standard, who cares which way the toilet paper rolls as long as there is some, and I only check my phone for the time! OK, maybe a little OCD on furniture placement! I have been know to do the design on Autocad and then hand the drawings to hubby to move the furniture to the appropriate places! LOL
ReplyDeleteI think we are similar in most areas you mentioned...except the toilet paper. I can't go to bed if a drawer or door is left open in the room. I like a clean floor but like you, dusting can wait. Clutter seems to be driving me bonkers more so now than in the past.
ReplyDeleteYou have two arty parties? I thought you just did the bazaar in the winter.
Miss Bliss - I have one in the spring as well. May 5th to be exact. You're in the email batch and will be getting a notice soon.
ReplyDeleteI could stand to be a little more OCD! I use to be
ReplyDeleteI think I am OCD with the kitchen counters, I dislike it when I see dirt or finger prints on the granite or there are water splatters next to the sink! Basically floors and surfaces must be neat and clean, although the floors are a bit neglected at times, which irritates me.
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