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I have noticed the older I get the more OCD I get. Or maybe I am just now noticing how OCD I really am?
For example, I like my bookshelves neat and orderly arranged in groups by Author and then in order of publication oldest to newest. Weird, right??
I also like my DVDs arranged alphabetically.
I can’t stand when emails clutter my inbox. I want to read an email, answer it and them delete! Can’t stand junk or clutter.
I also can’t stand notifications on my phone. It drives me NUTS when I look at my screen and it looks like this….I MUST get rid of all the red dots immediately!!
I also like my house picked up every night before I go to bed. Doesn’t have to be spotlessly cleaned but everything MUST be in it’s place. I am a neat freak.
I also noticed that I do things in a certain order, like the order in which I do things when I take a shower. First, I wash my hair and then I put the conditioner on. I leave the conditioner on while I then wash my body, shave my legs (if they need it), wash my face, and then I rinse out the conditioner last. I take a shower in this order every time. Anybody else have a certain routine?
When I’m at work I like to write my patient list out and the times all their treatments are due and I stick to that list. I can honestly say that it pisses me off if I get new patients or patients that transfer from other floors to mine and I have to add their treatments to my list. Not because I don’t want to do the treatments but because it throws my list off.
This is also why I don’t care to work in the ER anymore….all the unexpected traumas that come in or treatments throw me off.
I am also a list maker. I can get way more stuff done if I have a list ready and can mark things off as I go.
I used to be big into couponing and so I have a little stockpile of certain items. I have them stashed away in my closet and in rows in order that I want to use them.
I also have a drawer in my bathroom full of stuff, again arranged in order I want to use them…
And a stash in my laundry room…
I seriously haven’t bought any cleaning stuff or personal hygiene stuff in over a year.
Weird right??? Am I the only weirdo out there??!!
LOL!!! Hello new follower here! I love this post! I wish I was a little bit more OCD like you! I cannot stand the notifications on my phone though!!!
Toya
http://www.kismetandkilograms.blogspot.com
I cannot stand when I have notifications on my phone! it bugs the crap outta me!
OH MY WORD. You and I are TWINS.
This is EXACTLY HOW I function!!!!!!!!!!!
No you are not weird, I have a small stock pile, too! I am obsessed with couponing!!
1. My movies are in alphabetical order and I have like 600 movies. My brother gives me crap because by doing this sometimes sequals aren’t next to each other. But, I can’t stand it if they aren’t alphabetical.
2. All of my emails (work and 2 personal emails) have 0 messages in the inbox at all times. I read, respond, reply, and either delete or move to a folder if it needs to be saved.
3. I hate having notifications on my phone, too. I MUST clear them ASAP. The red badges…they just scream at me!
4. I take a shower and do things in a specific order every single time. If I notice I did something out of order, it literally throws my entier day off.
5. I make lists…for everything. Every day. I don’t think I could manage without a list.
I just realized I made this into a list as well. lol
I like to think that I’m an organizational freak, not OCD. ;)
I tend to group things in how they are or whatever. For my books, I have them organized on shelves by favorites vs ones I enjoyed. Clothes are short sleeves, tank tops, sweaters, cardigans, etc.
Feel ya on the iPhone screen thing. I bet those texts are from some pretty ladies you know with the initials A, B, J, K :)
I’m totally with you on the bookshelves, DVD’s and email inbox thing! It especially drives me nuts to have a cluttered inbox – I hate having more than about 30 in there at any given time. One of my supervisors always has (1000+ unread) at the top of her screen at THAT drives me nuts!! Haha. Even though it’s not mine! I don’t have a smartphone, but I’m sure notifications would bother me the same way. So you’re not alone :)
Those Downy Untoppables are THE BOMB!
HAh its okay to be OCD! We still love you and if you ever want to come organize my house..you are more than welcome.
Oh my gosh we’re twins. Seriously. My bookshelves are the same way, but I also separate them in to “have read” and “have not read” shelves as well. And I totally have the same exact shower routine every day. It’s similar to yours, but I wash my face while the shampoo is in, and then bathe/shave while the conditioner is in. I seriously am OCD about a lot of random things as well. And I love the way you’ve organized your surplus products too!
Oh and also, one of my friends texted me the other day wanting to know I would come organize her house if she paid me, and bought me dinner and drinks. I would totally be up for that, but she lives four hours away :( Otherwise, I’d love that!
New follower here! I am so OCD with my book shelf, alphabetical order by author, DVD’s same by title. My nephew was looking for Finding Nemo and I was like “it’s in the F’s…”
I like routines and lists, I hate full email boxes and those red dots on my phone drive me crazy too!!
I understand completely. My DVDs are arranged by type then alphabetic order. CDs are the same way. I have my manga (Japaneses comics)in order by how much I read them. I also used to have a list for all my DVD/CD/Books. I love organization and I am about to a major overhaul to my closet. (Yes I am that chick that organizes by type of shirt and then color.) I am all about being neat.
Cody
solemnsound.blogspot.com
I’m the same way when it comes to my phone and DVD/CD’s too! Makes it so much easier to find when they are all in order alphabetically! I am very very OCD when it comes to all the closets in the house too!
hah wow that is super ocd..
I am totally with you! I organize my movies in alpha order by title. I do the books by category, but then in size order. I definitely can’t handle having a little red dot on my iphone screen. I go insane! And I keep the “extras” of all household goods in a certain spot…and I’m usually pretty well stocked :) Totally can identify!! Hope you have a great weekend!
I can’t stand phone notifications and I also have a routine when showering… I wish I had your cleaning OCD though! LOL.
Oh my god. I think we’re the same person. I was seriously giggling and agreeing with every.single.one of your points! I have an extra I order I HAVE to things in from showering to my nighttime routine. Oh and the lists! Everything has to be in a list! Love this so much! You’re not alone