Misty_Morning
Narcissistic Hedonist
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OK. I need some opinions here. This incident just happened a couple of hours ago.
I readily admit that I am an anal retentive person. I’m not saying that I have OCD or anything like that, but I am pretty set in my ways in some regards. My house has to be maintained in a certain fashion. I like my kitchen to be uncluttered, the counters to be clear of unnecessary small appliances, my frige has to have no items that exceed their expiration date and so on.
Well I guess the same goes for the rest of my house. I suppose the rationale is that should I be out and about and my life be ended in some bizarre accident, I do not want people coming into my house and seeing any mess and/or clutter. Everything must be just right.
That philosophy also extends to my closets. Everything must be organized!
However the last several times I have done laundry I have kinda just hung up my clothes in a somewhat haphazard manner.
See, when you look in my closets, my clothes are normally organized according to the electromagnetic spectrum. More specifically, organized according to the visible spectrum. Ya know…ROYGBIV, ya know…red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet…and then I place black, then grey, then white.
Of course this is subcategorized for separate styles of clothing. Short sleeve blouses, long sleeve blouses, turtle necks, slacks, short skirts, long skirts, dresses and so on. So there are short sleeve blouses without collars in ROYGBIV, then short sleeve blouses with collars in ROYGBIV, then long sleeve blouses without collars in ROYGBIV…well, you get the picture.
Now the problem I have encountered is when I get to my tie-dyes, which I probably have around 25 or so. You see what’s coming don’t cha?
Well, this afternoon a friend came over for some fun. Afterwards, I thought she was asleep, so I took a shower and went to get dressed. As I was standing in my closet I decided to go ahead and reorganize my closet.
All went well very quickly until I got to the tie-dyes. This is always my stumbling block.
So, I’m standing there trying to decide if I should do the ROYGBIV thing according to the predominant overall color scheme, or that which is present only on the sleeves, which are the first thing the eyes see when walking into the closet.
So, I’m rearranging these shirts multiple times and surveying the results when all of a sudden I hear uncontrollable laughter coming from behind me. She had been standing there watching me and knew what I was doing.
Well, we most certainly had a laugh or two, and then I explained my reasoning. At that point she began to laugh so hard she was crying.
So, come on folks, don’t you do the same or something similar? I mean, how the hell do you find what you need without some form of organization?
Just saying…I can’t be the only one….
I readily admit that I am an anal retentive person. I’m not saying that I have OCD or anything like that, but I am pretty set in my ways in some regards. My house has to be maintained in a certain fashion. I like my kitchen to be uncluttered, the counters to be clear of unnecessary small appliances, my frige has to have no items that exceed their expiration date and so on.
Well I guess the same goes for the rest of my house. I suppose the rationale is that should I be out and about and my life be ended in some bizarre accident, I do not want people coming into my house and seeing any mess and/or clutter. Everything must be just right.
That philosophy also extends to my closets. Everything must be organized!
However the last several times I have done laundry I have kinda just hung up my clothes in a somewhat haphazard manner.
See, when you look in my closets, my clothes are normally organized according to the electromagnetic spectrum. More specifically, organized according to the visible spectrum. Ya know…ROYGBIV, ya know…red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet…and then I place black, then grey, then white.
Of course this is subcategorized for separate styles of clothing. Short sleeve blouses, long sleeve blouses, turtle necks, slacks, short skirts, long skirts, dresses and so on. So there are short sleeve blouses without collars in ROYGBIV, then short sleeve blouses with collars in ROYGBIV, then long sleeve blouses without collars in ROYGBIV…well, you get the picture.
Now the problem I have encountered is when I get to my tie-dyes, which I probably have around 25 or so. You see what’s coming don’t cha?
Well, this afternoon a friend came over for some fun. Afterwards, I thought she was asleep, so I took a shower and went to get dressed. As I was standing in my closet I decided to go ahead and reorganize my closet.
All went well very quickly until I got to the tie-dyes. This is always my stumbling block.
So, I’m standing there trying to decide if I should do the ROYGBIV thing according to the predominant overall color scheme, or that which is present only on the sleeves, which are the first thing the eyes see when walking into the closet.
So, I’m rearranging these shirts multiple times and surveying the results when all of a sudden I hear uncontrollable laughter coming from behind me. She had been standing there watching me and knew what I was doing.
Well, we most certainly had a laugh or two, and then I explained my reasoning. At that point she began to laugh so hard she was crying.
So, come on folks, don’t you do the same or something similar? I mean, how the hell do you find what you need without some form of organization?
Just saying…I can’t be the only one….