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Ronni

Ronni

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Though this image focuses on the male of the species, I know plenty of women like this too and from my experience it's really about PEOPLE, not one specific gender. I found this hugely funny, especially because, as a professional organizer, I've learned that EVERYONE has a system. It may not be remotely recognizable to others, especially if it's....er.....a particularly relaxed one....:ROFLMAO: but the folks who live in even the most cluttered or messy space usually know right where everything is if it's their area. I have always found that fascinating!

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One of my favorite bosses had a mountain pile of papers on his desk. Obviously he must have gotten lots of comments about it. There was a big poster behind him that said, "Don't straighten up the mess on my desk... you'll goof up my system.'' He seemed to have no trouble getting his work done. ME, everything must be put away, or at least in neat piles, or I'm a mess.
 
I'm a bit OCD when it comes to files, papers

Now, my shop.....hey, it's work in process...don't mess with it,
Things are laid out in sequence....you move something, I won't find what I'm looking for
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I am naturally a tidy personbut not to the point of being OCD. I like order and cant stand the opposite. Give an example: I cant abide seeing dirty crockery in the sink from the night before or my kitchen units untidy when not in use. I knew someone who left washing up for a couple of days and stuck it in the oven and this was before the invention of dishwashers over here. Cant stand hoarders either.

Am I a BOF? Nope..😆
 
CrackerJack said:
I am naturally a tidy personbut not to the point of being OCD. I like order and cant stand the opposite. Give an example: I cant abide seeing dirty crockery in the sink from the night before or my kitchen units untidy when not in use. I knew someone who left washing up for a couple of days and stuck it in the oven and this was before the invention of dishwashers over here. Cant stand hoarders either.

Am I a BOF? Nope..😆
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What’s a bof?
 
CrackerJack said:
I am naturally a tidy personbut not to the point of being OCD. I like order and cant stand the opposite. Give an example: I cant abide seeing dirty crockery in the sink from the night before or my kitchen units untidy when not in use. I knew someone who left washing up for a couple of days and stuck it in the oven and this was before the invention of dishwashers over here. Cant stand hoarders either.

Am I a BOF? Nope..😆
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I feel like I could have written this exactly!
 
I'm a tidy, fastidious person, and get kinda anal/OCD about some things. Like, when I'm ready to go to sleep, if all the drawers in the dresser aren't completely closed, if the closet door isn't shut, I have to get back OUT of bed to get that taken care of. 🤦‍♀️ I figure I wipe the kitchen counters down at LEAST a dozen times a day.....whether they need it or not. :rolleyes: Things like that.

And then there's the organization of my things, the house, my car. I'm pretty crazed about organization. I'll organize others in the way that we've decided works best for them after due consultation, I don't try and impose my organizational style on anyone else. But personally, I am RUTHLESSLY organized. Things have to make sense. They have to flow. They have to be arranged and categorized in a way that is both organized AND logical AND efficient.

I am grateful that Ron and I are so similar about things. He too is extremely fastidious about stuff, and his sense of organization, though different than mine, is every bit as honed.

When I moved in with him, I told him that I was likely going to re-arrange my stuff several times as I became familiar with the new routines, and realized that some of where I'd originally put things didn't make sense or wasn't the most efficient or whatever. He was very patient. 🤣😍
 
My husband veers into the OCD/organized territory while I live squarely in the wacky world of ADD-ness. I have something in my hand and then I don't. Like a bad magician I have only half an act. Making things disappear is my strong suit, but getting them to reappear at the proper moment is a near rarity.

I've tried all kinds of organizational methods but can't/won't keep up with them. Mindfulness about where I put things just doesn't seem to be in my DNA.

Most people would never guess this because I'm ruthless about purging possessions and am disciplined about keeping my house clean, kitchen and bathroom counters clutter-free, and staying ahead of the stuff that accumulates on flat surfaces. Problem is that I forget where I've stashed those things, so my life has been a never-ending treasure hunt.

It usually doesn't stress me out. Maybe a little chaos is good for the soul. Well, for my soul anyway. Hubby (39 years) thinks it's a riot and enthusiastically joins in the searches. Can't tell you how many times my kids heard him say, "Fan out, everybody. Mom's looking for her ___________."

Hubby long ago established this rule: Anyone in the family who gave me the original of anything important, did so at his or her own risk. (Paperwork? I don't mean to lose it, I just do, and in an astonishingly short period of time. We're talking seconds, not minutes. Now you see it, now you don't. And probably never shall again, no matter how long or hard we look.)

We've had a copy machine in our home since the early 80s for exactly this reason. Permission slips had to be handed to me at a moment when they could be signed and the kid had to immediately take it from my hands. Otherwise they vanished. No lie.
 
StarSong said:
Hubby (39 years) thinks it's a riot and enthusiastically joins in the searches. Can't tell you how many times my kids heard him say, "Fan out, everybody. Mom's looking for her ___________."
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Not many things make me crack up laughing, but that one did. I have great visuals and could just imagine your house and the ''searchers''. 😹
 
Ronni said:
I'm a tidy, fastidious person, and get kinda anal/OCD about some things. Like, when I'm ready to go to sleep, if all the drawers in the dresser aren't completely closed, if the closet door isn't shut, I have to get back OUT of bed to get that taken care of. 🤦‍♀️ I figure I wipe the kitchen counters down at LEAST a dozen times a day.....whether they need it or not. :rolleyes: Things like that.
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You ARE OCD, but I'd rather live with you than a messy person. I started a thread here where I ask if you'd rather live with Oscar or Felix of "The Odd Couple" and I said I would rather live with Felix, who was OCD, than with messy Oscar.
 
When I was office based, my desk was a mess, but
when I am doing technical work, the workshop is
spotless, even the floor is swept before I start, I can't
stand mess in a workshop.

The desk didn't bother me and I knew where everything
was, but I had to supervise and inspect work and sign it
off, so I had no time to tidy a desk that I rarely used except
when drinking coffee mostly.

But my appartment is tidy and clean and dishes washed and
put away after every meal.

Mike.
 
I've had many beloved friends who, when I've described the chaos that is my desk (the one place where I allow my ADD to run rampant), say things like, "Sure, you might have a desk that looks messy to others but you know where everything is on it." I hate to burst their bubbles, which is what happens when I say that my desk is messy and I have no idea where anything is on it!
 
Ronni said:
I'm a tidy, fastidious person, and get kinda anal/OCD about some things. Like, when I'm ready to go to sleep, if all the drawers in the dresser aren't completely closed, if the closet door isn't shut, I have to get back OUT of bed to get that taken care of. 🤦‍♀️ I figure I wipe the kitchen counters down at LEAST a dozen times a day.....whether they need it or not. :rolleyes: Things like that.

And then there's the organization of my things, the house, my car. I'm pretty crazed about organization. I'll organize others in the way that we've decided works best for them after due consultation, I don't try and impose my organizational style on anyone else. But personally, I am RUTHLESSLY organized. Things have to make sense. They have to flow. They have to be arranged and categorized in a way that is both organized AND logical AND efficient.

I am grateful that Ron and I are so similar about things. He too is extremely fastidious about stuff, and his sense of organization, though different than mine, is every bit as honed.

When I moved in with him, I told him that I was likely going to re-arrange my stuff several times as I became familiar with the new routines, and realized that some of where I'd originally put things didn't make sense or wasn't the most efficient or whatever. He was very patient. 🤣😍
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You sound a bit like me re. being organised. I cant stand seeing picture frames lopsided or shoes not lined up side by side in the porch. I have to make sure the block with the date is changed every morning....i could write pages of my ideosyncrancies but will spare you and my fingers tapping on the phone keyboard.😅
 
StarSong said:
I've had many beloved friends who, when I've described the chaos that is my desk (the one place where I allow my ADD to run rampant), say things like, "Sure, you might have a desk that looks messy to others but you know where everything is on it." I hate to burst their bubbles, which is what happens when I say that my desk is messy and I have no idea where anything is on it!
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I was always amazed at my ex-boss when I saw him dig into the middle of his big pile and fish out exactly the paper he was looking for. Maybe he had a photographic memory where he remembered exactly where the page was.
 
At work I don't like people touching my s**t. I have everything laid out where I want it so I can use it throughout the day for various tasks. I have a couple wash clothes for the fryer drawer. I leave them below the chicken prep table. One of the ladies who has to have all the wash rags in the place started walking off with them one day. I told her to put them back & take her lazy a** into the kitchen & get her some clean ones there. You don't mess with people systems. LOL
 
Do not understand the problem:
In the photos, it's not like he threw it on the floor
he threw it in the general area of the trash can. He made an attempt, he was trying to
conform to 'others' standards.
Messy desks-desk are supposed to function as a place to do paperwork, how can you work if you cannot find the bills,...
Geeze
 

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