I'm turning into my mother (OCD organized)

[RavensGryf]

I have a bird shirts pile (i.e. already been chewed) and a non bird shirts pile.

Lol! Essential for the macaw owner Raven Pionus likes to TRY to make bird shirts

 

[Dinosrawr]

He once put one back in the wrong case, and I was shamed and blamed for MONTHS despite denying ever touching the game:52: He did apologize when he found it and remembered it was HE (not me) who misplaced it:20:

I burst out laughing at this! I'm totally that person though. I remember when Brendon and I first started living together, I'd wake up and all the blankets would be on his side falling off the bed, so I blamed him for stealing them. He told me I was the one throwing them over, but pfft! As if!


... of course three nights later I wake up AS I'm tossing all the blankets on him in the middle of the night. I sheepishly apologized in the morning and he had a few good gloating minutes.

And Julie, you remind me so much of my mother, hahaha! She doesn't give a damn who it is though... you walk through her door, you deal with her rules: Have you washed your hands before touching food in the kitchen? Have you wiped everything down before setting the table and after dinner is done? Did you ACTUALLY use hand soap? Did you wash your hands before washing the dishes? Has that watermelon/orange/banana been wiped down before you cut into it? No, (12-year-old) Chantal, those Lysol wipes are NOT enough to consider the bathroom clean - do it right the FIRST time!

Ahhhh... it's amazing how you totally turn into your mother, though, despite how badly you never wanted to as a child...

 

[RavensGryf]

And Julie, you remind me so much of my mother, hahaha! She doesn't give a damn who it is though... you walk through her door, you deal with her rules: Have you washed your hands before touching food in the kitchen? Have you wiped everything down before setting the table and after dinner is done? Did you ACTUALLY use hand soap? Did you wash your hands before washing the dishes? Has that watermelon/orange/banana been wiped down before you cut into it? No, (12-year-old) Chantal, those Lysol wipes are NOT enough to consider the bathroom clean ....

In my dreams! I WISH they'd listen to me! Lol, I'M the one who gets yelled at

I've little by little made myself tone down my germ consciousness as much as I possibly can. Anyone who is like this knows it's impossible to completely eradicate it from your thought process, but I'm doing better.
After all, if no one else in the household agrees, I literally can't watch everyone all the time, and MAKE them wash immediately when I want them to, and with soap. Maybe with kids, but try to tell that to a grown man and see how well that goes over! My germ phobia has literally caused fights between my current hubby and I, as well as with an ex...

 

[Kiwibird]

In my dreams! I WISH they'd listen to me! Lol, I'M the one who gets yelled at

I've little by little made myself tone down my germ consciousness as much as I possibly can. Anyone who is like this knows it's impossible to completely eradicate it from your thought process, but I'm doing better.
After all, if no one else in the household agrees, I literally can't watch everyone all the time, and MAKE them wash immediately when I want them to, and with soap. Maybe with kids, but try to tell that to a grown man and see how well that goes over! My germ phobia has literally caused fights between my current hubby and I, as well as with an ex...

I've been on both sides of that coin. I used to work with a lady who doused EVERYTHING in lysol, bleach, air fresheners:52: It made my eyes and nose and throat BURN so bad and we were always at odds over it (of course at work, you can't express your displeasure in the same way as at home). But I've also been on the other side as the "crazy" one. I'm not germ phobic, but I am super paranoid about the safety of all these chemical cleaners, artificial scents and food additives on top of the irrational extreme aversions to certain "harmless" things. My hubby and I had a lot of fights in the beginning because I have all these odd habits he just couldn't wrap his head around (like washing my hair with beer, making my own laundry detergent, washing dishes in a very particular way to continuously wash the little bits of food particles down the sink, not walking on grass ect....). I probably told myself a million times "pick your battles" because I'm sure if I behaved the way I would alone, he wouldn't have stuck around for long. I think he still finds me crazy, but I do try to compromise. Compromising is always hard though

 

[Kiwibird]

I have successfully knocked out the pantry organization! The shelves *used* to be in our bedroom closet with clothes folded on it, so it was painted the same blue as our dresser/end tables. I repainted it the same color as in the kitchen, and found some fabulous vintage canisters and jars at goodwill. Have to sand and re-stain the lids on the round canisters. Not completely filled up, as I do food shopping on Mondays (so we're running low), but it's much easier to find things now!

Before:

After:

Now I am going to be moving on to the most difficult step for me. I am reducing my items to 30 items for each season. This is probably going to be the most difficult part of my organizational plan for me. 30 items includes tops, bottoms, jackets, dresses shoes, accessories but not things like underthings, jewelry and pjs. I don't have as many items as some women, but I am somewhat "attached" to my clothes (even ones I do not wear). Getting rid of the majority of my clothes feels like going through a bad breakup But I am really trying to break the ties of trying to fill emotional voids with material things so I can focus better and not dredge up my insecurities every morning when I get dressed. I have such a terrible, negative relationship with clothes and I just want them GONE. But it's so hard for some reason to give them up I just have to take a deep breath and remind myself I am working towards a minimalistic, non materialistic and low consumption end goal.

 

[RavensGryf]

I am working towards a minimalistic, non materialistic and low consumption end goal.

Looks great April! Due to certain recent circumstance, I've had to greatly reduce too. It actually feels good for me to only have what I really need, and the things that I actually use and like/love. In fact, it has always bugged me to hold onto tons of clothing that I no longer wear, or can't wear. I even feel like I need to reduce the pile more! I have things I'm not using! Im the opposite of a hoarder. Get rid of it, throw it away, give it away, get it out of here!!! Also makes me feel good that "one person's trash is another person's treasure"! Unfortunately Don doesn't agree with getting rid of as much as I like to though.

Just keep reminding yourself that it will feel so good when you're done, and it will feel nice and clean, organized, and minimalistic. Focus on your goal

 

[Kiwibird]

So I have finished a very mentally challenging part of my life reorganization I have a lot of negativity surrounding clothes, so quite literally getting rid of 2/3 of my clothes was tough but feels very freeing. I had them crammed in every nook and cranny and it was just...awful Over 300 items! Now I have under 100 (94 exactly) for all 4 seasons. I still feel as though I need to get rid of some more. Once upon a time, what has been serving as an armoire was my childhood desk, and now that I have completely cleared it out, I have a desk again that is NOT the coffee table lol!

What I started with:

Clothes for all 4 seasons

Just jackets!:52:

What I got rid of:

And what I kept... Just the bins on the top, and 3 plastic drawers on the side. The rest of the bins have bedding/towels in them and none of the storage/drawers are even packed. I truly only have what I wear and use and looks...decent on me. My husband also has some work shirts/slacks on the clothing rack (theres not really a closet in our room, so we have to have a freestanding one), AND he didn't like my idea of clothes reducing for himself, so he still has the entire dresser full of his clothes. I now have significantly less clothes than my husband lol. How many women can say THAT?!

And my desk is back Even BETTER, I know Joe won't take over this one since it's lined with the fancy/girly scented paper inside

 

[RavensGryf]

I also have so much less than I used to. I do think Don has the same or more than me. Though half of his 'clothes' consist of plain white T-shirts... Like 30 of them... Lol :52:

 

[Kiwibird]

What is it with men and repeats? My hubby has about 40 pairs of socks:52: and *insists* he needs all of them (even the ones with holes):20:

 

[RavensGryf]

I suppose it's kind of weird for a woman, but I have some shirts that all look the same too lol. I know what I like, but I don't always realize I've bought something that looks just like something I already have until I get home. I bet I look like I wear the same outfit at times, when really it's a different one haha.