am i the only one like this ?? or can you relate ??

[frenchy]

i was loadin my dishwasher before and it occured to me ..i'm pretty organized when it comes to that .. i don't have all that many dishes that match .. a half a set of this and 2 of that and 3 of this and another half a set of that .. when me and my ex split up about 15 years ago i took whatever she didn't want .. hence the hodge podge of dishes and silverware .. eeeeeee.. don't even get me goin on the silverware .. i think i went down to goodwill and bought a bunch of stuff they had layin around .. and i'm not complainin or anything but here's the thing .. when it comes to loadin my dishwasher i'm like leonardo davinchi .. everything goes in and its all balanced and it all gets clean and it all fits and there's no wasted space .. i won't turn it on unless its totally full .. i'd have to say if you hired a bunch of rocket scientists from mit they couldn't do it any more efficiently than me .. but now the rest of my house ?? well lets just say i could be better .. i have guitar parts everywhere .. and i mean everywhere .. i used to clean the house up real good every year when my mom came down but since she died i just don't shive a git at all .. so what is it that makes me so anal about the dishwasher and not so about the rest of the house ??  do any of you have a thing about how you load your dishwasher or maybe just how you make your bed everyday ?? you know them little idiocyncrisies that when you step back you say gee , is this normal ?? it makes me wonder .. i'm not sure why .. but some things i can be so organized about . and others .. not so much .. i once took a job as a warehouse manager and this place was .. it was like somebody threw a few grenades in there and shut the door real fast .. and i straightened that place out neat as a pin .. as a fater of mact when i left that job i used pictures of the before and after as my resume and was hired the first place i went to cold .. just walked in off the street and they said they weren't hirein .. i said could you at least give my resume to the guy in charge and i think the receptionist liked me cause she said well ..ok .. it probably won't do you any good but i will .. wait here .. she came back in 10 minutes and said the president wants to see you right away ..( it don't hurt to be nice ) .. and then i had to meet with the owner and they hired me on the spot .. and it was the first place i went .. so i got lucky .. but i'm sure my organizational skills played a big part too .. anyway , my point is .. and i do have one .. is this ying and yang .. my video store .. neat as a pin .. but the rest of my house ?? what happened ?? 

[Karin M Fichtner]

LOL. I love it, Chief! :-)

[ProblemAgain]

and to make sure you keep everything in the right place, it helps to label everything....

[crestofwaves]

One thing I have to do every day is make my bed.  I hate getting into an unmade bed at the end of the day. And I'm fussy about sheets.  I like heavy, cool, coarse sheets, very hard to find now,so I baby the ones I have. Those microfiber, sateen, flannel, brushed, jersey type sheets keep me awake.

[blithe spirit]

I do put the silverware in the little basket but I always run out of spots for glasses and cups so I stick em wherever I can find a place...and I also hand wash some stuff..not fanatic about dishwashers.
I do have a thing about having clean fresh linens and clothes. I don't wear anything unless it's been washed...no do overs..towels and washcloths the same. I always make the bed, fluff the bedclothes and pillows and use the lavender or chamomile spray each day and I wash them every other day.
I also have a thing about anything that touches my skin..nothing scratchy...I really prefer cotton or silk.

[crestofwaves]

Ooh, I want to come and sleep at your place.  I also use sprays on the bedding.  I don't, however, wash them every other day. But there is nothing like a fresh bed!