I am horrible at making decisions. Go left? Go right? I don't know sometimes. What do I want to do? In all my OCD'ness that is one thing I really can't handle. Just like buying that new car. I couldn't decide on what I wanted so the hubs just bought something. Glad he got something I like.
I always for some reason thought that the Magic 8 ball could sometime help me in the decision making process. I know that it is completely random, so maybe that is why I never bought one. I know I asked for one as a kid, just never got it.
Look to the right on your screen... there it is... ask it a question. I have.
Showing posts with label CDO not OCD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CDO not OCD. Show all posts
Friday, September 9, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
The Sleeping Arrangement
I don't sleep... but to be able to get a couple of hours at night I've got to have everything just perfect before I can relax enough to get an hour or two. If you look at my list of Secrets and Lies you will see that I have a small little OCD obsession with my bed. I don't know what triggered it, but it didn't happen until after I moved out on my own.
I have to make sure the sheets, blankets, comforter .... everything is just "so" before I can get comfortable and rest. Sheets must be tucked in and straight. The bedspread must be straight on the bed... and my quilt... has to be laid just the right way lined up with the bedspread. I know it's crazy. I also have to use 3 pillows. One firm for the base pillow, a soft one for my head and then I have my squishy pillow that I have to throw my arm over when I'm sleeping on my side.
When I first get in the bed, I have to pull every thing up one by one... sheet, bedspread, then quilt... make sure they are where I want them and then... I kind of wiggle down in to my spot, and I rub my feet together. I don't get over on my side until sometime during the night. I can't have anything or anyone touching me either. Forget snuggling. I will snuggle for a few minutes, but then when I'm ready to go to sleep I have to do my little routine to get comfortable. Laying on my back, I fold my hands together, sorta like they place a person in a coffin. I must look like I'm dead when I'm trying to sleep. It has to be perfectly silent... not even the radio. I left my watch out on my dresser one night and I couldn't go to sleep or get slightly comfortable because I could hear it ticking. I can hear a mouse fart in the house... it can be quite annoying.
When I was pregnant both times it was really bad because I had to sleep on my left side and I just can't get comfortable that way. I've tried over the years to fall asleep like that but for some reason I can't do it. No matter what I try.
Whats even worse... sometimes when I'm really restless, I have to stick my right foot out from under the covers, hang it off the bed and wiggle it. This really gets on Buck's nerves since it shakes the whole bed. It's something I did with the kids when they were little to help them sleep... and my Mom did it with me when I was small. Its a comfort thing... soothing.
I don't know what brought me to this. I used to be able to sleep anywhere, but now it's gotten down to the fact I can't sleep anywhere except in my bed in my spot with the covers just like I want them. I've got to be really tired to fall asleep on the couch or something. Even when we have gone camping, I've got to set my sleeping area just so or I won't sleep the entire time we are gone. Not that I sleep that good anyway, but I do need a couple of hours to keep from completely going insane.
I have to make sure the sheets, blankets, comforter .... everything is just "so" before I can get comfortable and rest. Sheets must be tucked in and straight. The bedspread must be straight on the bed... and my quilt... has to be laid just the right way lined up with the bedspread. I know it's crazy. I also have to use 3 pillows. One firm for the base pillow, a soft one for my head and then I have my squishy pillow that I have to throw my arm over when I'm sleeping on my side.
When I first get in the bed, I have to pull every thing up one by one... sheet, bedspread, then quilt... make sure they are where I want them and then... I kind of wiggle down in to my spot, and I rub my feet together. I don't get over on my side until sometime during the night. I can't have anything or anyone touching me either. Forget snuggling. I will snuggle for a few minutes, but then when I'm ready to go to sleep I have to do my little routine to get comfortable. Laying on my back, I fold my hands together, sorta like they place a person in a coffin. I must look like I'm dead when I'm trying to sleep. It has to be perfectly silent... not even the radio. I left my watch out on my dresser one night and I couldn't go to sleep or get slightly comfortable because I could hear it ticking. I can hear a mouse fart in the house... it can be quite annoying.
When I was pregnant both times it was really bad because I had to sleep on my left side and I just can't get comfortable that way. I've tried over the years to fall asleep like that but for some reason I can't do it. No matter what I try.
Whats even worse... sometimes when I'm really restless, I have to stick my right foot out from under the covers, hang it off the bed and wiggle it. This really gets on Buck's nerves since it shakes the whole bed. It's something I did with the kids when they were little to help them sleep... and my Mom did it with me when I was small. Its a comfort thing... soothing.
I don't know what brought me to this. I used to be able to sleep anywhere, but now it's gotten down to the fact I can't sleep anywhere except in my bed in my spot with the covers just like I want them. I've got to be really tired to fall asleep on the couch or something. Even when we have gone camping, I've got to set my sleeping area just so or I won't sleep the entire time we are gone. Not that I sleep that good anyway, but I do need a couple of hours to keep from completely going insane.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
WWTK - Wednesday
We Want To Know.... Q & A brought to you by:
This is hosted by these four cuties: Janette, Seriously Shawn, Impulsive Addict and Mamarazzi. It's a super fun meme that you can join along and we can get to know you too.
1.} What must you do before you go to bed at night? This is going to sound crazy, but I must make the bed and make sure the sheets are tucked in at the foot just right. Then I have to make sure my quilt that I have slept with for the last 15 years is perfectly straight on the bed. Once I get in the bed I get situated and then I wiggle 3 or 4 times just to get nice and snug. Buck laughs because if anything gets messed up I have to start all over again.
2.} What is one thing you must snack on at the theater? Snow Caps. Yep… the little chocolate chips with the little white dots on top (I forgot what they are called). It is an obsession.
3.} Before going on vacation what must you do? Before we go anywhere for the night or for the week, I have to clean house and make sure all the laundry is washed. It’s nice to come home to a clean house after you have been on vacation and you don’t have to do anything but unpack.
4.} What is one thing you must do every day? I don’t think there is one particular thing I have to do every day besides the normal stuff. Like I must brush my teeth, I must feed the kids, I must take a bath… etc.
5.} Is there something you do that must be done in a particular order? Did you read the bed thing in question 1? I’m just a little OCD about things, like my makeup, cleaning the house, buying groceries… Yeah... that is the worst! I’ve got to go in a particular order or I will end up forgetting half the stuff I need. I’ve got to take my medicine in the same order, when I take a shower… I do everything in order… every time. I’ve got to have list or I don’t know what I’m doing most the time.
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