what are your ocd tendencies?

Organization and cleanliness. I'm not at a Monk level, but I can't relax in my living room if I know there are dirty dishes in the sink. That sort of thing. And my closet is meticulous. Shirts organized in order from long-sleeved button-down on down to short-sleeved polo with the hanger tip facing inward.

Also, similar to Saden, if my electronic data isn't in order I get antsy, yet I'm not obsessed with all things electronic.

I have a pretty meticulous routine at night time as far as getting ready for the following day. Every night before I go to bed, I make sure the next morning's clothes are folded and laid out for me (regardless if it's gym or work clothes). I also have to make sure the coffee is set to brew. Despite the world's attachment to electronic gadgets, I'm one of the few people I know who still use a handwritten day-planner. So most importantly, in the last 10 to 20 minutes before I go to bed, I make a detailed to-do list for the following day in my planner. I find that having that handwritten outline to start the day is a huge motivator.

So that's me and my touch of OCD.

Just reading this exhausted me. As to motivation - I find two kids and a couple mortgages to be an incredible motivator.

I have none. Nada. Zilch.

Dirty dishes? eh, I'll get them tomorrow (probably). Bed unmade? no problem, I'll just mess it up later. Forgot to take a shower? Well, I'm not going out today anyway. Files disorderly? It's okay, I know which pile is which (basically).

Drives my wife insane. Me? I chose to live stress free. :)

For the most part this is me. My desk is currently a wreck (like always) but I know where everything is. Organized chaos.

Exceptions for me:

- The steak thing mentioned above.

- Keeping the same spot in the living room after the Skins win, changing it after they lose. Washing my Portis jersey after they lose, not washing it after they win.

- My finances. I track and categorize my spending and reconcile any unclassified amounts on a monthly basis.

I'm very anal when it comes to my car. I have swiffer dusters in my glove box so I can keep the dash dust free at all times. Gotta wash it inside and out at least once a week too.

My only real thing is that I must take a shower every morning when I get up. I could have plans at 9:00am to craw under the house but first I must take my shower so I have a nice clean start to the day.

I also don't like squeaks or rattles and will go crazy until I fix them. Its does not matter if its the car, boat, house, or what ever it must be fixed. Last Saturday I was playing golf and the cart had a very bad squeak and every chance I got I was trying to fix the noise. Finally after nine holes i switched carts while my buddy laughed at me.

I'm very anal when it comes to my car. I have swiffer dusters in my glove box so I can keep the dash dust free at all times. Gotta wash it inside and out at least once a week too.
Matty - I have one of these in the car: California Car Duster Company - The Original California Dash Duster (http://calcarduster.com/dashduster.asp). They are awesome, and the dirtier they are, the better they work.

I've got a few minor tendencies. Left sock and shoe on before my right. Keys always in left pocket, wallet and phone in right pocket. After my shower, it's q-tip to ears, comb hair, deodorant in that order. The cash in my wallet always has to be facing the same way, smallest bill on outside to largest bill in the middle.

Matty - I have one of these in the car: California Car Duster Company - The Original California Dash Duster (http://calcarduster.com/dashduster.asp). They are awesome, and the dirtier they are, the better they work.

I've got a few minor tendencies. Left sock and shoe on before my right. Keys always in left pocket, wallet and phone in right pocket. After my shower, it's q-tip to ears, comb hair, deodorant in that order. The cash in my wallet always has to be facing the same way, smallest bill on outside to largest bill in the middle.

nice, I'll have to pick one of those up. The swiffers kinda suck after using them a few times.

What is OCD?

All of the above.

I cannot relax unless my entire domicile is perfect. My kids have a toy room in the basement and it has to be spotless all of the time. Needless to say it sucks to be one of my children and want to play with your toys. Their window of opportunity is small.

Milk is mine. It has to be the last thing I pick out from the grocery store then I go straight to check out (seperate bag of course). Then its the first thing that gets put in the fridge. Now if someone leaves the milk out of the fridge longer than 2 minutes and it gets a little warm I will mark it with a pen and wont drink out of it or I will pour down the drain.

I have none. Nada. Zilch.

Dirty dishes? eh, I'll get them tomorrow (probably). Bed unmade? no problem, I'll just mess it up later. Forgot to take a shower? Well, I'm not going out today anyway. Files disorderly? It's okay, I know which pile is which (basically).

Drives my wife insane. Me? I chose to live stress free. :)

This is me, with one exception: spoons in the dishwasher must be oriented in a position so that they do not stack against each other, otherwise they will not get clean. I guess some people would call that OCD, but I just call it Logic.