Going OCD
I can completely see how easily I could become OCD now. I was one that wanted to be in control of things before, but now it's almost an obsession.
I'm in the process of making a master list that WILL be followed by ALL in this house regarding which household chores will happen on which days. I also have created templates for menu planning two weeks at a time so that I may shop per that list and nothing else. I have downloaded check lists for cleaning each respective room. I even have a master grocery list that lists just about every item you could possibly find in a store set up to where I just have to check that it's needed and write in how many items. I created both monthly and weekly calendars for each member of the family. I generically used a daytimer before and am now in the process of learning to LIVE by one. I mean to the point I"m lost without it.
That's extreme! you might be thinking. Well, yes, in some ways it is very extreme. But in others, it's a comfort to me. I had NO control over ANYTHING that happened in my pregnancy or with the outcome precious Kaidi would face. Everything here, I CAN control.
I'm in the process of making a master list that WILL be followed by ALL in this house regarding which household chores will happen on which days. I also have created templates for menu planning two weeks at a time so that I may shop per that list and nothing else. I have downloaded check lists for cleaning each respective room. I even have a master grocery list that lists just about every item you could possibly find in a store set up to where I just have to check that it's needed and write in how many items. I created both monthly and weekly calendars for each member of the family. I generically used a daytimer before and am now in the process of learning to LIVE by one. I mean to the point I"m lost without it.
That's extreme! you might be thinking. Well, yes, in some ways it is very extreme. But in others, it's a comfort to me. I had NO control over ANYTHING that happened in my pregnancy or with the outcome precious Kaidi would face. Everything here, I CAN control.
- What my house looks like on a daily basis.
- What money goes out compared to what comes in down to the penny.
- How tightly my blood sugars are controlled.
- Mine and my family's personal appearance.
I have to be in control of something, or I'll lose my mind. So few things in this world are able to be controlled by me. It's time for that to change and it is. NOW.
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