There are a lot of things that my brain really doesn't do well including physics and name recollection. One thing that my brain has always done pretty well is cataloging. I somehow can catalog virtually everything Trevor and I own and tell you where a single piece of paper is at any given time in my house or car. I am totally crazed about always putting things back where they belong to make it that much easier to recall where things are. I know it is bizarre, but it is an important piece of being comfortable in the space where I live. Anyway, this used to be very simple when I lived in my parents' house and shared a room with my two sisters. I had one closet and one set of built-in shelving. Not many places to misplace things in that scenario. From there I moved in with Trevor to a 700 sq ft apartment. No problem. Then things started to become a bit more dicey when we moved across the country to a house three times the size of our last place. Things were definitely more spread out, but manageable for me. Now there is a whole new factor in my OCD behavior, and I am realizing that I have to start letting go of that lovely feeling of control over my house. Savannah. Among her favorite activities is opening and closing every drawer and cupboard in the entire house, several times, every day. She typically carries around a few odds and ends as she does this, and deposits things in various places. I find that a piece of a puzzle is missing, maybe a shoe, the sunscreen bottle, etc. I am learning to check the drawers and cupboards on a regular basis to see what goodies have been left for me to find. Today I found her shoes in the mixing bowls, a pair of my shoes split between two drawers, Trevor's keys on a shelf on the door of the pantry, a DVD tucked in with the towels in her bathroom, and probably more. The thing that is funny about it, is that I think the behavior is unfortunately mine. She knows right where she left things. I can't wait to ask her where her shoes are tomorrow morning.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
My Brain
There are a lot of things that my brain really doesn't do well including physics and name recollection. One thing that my brain has always done pretty well is cataloging. I somehow can catalog virtually everything Trevor and I own and tell you where a single piece of paper is at any given time in my house or car. I am totally crazed about always putting things back where they belong to make it that much easier to recall where things are. I know it is bizarre, but it is an important piece of being comfortable in the space where I live. Anyway, this used to be very simple when I lived in my parents' house and shared a room with my two sisters. I had one closet and one set of built-in shelving. Not many places to misplace things in that scenario. From there I moved in with Trevor to a 700 sq ft apartment. No problem. Then things started to become a bit more dicey when we moved across the country to a house three times the size of our last place. Things were definitely more spread out, but manageable for me. Now there is a whole new factor in my OCD behavior, and I am realizing that I have to start letting go of that lovely feeling of control over my house. Savannah. Among her favorite activities is opening and closing every drawer and cupboard in the entire house, several times, every day. She typically carries around a few odds and ends as she does this, and deposits things in various places. I find that a piece of a puzzle is missing, maybe a shoe, the sunscreen bottle, etc. I am learning to check the drawers and cupboards on a regular basis to see what goodies have been left for me to find. Today I found her shoes in the mixing bowls, a pair of my shoes split between two drawers, Trevor's keys on a shelf on the door of the pantry, a DVD tucked in with the towels in her bathroom, and probably more. The thing that is funny about it, is that I think the behavior is unfortunately mine. She knows right where she left things. I can't wait to ask her where her shoes are tomorrow morning.
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Kath - this totally cracked me up because I am the same way. I used to even count Cole's toys when I put them away to make sure I had all of them. I had been missing one dominoe since Cole was about a year old and when we moved it came rolling out of the deep corners on the couch. I was thrilled to have the complete set back! Yes, I think the OCD tendencies have to be more relaxed with children -- it's either that or go in sane. Someday I will have a spotless, organized house but then I'm sure I will miss having little children around and reminise about those days. Isn't life funny?!
Glad to see that you are settled and enjoying Arizona. Fun that Marie was there visiting and you were able to run together. I'm just getting back into running after my long absence. It feels great! Tell your family hello!
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