On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:24:03 -0500, Dave Smith >
wrote:

>Siobhan Perricone wrote:
>
>> >>You should have tried shopping with my late brother in law. A
>> >>mere list was not good enough for him. He had maps of the layout
>> >>of the grocery stores in his town. The list was written in the
>> >>order of location.
>> >
>> >*blush* When Cub Foods used to offer a layout of their store, I did the
>> >same thing.
>>
>> Nothin' to blush about Damsel. Don't be embarassed just 'cos someone
>> else seems to think there's something wrong with doing things this way.
>
>The problem wasn't with him doing it. It was the need to have the maps that was
>the problem. It was a personality quirk that included detailed maps and lists
>of everything. A set of directions to a place he had one been would include
>exact distances of every landmark along the way. He had a substantial
>collection of movies that he had taped from his TV and a catalogue of the
>tapes, listed alphabetically by title, by director and by actor. There are
>benefits to good organizational skills, and I could certainly stand to be more
>organized than I am, but sometimes it is more of a disease.

Yeah, it is. It's called Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have it,
too, but since I found out, I'm fighting it every step of the way.

My herbs and spices are no longer alphabetized. They're on turntables (Of
course, there's one turntable for herbs and one for spices. Heaven help
the house guest who wants to prepare a meal and doesn't know the
difference). <G>

I no longer hang my clothes according to type (blouses, skirts, pants,
blazers) and then again by color (in rainbow order - reds, oranges,
yellows, greens, etc.) within each type. By type is a good idea. By
color is overboard for me now, but I sure understand if someone else needs
things to be that way.

The list goes on and on. I feel for your late brother in law and those
like him. It's terrible to be held captive by some of these things.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_