Do you have the lingering OCD monster lurking inside, waiting to emerge screaming whenever there is something to be organized? Here are 6 tell-tale signs that you may be 'low-key' OCD (in other words, Monica Geller from Friends is your role model)
1. Calendars.
If you step into my house, you will count not one, not two, but four calendars hanging in different rooms. A little organization of your life never hurt anybody right? The fact that your life is planned to the day, week, and month, is a satisfaction that simply cannot be put in words. Literally, seeing my life put down on the numerous white boards to the exact hour relieves so much stress of daily life. My calendars are my best friend.
2. Closet Organization.
I organize my closet every week, sometimes by color, or sometimes by shirt length. Every week, my closet somehow ends up differently organized than how it was at the beginning of the week. If I'm watching some Netflix, I'll be organizing my jeans, if I can't go to sleep, I'm organizing the scarves, if I'm fighting with my parents, I'll be organizing the shirts, by material and color.
3. Outfits for the Week.
Speaking of clothes, I organize my outfits for the week on Sunday, or sometimes the night before. Now, when people ask me why, I'll simply say it's to save time in the morning, but we all really know that its because I cannot go to sleep without knowing that I am all planned for the next school day.
4. Jewelry.
Now I am not sure if everyone does this, but I do at least every 2 months. I'll realize that my earrings and necklaces look terrible in their stand on my dresser, so I'll spend the next 2 hours trying to find the perfect way to organize them- by color(of course) but also by studs or dangling , beaded or studded, even by length.
5. Paper.
This example may be a tad extreme as well. I absolutely despise it when someone uses my paper and they manage to scrunch and bend it in some way. My paper has to be absolutely spotless and without any folds or scrunches. I am not ashamed to share that I have rewritten notes for school sometimes if I find black eraser marks or ink dots on the paper.
6. Untangling Stuff.
Headphones, shoes laces, string, threads, ribbons- anything that gets tangled and that I can untangle is the only past time I need. Once, I spent 30 minutes in my Biology class trying to untangle a 5 meter piece of string for an experiment. Sure, I got some extra credit, but the satisfaction of untangling that string was all I needed.
Obviously, your OCD side may not be as aggressive as mine, but why not find out the small, crazy things that you do that make you almost as obsessed as Monica.
