There are many things that I am obsessive compulsive about. Cleanliness is one of them. But, it's my own mindset of clean. What is clean to me might not be clean to you. You could walk into my house today and see a nice, healthy layer of dust hanging out on my tv console and that's totally fine with me and it can stay there until Saturday but I'll be god damned if there are dirty dishes in my sink or shit all over the floors. I'm obsessive about clean bathrooms. It took me a long time to allow Blue Marble to use the main guest bathroom as "her" bathroom, but since she exhibits the same traits I do with my OCD, I figured I'd allow her to have her own space if she kept it clean. She is more particular about her bathroom than I am about mine! I love it.
One thing that I am very OCD about it food preparation. Especially when we have potlucks at work and people prepare food at home and bring it in to share. I don't participate in potlucks. I don't eat food people prepare at home and then transport in a vehicle and then serve to me in a buffet style in a room I refer to as a Petri Dish. How am I supposed to know if they washed their hands before handling the food? Or what if they let their kid lick the spoon for the brownies and then use the same spoon to smooth the batter into the pan? These are important things to think about PEOPLE!!!
So, most of the people I work with know that I don't dabble in the potluck festivities around here but some try to entice me with bringing in all sorts of store bought yummies which then makes my excuse, "I don't eat homemade food because I have OCD." go right out the window. Good thing my coworkers also know I am an avid runner and care about my body so much that I allow it to be full of all kinds of nutritional goodness all days except Saturdays. And, since today is potluck day and not Saturday, I am completely off the hook!
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