My Strange Side

Those that know me best know that I am very OCD.  The inside of my car is always clean, my desk is always neat, my home is always kept well, I am very organized and rarely do I lose or misplace anything.  Those that have been in my house or have lived with me before can atest that I am OCD.

But there is a side of me that people may know but not know the extent of... that is how much of a routine person I am.   It's horrible, I admit it, but I don't know how to change it. 

Every day to me is a routine, and I do everything in my power not to break it.  Don't get me wrong, there are aspects of my every day life that don't, but the aspects of it that do are pretty ridiculous.

I figured what better way to explain to myself how bad it is than to tell the world how bad it is.

Let's make a list...

-In the shower it's always in this order; shampoo, wash face, wash body, shave, condition.
-always socks first then shoes... right left right left
-first computer logon of the day is personal email, work email then balancing my checkbook
-on work days I only check email and bank acct at home, don't go to any other websites
-never eat lunch before the stroke of 12pm... i will sit and watch the clock waiting for noon
-non work days, if i am at home, i have my one soda of the day at the same time
-my before bed routine is always; wash face, floss, brush teeth, mouth wash, face lotion
-always grocery shop starting in produce and work my way to the other side of the store
-daily gym workout is a whole routine in itself... if all the treadmills are taken we're gonna have a problem

at work
-always eat fruit, usually apple, 2hrs in to work shift
-on my night shifts, 3p-11p, dinner break is always at 7pm
-an hour and a half before it's time to leave i have a soda and a snack
-i have two way of walking to the bathroom from my desk, no matter which way I go there I have to come back the same way
-if i buy dinner at work i always get a frozen yogurt for desert, if i bring i don't eat desert

So these are the things I came up with just now, and I'm sure I could add to this list if I sat here longer and continued to think about it.

The bigger problem is, some of these are to the point where I feel like my day is screwed or I've failed myself if I break the routine. 

The first step is admitting that I have a problem... here is me admitting that I am a person of routine.  My routine will be changing drastically in June when I move to early morning work shifts.  I will have to figure out a new work routine as far as when to eat, when to take my break and so forth.  ugh

Ok now feel free to make fun of me :-)