When unpacking my boxes I got a book I have saved from years ago. I was given it in 1981.
You can see in the index I have marked off each story as it has been read and indicated which are poems.
I see however that “Grandma’s Hat” on page 38 “Ben’s Special Day” on page 46 seems to be unread and this is bothering me so I am going to read them to the boys tonight and then I can mark them as read. At least I had marked them as unread.
Then there is another book I got from my Mom off her book shelf that belonged to me. I had a library and had all my books numbered and catalogued - it seems Mom checked this book out in 1980 and still had it. BIG FINE!!
All this has led me to realise that I must have always been slightly OCD / Anal Retentive since a child and not only of late. I still have to put the toilet roll on the right way - with Andrex the dog must always face up so that you pull the roll from the top not the bottom, I often correct this in other people’s homes if its not the right way up. If I am walking on my own with no-one to distract me I count my steps. I can’t help but read everything with writing on. I read the instructions on the back of the shampoo everytime I wash my hair, I can’t not. Yet my house is in a constant mess. However when I do tidy I become obsessed and end up moving the whole house around.
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