I shut the doors of my, shall I say well organised wardrobe, and having the satisfying feeling from the completed action of folding the laundry and putting it into place immediately after I took it off of the drying rack(yet another simple satisfaction I got from there, as I used to leave a rather long gap between the two, when the chair, and the bed, and sometimes even the floor, would become a wardrobe), and I thought "Nah! I would rather call it organised than OCD!".
But to end up in this satisfying mood, I went into a short and unpleasant conversation with the Judge in my head. Like all the judges, he speaks the voice of the people! But before that I need to provide a context of the OCD vs OGN idea in my wardrobe. I have two fabric IKEA chest of drawers for my sports clothing. The upper body clothing in the upper drawer, long sleeves to the left and short sleeves to the right. The bottom drawer is for lower body clothing, leggings to the left, shorts to the right. It's easy to follow and easy to use. The other chest is mixed. Still following a logic, but not important for this story.
Here it goes, the conversation with my actions in brackets.
Rosco(R): It feels satisfying to have my clothes organised(I am folding my shorts, long sleeves, leggings, etc)
Judge(J): Right? And sometimes I would find leggings and T-shirts on the wrong side. Is that how your system works?(I am putting the clothes into the drawers)
(R): I am sharing what my system is, not how precisely I follow it. At least I have it and it feels good. I can navigate through my room with eyes closed. That is how good my system is!
Since I started practicing for my cave diving course, back in 2021, I started finding my way through the spaces I live in with lights shut. Trying to use my other senses to navigate. And I was surprised how this skill is helping me in my daily routine. I know my clothing, the objects I poses, and almost every book on my shelf. I know the logic I follow to organise them on the place they live. And I strive to keep following that logic. Also, it is so engrained in me, that I do not put substantial amount of efforts when I put my things in places. The benefits - I can navigate through my room, drawers, shelves, storage, and pickup the things I need with my eyes closed. I know how they feel, so when I touch them, I communicate with them and I know if I got in contact with what I need.
I am not so sure if I can pickup the right colour sticky notes. I have no system in organising them in colours. Nor my fine-liners. But I am grateful I got to this stage where I could say "Nah! I would rather call it organised than OCD!".
