A glimpse into my world

Dirty dishes in the sink. I don't like to see that ... even more, I can't stand to see that! How many times do I have to ask people to NOT put their dirty dishes in the sink?

I pull them out and place them in some form of organization. Dirty cups here, dirty plates stacked up by size, bowls together, etc ... silverware! If there is some dirty silverware ALREADY placed in a container beside the sink and the silverware is facing downward ... can't you understand that you are to place your used silverware in the same container AND place it downward?

There is a method to placing clean dishes in the strainer to dry, also. Mom places the dishes in the strainer in such a way to make them easy to reach (if you should need to retrieve them), and also in a manner that allows for maximum dishes to be dried at one time. You see this system every day. You retrieve clean dishes from the strainer on a daily basis (often more than once a day) ... and yet, you are clueless as to how to use these methods when you wash the dishes. This irritates me. Is this a symptom of OCD?

And the kitchen towels ... please remember that there are specific towels, not to be confused with one another. There is the clean (current) dish rag (hanging over the sink) to use to wash dishes and to wipe up messes on the table or kitchen counters. There is the "water wiping" towel which hangs on the cabinet door handle to the right of the sink. This towel is for wiping/drying water only (except for water on the floor). The hand drying towel is located on the drawer pull just beneath the sink and to the right. And last of all, on the oven handle is the "old" hand drying towel from yesterday. This towel can be used for any spills on the floor. All of these towels are changed daily and are not to be used for any purpose other than their assigned purpose. This system has been in effect for YEARS .... but is still not ingrained into the minds of everyone. Is my towel regime a symptom of OCD?