Cleanliness is Next to Happiness

February 20, 2011, 4:21 pmDoctor Psychobabble5 comments

I am a self-proclaimed obsessive compulsive person. I have always been a neat person. And, I have an obsession about things being correctly aligned. A crooked picture on a wall causes me anxiety. Crooked rugs will drive me up the wall. Literally.

My clean fridge

Not only do I need to have a clean apartment, but the process of cleaning is in itself a therapeutic experience for me. I’m happy to say that since I had the past two days off in a row (eat that, residency!), I’ve been able to clean my apartment, do all my laundry, and organize my life, in general. In addition, I had the time to add two “extras” to my usual cleaning routine. I cleaned out my refrigerator and microwave. Now I no longer have to wince with anxiety every time I go to grab orange juice from the fridge or re-heat my leftovers.

My clean microwave

My planets are aligned!

Photos: My sparkly clean fridge and microwave! (Yes, I’m a dork!)

  • jorkers

    Oddly, I’ve started to develop more OCD -like symptoms as I’ve aged. Not that I would make you take off your shoes and wash your feet to walk through my room or anything, but a little bit. Anyway, several things I’d like to point out…we have the same placement in our fridges for: OJ, beer, yogurt (Stonyfield?), eggs, what appears to be bags of cheese, and salad dressing (the ones on the bottom). We must be related!

  • http://www.TheseScrubs.com Doug S

    That is one North American-stocked fridge. I’ll post a Dominican medical student fridge in the future…expect tupperware, juice, eggs and lots of empty space. Glad you’ve got your planets in order.

  • http://www.northcoaststables.com Jon

    Definitely clean enough to eat from, but needs more room for beer!

  • C.K.

    Haha, you have an issue about correct alignment, but I have an issue with correct grouping. For example, I would put the OJ and the V8 on the fridge door next to your other OJ carton, and find a way to make room to put your Coke Zero on the same level with your beer(?) and OJ. I should not obsess over your fridge because it’s not my fridge :)

  • http://worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com/ Katherine

    A great story. Makes me want add a weekly cleaning person to my budget for the peace of mind and more rest.

    K