I may not be a doctor, but I'm going to go ahead and diagnosis my-wedding-planning-self with two conditions/disorders/tendencies... OCD and ADD. And let me tell you, it makes planning a wedding interesting (or at least comical for Jason)!
OCD... Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. No, I don't have to touch a door handle 8 times before opening it or anything like that, but I have a NEED for organization. For instance, I use color for my classes: purple for Geometry, green for Algebra I, and blue for interactions. If I don't have a green pen, I won't grade and Algebra I test in purple... I'd rather stop buy the store that night and buy another one than grade something in the wrong color. Or I feel the need to re-do every worksheet/test/notes page to make sure that it's Tahoma font, heading are size 12, Problem numbers are bolded and size 11, multiples choice options are size 10, etc... I'd rather spend my precious time re-doing something than just print it as is. Very rarely am I actually changing the content/questions on anything anymore, just the formatting.
Well, you can see it in my wedding planning as well. The stuff that's done and boxed up is grouped together, glass stars (two sizes) each in their own box, felt flowers together, etc... Even thought it would make more sense to distribute the weight evenly (and we did for moving), I went back and re-organized the boxes so everything was classified in the right box.
ADD... Probably the most over-diagnosed disorder in America: Attention-Deficit Disorder (or I guess now it's called ADHD, inattentive type). I cannot stay focused on one thing. Seriously. We were walking around Target last night, and 5 different times on our way from grocery to workout clothes, it was, "Ooo, look at the sparkly little girl shoes!" or "Oh, I want to look at dog stuff for Oss." Jason HATES going shopping with me because I just can't stay on-task. And after the distractions, I can't remember what I was going to do in the first place. When I'm by myself shopping, I meander around the store until I remember what I was supposed to be looking for or forget that I even had a goal in mind and just leave. Usually it's the latter.
Well, it's affecting the wedding planning too. I get all of these great ideas and start projects, but I have lots of half-finished projects. Not because I don't want them done, but I start them, then see something else to do. Sometimes I go shopping for a project 7 different times, but keep forgetting something I need, so I can't finish it. I have some 15-odd started blog posts, but I just can't seem to get them finished.
Oh, and I absolutely LOVE making lists (OCD), but always forget about them before I go shopping or doing whatever I made the list for (ADD).
I want my wedding to have a certain style/feel and not a bunch of random ideas that all happen in the same wedding (OCD), and it drives me crazy if something doesn't fit out theme... Yet I don't know that I have our theme totally figured out because I can't pick just one that I like (ADD).
Yeah, I'm pretty much a walking contradiction. But, hey, at least it's comical for my friends and family!
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