relaxing is not my forte

today i realized i'm kinda like the creepy man in the julia roberts film, "sleeping with the enemy."
because THIS really really bugs me:

and then i made a list in my head of all the things i'm just as freakishly obsessed about.

here's just a sampling of things i thought of
aka, reasons why i'm slightly neurotic:

1. unless i am listening to very loud distracting music, i count my steps while running on the treadmill

2. it is physically impossible for me to put chloe's toys away w/out assembling every stacking toy, puzzle of any kind, or anything w/ parts, FIRST. {a trait i learned from my mother}

3. i absolutely, unequivocally can not start a diet, goal, or new life plan of any kind, unless it is a monday, the first day of the month, or new years day, or like an even number of days until something {like, my birthday}

4. i dust the top of the dryer & clean the inside parts of my washer with every third load {danny tanner anyone?}

5. when commenting on blogs, i have to start @ the top of my list & open each blog, even if i know i've already commented, or i know there isn't an updated post

6. i have severe anxiety about losing pieces to chloe's cute quiet book @ church

7. every night before going to bed, i check the iron, straight iron, locks, and oven, and stove-otherwise, i lay awake thinking about it.

8. i can not get out of bed or stop doing something if i know it's not an even time.
for example: if i wake up, and it's 6:54, I will either lay in bed for one minute. or six minutes. usually six. {or thirty-six.}

9. i check my alarm clock {if i have to set it} 10 times, right in a row to make sure i set it right.

10. when making a deposit @ the bank, i will only deposit enough for me to have a very, even, clean number in my account. even if it means I get 99 cents back.

and i wonder why i'm so high strung?!
{lol}

happy thursday.