Catawampus

Catawampus- what a weird word, right? I admit I had to look up how to spell it, but at least I knew the meaning right? You should probably cut me some slack, it's 3:46 am and I've been up since 1:30am- for no particular reason other than I couldn't sleep. So, I've been up cleaning out my emails and getting caught up on work since I've been out of the office for the last week. As I was sitting at my desk, I realized several things in my office were totally catawampus (askew- yet another weird word). My flowers are leaning over (they were hungry for light), my curtain is definitely not straight and even the curtain tie-back is totally crooked (and not in a good way either).

I've always been someone who like order. I suppose we could over-analyze my need for control or whatnot, but for now, let's just take that fact for granted. I'm not sure I can handle criticism in my current state of mind. ;) Anyway, as I was evaluating the state of my office, I was reminded of some of my "need for order" moments. When I was young, I used to go to my friends house for the weekend to help them clean their rooms. It was fun- I promise!!! From time to time, I will have someone who intentionally mocks my need for order. I remember one particular family who really should have just taken their cupboard doors off in their kitchen, because every time I would come over to visit, cabinet doors were open all over the kitchen- not to mention the array of drawers half opened and closed! Oh my goodness, I just couldn't help but just start closing drawers and cabinets! Sometime I would try to be discreet, but when they asked me to house-sit for them, I casually mentioned how excited I was to know that their cabinets and drawers would be closed for at least a week while I lived there. Needless to say that when I arrived there was a sweet note letting me know they had left things just the way I liked it. Yep, every single drawer and cabinet were wide open.

So, I guess I've made some growth in my life...well, that or I'm just lazy. :) Here I sit, my office still in a state of catawampus. I'm sure it won't last more than a day or two. At least the rest of my house isn't that bad. Or is it? Maybe I should go check... Regardless, I've found my word of the day and even learned the proper way to spell it.