food ocd
The story
yo, so i got this thing with organizing my pantry, right? every single night i'm going all in, obsessing over this junk. like, seriously checking expiration dates on everything and making sure that every label is facing forward. it's just messing up my sleep and dude, my roommates are getting real tired of it. not that i can blame 'em though - who wants to live with some weirdo acting like they're running a store? but it's like i can't stop myself 🤦♂️
it's starting to get beyond a joke! i've tried taking a chill pill about this whole ordeal, but the control freak in me just ain't having it. some part of me knows it's kind of ridiculous - it's not like anyone's gonna throw a parade for the 'most organized pantry' award. plus, my buddies started joking about me entering one of those reality tv shows where they actually care about stuff being neatly aligned! that's not even the worst bit - sometimes i catch myself on autopilot while reorganizing instead of sleeping... no wonder why mornings lately have felt like i'm running on fumes.
then there’s my cat, who's taken to launching sneak attacks whenever I'm knee-deep in shelf-stacking mode. probably thinks it’s a game or something (little guy has no clue he’s adding chaos to an already chaotic affair). been thinking maybe i should see someone who can help sort this out - talking it through might get the weird pantry obsession under control and save me from strangling these roomies accidentally when they misplace a box of cereal again.
