Saved by the OCD

My OCD finally paid off. For all the times I recheck stuff, second guess myself, and make sure I locked the back door.

No need to call Discovery Health. I have normal every day OCD. Every one has it...just different things they obsess over.

Some people count stuff, check things, clean, and or collect.

I do a few of those...and I read labels of personal care products. Yes, I am crazy.

Every since I was little and could really read, I loved reading the back of face wash bottles, lotion, and medicine. I wanted to know what it was going to do for me. No harm in that, right? Once I read the bottle...I mean the whole thing...ingredients and all...I was done. Again, reason #2 NOT to call TLC.

So today...I bought some new shampoo. What nut reads the entire back of a shampoo bottle? (maybe you should call Discovery) Would make a good show after Hoarders.

I used the shampoo tonight and I read the entire set of directions. After "rinse and repeat"it said this "if you have colored, permed, tinted, or gray hair, rinse for 5 minutes."

5 MINUTES? Who does that?

But, I colored my hair not too long ago. For the first time. I was a virgin. SO, I wanted to preserve my beautiful plain brown hair.

Plug your ears if you are a tree hugger...I used 5 minutes of fresh clean water in vain...all to keep my stray gray hair from showing.

So my nutty habit saved me some cash. If I would have ruined my dye job over my dang shampoo...I would have been a mad hatter.

Read your labels. Even if makes you nutty like me.

Did I lock the back door? Wait, did I blow out that candle? What about the curling iron?