I've been tagged

So I find out that this author I know, Jinger Jackson, has tagged me on her blog. Jinger hasn't been published yet. She's an erotica author and I hear she's pretty good if you go in for that sort of stuff. Anyway. She's tagged me to do a list of 5 things that I obsess about. I don't obsess about anything. I obsess about everything, but not anything...So here are five of the top contenders:

1)Food. When eating no food can touch on the plate. It's just wrong! This may mean extra trips to the buffet but since nothing can touch your really not eating all that much. And even at home my plate must be fresh. Not necessarily a new plate, but it must be wiped down or rinsed off to prevent any food from touching.

2)All clothing, including bra and undies, jewelry, hair accesories, makeup, shoes, socks, purses and even sometimes perfumes must be coordinated. Colors must match perfectly or blend in well together. It even one thing is off it drives me absolutely bonkers. If I go out and find that I have forgotten to change my socks/shoes/scruntchie whatever to match the shirt or outfit i've changed into I obsess all day long. I've even been known to have bought socks and hair things to change into just because it bothered me. So if you see me and I dont coordinate it is safe to assume I'm having an extremely rotten day health/life wise. (this obsession does NOT usually carry over to my visits to Arkansas. When I'm going to be hanging in the fields, on ATVs in the woods I'm not as picky. Or as my kids say "anal")

3)Writing. I go to great lengths to make sure that I have details right in my books. If i've made a mistake it will drive me insane when I learn I've made it. I don't want to look like I'm pulling things out of the air and shoving them into the book. When I read a book that has errors in it that drives me just as nuts! I have to sit on my hands to avoid writing the author. Like say for example someone writes about a Glock (gun) and they say that the person used a Glock 33 pocket rocket and describe it as a 9mm semiautomatic it will annoy the hell out of me. The Pocket Rocket it is a .357. Its a smaller size pistol that is frequently used as a back up peice for law enforcement personell. Details matter. Small thing yes. Like a peice of sand in my eyelid I can't get loose.

4)Cakes. When I design a cake, whatever the occasion, I have it visualized, usually sketched and planned to the last detail. When I've made the cake if it isn't spot on to my vision I get upset and I stress about it. I know the cake isn't perfect and having people come up to me and tell me how great it is can be a little frustrating for me. Because I know it could be better. So I try and smile and thank them. They don't know it isn't right they only know they like it. Still I obsess.

5)Trips. I plan my vacations. Sounds normal yes? Well I have a packing list of what clothes I'm wearing which days. I also have an idea of what we're eating which days and if its out to eat where it's going to be. Example? My best friend and I take our kids to Arkansas every June. We begin almost from the day we get back to planning the NEXT years trip. By about January we pretty much know which days are going to be for ATving, swimming, shooting, sight seeing at tourist places etc. By no later than May we have our menus finalized, who cooks which meal, grocery lists ready and have already been stocking up on things like bottled water, snacks and etc. By the night before we leave the truck will be completely loaded, groceries done, route planned etc.

No I don't obesses over anything. my children call me anal, ocd, and sometimes even freak. My mother and other family members call me Monk. I'm not any of those things. I'm just particular thats all!

My turn to tag. I think I'll select Lyn Cash and Heather Rae Scott
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Donica