That's right, you know who you are! It starts of with a little bit of denial, but after a while, you'll come to terms with the fact that you are a neat freak. If you don't know that you're a neat freak, here are some signs that prove that you are.
1. Your room is always clean.
...and by "always clean," I really mean ALWAYS...everything is in it's place.
2. What's dirty to you is not dirty for others.
You leave one piece of clothing on the floor or you have to rush and leave without making your bed - it drives you wild and you tell your friends your room is dirty.
3. A dirty kitchen stresses you out.
You can't do anything else until the kitchen is clean.
4. You label things.
You put things in categories and make sure they're organized in a certain way.
5. You enjoy cleaning.
Washing and putting away dishes, mopping the floor, or reorganizing the tupperware is fun.
6. You have a specific way you organize your closet, room, and personal items.
Clothes are folded and separated based on type, color, etc.
7. You clean any time people come to visit.
It doesn't matter if the house is already quite clean, you still do it again anyways.
8. Your friends will always make fun of you.
They don't mean any harm, they just like to point out that you are usually much more organized than they tend to be.
9. You do most of the cleaning.
If you don't do it, you worry someone else might do it the wrong way.
10. You will clean for others.
You find yourself cleaning things for your friends.
11. People have to tell you to stop cleaning.
I once came over to my significant other's house and they caught me doing their dishes. They were confused and made me stop.
I know I'm a neat freak, but I've also been able to laugh about it with past and present roommates, and friends that know me all too well. There's no shame in it, as long as you loosen up a bit, shrug it off, and be yourself. Now...I gotta get back to reorganizing my bookshelf.
