Type A

noun

a personality type characterized by ambition, high energy, and competitiveness, and thought to be susceptible to stress and heart disease.

“Perfectionists”, “High Maintenance”, people call those who are Type A a lot of names. It’s just the way we function: we’re organized, dedicated, motivated, and we Get. Stuff. Done. If you want to understand us, know that these are a couple of things we know to be true...

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The term “whenever” makes you violently ill.

You don’t understand how to NOT have a plan.

You wonder how people can function when their things are disorganized.

When they tell you “I know where everything is!” You don’t know whether to facepalm, cringe, or dramatically roll your eyes first.

Color coding keeps you sane.

Alphabetizing is therapeutic.

People have accused you of being ‘uptight’ or ‘inflexible’, but you know that they are wrong… (Probably.)

You’ve spent your whole life trying to find the “flow” in the phrase “go with the flow”.

You can’t stand anything being messy.

Or disorganized.

Your entire life has a system.

Exhibit A: Your closet is organized by garment type.

Then within those categories by color.

You outfit plan using the weather forecast as a guide.

Which is why you never look like you’ve thrown your outfit together last minute.

Hairspray is your best friend because flyaways are the enemy.

Your consider yourself to be a professional in time management.

Because your day is scheduled I’m talking nearly every minute of every day.

And if you stray from that schedule, you may just go into a panic.

Being LATE is something you just don’t do.

You live by the Girl Scout motto: “Be prepared.”

Even vacations have a schedule: a glorious itinerary.

How else are you supposed to take Instagram-worthy vacation photos?

How else are you supposed to see and do everything?

Lists keep you sane.

You find giddy, school-girl-like joy when you check off things on a list.

When you find out you can also color code your e-mail, it’s a happy day for you indeed.

You sometimes lose sleep because you can’t get your ‘to-do’ list out of your head.

You live for decluttering.

You wouldn’t function anyway else.