Jobs for the OCD
Tackling some jobs around the little gothic manse here in the midwest. For those who border on OCD, or even for those with full-blown symptoms, might I recommend scraping paint? Ours comes away from the siding in swaths, making it very satisfying to pick at the loose edges and peel sheets away. (Curse you, Behr Paints.) Medium-length fingernails does help.
And during breaks whilst down off the ladder, there is plenty of weeding to be done. Another OCD-friendly job, the most satisfying efforts are directed against the spurge in the lawn and flowerbeds. This small scalloped-edge round-leafed plant spreads by sending out runners which occasionally kiss the soil and put down roots. If one snags a runner, it is possible to pick out long strands of it which snake their way through the other growth. Much more socially-acceptable an activity than other things one might pick...
And during breaks whilst down off the ladder, there is plenty of weeding to be done. Another OCD-friendly job, the most satisfying efforts are directed against the spurge in the lawn and flowerbeds. This small scalloped-edge round-leafed plant spreads by sending out runners which occasionally kiss the soil and put down roots. If one snags a runner, it is possible to pick out long strands of it which snake their way through the other growth. Much more socially-acceptable an activity than other things one might pick...