OC's rules

[avesoriano]

^ Thanks sis. Ruthless decluttering talaga. Same goes with ipad and other mobile phone boxes?

[tiggerlily]

^unless you are planning to sell the gadgets kapag may lumabas ng bago. mas makakahingi ka kasi ng mas mataas na selling price kung kumpleto pa ang manuals and box.

[mooncake and leaves]

I have Hannah Horvath (HBO Girls) OCD but I can't say I'm super OC sa bahay. I do enjoy organizing and I'm obsessed with storage. But that's it. I check A Bowl Full of Lemons for tips. She keeps it really simple and easy to follow especially for those who don't have househelp. 

[ashley_afiah]

saan makakabili ng storage boxes made of plastic different sizes mahal s mall eh..planning to buy eh mag general cleaning ako i want to organize everything

[avesoriano]

^unless you are planning to sell the gadgets kapag may lumabas ng bago. mas makakahingi ka kasi ng mas mataas na selling price kung kumpleto pa ang manuals and box.

Im scared kasi na mawala ang warranty kapag walang box. Some kasi di ba they will not recognize your warranty if you can not present the box.

I have Hannah Horvath (HBO Girls) OCD but I can't say I'm super OC sa bahay. I do enjoy organizing and I'm obsessed with storage. But that's it. I check A Bowl Full of Lemons for tips. She keeps it really simple and easy to follow especially for those who don't have househelp. 

Is that a blogsite sis?

saan makakabili ng storage boxes made of plastic different sizes mahal s mall eh..planning to buy eh mag general cleaning ako i want to organize everything

I was obsessed with storage boxes until i realized that the storage boxes does not solve my problem. Purging is really the solution. Until now I still feel like i cant adapt a minimalist life

[avesoriano]

I hope someone can help me too. I seem to have a problem withe my iphone/ ipad chargers. Kahit anung ingat ko and daling umitim ng cable. What should i do? I tried to clean it with alcohol before but someone told me not to do it kasi rurupok daw.

[chubs]

^ sis maybe you can try wipe out ?

[mooncake and leaves]

avesoriano: yep it's a blog. i believe dot net ang extension but Google to be sure. she's based in north carolina ata or basta, one of the carolinas.

[mrsryan]

reviving this thread. Hi oc sisses!

[kaiz]

hirap maging lazy and OC at the same time

[tiggerlily]

^sinabi mo sis!

[annamarie88]

I've started reading the first few pages na and I must say I can relate! Sis aquacharly ikaw na! Actually iniisip ko pa lang ngayon na kapag nagkabahay na ako na sarili, ang ituturo ko lang paano maglinis at maglaba ng gusto ko na way kasi gusto ko ng malinis na bahay at malinis na damit hehe pero reading your ocness ang dami ko pa pala dapt iadd, at okay yung may pics, naisip ko lang noon ay manual..

Dito sa house, sa totoo lang nauubos oras ko kakalinis! Minsan iniisip ko baka mayordoma/maid ako nung past life  as in lahat ginagawa ko kasi ayoko talaga ng alikabok kahit konti.. Everytime I go home din, yung bag ko, tinatatanggal ko lahat ng laman, nililinis ko hehe mahilig din ako mag alcohol. Hindi lang sa kamay, pati doorknobs, cabinet handles, remote controls, telefonos.. Pati sa mga restos or coffee shops, wipe ko yang table ng alcohol talaga, as well as the extensions, cables, wires, chargers, earphones hindi ko din pinapatong mga stiff ko kung saan saan, imake sure clean bago ko ipatong 

Minsan pag magaayos ako ng mga resibo na naipon ko for days or a week, sinusulat ko pa sa logbook bawat date, taz pag makikita ako ng bf ko "nagsusuper oc ka na naman?" 

Parang nainstill din sakin yung "clean as you go" literal basta mapadaan ako, kahit may makita lang ako like small tissue kahit parang fragments, pupulutin ko hehe

Kaya pag nagkabahay ako sarili, sana ang makukuha ko din na helpers eh fast learners para hindi ako ma heart attack.. Haha

Gusto ko din ng malinis na floors kahit i don't walk barefoot.. i do it everyday pag nasa bahay, ayoko iutos kasi wala akong tiwala na magawa ng tama.. Same thing actually sa lahat ng chores.. Sa future, papalinis ko twice din.. Dun sa house kasi ng ex ko, yung mom nila, wow din sa oc, everyday scrub ng mga helpers ang floor, their house is so well arranged and ganda talaga.. I want my future house to be clutter free, dami cabinets and storage boxes para dun nakatago.. 

When i wake up, i fix my bed.. Bago magsleep fix ko pa din.. Hindi ako humihiga sa bed ng hindi bagong ligo, lalo na pag galing labas.. Kahit lasing na ako at 6am na, maliligo at maliligo pa din ako.. Saka gusto ko lagi mabango kahit saan ako mapunta sa bahay, sa cr, sa rooms, living.. I am always on the look out for the best home fragrance/scent 

[mrscardenas2011]

Organizers will help, but dont overdo it..kasi pansin ko kapag bumili ka ng mga bins, tendency is pupunuin mo siya or you will think of something na ilagay don. Kaya buy only what you need. PURGING is the key. Dont be over-sentimental. huwag na itago ang letter ng ex mo. hahaha!

[mikelly]

What song/ music do you listen to when you clean up. Lately i find cleaning at night therapeutic

I can relate to this.  It's so nice to clean before you sleep and feels good when you wake up in the morning seeing tidy things around you, a very light feeling.

[mikelly]

grabe kelangan ko na talagang matuto sa mga OC dito sa paglilinis ng bahay. Yung in-laws ko laging my side comment kasi makalat daw bahay namin eh dadalawa lang naman daw kami mag-asawa. Wala pa kami baby. Hehe. Feeling ko kasi wala ko time kasi working kami pareho then sa gabi nag-g-gym pa kami so late na talaga kami umuwi, mga 10PM na. I don't want to give up naman yung pagggym para lang maglinis ng bahay. Sa umaga naman 6:30 ako gumigising para magluto pero di ko na nahaharap pa maghugas ng pinggan kaya sa gabi na ko na lang ginagawa pagdating ng bahay. 8:30AM kasi ang pasok ko at 1hr ang byahe ko papuntang office. Gusto ko sana makumpleto yung 8 hours of sleep at nagagawa ko pa rin yung household chores. madalas kasi 6 hours lang tulog ko at talagang groggy ako maghapon. Maliit lang naman yung house namin, mga 60 sqm tapos di ko pa ma-maintain. Inaamin ko naman na partly sinisisi ko husband ko kasi di sya cooperative masyado. Pero ako lang talaga siguro may kasalanan dahil di ako marunong mag organize. Gusto ko sana ipaayos yung bahay para may maayos na organizing cabinets etc kaso sa parents kasi yun ng husband ko at ayoko na gumastos ulit sa pagpapaganda ng di akin (nek nek nila). Gusto ko lang matuto ayusin sya, yung as in "livable" sya while dun pa kami nakatira. Help!

Hello sis, maybe i can share a lil help for you.  You can get rid of kalat by simply putting things to their proper places.  Like for an example a wrist watch.  We sometimes put it somewhere we can easily place it like counters, on top of the table or even left in the cr.  I think we can eliminate to place the watch by putting it in your jewelry box right after you wear it. 

Same with shoes, we should place it in the rack immediately right after you wear it and so on and so forth.  I think from their you will learn to be organized or design your space because you were able to place them to their respective areas.  It is like you are hitting 2 birds at the same time, you were able to keep and take care of the things around you.

[caterpillar-girl]

Glad to have stumbled on this thread!

My husband and I just got married and we just moved in to our tiny condo in the city. It's a small, one bedroom, but at least it's clean. And it smells nice 

I don't think I'm particularly OC, I just really like to keep things clean and clean smelling. I'm especially particular about smells. Sometimes I can smell things people have had for dinner even days ago. It's a weird, freaky talent. Haha. And it's a burden sometimes, especially when I smell something that doesn't agree with me, which to my husband is insignificant. I have to turn the house upside down to get rid of it.

I follow this one, simple philosophy for our home. "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." - William Morris, designer. It keeps things simple. 

It helps that our house is small, so it's easy to clean. We stuck with minimalist decor. White, wood, gray/black, plants. Minimal accents. People say white is dumihin, but I don't care. I like white Good thing pareho kami ng design aesthetic ng asawa ko. It helps also that we don't have household help to manage yet, and that my husband is particular about orderliness too.

My thing now is taking stains off. We have a granite countertop and it has stains. Will backread muna at baka may tips on how to fix/prevent stains. Or maybe I should just leave it, because the stains give the granite "character." Haha.

[mrscardenas2011]

I hope someone can help me too. I seem to have a problem withe my iphone/ ipad chargers. Kahit anung ingat ko and daling umitim ng cable. What should i do? I tried to clean it with alcohol before but someone told me not to do it kasi rurupok daw.

Almost a year na yung post mo pero sasagutin ko pa rin coz im thinking of doing the same thing to my chargers/earphones.

Saw this from a friend's post in FB:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=205z3br&s=8#.U-yRzuOSz1w

Nice diba, pwede mo pa ipersonalize to colors that you want! <3

[mrscardenas2011]

Im curious as to how do you dispose used oil from cooking? I reuse oil once lang. Tapos tinatapon ko na. Ang ginagawa ko, pinupunasan ko ng tissue yung mga pans hanggang maubos yung oil, problem is, kapag deep fried, syempre ang daming oil non... Nasasayangan naman ako sa tisssue. I tried using old news paper, hindi naman siya absorbent, kaya napupuno naman yung basurahan ko, which ayaw ko rin gawin dahil minsan lang pumunta ang basurero samin!  HELP????

[lonelymiss28]

i like everything clean din di ako mapakali pag may nakikita akong di malinis, pati mga panglinis ko dapat malinis lahat like basahan after gamitin nilalabhan ko pagkatapos ibabad, walis at dustpan nililinis ko rin at spray ng javex, even yung loob ng vacuum cleaner after gamitin dapat linisin din.

[j.adore]

I used to be OC pero nag balance out kami ng friends ko.
Ang natira sa akin ay organizing things. "A place for everything and everything in its place."