Rough Morning So Far

I’m all stuffy and runny, slept to a reasonable time, if not well, but one that was later than I might prefer.  Sadie came along as I was stirring and until a few minutes ago mothed me to the point of sitting on my lap while I, unable to do anything else, did some morning surfing.

Speaking of Sadie, how do you nip inborn OCD/perfectionism tendencies in the bud before they become crippling?  When she laid Dee Dee (the doll) down beside me, it took her six tries and visible frustration to get her into exactly the “correct” position.  She requires a fresh cup every morning for her coffee milk, rather than using her cup of water from overnight.  She doesn’t want her dessert or a snack - say, some nuts - on the same plate she just used for other food - say, a sandwich - but instead there must be a new bowl or plate.  And that one is probably closer to normal 3 year old than to as odd as it gets in the many things not mentioned here.  The other night she refused to eat her blueberry cake - blueberry! - because I insisted it go on a clean section of her supper plate.

Anyway, I shouldn’t really need a new list, as what I said earlier applies.  More coffee and I’ll try to get myself oriented and moving…

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