tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post81798255476917964..comments2024-03-04T08:09:48.871+00:00Comments on Just pleasantly floundering around.....: Anal Retention TestMolly Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-68722488821883204722022-01-19T21:48:27.875+00:002022-01-19T21:48:27.875+00:00I got 32. I've been told there are no gray are...I got 32. I've been told there are no gray areas for me, which is so true. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437156442170548146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-33344796962050003092010-02-10T20:27:09.149+00:002010-02-10T20:27:09.149+00:00You made me reaise how AR I am, yet I'm messy....You made me reaise how AR I am, yet I'm messy. I don't care much about my appearance, which annoys my boss no end, I never vacuum and alone I would wash up when I ran out of things, but I love order and ordering. When I do fill or empty the washing machine, everything has to be in its right place, in its right row, I never lose my keyes and I'm usually at least ten minutes early for work or appointments. I do get annoyed if I can't get the same seat on a streetcar or a train, so I arrive very early or walk back one or two stops from a busy stop. I thought that "The Trial" was about an interesting sort of paradise. I don't think all this has anything to do with early childhood bowel movements. I think it is because of a wish to avoid the emotional chaos of some of my later childhood.marc aurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811106443815434007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-32383237296921868482010-02-08T20:34:51.827+00:002010-02-08T20:34:51.827+00:00I8.
Well-balanced??
It was the crooked picture a...I8. <br />Well-balanced??<br />It was the crooked picture and the ironing that pushed me over.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-65098304255985721842010-02-06T08:30:42.545+00:002010-02-06T08:30:42.545+00:00Sue wins hands down !!!
Well done Sue.Sue wins hands down !!!<br /><br />Well done Sue.Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-23895349278884407022010-02-05T22:54:35.070+00:002010-02-05T22:54:35.070+00:0039.....Iam a total control freak!!!!!!!!!!!!Is tha...39.....Iam a total control freak!!!!!!!!!!!!Is that why I'm in teaching?Or my previous career as an accountant? WhenI was young I wanted to be a Librarian and straighten books for a living.sue Rabongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-90287201393726124942010-02-05T11:06:02.636+00:002010-02-05T11:06:02.636+00:00Hey....I daren't do it....in case I do it mess...Hey....I daren't do it....in case I do it messily...I think I may be off the scale! (came via FF's blog) :)Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-17875150443357334662010-02-04T21:58:05.363+00:002010-02-04T21:58:05.363+00:0019 - I am surprised, I thought it would be much mu...19 - I am surprised, I thought it would be much much higher. Very glad to have found you - French Fancy has raved about you so I had to come and have a peek xNorth West London Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157933476346944130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-76894766945962915722010-02-04T17:57:58.449+00:002010-02-04T17:57:58.449+00:00I came via FF's blog and also scored 22. My sc...I came via FF's blog and also scored 22. My score would be different if I did not live with the worlds most untidy man, but how different I am not sure.cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-46649307022623509332010-02-04T17:44:42.450+00:002010-02-04T17:44:42.450+00:00I got 22. A little anal retentiveness isn't a...I got 22. A little anal retentiveness isn't a bad thing. It actually is necessary in running the world smoothly. Here via lovely Ms. FF!Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-6870042342906482302010-02-04T16:58:03.830+00:002010-02-04T16:58:03.830+00:00xxFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-59760926518903486282010-02-04T16:20:15.151+00:002010-02-04T16:20:15.151+00:00Fun test! My score was 29, kind of anal, but not ...Fun test! My score was 29, kind of anal, but not overly? Or anal about some things and not others. A little chaos is a good thing, isn't it? BTW...found your blog through The World Examining Works.Jane Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433516509874016963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-10714032971594581312010-02-04T14:51:09.608+00:002010-02-04T14:51:09.608+00:00Clipster - I am paying for your air ticket...pleas...Clipster - I am paying for your air ticket...please come and do that.<br /><br />FF - did you see others' scores on FB? A complete spread. Most people think the way they do things is the best (or only) way....the chap who I originally gave the test to used to tease me for my scatty and messy ways...so I was mocking him...with love!!!!!! That's why it's one sided and the insinuation is less anal is best...which is rubbish! Neither is best.<br /><br />I genuinely don't notice my chaos. I had a friend about a year ago, tell me that I should have grown into tidiness and order by now....so I'd be properly free to be creative or something (haven't overly noticed any inhibition)...so he obviously thinks order is better than chaos. <br /><br />Point is, it doesn't matter does it! We are all different and thank goodness we are or it would be a boring place.<br /><br />Something I read on Myers Briggs implied that if we are outwardly chaotic, we are inwardly ordered and vice versa.... so you're only ordered on the outside. <br /><br />Now to find my shoes.....<br />xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br /><br />P.S. I waste time looking for CDs, money buying late train tickets, I only see the keyboard on my desk, keys etc...tend to be in my bag, but my bag could be anywhere (no set place to put it), I am late but only if it's not actually leaving someone waiting on a street corner for me (I don't like being late....I am not for work appointments), I happily shop without a list - work out what i might need/want when i'm there, really don't notice wonky pictures, Andy hoovers but not that often, I don't notice mess, have never balanced books, I just cannot maintain neat handwriting. How slobby is that?<br />xxxxMolly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-63270423114723369992010-02-04T12:53:00.054+00:002010-02-04T12:53:00.054+00:00oops - cut off No. 1 - here it is (took this from ...oops - cut off No. 1 - here it is (took this from my comments section btw - as my universal response to all the people in single figures :)<br /><br />1. I put my shoes by the front door because they are usually muddy 2 pts<br />(how come nobody else does?)French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-11437200542039503052010-02-04T12:51:50.400+00:002010-02-04T12:51:50.400+00:00what I've done is listed the things I answered...what I've done is listed the things I answered - I can't understand why more people do not do these things - but anyway <br /><br />muddy 2 pts<br />(how come nobody else does?)<br /><br />2.milk goes in the door, salad stuff at the bottom, random things in the middle. 3pts<br />(how come nobody else does?)<br /><br />4..How can you find CDs out of hundreds and hundreds if you don't have some sort of system? 1pt<br /><br />5. In France booking train tickets in advance saves a lot of money 2pts<br /><br />7. How can you ever do anything if you have a messy desk 2pts<br /><br />8. why not put your keys/bag in the same place so you never have to search for them 3pts<br /><br />9. I hate being late - it is rude to the other person who is waiting for you<br />2pts<br /><br />11. how can you remember what you need if you don't have a list? 4pts<br /><br />13. I can't do wonky pictures 3pts<br /><br />15. I hoover once a week because I try and keep the dust mites down 1pt<br /><br />17. I can't cook in a mess 2pts<br /><br />18. How can you balance your finances and bank statement if you don't keep a note of the cheque book stubs 2pts<br /><br />19. I like people to read what I write qed I write neatly (I'm not a doctor) 2ptsFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-71212166730140523332010-02-04T11:55:41.199+00:002010-02-04T11:55:41.199+00:00i will not tell you my score--let's just say i...i will not tell you my score--let's just say i'm somewhere between FF and Ken, but put it this way, i love shows about people's dirty houses, the messier the better and i fantasize about organizing and tidying their clutter. i itch to tidy my friend's cupboards because she puts food in with the dishes and vice versa. my cutlery drawer is knife, fork, large spoon, small spoon and make sure the handles are down and business ends UP. though i have a respectable junk drawer. all the odds and sods go in it. i could still tell you what's where tho'. <br />i have the urge to clean and tidy others' messes. when my friend leaves me a phone message she'll usually start it with, 'i wanted a chat but you're probably at ikea buying storage boxes....' <br />you should see my desk here tho'. it's got a right mess going on. i'm a bit of a contradiction. <br />i've corrected the spelling errors in this comment and edited it twice.<br />somebody <br />help<br />me<br />:-))Clippy Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234265229327474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-35261232343833525912010-02-04T11:20:50.672+00:002010-02-04T11:20:50.672+00:00Debris even.
I had a character in a book called D...Debris even.<br /><br />I had a character in a book called Detective Debree that solved a murder by looking at the contents of some rubbish bins....he obviously lodged his spelling into my grey matter!Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-64554995444368009712010-02-03T17:03:14.791+00:002010-02-03T17:03:14.791+00:00Ken Devine wins and his prize is a tour of all our...Ken Devine wins and his prize is a tour of all our homes where he will implement systems and order and advice about maintaining them. Lucky Ken.<br />xMolly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-50839913613260868352010-02-03T17:01:26.734+00:002010-02-03T17:01:26.734+00:00Codgi – 12 – an average score, signs of some laid ...Codgi – 12 – an average score, signs of some laid backness but not absolute chaos. Very well balanced.<br /><br />Freddie - knowing you personally, what with you being my sister, you were bound not to be straightforward. You are a controller of events and happenings not of things. (see earlier comment). You like ‘closure’, decisions made etc....but not so fussed about your surroundings. Why does that sound like a horoscope?<br /><br />Carol – I have made an adjustment therefore and you are really a 7. The test is quite basic and doesn’t accommodate details like forgetfulness and distractibility (which are not in the anal camp)<br /><br />Heronster – Adjusting you too as I suspect the bottle thing is an ethics (non wastage) thing rather than an anal one – so 3 for you. <br /><br />FF – 30 – that is impressive. You would be the person I would choose to organise a social with.<br /><br />Molly – 4!? 2 with adjustment – time to get some order and systems in your life my love, I mean how DO you function? <br /><br />Andy C – 5 – very P (Myers Briggs!!!)<br /><br />Nikki – needs must. There is absolutely no shame in a high score. The world needs all types!<br /><br />Mark – I have adjusted your score to 25.<br /><br />FF – I think your score is dwindling – messy commenting is certainly not very anal.<br /><br />SITH – I would have to notice a wonky picture to straighten it. Chances of that are pretty slim what with me being the least observant person in the universe. I see you have a right mix going on there....just how chaotic is your drawer? For example, I once tried to remove a roll of sticky tape from mine and practically the entire contents of the drawer came out.<br /><br />Mr Junkster – zero then – a low achiever.<br /><br />TFINW – You can get therapy. Get a shoe box and fill it with junk (you could even squirt some ketchup at the box so some goes in and some lands on the sides) and put it in the middle of the floor, at an angle and see how long you can leave it there for. If you manage – say 4 minutes, try 8 the next day and so on, until it’s there full time and then you will be cured. I promise.<br /><br />Jean – age old problem there - answering dishonestly. I have adjusted your score to 20. Quite nicely scored. Please come and teach me order.<br /><br />Ken D – that’s one anal thumb!<br /><br />Rob-bear – 8 probably makes you pretty well balanced.Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-63996842704929123382010-02-03T16:39:39.020+00:002010-02-03T16:39:39.020+00:00Oh and there's perfectionism...another thing (...Oh and there's perfectionism...another thing (almost) altogether....Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-19869830869727081592010-02-03T16:38:16.827+00:002010-02-03T16:38:16.827+00:00O.K. Individual responses to comments have returne...O.K. Individual responses to comments have returned....work was getting in the way - how dare it.<br /><br />Before I do though. When I did this test on people originally, we discussed the idea of control and decided there were two types...<br />1) control of the material world (things)<br />and<br />2) control of events, times and circumstances (like people popping up unexpectedly or getting lost - some people can cope with that, others can't)<br /><br />Some people have 1 and 2, some just 1, some just 2 ans some neither!Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-2670813919611537622010-02-03T16:34:50.919+00:002010-02-03T16:34:50.919+00:00Well that was a nice surprise - to find I have dia...Well that was a nice surprise - to find I have diagnosed some of FF's friends because she had invited them Chez Molly's.<br /><br />As I said on her blog...anyone who scores more than 20 is unlikely to let me in their home - mostly because of the trail of chaotic debree that just happens behind me.Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-25274209179894315602010-02-03T14:37:49.701+00:002010-02-03T14:37:49.701+00:00Hurrah Rob - at last someone who got more than me....Hurrah Rob - at last someone who got more than me. See, I said it was interesting (and a wee bit alarming)French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-31469541250557920322010-02-03T14:08:27.246+00:002010-02-03T14:08:27.246+00:00FWIW, I scored eight. But what does that mean?FWIW, I scored eight. But what does that mean?Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-15602813047698814992010-02-03T13:48:26.032+00:002010-02-03T13:48:26.032+00:00That's 32 not 12 or 22.That's 32 not 12 or 22.Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438823154447008264.post-50945737723732534402010-02-03T13:47:20.808+00:002010-02-03T13:47:20.808+00:0032...because I'm under the thumb.32...because I'm under the thumb.Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.com