I was reading in bed the other day, when Sir came in. He was in between meetings and had to change his clothes. Now, he and I are different in several ways. And time-management is one. While he is very methodical in his actions, I choose to take the quickest, most efficient path. In my mind, when changing clothes, one can quickly follow a step by step process. Shirt off, pants off, shirt on, pants on, etc. Feet to head, inner layer to outer layer. Simple, right? Not so.
Sir began as one would imagine. Tie off, dress shirt off. But here is where it gets weird. He stops and removes his shoes and socks, next. Ok, fine. They have to be changed at some time, too, that's fine. Then he returns to the top and removes his belt, then his undershirt. Next he lays out, yes LAYS out (as if checking the overall look) the replacement outfit on the bed. Complete with belt, socks and shoes. In my head I'm thinking "wouldn't yhou have already done this part?" - but I say nothing. He removes his pants last.
This is where the fun begins. He puts the new stuff on like this: pants, belt, undershirt, tie (hanging around shoulders), buckles belt, socks, dress shirt (not yet buttoned), shoes, buttons shirt, unbuckles belt to tuck in shirt, then buckles it back, then ties his tiie.
What the WHAT?! How many extra steps was that? I swear it looked like a work-out just watching. Up, down, buckle, un-buckle. Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. The inefficiency was too much for me to handle. I blurted out "Good grief, man...aren't you tired from doing all that? I cna't believe I just saw all that happen!"
Unaware I was watching, (watching, NOT ogling or gawking, mind you) Sir jumped back. "WHAAAA?! What happened?!" he yowled.
"Dude, it just took you like 45 minutes to change clothes! What the hell was that?"
I guess the outburst surprised him so much that he couldn't form an answer. So we just stared at eash other for a few minutes. I finally laughed and said "no wonder you're always complaining of being hot. Now I see why!"
If you ever meet someone who claims to be incredibly organized, trust that they DO have areas where they are SO organized it defeats the purpose. I've seen it. Its true.