Contrary to popular belief, chien merde is not flowing in the streets. Neither is champagne flowing from the taps. That would be pure hope on my part. It took 31 hours in the City of Light before I encountered my first bonbon. Impressive. Even then it was refined. Just like Parisians. And much daintier than an American canine's. Perhaps the diet? The gift was tucked in by a wall just outside a hair salon. Perhaps Fifi was going in for a blowout. Hit.
Three verifiable things about me. One. I am an only child. The concept of sharing, therefore, is foreign to me. Two. I am a Virgo. The sign regarded as a perfectionist. Three. My mother raised me to be meticulously clean; compulsively tidy. According to my mother, "You have taken this clean thing way too far." I disagree. Apologies to my mother.
Nature or nurture? Who knows? Who cares? I have not been diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Nor would I label myself a Cleanaholic. Or a Germaphobe. My world though, is definitely a unique place. One where doors open magically. Hotel mattresses are pristine. And estheticians never double dip.
I live in this world without a bubble or a honeycomb mask. About 15 years ago I got tired of catching the flu du jour and became ever more so hygienically vigilant -- perhaps obsessively so.
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