Addiction vs Obsession vs OCD

Have you ever stopped to think about how similar these three words are? They are kind of different degrees of the same thing. For example:

I am addicted to Diet Coke. My day just isn't started until my first delicious, thirst-quenching, fantastic sip. I never, ever thought I would say that about a diet drink. But there it is.

I am currently obsessed with Jango.com and Bubble Town. Bubble Town is a game on MSN games. It's a silly game but I just. can't. stop. playing. Jango.com is an online radio station. You just select a few bands or songs you like and it creates your own personal station. It adds other songs it thinks you might like. You can choose to never play a song again, play it often or play it a lot. I love it. I've found some artists I've heard of but never knew I liked, like Snow Patrol, Plain White T's and The Fray. And I've discovered new artists, like Bright Eyes, Damien Rice and Sufjan Stevens. Of course, I don't like everything by these guys, but really, how often do you like everything on an album? Well, there is that Muse album....and both the Elbow albums I have.... And then there are some new artists that only have 1 or 2 songs I like - but I'd never heard of them before this, like Belle and Sebastian and Architecture in Helsinki. But the best part is - it can play such a variety of music: from Guns 'n Roses to Coldplay to Depeche Mode to Abba. It's awesome.

I am a little OCD about my closet and my books. My clothes have to be hung up in a certain order, ie: layering shirts like cami's and cap sleeves, solid t-shirts, t-shirts with words or pictures, non-t-shirt-type tops, long-sleeve shirts, dressier shirts, dress pants, skirts and dresses. Always. And they have to be on a certain color hanger. When Jon puts the clothes away, I have to immediately switch hangers and put things in order. I've been the same way about his clothes, but he really doesn't care, so I'm trying really hard to get over it. It's hard. As for my books - I have them arranged alphabetically by author and then in chronological order. I even have a spreadsheet that keeps track of all of the books I've read: including whether I own them or not and when I read them. I know. What a freak.

So - there's a little insight into my world. What are you addicted to or obsessed about?

And, because I can't post something without a picture...here's a recent one of the kids.