On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:17:05 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Serene > wrote:

>> Heh. I don't love it, but I don't hate it, either. I can't really
>> think of a single housecleaning task that I hate in itself. The thing
>> I hate about housework is that feeling I get when there's a ton to be
>> done, and I feel overwhelmed by it all. But if I shake myself and get
>> into the "Just do one task for now, and don't worry about the whole
>> mess" mode, I can enjoy just standing there with my hands in the soapy
>> water, or just putting things back where they belong, or whatever. One
>> moment in this life is as valuable as another, and I do find joy
>> wherever I can, because after all, it'll all be over soon enough and I
>> won't have another chance.

>And the biggest joy is seeing the results. ;-)

Yeah, sometimes. :-) Other times, and it may just be me, the joy is
in the doing, in the being present for the moments in my life when I'm
being useful.

>A clean organized kitchen and living space when it's all done!
>
>I have no carpet. Sweeping and mopping is a given.

We have no carpet, except in the bedroom. Sadly, sometimes that just
means we have a dirty floor. Sometimes, though, I do get around to
sweeping and mopping. :-)

Serene
--
"I can't decide if I feel more like four ten-year-olds or ten four-year-olds." Laurie Anderson , on turning 40.

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