Only drones could actually LIKE house work

[forestdale]

I used to dislike house cleaning intensely. It seemed like a job that never ended, that was carried out in solitude for people who were often unappreciative. Only drones could actually LIKE house work. Right!?!?!

Well, now I love it. There are certain tasks I don't like, such as cleaning the fronts of the kitchen cupboards and working out what I need at the supermarket, but nearly everything else I like doing! I think of it now as not an unending job, because I put aside only a certain amount of time each day for house cleaning, then I get on to things I want to do. But the main change is that I see my home as my comfort zone now and I like making it exactly the way we all want it to be.

I like making bread because I tastes good, I know what's in it and it makes the house smell divine. I like making my bed because it give me the chance to think about the games I played with my mum when she was making the bed when I was little - side effect is that I get to sleep in a wonderfully made up comfy bed EVERY night. How good is that! I like cleaning the floors because it makes the house look spotless, even when it's not. I like setting the table for dinner in the evening because it slows me down, it allows me to set a mood for the evening meal and I get to go outside and pick herbs and flowers fresh for the table. I like making dinner because I know my boys love coming home to a good home cooked meal.

I guess I like house work now because I changed my attitude to it. It really is a simple as that. I learnt a big lession about myself recently when I decided that instead of hating working in our store, I actually got a lot out of it. Every single time my days up there were finished and I could have 5 days at home, I had this feeling of happiness that I would never have felt had I been at home all the time. I realised that doing what I didn't want to do actually made what I liked doing so much better. It's like a yin and yang thing, it balances it out and puts everything in perspective.

Oh, and now I know that those of us who like doing housework aren't drones. We are just "different".

[kimmee]

I grew up in a filthy house - when there was a house ! My mom would make us lysol our shoes before we came in to a house covered in cat poop and newspapers and no furniture and just plain dirt. She was a psycho. I get great pleasure from making my house clean - it may not always be neat but you can eat off every surface in it - and to me thats not a drone - but a job well done!!

[Ellise]

I've always enjoyed cleaning my house. Even as a kid I guess it's the instant gratification I get from it. I may not have much but what I have is mine and it's clean. I must admit that as of late, it is begining to become a hassle, DS has forgotten how to pick things up and put dirty laundry in the laundry room. That's ok however because if he doesn't start doing it then he will began to lose items (KWIM?) It wouldn't be so bad if he'd at least put his football gear in the wash for me UGH the smell!!!

[PrairieRose]

I've always loved a clean home, but like you Bethany have gone through times of hating the cleaning. I'm in a "it's not so bad" phase now too. I truly love my home, even though it's nothing out of the ordinary as far as "house wise" if ya kwim. It's just home and it gives me a hug when I've been away and come back. I love that feeling.

[Milhos]

Please pm me with the number of your hypnotist.

TIA

[kimmee]

[forestdale]

LOL milissa! I guess it's an age thing, plus the fact I don't have little kids anymore.

[Michele Annette]

I do it all, but I don't like it all.

I hate vacuuming and mopping floors even though I do them.

I love doing laundry...don't ask me why.

I don't mind dishes...I do my best contemplating when I'm washing them or they are my outlet when I'm feeling particularly miserable...I know, I know...

The kitty box I always hate doing, but do it.

Cleaning the bathroom I hate too, but do it.

[SHOPGIRL]

Well, I don't really enjoy it. To me, it is still a chore. If I didn't work full-time, maybe I'd like it better. Housework and Jogging are the same to me. I don't enjoy doing either of them, but I like the results when I'm done.

[leeleeaub]

I was taught how to clean at a very young age but my mama made it fun to do. I have always enjoyed cleaning. I love the smell of a clean house and the look of waxed floors and the way the carpet looks when it is freshly vaccumed. I would go as far as to say I LOVE cleaning.

[canadian gardener]

Cleaning and keeping house for me has the same gentle relaxing appeal as a good game of Solitaire on the computer.

Both give their kick thru me restoring order to my universe.

It's also like doing jigsaw puzzles. Again, bringing order out of chaos.

Serenity is a beautiful thing, it is related to harmony in the environment around us, being part of a harmonious pattern of living.

Think of a beautiful ocean sunset, or a mountain sunrise, and you see a wide open sky with some clouds maybe, colours, a harmony of horizontal and some jagged vertical lines.

Now think of a long line of kitchen counter space or a clean dresser top or a serene clean desk top and it's similar.

There is symmetry at work, when some things match, or echo a design, say a lot of curves or rectangles in a space.

There is visual music happening when you have a lot of horizontal lines broken with some verticals, and you introduce one or two non symmetrical things to break it up a little. Like counterpoint.

To me, I can almost hear the visual music I create when I first of all decorate a room, using paint, placement and all those design things

then KEEPING IT IN ORDER so that I can share that visual symphony with others.

But mostly I suppose for me, because when I live in my own serene symphony, and keep it singing peace to my soul, it restores my sense of balance.

My home becomes the refuge it should be.

The relief from the chaos of the outside world.

And housework is how I restore that symphony when it gets out of order.

[Cele]

I pay a cleaning service. I never enjoyed cleaning, but I cannot live with dust or clutter. With my health being what it is, it is worth every penny. Laundry I still do myself...for some reason I don't like the idea of someone else messing with my clothing.

For those of you who find satisfaction in cleaning, let me tell you how difficult it is to find a good cleaning service. If you are honest and hard-working, you could make good money with your skills.

[missymomof3]

I am going through my "doing so in solitude for the unappreciative" stage myself. I get aggrivated with it at times but most of the time I am fine with housework. I guess once I am out of school and done with everything else I will get back into my cleaning routine.