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Do You Find Pleasure in Home Chores
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I like to cook, but generally hate cleaning. That said, in preparation to move, I’ve been purging, cleaning, etc., and I do feel accomplished after I get something squeaky clean…
Laundry is one of the few home chores I don’t mind (except for the folding part).
I hate folding so much that I found a housekeeping service that doesn’t charge out the hind for it. My place is small, so that helps, but I managed to find a service that will fold my laundry (it’s not much, since I put my own undies away and hang what needs hung) and puts my clean dishes away for a reasonable price…
Folding and filing are in the same category to me of annoying chores.
Yes, I do take pleasure in chores. Post-divorce I lived in a condo that I hated for many reasons. Now that I live in a better neighborhood, I am grateful for things like being able to park close to my front door, hang some laundry outside (but never the personal stuff), and change things that *I* want to change. Cleaning is a reminder that I am fortunate enough to have my own space and I should take care of it because it gives me joy.
My space isn’t large, and I’m a minimalist, so feedback from cleaning is immediate, and therefore rewarding.
Excellent point of view. I’ll try and remember that, Kathy. Thanks.
I don’t get any pleasure from cleaning. I get a lot of pleasure from the results. In this little facet of my life, it’s the destination, and NOT the journey that counts, lol.
My mother cleaned and cleaned. I would watch her and think, not for me.