SJP-- Domestics
SJP—Domestics!
Hello all! It’s time for another journal prompt! Today’s
journal prompt is:
“Do you enjoy domestic chores? Which ones do you like more
than others?”
So, to answer the question, yes I do enjoy domestic chores,
at least to a degree. I have a hard time loading laundry into and out of the
machines, but I like to fold the laundry. Especially when it’s warm and I can
snuggle up in it. It takes me several trips to get laundry from one room to the
other, depending on how large of a load the laundry is. I try to do laundry
pretty frequently to keep up with the demand (and don’t you know it’s always in
demand!?).
Dishes are one of those things that I have to do by hand. I
have never really had dishwashers, and even when I have had the pleasure of
having a dishwasher I still washed a lot of the dishes by hand. There are just
some things that you have to do on your own. You know, to cut the ick and all
that. I really like using bleach with my dishwashing, but I wear dark clothes
most of the time, so I have to change clothes just to do the dishes. I do the
dishes when I go to other people’s houses, too. I don’t know why. I just start
working on them and then I clean up the mess. Just a bad habit.
Let me think. There are many chores around the house to do.
I mop sometimes, and there’s always cleaning the toilet. Those things get so
dirty. I don’t even want to think about that one, it’s the worst. Cleaning the
toilet is definitely not one of my favorite chores. I think I actually hate
that one.
Cleaning out the computers is a good monthly chore, though
we have to do them biweekly sometimes because we have two cats that shed all
the time (anise is very fluffy and cotton puff is just a puff ball). We use
isopropyl alcohol on cotton swabs to get in between some of the tight cracks in
the computer and clean them in a detailed manner. It pays to at least use
canned air on the computer. I have even taken apart keyboards to get food
crumbs out of them because both Owner and myself eat at our computers (a bad
habit, I know, but when you do most of your work at the computer it kind of
becomes a hard habit to break).
Dusting is something that I do not like to do. I am actually
allergic to dust and have to use an inhaler to be safe anywhere around dust. I
do like to use the dust mitts that gather the dust and hold it that I can wash
off instead of the kind that just wipes the dust off into the air and just kind
of scoots it around. I also use magic eraser pads to get the tough grime up.
Those are cool because they kind of disappear as you use them.
Washing windows is a chore that is also difficult to do with
a bad back like mine. I find that I can wash windows that are at my level but
have to do the windows at lower levels by sitting in a chair or something. I
also have to get the higher level windows by using a stepstool or ladder. But I
think these are typical of most people.
Something that I have found that helps in my cleaning the
house and whatnot, is a list. I make a list of everything that needs to get
done and I check things off as I go. This doesn’t have to be anything that is
very in depth. In fact, you can just write vague things down and as long as you
know what those vague things are, you can do them. “Do delicate laundry,” can
easily be replaced with “do laundry.” At least with the second option you aren’t
particularly restricted. Now there are some times when you want a very strict
list and that is if something is going on and you need to be sure that you get
those certain things done.
Today is a vague day for me on my cleaning list. I just need
to pick up the bedroom area and make sure that it is able to be walked through.
Our bedroom is basically our living area as well due to our living conditions,
so it is important for me to keep this cleaned and spotless.
Another thing that has helped me keep our home cleaned is
Flylady. You can find her helpful website http://www.flylady.net/.
It has a bunch of different things you can do each day that will help you feel
like you are (and actually) accomplish more things each day. I think that the
thing that has helped me most about it is to actually get up and get dressed
and prepared for the day. If I don’t do this I tend to have a really sluggish
and slow day, so I try to get dressed to attack the day.
What are some of the things that you like to do to help
clean your home? Do you do domestic service for your Top/Dominant/etc.? Are you
required to do anything each day?
I’ll see you tomorrow for TMI Tuesday!
-Harvest Hellion
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