Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Spring Cleaning
I finally got around to start my spring cleaning. I really hate to clean. More and more, I'm realizing that my hatred for cleaning goes back to childhood. Growing up, my dad ran a pretty tight ship at home and he was obsessed about cleaning. My mom, brother, and I would get into a lot of trouble if we didn't clean the way he wanted it, if there was a strand of hair left in the bathroom, or if the vacuuming job wasn't done right. He would get mad at us for days and I still remember all the yelling and tension. Since then, I've associated cleaning negatively and I've grown to hate the act of cleaning. Don't get me wrong - I love clean things and I especially love the smell of lysol and freshly done laundry, but getting me to clean can be like pulling teeth.
But now that I'm moving on to the next chapter in my life, I know that cleaning will have to be a normal part of my routine. It's going to be tough, but I'm praying that God will help me to release this displaced resentment and allow me enjoy cleaning again. Looking back, I think there are a lot of things that I dislike because of what happened in the past. This year, I'm going to try to "clean" them up one by one.
So...are there things in your life that you've grown to hate because of what happened in the past? And how are you going to "clean it up"?
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I love the smell of matches after it was lit. But I don't have any memories to why. Maybe it was my father who abandoned my family by the time I was five. He smoked and so maybe that's what he used. The smell of matches is always something I love having done around. Instead of a lighter, I would use the matches.
And yes, there are things in the past that effect our future. I have had my mother telling me I cannot, and I dread anyone that repeats what she said. I have had my ex husband telling me to hold on a minute because his video game was more important, so I dread anyone putting me on the bottom of "to do list".
I am sorry that you grew up with bad experinces with cleaning. It shouldn't have to be. I used to be such a neat freak that my apartment/townhouse and houses was SPOTLESS. Everything was in place and cleaned at all times. However, I borne two children and they are always making messes, I just simply gave up. No point of laboring at hard work of cleaning the place up, it will only get messy or dirty within the next five seconds. If I have it my way, I would only have time to sleep and nothing else because all I would be doing is clean clean clean.
You got a good point there.
So what's wrong with being bitter?
('scuse me, that's my wiseacre Xanga self talking... =:p )
Negative associations can really get in our way, for years, unfortunately....
I hate cleaning 2 but love doing laundry...strange as it is...I also love washing cars =) mindless work I guess that's totally repetative
my step dad tried to do that when i was living at home during college. i was like i AINT puttin NO SHOES in them right order. CRAZY!
what do i need to "clean"... i should probably stop hating on all the hs kids/families that i grew up with around here that were so rich they had game rooms in their homes..