What makes you happy? #38

So, I really hate cleaning.

Toilet cleaning supplies. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I'm not one of these people who gets joy out of it, or takes pleasure in it being done, or can use it as some sort of Zen meditation. It sucks, and as soon as you're done, you have to do it again.

But when you have houseguests, you can't really squeak by doing the bare minimum.

So it's awfully nice to look at everything that needs to be done, and say, "Since I did X today... there's not a lot left that needs to be done tomorrow."

I love that sense of relief, of reprieve.

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