I've had a little self discovery this afternoon. It's no secret that I really don't like housecleaning and my house is evidence of that fact for at least 23 hours out of every day. On the other hand, I do enjoy major cleaning when it's gets particularly dirty/messy. I decided that this is all about the J vs P in my personality. I'm a J. as strong J. therefore I appreciate product more than process and I prefer closure to open-endedness. So, I only like cleaning when there's a clear beginning and ending to it all. It's no fun to just keep a place clean - there's no beginning and ending to that just a constant process. But to see the difference from a real mess to a nice clean house however many hours later, now that's satisfaction. This also explains why my two least favorite house hold jobs are laundry and dishes - they're never really done (at least not at our house); they just cycle over and over.
The down side to all this is that my husband is pretty strong on the P end of the scale and doesn't really get this. For him constant clean is the preference. And also, of course, an impossibility unless one is a family of statues.
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And who would want to be a family of statues!?
Sigh, I am a P. myself. it can get very exhausting trying to constantly clean - but i can't help myself - i enjoy it! : )
If you were a family of statues, you'd still get dusty. There's really no way to avoid it. (However, if I ever win the lottery, I will get you a cleaning service!)
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