Have you ever thought that part of the problem in life is when we outsource the cleaning of our space to others? No judgement on this of you or others in this, just an observation. Perhaps when we let others clean and keep things in order, we lose some attachment to what is ours. Plus, the investment into the mundane tasks and maintenance might give us more satisfaction in the ownership. Not sure if I explained that well :D
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Yes, yes YES!!!
And to be honest, not something I gave a lot of thought to until she was forced to leave because of lockdown and also because I was looking out for my mom prior to her passing... but domestics were allowed to come back to work a while ago and I made the decision that I prefer doing it myself. First off, I KNOW I do a better job (or at the very least a more attentive job) and yes... there has absolutely been a restoration in my personal connection and appreciation with our/my space.
That is pretty cool to recognize I think and something that deserves exploration. If I remember from childhood correctly, it always felt better to have cleaned my room thoroughly. I looked after myself from a young age in this regard and never really had a mother that picked up after me - so I don't know if this was the same for others.
I think it was pretty much the same for us, but as for my son... hmmmmm hahaha!!!! Just kidding... as far as kids these days go, he's pretty damn good! Makes his own bed every SINGLE morning without being asked, his room is ALWAYS tidy and his toys organised (we are all very OCD here... can you tell lol), he washes his own dishes every night, but only because mom has the hot water run and ready - a sacrifice I am prepared to make if it means the boys under this roof wash their own damn dishes haha!!
Actually, that was a lesson from my mom... "always have a sink of hot soapy water and you will never have a dirty kitchen". I cook a LOT (as you most likely know...) and I loathe nothing more than a dirty kitchen.... so with boys in the house that life lesson has worked well for me haha!!
I agree! One thing I noticed with having a domestic was that I would "throw out" so much stuff! - most of which I would give to her... I can recall the often "amazed" look on her face that I would "throw that away" and would also often find her bagging the things that I didn't bother to give to her, which she found in our dustbin. Witnessing that gave me a lot of perspective... ESPECIALLY once she was gone. I am a lot less wasteful and a lot more contemplative about what can/could be done with certain things....