OR DOING THE DISHES....
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Superhero in Me to the Rescue! |
The Many Wants:
Right now part of me wants to finish
washing the dishes.
After which, I imagine that the superhero housewife in me
will scrub the kitchen, prepare all the vegetables for the next meal, do an
inventory of what groceries need to be purchased, go to the shops, come home to
sweep all the floors, clean all the sinks and surfaces, sort out the file boxes
hidden under a plastic tablecloth behind the shoe-rack etc. etc.
Part of me really, really wants to
be that organised and logical and self-disciplined.
And then there is the other voice in
my head. The one that says "I feel stiff and sore and the thoughts of
cleaning the dishes just heightens every discomfort and makes me feel that the
chore I have set myself, is just ones of those tasks you drag yourself through,
even though every fibre of your being is saying 'enough already!'"
The first voice has got a heavy dose
of ego-like ambition and disrespect in it. The second smacks of fear, anxiety
and self-pity.
Virtuous wanting must start with a
reckoning of:
- objective needs and
- self-respect.
Finding a Resolution:
So objectively, I can acknowledge
that bodies and minds need rest and movement. Feelings of stiffnesss might be
best addressed through appropriate stretching
excercises
or adequate
sleep- not watching movies and ummm blogging? :)

If only I could make the household
chores creative and exciting maybe I would be onto something…...

I say curious, because one of these women actually seems to sort of enjoy dish washing. She seeks it out when she is stuck for ideas, as she feels that it satisfies a primal need to interact with water and I think the repetitive uncomplicated task relaxes her brain so that ideas can pop-up when she is scrubbing: How-a-sink-of-dirty-dishwater-sparks-my-creativity
Another woman, less enthused by dish-washing for her own sake, enjoys the opportunity it affords for bonding
with her little one: Cerebral Dish-Washing
I must admit I have often wished I
could borrow my nephews to make dish-washing more fun!!
So what did I end up doing?
In the end, after reading all
these inspiring posts I set up the stage to wash my dishes in a funky green
basin by Joseph and Joseph- in the living room. You see, I figured that part of
the problem was the oppressively mould covered state of the kitchen walls and
the hemmed in feeling I get when cramped up in our tiny galley kitchen.
I also realised that I needed the
right kind of music to get me into a good rhythm; The trouble was finding the best rhythm.
So I have spent some time experimenting with different playlists on my YouTube channel Mood Music.
I assumed at first that of the Five Rhythms, flow was the one most suited to my personality. Now I am not so sure. More on this in a future blog post!! For now I recommend you check out some of my playlists or create your own...
I assumed at first that of the Five Rhythms, flow was the one most suited to my personality. Now I am not so sure. More on this in a future blog post!! For now I recommend you check out some of my playlists or create your own...
Better get back to the housework.
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