I don't leave my house. My sisters keep my company. I keep my house clean and I cook.
I like to read books about the beach. I have never been to the beach. I am comforted when I'm with my parrot. I have a distant family. I have younger siblings. I like to paint and watch birds. My pictures don't sell. I like to clean my house.
I just cleaned my house! Today it took so long because my sisters made the house dirty. But it was so satisfying seeing to transform into such a clean living area! I know that must make you feel better to have that taken care of. Now you can enjoy the results of all your hard work. It must be frustrating to have to clean up after your sisters. I actually don't get too frustrated with them. They bring so much joy into my life, and they handle so many things that I don't do anymore -- buying groceries and other things we need, walking the dog, visiting the rest of our family and keeping me up to date... Would you be annoyed to clean up for your siblings, though? That makes sense. It definitely sounds like cleaning up after them every now and again is worth all the happiness they bring you. I think I'd get annoyed with my siblings though. I hate cleaning and it puts me in a bad mood. Maybe if I could find a better system I may enjoy it more. Do you have any tips?  I think it's nice to focus on deep cleaning one space at a time. That way, you can really see the products of all your hard work! I also find it helpful to listen to music or audiobooks while I clean. Hmmm, I like the idea of listening to audio books. That may actually make cleaning fun for me. I'm going to try it next time to see if it helps. Do you have any order you do your deep cleaning in?  I try to start with the most general stuff! Normally that means vacuuming first and then moving on to quieter tasks, so I don't actually start listening to anything until then. By the way, do you have any reading recommendations? I could use a nice beachy audiobook with this gloomy weather. That sounds like a great way to approach it. Thank you, I'm going to try your tactics next time I clean. I do! I just finished reading a great book by Tom Hadley. It's called Better Days Ahead - I think you'd like it.  I hope those strategies help! What's the book about? The title makes me feel hopeful. I hope so too! It's a great read. I don't want to tell you too much so that I don't spoil it for you but it's a story about the healing abilities of spending time at the beach. I would love to read something like that. Good books really transport my mind, while I stay safe in my own home. :)  There's nothing like a great read to help escape the day to day humdrum in my opinion. I hope you enjoy the book. Let me know what you think once you get a chance to read it.