Gosh darn chores again!



Hi wonderful mindfulness community
I so missed you all but yes even an elephant gets busy at times! Today I'd like to focus on
duun-duuun-dunnnnnn!!! C-H-O-R-E-S
So what's so fun on chores with mindfulfess involved? Well without putting some mindfulness in chores it's boring, more of a task,anf other moods go flaring
<-----see what I mean
warning
So some of us have the bathroom to clean, our rooms to clean
the dishes and the whole kitchen, omg lets not talk about giving the dogs baths!! But we can practice a mindfulness akill while we are doing these chores and be in the moment and not in another moment cussing and just not happy about what we need to do.....then there goes the moods^^^So lets see how we can be mindful on........

1. Begin by noticing the area you want to clean
What does it look like and how dirty is the floor? Notice any objects that may obstruct your vacuuming. Become mindful of your own physical body, your emotions, and thoughts running through your mind.
2. Tidy up the area so you can use the vacuum cleaner in one go, without stopping, if you can
This ensures you have time to get into the rhythm of the activity without stopping and starting, helping you to focus.
3. Switch the vacuum cleaner on
Notice the quality of the sound and feel the vibrations in your arm. Begin moving the vacuum cleaner, getting into a calm rhythm if possible.
4. When youve finished, switch off and observe how you feel
How was the process different to how you normally vacuum the floor? Look at what youve done and be proud of your achievement.
How was vacuming mindfully? Share here if you are comfortable on a chore you just don't like to do, or where you find you have distractions flowing. Then share how you can be mindful doing this chore.

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Sounds like I need to get some animals, my kids and husband to do my chores so I can relax. LOL :)
@DanaMH
HIya Dana good to see ya today
I so agree animals rock on chores
See they even help putting the food away

@RumpleSteeleSkin
Looks like they are going around in circles to me. LOL. Maybe I need smarter animals to buy?
@DanaMH
LOVE IT......................SMARTER ANIMALS IS SURE RIGHT (LOL)
@DanaMH
Ha Ha Ha I love your reply
Can I share that with you>>>>>>>LOL
@scarletPear1945
Yes you can
@RumpleSteeleSkin
ewww chores
I have a whole stool full of clothes for a couple of weeks now and I'm so bored to do it
@sensitiveShade5337
HIya sweet Shade good to see you
Now now how about singing a song or something while doing those cloths?
@RumpleSteeleSkin
I maybe do them tomorrow if not maybe some other day
@RumpleSteeleSkin thanks for the tips. Are the cats available for hire? LOL
@RumpleSteeleSkin Hello! I really like this post! I always found doing laundry, washing dishes, and vaccuuming to be such mindful chores as they help me feel so peaceful and calm. They are extremely relaxing for me, as odd as it may sound. :)
@SaimaK
HIya Saima good to see you
Wahing dishes, forever laundry and vacuming wow I have all that to do
Can you share why its calming for you to do? Smells, noises, tastes and textures, what about these helps you?
@RumpleSteeleSkin Good to see you too! :) Oh no, I hope you will be able to get everything done and have plenty of time to rest afterwards! It is all so calming for me, because the smells and noises in particularly just somehow put me at ease. I love the smell of a freshly vaccuumed carpet as well as the warmth and smell of clean, dry clothes. :)
@SaimaK
hahaha I'll have alot of time and rest cause you coming over
that way I can enjoy the smells of lysol and Downy in my house teeheee
@RumpleSteeleSkin Lol, I would love to help! :) But I totally agree! I just love the smell of laundry! Clean laundry though, definitely not dirty. Lol!
@RumpleSteeleSkin
my today's chore was making samosa to freeze, which i find is a lot of work. usually i feel a kind of hesitant to make them (a big bunch) but today i all over sudden thought, well, let's have a good time with them.
so i put my favorite reggae music on, cut the skin carefully into desired sizes, felt how pliable it was, placed a spoon full of my filling on it and folded it together, almost like an art piece (might sound stupid now). i went through the whole process with full attention and no rush, more like doing a craft piece. I noticed that by doing them mindfully it was not such a burden anymore.
@amiablePeace77
HIya Peace good to see you
mmmm home made samosaaaaaaaaaaaaa -mouth waters-
Those things are so fiiiiiiiiiine!! and alot of work yes. I can see you with ur reggae music on and your spoon in hand filling all them and just doing one after the other. This sounds like a wonderful chore you done today and mindful too
My chore for today was to try to get my dog to take his allergy pill. OMG he has an ear infection and I took him to the doctor where he let them do everything to him. My daughter and I flying around the house trying to catch him to give him his medication is a Once he was moving around more confident that I was not going to mess with him he eased back chore. My Mindfulness comes into play by trying to notice when he eased out from under the bed being careful to not let him know I was waiting for the right time to grab him. Trying to be really creative in how I would disguise this pill and what I would put it in that he would not detect. I failed. This is a chore I don't like. But I was able to laugh at
the moment. Calling the doctor to see if he can just get the shot.
🐕
@scarletPear1945
your post put big smiles on my face, remember those things when i had dogs. you were mindful and that is what counts and your dog was also very mindful what gets into his mouth so you both had a mindfulness session ! ![]()

