As long as I can remember I have been active. So when I was more or less unable to work anymore I was at a loss of what to do with myself(hence the book addiction) My friends are truck drivers, so sometimes they are on the road 2-3 weeks at a time and home only for 1 or 2 days. Since they live in the same apartment building as me I go up and play Molly Maid some days and clean their apartment. I also at times do their laundry. I usually don't have a lot of laundry cause it's just me. But right now their apartment is cleaner than mine so what is wrong with this picture. I also got 3 loads of their laundry done. I seem to gain a deeper satisfaction of accomplishing work for someone else other than myself. So their apartment is clean, I got three loads of their laundry(tomorrow is another 3), got my dishes done, productive week so far. (NFM)
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Christa, I know what you
Christa, I know what you mean. Back when I lived in NC, one of my close friends was almost 50 years older than me and a shut-in. I hate shopping more than anything, esp. grocery shopping. It was a lot easier for me to do my own grocery shopping if I was picking up something for her at the same time. Of course, having an excuse to stop my hectic schedule and just sit down to talk when I delivered things was probably a key motivation too.
I know we all have tasks to do but sometimes when life gets busy, it just feels like I am on this treadmill. It's good to stop and smell the roses, and enjoy just doing something without having to do it.
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I think you're right. It's a matter of doing something you don't HAVE to
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Christa...
...I'll take that even one step further - sometimes it might not be because you like to clean necessarily (I mean, who does?), but because you're HELPING someone who needs you. You sound like a very nice person to have for a friend. I'm sure your truck-driving buddies really appreciate what you're doing for them!
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
- Mark Twain