Women and men have many different characteristics. I learnt that from television... Womens minds live in a big one roomed warehouse, whereas mens live in a house with dozens of different rooms. Men can compartmentalise and focus on one thing at a time, while women can multitask and have more stuff happening at once. This is why men can have something difficult going on in their lives but seemingly not care about it. That couldn't be further from the truth. Men have the same feelings as women, but a big difference is that men can wisely, or unwisely, leave the boiling pot or open fire unattended in the lounge while they go out to the shed to do something else. A woman usually has to stay in the same room while she tries to do that different task or activity. So no matter how hard you try to distract yourself from something, it is much more difficult if that thing is in the same room as you. Men are lucky in this way! This is the upside to being poor multitaskers. We have to close off one area of our thinking house and go into another room to do the next task, such as work, or socialising etc, while women have to stay in the same room, for example, the kitchen... I am joking...If we try to understand eachother then we can make things easier for the other person. I would like to be much better at this.
Some men have more insulation between rooms than others. I have parts of my brain stuffed with pink batts. Some of you know that already...no jokes please. As long as I remember to close the door and focus on one thing at a time, then things are fine. It's when I leave the door open and worry about things I shouldn't that things get hard. Some women have a carpeted room, others have polished wood floors where everything echoes around and becomes very loud, unclear and overwhelming.
The good news is that you can refurbish your house. Don't like hearing people in the room next door, then get some pink batts of self discipline and focus installed. Takes a bit of time and can itch you in the wrong places, but it is worth it in the long run. And ladies, if your room is all echoey and confusing, get the Carpet Installer around and get Him to roll out some shagpile. Underlay is beneficial too.
You could try refurbishing your house by yourself, but it is much easier when your friends and family help you. Even easier when you get the Qualified Tradesman to help you. You can find The Good Tradesman in the Holy Pages, under "New Testament".
You can be transformed by the renewing of your house. It takes hard work and discipline,it is not easy.
Maybe it's time to go and clear out the attic, or vacuum the floor. Could you do with a new coat of paint or some bigger windows. Just because your house has had orange glass doors since the 70s, doesn't mean that it is the best thing for your now. Get with the times, stop holding on to your past and freshen up your home. You will feel much better once you have made some changes. Clean the windowsbecause when you have dirty windows, the light inside your home is dark and depressing! You can pick up some window cleaner in all sorts of places. We all live in different houses, but one thing is the same. Once your windows are clean and your vision is clear, everything seems brighter.
I find that us blokes have to be careful when we go from room to room as we need to ensure the room we're exiting isn't overly cluttered or else it can spill over into the room we are entering. It always pays to make sure that our rooms are kept tidy with everything put back in it's place.
ReplyDeleteOf course a truly clean house is one where EVERY room has been cleaned and tidied, not just the ones we allow our visitors to see!!
Ooh, I like that. Rooms we let our visitors see. Hmm, yes. I will have to think about that one:)
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