8. Think of the last time you cleaned house. Describe what you did and how you felt.
I rarely - almost never - clean my entire apartment all at once; I'll do little parts at a time. The last time I did a pretty thorough cleaning was in anticipation of having a friend come to stay in my apartment while I was away. I occasionally have back trouble, and one of the triggers is staying bent over to scrub the floors or the bathtub. This cleaning job strained my back. I don't have the best sense of smell, and I'm just not attuned all that much to smell, so I don't recall anything particular there. I suppose the sounds of cleaning for me are running water while cleaning dishes or the tub or sinks, or the scratching sound of a scrubber on countertops. For whatever reason - it strikes me as odd now that I think of it - I generally don't listen to music or the radio when I'm cleaning, so the sounds of cleaning really are the sounds of cleaning. I generally feel detached or dissociative when cleaning, I don't usually enjoy it and I've got my mind on other things - so as a result I don't pay that much attention to the sensations associated with it.
Paul
Brooklyn, NY, USA