While I was still in school, cleaning afforded me many great opportunities to just think about any problems I was currently working on or things that were just bugging the hang out of me (like computer programming issues). Since I've finished up with the whole school scene, spending 10 hours alone cleaning carpets and vacuuming with nothing to focus on mentally is a little disturbing. SO, I try to find things to do while cleaning to take my mind off it (let's face it, it doesn't take devoted attention to ensure proper cleaning of toilets). While I was in the book store the other day (wife was searching the softer side of Sears) I walked through the section on languages. I've had plenty of study in spanish and german, so I thought I'd give a shot at becoming fluent in them by listening to some CDs. Well, while I was searching a Mandarin Chinese Cd set caught my eye....8 cds designed to be a total immersion course for learning quickly. Stupid me bought it. I went home, loaded the first two series on my MP3 player and took it into work.:thinking:
Two hours into my cleaning I could have killed a cow for mooing I was so frustrated!! :dunno: I was so aggravated with myself for not even understanding what the h*** the lessons were trying to convey that the slightest things just worked me over.....drop cord getting hung up under a chair, mop handle falling sideways in the bucket, me stepping on the vacuum cord while vacuuming....ARGHHH!!!:irritated :grrr:
Anyone who can learn a language like this, hats off to you. I'm going to give it another shot, hopefully it will get better. If not, I can just go back to belting out off-tune versions of "Friends in Low Places.":zipit:
Are there any other good suggestions folks have learned on things "NOT" to do while cleaning? I'd love to hear them.
While I was still in school, cleaning afforded me many great opportunities to just think about any problems I was currently working on or things that were just bugging the hang out of me (like computer programming issues). Since I've finished up with the whole school scene, spending 10 hours alone cleaning carpets and vacuuming with nothing to focus on mentally is a little disturbing. SO, I try to find things to do while cleaning to take my mind off it (let's face it, it doesn't take devoted attention to ensure proper cleaning of toilets). While I was in the book store the other day (wife was searching the softer side of Sears) I walked through the section on languages. I've had plenty of study in spanish and german, so I thought I'd give a shot at becoming fluent in them by listening to some CDs. Well, while I was searching a Mandarin Chinese Cd set caught my eye....8 cds designed to be a total immersion course for learning quickly. Stupid me bought it. I went home, loaded the first two series on my MP3 player and took it into work.:thinking:
Two hours into my cleaning I could have killed a cow for mooing I was so frustrated!! :dunno: I was so aggravated with myself for not even understanding what the h*** the lessons were trying to convey that the slightest things just worked me over.....drop cord getting hung up under a chair, mop handle falling sideways in the bucket, me stepping on the vacuum cord while vacuuming....ARGHHH!!!:irritated :grrr:
Anyone who can learn a language like this, hats off to you. I'm going to give it another shot, hopefully it will get better. If not, I can just go back to belting out off-tune versions of "Friends in Low Places.":zipit:
Are there any other good suggestions folks have learned on things "NOT" to do while cleaning? I'd love to hear them.
Ryan H.
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