Fridays Are Too Nice for Hatin'
I have a confession.
No one hate me.
But I like to clean.
There. I wrote it.
Not only do I enjoy most of my chores, but I feel compelled to do them no matter what. At the expense of writing, blogging, and sleep, I must have a clean kitchen before I go to sleep.
What's your Main Character's house look like? How do you handle your daily chores? Do people who are the opposite of you intrigue or annoy you?
No one hate me.
But I like to clean.
There. I wrote it.
Not only do I enjoy most of my chores, but I feel compelled to do them no matter what. At the expense of writing, blogging, and sleep, I must have a clean kitchen before I go to sleep.
What's your Main Character's house look like? How do you handle your daily chores? Do people who are the opposite of you intrigue or annoy you?
Comments
I agree with Katie. Great question.
I am the character in my memoir and my home is usually tidy. Usually.... :)
Now that you mention it...my characters tend to be organized and have clean homes too!
I've actually thought about leaving the house to write so I won't be tempted to vacuum. :)
My hubby once told me I clean the bathroom too much. *snort* How can a bathroom ever be too clean?
I have yet to translate my madness to one of my characters. LOL
It's not that I don't like cleaning, it's... okay, fine, it's that I dont' like cleaning. I do like a clean house though. But it's hard to put the two together...
Donna, it's just so nice to have a clean kitchen to wake up to, right? Plus, we live in Florida. Not a great place to leave crumbs about. LOL
Jennifer, your hubby is crazy! How can a bathroom be too clean? Impossible. *snort*
You should write a neat freak character. They're really fun. *grin*
My characters mostly have very neat and tidy homes--huh, wonder why?
As you well know, cleaning comes last on a list of family, writing, and work. Blick. I'm like you in that I prefer to have a clean kitchen before I sit down to write in the evenings, but I'm not above leaving a few dishes soaking in the sink if a really juicy scene is nibbling on me. HEH. Though, honestly, it's rare.
As to the state of my heroine's house ... well, wow. I've never thought about it. Cool slant on characterization, though.
The one I'm writing now lives in a castle and has servants, so they keep it pretty clean I guess. But she also has young nieces, so I'm sure there's some endearing clutter in her life. I find that kind of a "mess" sweet, though. I like having little reminders of the kiddos around. :-)
Hey, Agent L finally contacted me; I emailed you about it.
Great post as always!
My characters are kids so their rooms look like normal kids rooms.
I don't get annoyed by people who are the opposite of me, just green with envy. I guess I'd better start school and then clean my house. *she hangs her head* Have a great weekend.
~ Wendy
Anyway, the main character's mom in my book is a clean freak, but her internal stuggle is to show the world she's a good person.
Actually, I love a clean house too. I can't concentrate if it is too messy! Sick yes.
I hadn't thought about my MC and her obsessions! Maybe I need to do something with that!
Anita, I bet house is pretty neat even if you don't like to clean. *grin*
Robyn, you're funny! It seems like a lot of people here could use some cleaning services. You homeschool, don't you? That's something I would never want to do. Who has time to clean when they're busy schooling kids? *grin*
Kristen, a cleaning woman sounds great! I'll be looking into that someday... *grin*
Linda, funny about your MC. So she feels that being clean and neat has to do with her morality? Interesting. Don't worry, supposedly nesting happens right before you go into labor. So if you have a sudden compulsion to scrub the crib, watch out! LOL
Natalie, I didn't say I LOVE to clean, I just find it relaxing. :-)
I never thought of listening to my iPod while cleaning. What a cool idea!
I love to clean too because the results are so tangible and immediate which is indirect contrast to my work as a therapist and a budding author! Uncertain and abstract! Glad to have found you!
I find people who are opposite from me intrigue me. It's the ones who are REALLY like me that get annoying. LOL!
I hope my kids don't hate me- I'm teaching them the same things.
:-) Or their spouses will. LOL I grew up that way too and that's probably why I'm this way.
Wow Karen. Everyone wants me to come to their house. I had no clue this little quirk of mine would make me so popular. *grin!* I'm like you: Opposites intrigue me. They're just so...different. LOL
Stephanie, you are SO right! I scrub, it gleams. Whereas with writing, I tweak, I tweak some more. I delete. I rewrite. I tweak. LOL!
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. :-)
Kristen, you're smart. You don't like to do it but you like the result so you do it anyway. Sounds like a good lesson for us all! :-)
Not I.
So I feel you!
I love characters who are different from me.
My current characters in "Reclaiming Lily" have discipline, order, neatness, but old Sally in "What the Bayou Saw" was a mess! chocolate wrappers in her purse, her bra, her drawers! Missing grocery lists...oh, I had fun.
Blessings,
Patti
www.pattilacy.com/blog
Linda G.
LOL! If you're ever near my home, you're welcome to scratch your cleaning itch here.
My latest character is a Type A personality, who's obsessed with saving time. She never changes her mind about what she wants to wear because it would mess up her schedule. Does this sound annoying? Maybe I should make some adjustments. :)
Blessings,
Susan
I like things tidy, but sometimes it gets away from me. There's just too much other stuff, and something has to give. Usually I'd rather _____ than clean.
Have a great weekend!
You ask the best questions.
And I have a confession to make. I hate to clean. In fact, I pay someone to clean my house so I don't have to. I do dishes, laundry, change sheets, and cook. And every five or ten years I wash windows. Do you hate me?
I tend to love people who are opposite from me, so I'm crazy about all you clean freaks.
I liked to clean for the first 25 years of my life. Now that I have mastered it I feel it is time to move on to something new.
I don't like to cook either. Blah. We have better things to do, right? Heehee!
Kate, that's funny. And why's it a problem? Oh maybe the compulsion part, right? *snort* Be happy that you don't suffer from it. :-)
Sherrinda, it's better to be a kid. Trust me. *grin*
Erica, yes, cleaning is an excellent source of procrastination!
Patti L, that character sounds absolutely amazing!
Linda, EWwwww! *grin*
Karen, that's probably part of it for me too. ;-)
But Diane, not only will it be there tomorrow, it will grow! Hahaaa! I hate cooking too, with a passion!
Mom, you're so funny! I can your tone of voice right now. LOL
Susan, that character might be annoying in life but in a story that kind of characterization is really intriguing and funny! I love it, seriously. Give me some tips on creating quirky characters, okay? LOL
Travis, now I'm jealous of you! *grin*
Genny, Gotcha. I'm not sure if I qualify as neat freak or not, but I know some people who can. *snicker* Good luck with that! LOL
Nancy, you're cracking me up! You sound like my mom, heeehee. It's funny that there's such a chasm between the "There's some juice on the floor, scrub it" and the "There's some juice on the foor, step around it" crowd.
Jeanette, WAIT! I'm supposed to be washing windows??? LOL Maybe I'm not as clean as I thought. I do the same stuff as you, plus clean the bathrooms and mop. Hmmm. I'm getting the feeling here that I don't do much more than anyone else...
LOL
I love opposites too! (and you, and yes, we need to meet someday!)
Maybe 25 years from now I'll be ready to move on too. Who knows?
:-) Thanks for stopping by. What happened to your Jane Austen blog?
I pretty much hate all the others; dishes and laundry being the tied at the top.