Cleaning Psychology

This is an absurd post, let me forewarn you. Instead of actually cleaning, I decided to write about cleaning because it sounded like loads more fun, and it gave me a reason to procrastinate.

Here is the order of things I most like to clean to the things I dislike to clean, just because.

1. Toilets. Yes, I like to clean toilets. Not disgusting public restroom toilets; yes, there was a year of my life where that was part of my job. But residential toilets, I like cleaning those because it seriously makes the bathroom feel cleaner and more sanitary. You can see and feel immediate results. My bathroom just feels better the minute after I clean that toilet. And it takes approximately four and a half minutes.
2. Dishes....when there aren't fifty dishes. I love the bubbly soap smells and the satisfaction of seeing my dishes all clean. Plus, it's perfect time to listen to music, sing, or just think. There's hardly anything that feels more productive for me. And I am the crazy that handwashes practically everything besides platewear, silverwear, bowls, and glasses. But I love it. It makes me happy. However, I always get wet when I do the dishes. I don't even know how it happens, but it does.
3. Wiping the counter. A freshly wiped counter makes the world go round. Or maybe just my world.
4. Cleaning the kitchen sink is far superior than cleaning bathroom sinks. I can handle cleaning food residue but not people's spit residue. They are different. And the kitchen sink sparkles when clean, maybe it's the stainless steel effect. 
5. Cleaning out the fridge=scary. You never know what you might find. And half of the time you feel guilty because you realize something expired that you really wanted to use. So if I am already feeling bad about myself, I don't clean the fridge because I don't want any more guilt trips for the day. Kidding. But really. Cleaning the fridge is something I avoid more than I should. But once I finally do it, the satisfaction that comes is probably higher than any other cleaning process. 
6. I actually don't mind dusting. It just seems like there are so many other things that need to be done that dusting is neglected until last. I do love that citrusy-spray stuff for wood. People don't come in and say "Wow, you dusted really well here." They only notice dusting when you don't do it. So the satisfaction score on dusting is pretty low for me. 
7. Sweeping is better than mopping, but I don't love either.
8. Vacuuming is the worst chore ever. for me. The straight lines, going back and forth, and loud scary noises is my absolute least favorite. And the satisfaction score is way low. 

Isn't it funny how personal cleaning can be? We all have our favorite and not so favorite chores, and I think it shows part of our personality. For instance, I like getting things off the check-list, but I like doing the things that are fast and don't have to be absolutely perfect. It's a good thing I married Ben. He enjoys vacuuming...