I have a Roomba and it is strangely silent these days! I think it may need a new battery. Thanks for giving me inspiration to actually look at it tomorrow!

I am searching for a Zen-like peace/fulfillment while house cleaning. I am not there yet - but better frame of mind about it than I was even a few months ago. It sounds optimistic I know! Maybe even silly - but I think it is obtainable—and if so, cleaning will be easier.

I did determine dirty laundry is the result of being alive and, as such, due proper celebration. Using that frame of mind, I got all my laundry done and put away. An unexpected bonus was that helped a lot—making other housekeeping easier: I am not tripping over baskets of clothes everywhere that need to be put away.

Take care! Good luck with the laundry and vacuuming! May you find your own Zen-like state. (PS and no, I am not ready for my mother to visit yet. :-) You go girl!