Horrible, Healthy Housework

Oh what the heck? I'm so in the blogging mood right now and my topic for today will be 'Housework'!

You heard that right? What could there possibly be anything to say about something as mundane as housework? Well, I'll share with you my experience of doing housework and the benefits it could bring.

We all know that if you clean something, it'll be clean right? I'm sure most people like to see clean things. I can't possibly imagine anyone who prefers dirty things like dirt, grease and cobwebs.

Anyway, my point is when you do housework, your house will be clean! If you live in a clean home, it'll be a pleasant and happy home. There will be no disorder, no mess, no tripping over stuff lying about the floor, no disgusted look on guests' faces, etc. Of course, if you knew that guests are coming, you'll quickly do some cleaning here and there, right??? Maybe you'll only clean where you think the guests are more likely to see. Hehe!

Besides having a clean house, you'll get your exercise when you do housework. For example, you'll be exercising your hand and arm muscles when you wash the dishes, scrub the bathroom, sweep and mop the floor, etc. As for leg exercises, well, cleaning the bathroom again, jumping up and down to clear cobwebs on ceilings that are low, bending and squatting when sweeping under your beds and lots more. Housework is absolutely diversified!

Truthfully, I don't fancy doing housework myself. I know that it brings a lot of good but I'm just too lazy sometimes. My mom will tell me to sweep the floor, mop the floor, clean my room, etc. Only when I'm in the mood, then I'll gladly help out with the housework. And guess what? I like to see the results. A cleaner home!

What do you people think? Do you like housework? Hit me with comments!

Calm Down When You Are Angry

What do you do when you are angry? Most importantly, what do you do if you are hopelessly angry with your parents??? Do you scream at them? Do you break down and cry in front of them? Or do you simply rush into your room and slam the door as hard as possible?

Truthfully, I don’t do any of the things I mentioned above. I’m not allowed to do anyway. I don’t even consider doing them under any circumstances. This is because:

• If I scream at them, they will say I’m being insolent or rude to my elders. Plus, they will make me miserable by making threats or try to make me feel guilty. They always succeed in making me feel guilty by the way.
  
• I seldom cry in front of them. If I absolutely cannot control myself, then only I will break down.
  
• I do rush to my room at times but I don’t slam the door. It will only invite more trouble for me.
  

Now if I’m angry, I try to control my temper and myself. I cannot burst out and retaliate. No, it would not do for me. I’ll only get into more trouble. What I can do is not to look at them, breathe really, really hard, and clench my fists tightly. Haha! Yeah, it works for me for the moment. If not, I’ll just go to my room and pretend to go to sleep. Then, I’ll silently cry my heart out. I’ll feel a lot better after squeezing all those angry tears out.

It’s also quite healthy to be angry once in a while. I don’t know why but I read it once somewhere.

All those movies and shows you see on TV where the teenagers get to yell and slam all the doors they want while their parents only look exasperated or incredulously helpless? Well, those are only fiction to me. My parents are not like those parents who can’t control their kids. I don’t understand why in such shows they make the kids so superior. It’s all fiction.

Bad Case of Trichotillomania

I used to have a mild case of trichotillomania. If you are not familiar with this term, it is a disorder, which involves the pulling of hair. The hair can be from the scalp, eyelash, eyebrows or other parts of the body. I only pull hair from the aforementioned places. It may sound funny but believe me, it’s not. It’s a difficult habit to stop once you have started it.

I don’t know what made me start pulling my eyelashes when I was around 11 years old. Maybe I did it out of sheer boredom. I pull when I feel very bored and lazy to do anything else. There was also this feeling of satisfaction whenever I pulled out a hair with the root and all. It was an utterly bad habit and it still has not stopped.

If it were not eyelashes, then I’d be pulling out my eyebrows or hair. Once when I was playing with my hair, my mom got irritated and told me to stop touching my hair. I’d stop immediately as I did not want further nagging. But when everybody is out of sight, I’d start again.

Hmph. If only there was a magical cure. No matter how many times my guy told me to stop pulling my hair, I still would not stop. I do try, honestly, I tried. But I’m kind of addicted to this horrible habit.

If only there was a way to stop. I won’t pull when my hands are not near my head so I always try to keep my hands down. Sometimes without success, unfortunately. =(

Nevertheless, I'm normal like everybody else. I have a life too besides hair-pulling. I am unique. Like you.

Here is somewhere for you to hop to if you want to know more about this weird disorder:

Trichotillomania

Kissing: Part Two

I wish to continue from my previous post. Assume this is part 2 of my kissing post. =)

The website, which I went to suggested that we girls should dress right, smile, be friendly, and flirt in order to get a kiss. Am I right? Well, in my honest opinion, if we girls did all those things, I highly doubt that the boy would kiss us right away unless he was our boyfriend. We are not that straightforward in Malaysia. Heck, kissing in public is already against the law! Even if it’s only a small peck on the cheek given by a husband to his wife. It’s a different story if a couple was lip locking passionately in public. They should seriously get a room. Not a good view.

However, kissing can’t be all that wonderful since there is a kissing disease called mononucleosis.

Mononucleosis or mono can be spread through kissing because saliva is shared between the kissers. If you kiss someone who is infected with this disease, chances are you’ll get it too. When you get it, the symptoms are no different from flu symptoms so you will think you have caught the flu. If someone else sneezed or coughed and somehow their saliva flew over to you, you might get it too. The main point is: don’t try to get saliva from a mono infected person. No sharing straws or forks, spoons, etc.

When someone has mononucleosis, he or she will feel very tired; have fever, sore throat, no appetite, headaches, and swollen glands, skin rash, and abdominal pain. Hey, these symptoms are like those we have when we are ill with normal illnesses like flu or an allergy to something. Who would have thought that all this is have something to do with a kissing disease??? I’ve never heard of mononucleosis until now.

Great, there is NO cure for this disease. Nevertheless, it will go away by itself if you take extra good care of yourself when you were sick. A virus causes mono and you’ll get better in 3 to 4 weeks. No school, no sports, no vigorous physical activities, and yes, definitely NO kissing!

However, don’t give up kissing just because of this disease. Just take good care of your health. Remember to brush your teeth, chew some gum, eat an apple, take extreme good care of your personal hygiene, then it should not be a problem. See a doctor if you feel you have this disease.

Anyway, wanna find out if you are a good kisser? Take this test and check your results. I found out all the information above from Teenshealth.