Thursday, May 23, 2019

Yes, I live here .....or, maybe, I don't ......

One thing to be said about houses or apartment units---one never actually "lives" there.
You can't simply kick back, relax, and just LIVE.  You have to actually TAKE CARE OF your place of residence (even if you're single, no children, own no pets, you still have to take care of your residence the same way you would a kid or a pet).

--You'll find yourself providing janitorial services---cleaning, dusting, wiping down surfaces, scrubbing crud off of surfaces

--All maintenance services will have to be provided by you as well:  temperature/indoor climate control; arrangement of furniture, tables, indoor appliances and entertainment systems, lamps, etc.

--You'll find yourself a "curator" of a "museum" of all manners of written and recorded matter

--You'll find yourself working in an "office environment":  sorting through and filing important documents and records, filling out and/or signing forms and writing letters, with "in" boxes and "out" boxes

--You'll find yourself in charge of a "warehouse", with all kinds of products in storage for future use.  And constantly taking inventory and putting away or taking down "stock".  And "filling out orders" for future "stock" as well.

--You'll own and manage your own "restaurant" in which you're the cook, waitstaff, busboy, dishwasher, and customer all at the same time.  At least there's no tab to pay nor any tipping.  But you still have to pay for the food and "place your order" (but always in advance, of course)

--You'll find yourself in the role of "inspector", periodically checking your residence over for damages, flaws, defects, hygiene/sanitation issues, maintenance issues (concerning plumbing, heating/air conditioning, and major appliances)

--You'll provide your own "laundry services" as well:  either tracking down coin laundries, finding the right time to use the laundry room (if one is provided by management), or---in the case of homeowners or house renters---purchasing your own washer and dryer

--When you're finally ready to lay down and go to sleep you're then the "manager" of your own "self-serve hotel/motel

--Home owners and house renters:  you'll also have to be a "yardman" as well.  Remember, the grass won't cut itself, nor are the bushes self-trimming

It's rumored that Thomas Edison had servants to do his laundry, keep both his residence and laboratory clean, cook his meals, and do his shopping as well.
That's probably why he has so much time to focus on his experiments and inventions. 

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