what makes u feel virtuous?

Using the power washer!!

When I do a huge cleaning job I just feel exhausted but in a satisfied way, I wouldn't exactly call it virtuous but perhaps we see the definition differently? To me, feeling virtuous is knowing the kind of person that I am, the fact that I try to show respect and consideration to others and I do have high morals and principles.

Cleaning .... bl***y cleaning ....

Not having a glass of in the evening.

Saying 'no' to a bowl of trifle with marscapone custard would be worthy of a medal!

DH has just polished off a plate of toast and marmite.

I said, 'No thank you, dear' as I held out my glass for a top up

Finally giving 'stuff' away to charity shops - after years - yes, YEARS - of meaning to.

Helping generally.

Leaving the last biscuit for DH (never mind how many I have eaten! ).

If I felt virtuous after cleaning I'd do more of it. I think.

Cleaning the house. The spring loaded shower curtain collapsed the other morning so instead of just putting it back up I set to deep cleaning the ensuite bathroom then my bedroom. I will have to put the shower curtain tonight when I get the grow tall step so I can reach. The whole room is so much nicer.

I will be doing more when OH is away so I can clear out all the stuff we don't need or is broken. It took 3yrs before he noticed the old broken Dyson was no longer in the garage.
I am sure I am not the only person to have to deal with hoarding.
I do minimal ironing. carefully pull garments into shape smoothing out the fabric and then roll them up.

I can't recall ever feeling virtuous. I feel a bit undone because I can't work out if feeling virtuous equates with feelin smug or superior. That's something I absorbed during childhood as being Bad.
I always feel happy if I get round to tidying cupboards and draws, then going to the charity shop with and thing decent. Is that virtue? I have a similar feeling when I do the borders, a bit of weeding, tidying and pruning.

Trifle not custard!!!

But that has now been neutralised by me licking out the bowl with mascarpone custard I've just made for the custard. Delicious!!!

Ignoring unpleasant remarks on GN.

I'm not virtuous. I just ate two chocolate digestives.

But before that I did go out and get my car a brake light bulb and a little machine to pump up its tyres.....

I would feel extremely virtuous if I had an empty loft and a tidy garage. there's a pig flying by

However I have just purchased some plastic shower curtain rings which I am about to attach to a couple of hangers
In the hope that I all be able to hang all my scarves neatly in some sort of order.
I expect that I will feel at least satisfied if not virtuous
Unless they all fall off in a heap on the floor

I've never felt virtuous

My ironing basket is sky high but if I manage about 5 things I feel very virtuous. Well done BBbevan!

When the ironing basket is empty.

Not having a shortbread biscuit (or two) just a cup of tea for lunch. Will I be able to hold out till dinner time though?

I will virtuous when I eventually empty the letter rack and either shred stuff or take it upstairs to the filing cabinet. I will feel even more virtuous when it gets put in the filing cabinet along with the pile currently sitting on top.

Oh, and I'll need a cuppa to get me going...

Maggie......get on with it! (did that help?)

Thanks for trying roses. As I was on my way to get the Marigolds the post arrived with bank and card statements that I just had to put on my spreadsheets (geek alert!). Then that sort of morphed into having another online browse, and an Amazon order, then my Tesco grocery shop arrived, and then lunch.. I'm going in now, once the BBC news has finished, of course.

I'm doing a slow change in my house. Getting rid of stuff for me is not easy because my back won't take very much lifting. My sister has said she will take away 2 old doors that I brought in and now can't lift!

Many pictures are going up on the walls, something I intended and have kept putting off - why? because the walls are concrete and very very hard. Now I have discovered the style called 'Granny chic' (!) and can put up as many pics as I want with little masonry nails...whee!

Still have two cluttered sheds though.

An empty loft and a very tidy shed.The former will stay because I cannot physically get to it but I ma ever hopeful that the latter will be like that next spring- that will be a first.

Maggie......get on with it! (did that help?)

Don't know about 'virtuous' but always feel better for tidying drawers/cupboards/ wardrobes etc.Have done a fair bit of it this last week, and yes, it does give a glow.?

Good heavens, GrannySue; I'd only ever tackle OH's shed if I wanted a divorce! He loves all that "stuff" and knows when something's been moved, let alone chucked out. If he ends up crushed under an avalanche of his own junk, that's down to him. I'm not going near it.
I feel virtuous whenever I actually do housework instead of just thinking about it.