Chores that really aren't.

[Jada59]

Is there something you have to do that everybody does, but it just seems like a chore to you?

For me, it's getting a drink.

I remember lying in bed as a child. being thirsty and wishing there was a water cooler and stack of cups next to my bed.

I still wish that despite my almost always having a cup/glass/bottle of water next to the bed.

When I'm home, I fill two large insulated tumblers with ice water or grab two drinks from the fridge at a time to delay my having to get a fresh drink.

I don't get it because... If I start craving a piece of cheese, I'll run in into the kitchen to get it.

But when my drink runs out? It's like... Crap! I have to get up and get a drink. The funny thing is, sometimes I'll sit here for an hour, thirsty. Then when I finally get up, I realize that my drink is still actually full. Yeah, I'm weird!

 

[AbsintheFather]

Is there something you have to do that everybody does, but it just seems like a chore to you?

For me, it's getting a drink.

I remember lying in bed as a child. being thirsty and wishing there was a water cooler and stack of cups next to my bed.

I still wish that despite my almost always having a cup/glass/bottle of water next to the bed.

When I'm home, I fill two large insulated tumblers with ice water or grab two drinks from the fridge at a time to delay my having to get a fresh drink.

I don't get it because... If I start craving a piece of cheese, I'll run in into the kitchen to get it.

But when my drink runs out? It's like... Crap! I have to get up and get a drink. The funny thing is, sometimes I'll sit here for an hour, thirsty. Then when I finally get up, I realize that my drink is still actually full. Yeah, I'm weird!

Doing dishes. I like a clean kitchen. After doing them and drying and putting away pots and pans, I wipe down the counters, the stove, sink and faucets. It only takes ten or fifteen minutes and I get satisfaction from that.

Making my bed in the morning too. It is crisp and wrinkle-free when I leave for work. That is also satisfying to me.

 

[LLCox]

"Chores that really aren't"

I enjoy cutting and splitting firewood with a wood splitter. I gives me the acknowledgement of taking care of myself without the need of a thermostat. I can heat my house all winter on five hundred dollars of hardwood logs. Plus it keeps me in shape.

 

[emsway]

“Is there something you have to do that everybody does, but it just seems like a chore to you?”

I actually enjoy most things that are considered chores. I rather like doing laundry, especially hanging it on the line. Cleaning out the refrigerator, or a closet? Put on some music and get out of my way!

A chore that seems like a chore, but it really isn’t? Replacing the kitchen trash can liner/bag. I have no problem taking the trash out, but by the time I walk back in the house my mind has moved beyond that chore and on to other things. Then I walk in the kitchen and I’m confronted with a naked kitchen trash can. Annoying! I have to waste precious seconds opening a cupboard, pulling the bag out, shaking it open, putting it in the trash can, pushing the air out so the trash actually goes into the bag...it just goes on and on and on.

 

[Cherry_Brandy]

Doing dishes. I like a clean kitchen. After doing them and drying and putting away pots and pans, I wipe down the counters, the stove, sink and faucets. It only takes ten or fifteen minutes and I get satisfaction from that.

I'm the same with bathrooms. I love bathrooms, everything in them is designed to be pure white or/and shiny and shine they will! Shiny tiles, shiny taps (faucets, I think) showers, baths ........ you get the idea - water marks, limescale and dead soap be gone!. A bit of elbow grease and the magic happens

 

[Trixxii]

I love doing laundry. Fresh clean clothes. Warm bedding and fluffy towels right out of the dryer. But socks! Gathering, pairing, folding, lost/eaten/mismatched ...despise it all. Summer isn't bad. But fall and winter ....I'd much rather throw them all away come laundry day and buy new ones as needed.

 

[LurkingPhoenix]

Dishes. Doing dishes relaxes me for some stupid reason. I don't have a clue why.

 

[Cherry_Brandy]

But socks! Gathering, pairing, folding, lost/eaten/mismatched ...despise it all.

What is it with the socks? Are there evil, tiny, sock burgler entities in every house? I have a carrier bag full of them (socks, not burglers) they've been collected over the years. Their partners have never reappeared. It defies logic Somewhere in a distant galaxy there's a planet made up solely of odd socks.

 

[newrandomperson]

Is there something you have to do that everybody does, but it just seems like a chore to you?

For me, it's getting a drink.

I remember lying in bed as a child. being thirsty and wishing there was a water cooler and stack of cups next to my bed.

I still wish that despite my almost always having a cup/glass/bottle of water next to the bed.

When I'm home, I fill two large insulated tumblers with ice water or grab two drinks from the fridge at a time to delay my having to get a fresh drink.

I don't get it because... If I start craving a piece of cheese, I'll run in into the kitchen to get it.

But when my drink runs out? It's like... Crap! I have to get up and get a drink. The funny thing is, sometimes I'll sit here for an hour, thirsty. Then when I finally get up, I realize that my drink is still actually full. Yeah, I'm weird!

My equivalent.....power cables. Invariably you want to charge something, invariably that thing you want to charge has a specific power cable type because companies are a pain (or should I say, Apple) so the cable you need is always in the other room. So I start to find ways to eeek out the battery life, to find other things to use that do the same job. I close all the apps, hope that I can wait until the last minute and even when it does power off I give a little humph and then debate getting up to find the cable I need.

At which point I find out I was sitting on it after all.

Dishes. Doing dishes relaxes me for some stupid reason. I don't have a clue why.

you know I do not mind them either. They seem like a bit of a pain to start but once the scrubbing is going I can waltz away to the beat of it all at the sink.

What is it with the socks? Are there evil, tiny, sock burgler entities in every house? I have a carrier bag full of them (socks, not burglers) they've been collected over the years. Their partners have never reappeared. It defies logic Somewhere in a distant galaxy there's a planet made up solely of odd socks.

Ahh you have also fallen victim to the silent society of sock individuality. I sincerely believe that there is an unwritten rule that every few days the socks get together and decide who will be sacrificed to the cotton gods and reach sock heaven and never be seen again. Normally it is one that is kind of like another you have but not quite the same shade, but close enough that you spend half the time going 'oh this is the one' only to find out it really is not. Frankly, socks are arseholes.

 

[Cyberbella]

I’m with AbsintheFather...for some reason after I’ve loaded the dishwasher, I always like wiping off the countertops and sink. I think it helps that I use countertop cleaners with essential oils. Just makes everything smell fresh and clean. It’s very therapeutic.

 

[Leigh81]

I really enjoy washing my car inside & out in the driveway

 

[Daisy_Love]

I’m with AbsintheFather...for some reason after I’ve loaded the dishwasher, I always like wiping off the countertops and sink. I think it helps that I use countertop cleaners with essential oils. Just makes everything smell fresh and clean. It’s very therapeutic.

Ohhh I also run the cloth over the radiators in the winter so when the heating comes on you can smell the scented oil in the rooms. Heaven