Thankfully(?), I've reached a somewhat symbiotic relationship with my functional alcoholism. Drunk me does the laundry and empties the dishwasher, and sober me no longer nags drunk me for drinking so much.
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Add shaving and taking out the trash and feeding, well, everything depending on me to be fed, and....
Podcasts, my friend. That or audiobooks. Give your brain something to do
I've found myself more often hoping for further mindless tasks because I want to keep listening to my podcasts.
Do nothing and stare at walls for hours, gives you a good base of nothingness to serve your podcasts on
I love music and can just listen to music without doing anything, but then I feel guilty for not doing anything with the rest of the body.
I've got a stack of those you can take: cleaning the chicken coop, that's 2/3 of an ep of Midnight Burger or 2 Gibi ASMRs. Friend discount, just for you.
Can also have a YouTube video, movie or TV show on the phone on the side.
Although I would recommend spending the time on some mindfulness. There's a lot to be said for being alone with your thoughts and every minute of the day doesn't need distraction.
"if life is an endless cycle of dirty dishes and doing laundry, then life is an endless cycle of homecooked meals and clean clothing"
I have never thought that in my adult life I'd relate to muggy from New Vegas this much.
I actually don’t mind doing the dishes, don’t know why. I actually like it more than doing the dishwasher but it takes too long
But isn't doing laundry totally optional? Or maybe my Imaginary Friend is giving me bad suggestions again.
That is a method which actually worked out, for years! Just now, with a child, I use a dishwasher.
One big regret: As a single, I should have bought one of those tiny dishwashers that don't need installing and can just be filled with water on top.
I Kind of dribbled this by using the same plate/knive for the week and then I only have to do dishes once a week. But I also usually only eat bread at home, since I usually eat lunch at university.
I usually only do laundry every two weeks which isn't that bad.
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