You ever have a day (or two) when you feel that all you do is stand in front of the sink or the washer/dryer? Well, that is how it’s been lately. My mother moved in with us, it is summer, we had house guests-
Apartment Therapy set me straight:
If you can’t get out of it, get into it. This tip comes from The Happiness Project. I love the message: The dishes are not going to clean themselves, so you will do it, and you will like it! (Unless, of course, you can outsource this job, in which case I say: Nice work!) Otherwise, get into doing the dishes. Feel the soothing warm water on your hands. Enjoy the tickle of the tiny bubbles. Crank your favorite album at an unusually loud volume, do a couple fist-pumps while shouting “Can I get a hell yeah for the dishes? Hell! Yeah!” and pretend you love it.
OK. So I am pretending…I LOVE ironing and doing the dishes. Feel free to share.
ML
Well, you’re not alone! I vacuum 200 m2 every day. I iron, wash, clean… But I hate to cook and my husband cooks. My children help me, when they are on the mood…