Random regular chores thoughts

[wispfox]

Two chores that really sap my energy are grocery shopping, and going to the laundromat to do laundry.

They are mutally exclusive - if one happens, the other will not happen in the same day. Not if one wants me to not be a complete bitch during and after, low energy, and useless the rest of the day.

Shopping for non-grocery items also takes a fair amount of energy, but it's not quite as bad as the previous two things.

The problem with both, I think, is a combination of things I _have_ to do, regularly, and lots of people, loudness, and way too many things to try to pay attention to, or try to ignore. Also, there are often small children at both.

They tend to not happen if I'm sufficiently low energy, unless they _have_ to - and feeding my cat gets higher priority than getting myself food, if I'm having low energy problems. In other words, if he needs stuff, I'll go to the store sooner than if I do. It's also easier for me to do them if I'm already out of the house (ie, coming home from work). Going home first makes it _much_ more difficult to do them.

Yep. Hate shopping and going to the laundromat to do laundry (I don't mind laundry at all, if I can do it in a _home_). They drain me, and really make anything else I might _have_ to do that day highly unlikely - which means that everything else has to be done, first. Which _can_ mean that I don't have enough energy left over to go do them. *sigh*

Dishes and sweeping and such are mostly delayed due to lazy, which always gets worse when low energy. But dishes are something I always rinse, and eventually either lack of a certain dish or lack of space in the kitchen will make me do them. Sweeping tends to wait until walking around barefoot gets unpleasant due to grit and cat hair on the floor.

Cooking is also on my 'takes a huge amount of energy' list. Which is probably why I never really learned how, much. And why I so rarely _do_ it, beyond ridiculously simple stuff (regardless of how many cookbooks I own).

Tidying/organizing periodically takes over my brain (unless I'm _so_ low energy - midwinter, usually - that _nothing_ gets done), so tends to not be a problem.

Random bits of info. I have no idea why I think most of you will care. So. Cutting!

Comments

Re: random chore things

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

It's always good to learn more about how your mind works...

I sweep for just the same reason. I usually cook to entertain myself or others. I'm a good cook but Cindy is an excellent cook.

Back when I had to use a laundromat, I dislike being there due to being forced to be there and it was always hot and unpleasant. After losing my clothes once, I couldn't even leave them there. Blehness...

I find that I do my best grocery shopping at the 24 hour stores late at night. That way it's easy to get through and there aren't any people waiting at the cash registers. It's useful that all QFC's and some Safeways are 24hr. I hit Central Market for peanut butter and produce...

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[wispfox.livejournal.com]

See - the stores I most prefer to shop in aren't 24 hour.

And empty doesn't really matter that much - they are still loud and bright and overwhelming even with very few people in them.

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[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

*nods* large retail *shivers and hides*

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

retail isn't actually true - I shop in a natural food store. But it's still loud and large and overwhelming.

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

This all makes sense. Yes.

Although I tend to do short grocery trips, partly because I have a large stockpile of food from the college board plan remainder.

Is it possible for you to acquire a washer and drier?

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

short grocery trips, yes - I do those, as well. But they still mean that laundry won't happen in the same day.

And no, no washer drier possible - nowhere to put them.

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

Hmm... could you get wooden drier racks for some things?

And/or there's always the obvious of "move to a bigger place" :P

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Drier racks still mean I have to go to laundromat to wash - if I'm already there, why not dry there?

And moving = no. I _like_ my place. And washers/driers are both expensive and a pain to move. I don't expect to stay here, so buying things which are annoying to move isn't a good plan.