Why is it that
some of simplest and easiest things cause some of us such frustration that we
will avoid doing them at all costs? A combination of laziness and boredom is my
best guess. Simple tasks such as
Laundry.
Doing laundry is
not difficult. It's not even that time consuming if you think about it. Even if
you have to go a laundromat to wash your clothes (so long as you're not in a
sketchy location), it takes all of 30 seconds to throw your clothes in the
washer and then you've got like half an hour before you have to come back and
put the stuff in the dryer. I will say that not having my own washer and dryer
is annoying, but I am permitted to use the washer and dryer in both my parents'
homes whenever I need to, so it's hardly a hassle.
I spend more time
thinking about doing laundry and planning to do laundry than it probably takes
to do the actual laundry.
I will avoid
doing laundry until I am literally down to the very last pair of emergency
underwear.* Which is totally stupid, because by then I have such a ridiculous
mountain of dirty clothes piled up it takes me like 4 loads to get all of it
washed and dried. Which means I'm stuck at Dad's house all day on a weekend, or
stuck going back and forth from work to Mum's house for three days in a row
(currently on day 3 at Mum's--first load folded, second load needs folding,
third load to go in the dryer during my lunch break). And that's just the
clothes. There is still a pile of sheets and towels sitting on my bedroom floor
that has been there since I came back from Indiana.
Even more than
doing laundry, I hate
Getting the Car
Serviced.
This is even
easier than laundry because all I have to do is drop Gyr off at the mechanic
and pick him up a few hours later. Gyr should have an oil change every 5,000
miles, but he actually get serviced about every 6,000 miles because I spend
that last 1,000 miles thinking about scheduling the car for service, being
anxious about it, and not actually doing it.
Since I travel
over 120 miles a day for work, this little mental mania has become something of
a constant in my life. As has
Going to the
Bank.
I have
managed--as far as my personal finances are concerned--to ensure that I never
need to set foot in a bank again. Unfortunately, I have to go to the bank for
work to deposit checks.
I don't know why
I hate going to the bank so much. I really don't. But every time I see Boss man
emerging from his office with checks and deposit slips in his hand, my heart
sinks and my lunch break is ruined. Because I have
to spend all of two minutes in the bank. I think this is solely the result of
laziness, because Bank of America got rid of all their drive-thrus and I
definitely started hating the bank more after that.....
One of our
client's is currently sitting in Bossman's office complaining because we only
got him $650,000.00 for his car accident. Like really, dude? On my current
income (after taxes), it would take me about 20 YEARS to amass $650,000.00.
How are the rest of y'all doing?
*the Christmas
thong, because of course you needed to know that
Gives a new spin to "Here comes Santa Claus..."
ReplyDeleteI actually never minded doing the laundry, it's a piece of cake
ReplyDeleteAll I can say about your Emergency Underwear is: YOWZA!
ReplyDeleteHo Ho Ho!
ReplyDeleteI actually enjoy doing laundry. And I can have my paychecks direct deposited, so the money just appears in my account on payday. But the car... Yeah, I do not like getting my car serviced. Mostly because they always find something and it's never just an oil change.
ReplyDeleteI've been tumbling clothes in a dryer with no heat for a year and a half. Doing laundry isn't too terrible, but having service people in my home? Death first.
ReplyDeleteI never really have to go to the bank (perhaps I should go more) and I've never had to get a car serviced, but I am totally with you on laundry. My washer and dryer are downstairs next to each other. It couldn't be simpler for me to do it. But I just really hate doing it. It doesn't help that I live in a house with two other guys who all feel the same way about laundry. There's a chance that, when I finally drum up the effort to do laundry, either they will be using the machine or they'll complain that I'm using it.
ReplyDelete"it's very sharp." dear God, Mich, what is this post even about? i'm skimming through the comments and i read 'laundry' a lot.
ReplyDelete"Why is it that some of simplest and easiest things cause some of us such frustration that we will avoid doing them at all costs?" me and cooking. i have honestly thought of ordering eggs. EGGS! and i order coffee consistently. okay, the last one is because i think i'm addicted to coffee shop coffee but EGGS? dear God.
"I spend more time thinking about doing laundry and planning to do laundry than it probably takes to do the actual laundry."
yeah, this post is not relatable for me. i have a maid. she does the laundry.
dear God, why do you have to drive so much for work?
again, not really a big thing for me. as for getting the car serviced, people still do that for me! maybe because i still can't navigate the car more than a few minutes away from the house without accidentally doing something stupid... multiple times.
going to the bank... that is a weird one!
only? what the fuck?
honestly, the best part of this post was the Christmas thong. that - that made my day. dear God. i'll reread this post just for that amazing ending.
this comment sucks BUT I LOVE YOU.
- Sam Lupin
Don't get me started with laundry.....
ReplyDeleteDefinitely take more time to plan and think about doing it vs the time it would take to do it.
Once upon a time my dryer only worked on airfluff. Sucked ass but prevented the mountain of clothes to fold.
Got a new dryer. Nuff said....
I tend to put off little things--getting my car washed, going to the bank, going to the post office. When I do make myself do them, I try to do them all at once! Then I feel a sense of accomplishment.
ReplyDelete.........I have never gotten my car washed
DeleteLaundry - always done in one load. I literally cram every piece of clothing I have into the washer (including emergency undies), dump in a ton of soap, and then let it go. Never had a color run. Still laugh at all the time my mother wastes separating loads by color.
ReplyDeleteI hate going to the bank, too, even if it's usually not busy when I'm there. Maybe because it's a painful reminder that I'm in a place dedicated to money while having almost none myself?
If I had laundry at my house piece of cake but even tho the laundromat is only a few minutes away I still hate to go. I also hate food shopping, even tho the store is only a few minutes more away. I wish I could send my list of exactly what I want and have it delivered.
ReplyDeleteI find your thong quite . . . festive.
ReplyDeleteVacuuming. I make like the cats and scram. I HATE that monster of DOOM so the boyfriend always has to warn ahead in time so I can go outside for a walk or something.
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