used2scrap
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Post by used2scrap on Oct 24, 2021 2:02:05 GMT
This is kind of along the “ten extra steps” rule. Like when you come in the house, instead of dumping the keys on the table, take the ten extra steps to hang them up by the back door. Or instead of leaving the recycling on the counter, walk it to the bin. If you fold the towels, put them in the bathroom or the closet, don’t leave them in the laundry basket.
Timing the little chores is a good idea; I know I waste more time avoiding them then just doing them. Actually hanging up and putting away the clean laundry is my biggest nemesis.
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tincin
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Jul 25, 2014 4:55:32 GMT
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Post by tincin on Oct 24, 2021 2:22:16 GMT
“Little minutes” are everything! I can’t stand to just be doing one thing at a time so I am constantly doing small tasks. Even just using the trip to the kitchen to take trash/glasses/whatever with you. That then becomes a task that takes zero seconds. So almost every single time I walk somewhere i look around to see what I can take with me. That’s what I do. If I’m walking by something that needs to go to the basement I set it by the top of the stairs if I don’t have time to take it down. Soon I have several things setting there but eventually I either have time or I need something from the basement so I take them down. It doesn’t seem so bad if I’m accomplishing two things at once.
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 24, 2021 2:46:52 GMT
The little tasks are easy. I have to clean some drawers and I'm just dreading it. That will be a big job. My house is tidy, but my drawers are not.
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Post by kluski on Oct 24, 2021 2:59:13 GMT
I am convinced I have ADD bc when I have a list of things to do I don’t know where to begin. If I’m cleaning in the family room and find something that belongs in the kitchen, I will take it to the kitchen but start cleaning in there until I find something that takes me elsewhere. I never get anything finished.
I literally have to set a timer to grade papers so I will stay focused until the timer is up otherwise I feel like I’ve been sitting forever and won’t finish. Ughhh
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Sarah*H
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Post by Sarah*H on Oct 24, 2021 3:13:05 GMT
I do that often; it takes less than 5 minutes to unload and reload the dishwasher. I've started unloading it while waiting for my coffee in the morning. Scooping the kitty litter boxes - 3 minutes. Mowing the lawn - 35 minutes. Unfortunately I tested it with vacuuming last week - I guessed that it takes me less than 20 minutes but it took 30. Now I'm probably procrastinate that chore even longer. I still often use the 15 minute challenge trick - it's shocking how quickly everything gets done when I do that.
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moodyblue
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Jun 26, 2014 21:07:23 GMT
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Post by moodyblue on Oct 24, 2021 3:31:30 GMT
A good friend and I often comment about how we put things off and then when we finally do them it takes so little time. It’s the getting started that’s hardest, and we spend so much time thinking and talking about how we need to do something. If we’d just do a task when we first think about it, it would be finished quickly. We dread doing so many things, and they often turn out to be no big deal.
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Post by hookturnian on Oct 24, 2021 4:32:56 GMT
Back in the day when I watched commercial TV I used to do ad-break Olympics - trying to complete little chores during an ad-break. I also see what I can get done while the kettle boils, or before the microwave pings, or while food is cooking but doesn't need my active involvement. I usually have my kitchen tidied, cooking utensils washed, and counters clear and wiped down with just the spoon and spoon rest out before the food is ready. I straighten up the lounge before I go to bed, fold throws, fluff cushions, clear surfaces of sweet wrappers, glasses and coffee mugs. It takes less than a minute and makes cleaning the next day seem like a smaller task. This is kind of along the “ten extra steps” rule. Like when you come in the house, instead of dumping the keys on the table, take the ten extra steps to hang them up by the back door. Or instead of leaving the recycling on the counter, walk it to the bin. If you fold the towels, put them in the bathroom or the closet, don’t leave them in the laundry basket. Timing the little chores is a good idea; I know I waste more time avoiding them then just doing them. Actually hanging up and putting away the clean laundry is my biggest nemesis. A YouTuber I watch calls this "don't put it down, put it away".
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hannahruth
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Post by hannahruth on Oct 26, 2021 12:12:27 GMT
I got a cordless rechargeable vacuum. It is lighter and no cord to get in the way. However the battery doesn’t last long and you have to constantly empty the cup bc it’s a lot smaller than a vacuum bag. Been eyeballing those but I vacuum so rarely I too have a cordless vacuum and the same comments. However I have a cleaning lady who does a thorough clean when she comes so it is really for little pickups. Works well for me.
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janeinbama
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Post by janeinbama on Oct 26, 2021 12:37:50 GMT
I still dread vacuuming. Maybe I should time it. I know I think about doing it for far longer than it actually takes to do it. My abhorrence of vacuuming has nothing to do with the time, and everything to do with how much of a sheer pain in the ass it is. Cord all over the place and constantly in the way, having to maneuver the vacuum itself around all the weird shaped spots and furniture, etc Get a DYSON stick vacuum. Game changer with no cord. I have 2 rugs the rest of house is tile, 2600 SF and I can vacuum entire house with one charge.
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