The Most rewarding of household chores

plys · 19-04-2017 6:50pm #1

The most rewarding of household chores IMO has to be changing the bedsheets. The sheer delight to be had simply by climbing into the cot amidst all that freshness is beyond compare. Especially on a Sunday evening after a long hard weekend.

Well, AH, which household chores do you get a kick out of, and why?

Stheno · 19-04-2017 6:53pm

plys wrote: »

The most rewarding of household chores IMO has to be changing the bedsheets. The sheer delight to be had simply by climbing into the cot amidst all that freshness is beyond compare. Especially on a Sunday evening after a long hard weekend.

Well, AH, which household chores do you get a kick out of, and why?

You sleep in a cot?

Are you one of those adult babies?

The_Valeyard · 19-04-2017 6:54pm

Hoovering.

Make a game out of it, or pretend I'm an alien overlord destroying a planet below.

whoopsadoodles · 19-04-2017 6:55pm

The ones which result in sex being given as a reward.

Breaston Plants · 19-04-2017 6:55pm

I quite enjoy pi$$ing the skid marks off the toilet bowl.

frag420 · 19-04-2017 6:57pm

Lifting my legs up as the Mrs vacuums...

Murrisk · 19-04-2017 6:57pm

Pressing the button on the dishwasher.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 19-04-2017 6:59pm

I get great satisfaction from cleaning the chimney myself.

DrumSteve · 19-04-2017 7:00pm

Ironing while watching tv.

I'd do it for hours but I'm ****e at Ironing.

artanevilla · 19-04-2017 7:02pm

Picking everything off the floor and stuffing it into a drawer, then when the drawers get full after a while, burning them.

Rumpy Pumpy · 19-04-2017 7:04pm

Defrosting the freezer is a very enjoyable task. Also have a thing for cleaning the grout between tiles. Results orientated.

Graces7 · 19-04-2017 7:06pm

probably washing up. by hand...

Hande hoche! · 19-04-2017 7:07pm

In terms of minimal work, bleach in the toilet isn't bad. Certain satisfaction to cleaning out the U-Bend in a sink.

Murrisk · 19-04-2017 7:09pm

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

Defrosting the freezer is a very enjoyable task. Also have a thing for cleaning the grout between tiles. Results orientated.

You mean a toothbrush?

greencap · 19-04-2017 7:11pm

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

Defrosting the freezer is a very enjoyable task. Also have a thing for cleaning the grout between tiles. Results orientated.

Awww yeah.

Two tricks. Hairdryer, or squirty bottle filled with warm water.

Hard just thinking about it.

Hande hoche! · 19-04-2017 7:14pm

greencap wrote: »

Awww yeah.

Two tricks. Hairdryer, or squirty bottle filled with warm water.

Hard just thinking about it.

That's simple but brilliant.

fineso.mom · 19-04-2017 7:18pm

greencap wrote: »

Awww yeah.

Two tricks. Hairdryer, or squirty bottle filled with warm water .

NEVER fill a hairdryer with water!!! Are you mad???
ðŸ˜†

greencap · 19-04-2017 7:22pm

Hoovering wooden floors, when theres a gap between the boards, and all the dust has accumulated in there. You use the hoover pole and its like doing a giant line of coke.

Akrasia · 19-04-2017 7:22pm

I like matching socks.

I have a big box of odd socks that I add to every time I'm putting washing away and there are unmatched socks.
Then every now and then I empty our the box and match them up.

It's satisfying to see a diminishing pile of unmatched socks and growing bundles of pairs.

Akrasia · 19-04-2017 7:26pm

fineso.mom wrote: »

NEVER fill a hairdryer with water!!! Are you mad???
ðŸ˜†

Ah its grand these days with water proof electricity (hair dryers have interrupter switches to prevent electrocution. (but don't try it with a toaster)

Richard Hillman · 19-04-2017 7:28pm

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

Defrosting the freezer is a very enjoyable task. Also have a thing for cleaning the grout between tiles. Results orientated.

Loved doing the freezer when I was young. It was the only household thing I would do

snowflaker · 19-04-2017 7:32pm

None. I hate them all. I'm messy too.

I wish Kim & Aggie would clean my house while I'm at work then fook off back to Scotland before I get home.

greencap · 19-04-2017 7:32pm

Akrasia wrote: »

I like matching socks.

I have a big box of odd socks that I add to every time I'm putting washing away and there are unmatched socks.
Then every now and then I empty our the box and match them up.

It's satisfying to see a diminishing pile of unmatched socks and growing bundles of pairs.

Different folks different strokes eh.

The sock matching conundrum led to my present bulk purchase uniform single color sock policy.

Wet sock morning. 26/07/03. Never again.

erica74 · 19-04-2017 7:35pm

Hoovering - I love hearing all the dirt going up the hose.

Zaph · 19-04-2017 7:35pm

I'm sorry, I really don't understand the question. I do what needs to be done, but I can't say I find any of it particularly rewarding.

DrumSteve · 19-04-2017 7:37pm

Zaph wrote: »

I'm sorry, I really don't understand the question. I do what needs to be done, but I can't say I find any of it particularly rewarding.

That's the spriit Zaph!

snowflaker · 19-04-2017 7:39pm

greencap wrote: »

Different folks different strokes eh.

The sock matching conundrum led to my present bulk purchase uniform single color sock policy.

Wet sock morning. 26/07/03. Never again.

"wet" how???

LirW · 19-04-2017 7:41pm

Laundry. But I need to do the whole process of washing, hanging and folding. When my guy washes and hangs and I fold it a day or two later, it pisses me off. Don't know why.

Also unloading the dishwasher after it's finished. I love the feeling of steam warm, clean plates. Soooo satisfying.

upandcumming · 19-04-2017 7:54pm

DrumSteve wrote:

Ironing while watching tv.

There is nothing sweeter! I love it! Even do other people's clothes too!

greencap · 19-04-2017 7:55pm

snowflaker wrote: »

"wet" how???

Sock auditing/scheduling wasn't common practice at the time, and emergency socks weren't yet a thing.
The numerous non-standard sock colors, and uncertainty over operational quantities led to confusion and assumptions during the sorting and scheduling process.
On the morning in question the fresh sock storage area was checked but found to be empty.
The previous nights units were still undergoing drying and wouldn't be operational for over 1 hour.

tayto lover · 19-04-2017 7:59pm

Never match my socks.
A pair is a pair is two.
Doesn't matter that they're different colours.

Korvanica · 19-04-2017 8:05pm

Cutting the Grass

murpho999 · 19-04-2017 8:08pm

Changing the batteries in the remote control.

The ability to be less accurate with the direction and still change channel is very rewarding.

Badly Drunk Boy · 19-04-2017 8:13pm

snowflaker wrote: »

None. I hate them all. I'm messy too.

I wish Kim & Aggie would clean my house while I'm at work then fook off back to Scotland before I get home.

Same here. I never get much satisfaction from any chores, which isn't good because I live alone.

greencap wrote: »

Different folks different strokes eh.

The sock matching conundrum led to my present bulk purchase uniform single color sock policy.

Wet sock morning. 26/07/03. Never again.

I only wear black in general so my socks are all black. Still, I'm a bit of a rebel so I wear unmatching plain black socks. Also, since I only wear my steel toecap boots, nobody ever sees that.

Neames · 19-04-2017 8:17pm

Clearing blocked drains...

Baking soda and vinegar....cheap and gets the job done.

Purple Mountain · 19-04-2017 8:18pm

Watching the maid running around sweating while I lie in my pool lilo..

Odelay · 19-04-2017 8:22pm

greencap wrote: »

Sock auditing/scheduling wasn't common practice at the time, and emergency socks weren't yet a thing.
The numerous non-standard sock colors, and uncertainty over operational quantities led to confusion and assumptions during the sorting and scheduling process.
On the morning in question the fresh sock storage area was checked but found to be empty.
The previous nights units were still undergoing drying and wouldn't be operational for over 1 hour.

Pighead, is that you?

Odelay · 19-04-2017 8:24pm

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Watching the maid running around sweating while I lie in my pool lilo..

Wanna see what I do with your toothbrush?

Widdershins · 19-04-2017 8:31pm

Fresh bedding is nice but the process of changing duvet covers is deeply irritating.

Cleaning the glass in the stove doors and lighting the stove, maybe.

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Same here. I never get much satisfaction from any chores, which isn't good because I live alone.

I only wear black in general so my socks are all black. Still, I'm a bit of a rebel so I wear unmatching plain black socks. Also, since I only wear my steel toecap boots, nobody ever sees that.

Proper priests black?

snowflaker · 19-04-2017 9:20pm

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Same here. I never get much satisfaction from any chores, which isn't good because I live alone.

I only wear black in general so my socks are all black. Still, I'm a bit of a rebel so I wear unmatching plain black socks. Also, since I only wear my steel toecap boots, nobody ever sees that.

I also live alone.

Boscoirl · 19-04-2017 9:24pm

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

The ones which result in sex being given as a reward.

That's definitely not changing the bed sheets then

osarusan · 19-04-2017 9:25pm

Really expected the OP to have a join date of Apr 2017 and a post count in single figures.

Armchair Andy · 19-04-2017 9:30pm

Feeding the fish. Watching me come over to the tank all hustling and bustling to the feeding hatch. Fellas coming out from under the plants and rocks because the call has been given in fish language that the food flakes are coming.
Me stepping back from the tank to accommodate the shy Pleco"Dyson" so he can have a swim over to recover his algae tablet.
Might sound odd to some but I love it, so therapeutic.

Surreptitious · 19-04-2017 9:30pm

Cleaning the shower, washing sheets, pjs and towels. Having a shower then using the still warm towels, into crisp pjs and lavender smelling sheets.

Akrasia · 19-04-2017 9:44pm

Boscoirl wrote: »

That's definitely not changing the bed sheets then

My wife gets turned on by new sheets, and immediately regrets it afterwards

Archeron · 19-04-2017 9:55pm

Destenching the sex dungeon. Whoever invented Febreze should be given a Nobel prize.

s4uv3 · 19-04-2017 10:05pm

Loading the dishwasher while singing the tetris theme tune

Filmer Paradise · 19-04-2017 10:05pm

Fixing an appliance that's gone beyond it's 'design life' & squeezing a few more years out of it.

Learning some plumbing/carpentry/electrical skills that have saved us plenty on using Tradesmen over the years.

I'm the 'multi-skilled facilities technician' of the household.:cool: