What's your life too frickin' short for?

[Asterion]

I was in the supermarket earlier, realising that I need to clean a load of windows at home which I've been putting off. I've been dithering over buying a bucket and getting some of those microfibre cloths to do the windows with, because everyone says they're fab and it would save the planet.

And then I thought to myself - life's too frickin' short. So I bought a load of spray window cleaner and some paper towels, and actually cleaned the windows, instead of the constant fussing about "Oh I should use warm soapy water and save the dolphins", or whatever.

What's your life too frickin' short for atm?

All the faff around christmas! I cba with it and just want to relax at that time of year.

Dolphins are actually evil, so really your life is too short to worry about harming them...

Other creatures however...

Ironing and social media!!!

Ironing, in particular bed sheets! I live alone so I'm the only one who has to see the creased bastards and I don't care

Ironing.

But I totally understand you OP, about the overthinking small decisions. I feel like if I make the wrong choice I'm killing my children and the planet.

Ha! I came on to say a man - my life's much nicer without one.

But god yes also ironing. And hand washing anything! And tidying up 😂

Not letting the dog on the sofa (when his section is covered by a regularly washed throw)

Ha ironing here too.

Shaving my legs outside of summer

All sorts of cooking from scratch - I will never make my own bread, pasta, lasagne, puff pastry... I made my own lemon curd once, it took forever and was no better than the jar stuff.

Growing my own veg - garden is tiny and I cba dealing with slugs

Cleaning the car

Ironing.

Cooking from scratch - so utterly boring and tedious, I do cook from scratch most of the time because it is drilled into us how important it is, cheaper (not necessarily) etc etc but I am over 60, no children to feed and I am just as happy with cheese and biscuits rather than 'a proper meal'.

I genuinely don't mind ironing though , never do too much at a time and happy to do it in front of some mindless tv programme.

Ironing
Make up
Darning socks (much teasing from dh about how he would love his socks to be darned!)
Cleaning windows.

Christmas and all it’s shit. I pretended to give a shit last year Coz I’d started a new job and didn’t want to come across as a dick when the secret Santa was mentioned in October!!! But this year, FUCK OFF, no I haven’t ‘started’ yet, I’ll probably ‘finish’ on Xmas eve. I’ve no idea what the boys want, and I don’t care what you have already got or are getting for your family who I give no shits about. Thank his I have a busy physical job where I can just walk away from people whenever the inevitable Christmas chit-chat begins!

Make up - I've not bothered for 40 years now! Also ironing of course. And clothes shopping.

Bad wine 👍🏼

@snowstorm2012 yes and yes and bad books. Get half way through and realise I'm wasting my life. Bad wine more though tbh.

Dieting. I will try not to eat complete shit but I'm never putting myself through 800 cal (or 1200 cal) diets again. Or 5:2. I've never come nearer committing murder in my life.

I also came on here to say ironing, but almost everyone else has beaten me to it.

I only own an iron because I once had to iron something for a job interview. I don’t think I’ve ever used it otherwise.

[quote Jojobythesea]@snowstorm2012 yes and yes and bad books. Get half way through and realise I'm wasting my life. Bad wine more though tbh. [/quote]
Absolutely, I'm definitely getting fussier with wine as I get older 😂

Eyebrow grooming
Pubic hair grooming
Boring people
Being on committees
Incessant zoom calls
Writing Christmas cards

Bad coffee
Books I'm halfway through and still not enjoying
Dwelling on past mistakes
Staying in a job you hate
Worrying about the future

@Hyperion100

Bad coffee Books I'm halfway through and still not enjoying Dwelling on past mistakes Staying in a job you hate Worrying about the future

Yes. All of this.

Ironing and sweating the small stuff!
Let it go let it go...

Weight loss.

I did WW in June last year after having DD in the feb. got to goal in January. Shit hit the fan, personal problems, a pandemic, redundancy, trying to find a job and went off the ball. Now at the other side. A stone heavier and you know what. So what. Yes my clothes are a size bigger, but I can still run and do my normal day to day activities and plus, the takeaway pizza I had last night was freaking bloody amazing

Can I say... work?! 😉

Writing Christmas cards so pre printed labels are amazing and started these last year (somebody said it wasnt 'personal' enough wtf strikes off this year's Christmas card list)