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To ask what you shouldn't enjoy doing, but do?

36 replies

bobstersmum · 21/01/2018 18:12

My little thing is pairing up odd socks! I have a drawer that I shove them in for quickness when putting laundry away, and every now and then I tip them all out and attack them, it gives me joy! Happily admit that I'm weird, and need to get out more..

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lidoshuffle · 21/01/2018 18:13

My guilty secret is a jigsaw Blush

turophile · 21/01/2018 18:14

Squeezing spots and attacking ingrown hairs Blush

constantlyseekinghappiness · 21/01/2018 18:18

Packaging coins into little money bags to eventually take to the bank to exchange - 1p, 2p, 5p, etc.

I could happily sit and count for hours and watch the bags mount up.

DenPerry · 21/01/2018 18:19

Clean my ears out with a thick needle (the eye end!) I am careful and it feels soooo good.

I really enjoyed hunting for chickenpox on my DS body to smear cream on Grin

Resurgam2016 · 21/01/2018 18:20

Marrying socks that have languished in the odd socks box is my #1 favourite activity in the housework arena. I only do it every few weeks though. To keep things fresh and exciting as it were.

MavisPike · 21/01/2018 18:21

Housework

peachgreen · 21/01/2018 18:23

Moving house. I love the organising beforehand - getting drawers all sorted and neat, throwing stuff away, cleaning everything thoroughly - and I ADORE unpacking and figuring out where everything is going to go. Just wish I could have unlimited time and energy so I never had to stop to rest or sleep - oh, and unlimited money, obvs.

AFistfulOfDolores · 21/01/2018 18:23

Filling out forms and marketing surveys. Love 'em!

Notasperfectasallothermners · 21/01/2018 18:24

Picking up dog shit and jet washing our back yard.

Chrisinthemorning · 21/01/2018 18:24

Extracting teeth.

hidinginthenightgarden · 21/01/2018 18:25

Meal planning and food shopping online.
We got an excellent money off voucher this week which means I don't need to do an online shop until next weekend (to be delivered a week on Wednesday) and I am a little bummed about it!

phoenix1973 · 21/01/2018 18:29

Squeezing my DD spots.
Squeezing anyone's spots.
Digging out ingrown hairs with a needle.
Ripping skin off my lips.
Picking my nose
Waxing
Popping bubble wrap
Using tweezers to kill fleas on my cat.

Sarahh2014 · 21/01/2018 18:34

Supermarket shopping ( I've done 3 in one day before)
Picking stray hairs out of dh eyebrows

metalmum15 · 21/01/2018 18:43

lido i love jigsaws, always have one on the go. I love hanging laundry out and arranging it on the line. Also love sorting out clothes and wardrobes.

Peach just how many times have you moved exactly? !

iamyourequal · 21/01/2018 18:48

I often enjoy cleaning out my food cupboard if that counts. I fool myself into believing I am going to be an organised person, and take note of all the things i need to restock it and all the lovely meals I will then effortlessly russle up (rarely happens!). It also makes me supremely happy when it's full, because I can remember a time I could n't afford much food!

Minniemountain · 21/01/2018 18:50

Peach I had a client like you once. She moved to the same sort of house in the same town 3 times in 5-6 years. I can only assume she liked moving house.

ginorwine · 21/01/2018 18:58

Eating smash . Vile stuff .
Squeezing my nose to get the stuff out of the pores as well as watching my teens squeeze spot or use a pore strip .
Eating mustard on bread .

KimmySchmidt1 · 21/01/2018 19:00

Watching ‘say yes to the dress’

Monoblock67 · 21/01/2018 19:02

Packing and unpacking, I love it. This includes unpacking the shopping each week!

Laiste · 21/01/2018 19:03

Plucking out hair. Eyebrow/nose ect. The pain becomes addictive Grin

guestofclanmackenzie · 21/01/2018 19:03

Watching "grocery hauls" on YouTube. Half the time they are all from America but I just love them!

Picking at a small cluster of hairs on my chin.

Sunshineface123 · 21/01/2018 19:39

pheonix u should really de flea your cat!! (Not just with tweezers!!)

rockduck · 21/01/2018 19:42

Another one for loving getting out ingrown hairs!

FucksBizz · 21/01/2018 19:45

Popping/picking spots
Listening to the Ting Tings Grin

Andrewofgg · 21/01/2018 19:47

Killer Sudoku

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