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Jobs that you hate doing that only take a few minutes

427 replies

SalemShadow · 10/11/2019 21:11

I can't stand cleaning the cats litter tray of making sodding pack lunches even though they only take a few minutes to do. What jobs do you hate doing?

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Inebriati · 12/11/2019 21:31

Tigerbandage I hate putting cold clothes on so much I warm them up with a hairdryer before I put them on.

EnthusiasmIsDisturbed · 12/11/2019 21:33

Putting clean clothes away

Handing wet clothes up but have to do this

Have huge pile of clothes to put away

And washing my hair

OhioOhioOhio · 12/11/2019 21:33

Putting clothes away.

HundredMilesAnHour · 12/11/2019 21:36

Ironing

Changing bedding

Filling the washing machine

Emptying the washing machine

Opening new boxes of contact lenses

Checking my car tyres

Washing my car

Jack80 · 12/11/2019 21:38

I don't like cleaning the bathroom or changing the beds

Barney60 · 12/11/2019 21:52

I HATE HATE HATE putting ironing away, no problem doing it just hate putting it away.
same with food shopping, dont mind doing it just HATE putting it away!

NarcolepticOuchMouse · 12/11/2019 22:02

Hanging up washing
Getting things out of the chest freezer
Brushing my dogs' teeth - totally a first world problem I know

Catsinthecupboard · 12/11/2019 22:06

Everything. I hate housework. It is unending and boring.

AriannaBlack · 12/11/2019 22:12

Taking the bins out.

georgialondon · 12/11/2019 22:15

Washing up

namechangenumber2 · 12/11/2019 22:17

Emptying the dishwasher. Hate it, yet it takes just minutes.

I try and get it done in the morning otherwise it hangs over my head all day and I waste my time internally moaning about it.

The only reason I don't mind DH WFH occasionally is that he then empties the dishwasher for me

GrinGrin

ThatssomebadhatHarry · 12/11/2019 22:27

Changing the toilet roll. Then putting the old roll in the recycling.

MercuryRising · 12/11/2019 22:30

Putting diesel in the car! I always try to convince dp to do it for me.

CarefullyAirbrushedPotato · 12/11/2019 22:38

Emptying the nasty bits from the crap catcher in the kitchen sink plug hole.
Yuck yuck yuck

And cleaning the gap between the toilet seat and the cistern. Awkward, poorly designed and grody.

TokyoSushi · 12/11/2019 22:47

I have just had a 20 minute blitz before bed, all the things I hate!
Emptied the dishwasher, hung out wet washing, emptied the bins and made a packed lunch - I deserve a medal!

Lovely13 · 12/11/2019 23:07

Getting dressed am and then undressed pm. Used to envy the dog who just wore his gorgeous fur coat all the time.

angelfacecuti75 · 13/11/2019 00:19

Washing up (I let it dry and then put it away later).
Putting away washing when I'm knackered (seems a breeze when I'm not funnily enough).
Cleaning begind the cooker.
Putting the oven dishes back in the oven.
Taking the bin bags down (so oh does that a lot).
Going to the shops (an oh job) and the rest I do online ...

woogal · 13/11/2019 00:30

Closing or opening curtains, especially if it catches on the pole when you're trying to open them.

Aglet · 13/11/2019 07:48

For anyone who hates cleaning the shower glass, buy a squeegee and use it as soon as you finish shower. I hate putting clean bed linen on, and if I forget till late in the day, the air is blue.

NamedyChangedy · 13/11/2019 09:50

Can someone please explain what makes the putting away of laundry such an odious task? I've been befuddled by this for years and it seems so widely detested - there must be a scientific reason, surely!?

RaquelWelch · 13/11/2019 11:17

Typing in my full email address annoys me. Also, putting away (everyone else's) laundry

OnlyTheTitOfTheIceberg · 13/11/2019 11:21

Doing an online grocery order. I can't even articulate what it is about it that I don't like and it's infinitely preferable to having to go shopping in person, but every time I need to do one my heart sinks.

ThePolishWombat · 13/11/2019 13:00

I’m another one who also hates washing my hair Confused
I’ve got a hell of a lot of it (reaches the middle of my back), and 3 kids under 5, so generally my showers have to be about 3 minutes max unless DH is here.
Trying to wash and rinse it properly and have my house intact at the end of it is near on impossible.
But needs must Confused

ParadeMeeting · 13/11/2019 13:09

I hate putting pyjamas on!

Starlight456 · 13/11/2019 13:16

@ParadeMeeting

I spend all day dreaming to get in mine 🤣