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To think the most tedious everyday 'chore' is...

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witchycat2 · 12/01/2025 16:49

Brushing teeth. I've always hated doing it and found it a tedious job to do twice a day. I don't mind other hygiene 'chores' so much but this is just the worst.

OP posts:
ByQuaintAzureWasp · 12/01/2025 16:59

Ironing

hazelnutvanillalatte · 12/01/2025 17:00

Yeah, don't enjoy that one. Dishes, I also hate.

leopardprintz · 12/01/2025 17:01

Dishes.

monicagellerbing · 12/01/2025 17:02

Putting dry washing away. Hate it with a passion

BitOutOfPractice · 12/01/2025 17:02

Yes, I think teeth cleaning is so dreary, a real chore. I have no idea why.

Drying my hair - also so so boring.

Nellyelephanty · 12/01/2025 17:02

witchycat2 · 12/01/2025 16:49

Brushing teeth. I've always hated doing it and found it a tedious job to do twice a day. I don't mind other hygiene 'chores' so much but this is just the worst.

I agree OP. So relentless I hate it. I definitely miss is every now and then by accident

Hueandcry · 12/01/2025 17:03

Changing beds, not every day obviously bit it's the chore I dislike the most

Latenightreader · 12/01/2025 17:03

Washing up. So boring, can be revolting, and the task itself isn’t the end - drying, putting away, cleaning the sink… I miss having a dishwasher!

Nellyelephanty · 12/01/2025 17:03

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 12/01/2025 16:59

Ironing

Haven’t ironed in over a decade. Free of that one!!

Mehmeh22 · 12/01/2025 17:03

Picking things up from the floor. Painful both literally and figuratively

Woahtherehoney · 12/01/2025 17:03

monicagellerbing · 12/01/2025 17:02

Putting dry washing away. Hate it with a passion

Same! I don’t mind washing it, or even going round the house to find it all, but when it’s dry and in a pile all folded neatly I just can’t stand it 🤣

MyDogNeedsGlasses · 12/01/2025 17:03

Cooking. Or possibly just the deciding what to cook bit. Hate it.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 12/01/2025 17:03

Putting clothes away. Whether it's clean laundry or clothes that just need putting in the cupboard. I live in a teeny tiny house with very little space, so everything has to go away as soon as it's taken off/in from the line or the place looks cluttered and messy. For some reason I find this most annoying!

Sherbs12 · 12/01/2025 17:04

It’s a tough call between packing away clean washing and planning what everyone is going to eat everyday for eternity…

HansHolbein · 12/01/2025 17:04

Yes, brushing teeth. Hate it. Also sorting the laundry into piles to be put away. Hate that as well!

BingoLarge · 12/01/2025 17:05

I stand on one leg while I brush my teeth- good for balance and adds a little frisson.

MaggieBsBoat · 12/01/2025 17:05

Funnily enough when I brush my teeth it always feels like I had already just done it and I always have the sentence in my head, „bloody hell not this again!“. And I use an electric so it’s relatively easy!

Dramatic · 12/01/2025 17:05

Not a chance, I love brushing my teeth! I probably do it too much if anything.

I'd say it's folding and putting washing away, such a drag.

DaDaDoDaiDa · 12/01/2025 17:06

Brushing teeth is the thing you always do when you'd rather be in bed - either having just got up or last thing at night - which is why it's tedious.

KarmenPQZ · 12/01/2025 17:06

Pairing socks.

I love brushing my teeth

CosyAutumn · 12/01/2025 17:07

Hoovering the stairs.

Pumpkincarved · 12/01/2025 17:07

Dusting - it’s the chore I never have time for so there’s always dust somewhere and I’m allergic to the rotten stuff 😑

Sux2buthen · 12/01/2025 17:10

monicagellerbing · 12/01/2025 17:02

Putting dry washing away. Hate it with a passion

I have so many doom piles of washing nearly all the time.
Nothing makes me feel like I've got my shit together more than when i actually put it all away

Nugg · 12/01/2025 17:10

Washing and drying my hair. Absolutely bores me.

Nugg · 12/01/2025 17:10

BingoLarge · 12/01/2025 17:05

I stand on one leg while I brush my teeth- good for balance and adds a little frisson.

🤣🤣🤣 trying this tonight. Like to live life on the edge!

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