What is the worst household chore if you live alone?
For me it's changing the duvet cover.
When I was newly married (in 1970) we started married life with the new-fangled idea imported from The Continent - the duvet.
My wife was brought up in a mansion. Well a very large house in several acres of garden on the very top of a small hill visible from miles around. It was, like many such houses, Baltic everywhere except in the kitchen and living room. The dining and drawing room fires might be lit in the evening in the winter and when visitors were being entertained. So she had been brought up with duvets.
Eiderdowns (as we called them - the best ones were originally made from the down of eider ducks because it was the warmest) were commonplace on top of one's blankets in winter for those who didn't aspire to duvets.
The duvet was basically a much improved version of the eiderdown and used on top of a single sheet or, indeed, without a sheet but in its own cover.
Since May 1970 I have never slept (in my own house) under anything other than a duvet.
I love them. HOWEVER, once every week, I always used to hate them at the same time. Because that was how often we used to change our duvet cover.
To be fair if there were two people doing the job it wasn't too bad but on one's own it was a nightmare.
Over the years, however, I have perfected the art by using pegs on the corners and it's less of a chore. However it is still one of my least favourite household tasks.
Your least favourite household chore is....?
I'm having to think really hard about my least favourite chore - there are so many contenders!
ReplyDelete...cleaning windows! They NEVER turn out spotless and stripeless, however careful and thorough I think I am. And of course, it takes at the most two days after I have finally kicked myself into cleaning them before heavy rainfall makes them look as if I have not done anything at all.
ReplyDeleteDuvet covers? I change mine/ours every week, too, but I have never found that to be in any way difficult or unpleasant, and I wouldn't know how to change them with pegs attached to them! You must ask someone to film you while you do that, and post a video :-)
When I still had cats, they used to think it was all just for them, preferably after they'd just come in from outside with damp muddy paws.
Cleaning the loo ..
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