I don’t mind most chores too much. But I really struggle to enjoy vacuuming.

Groceries and cooking? Usually fun, or neutral if I’m tired or rushed. Loading and unloading the dishwasher? Doing the dishes by hand? Watering the house plants? No problem. Dusting, cleaning the kitchen and the bathroom? I can get myself into a mindset where I enjoy it. But vacuuming I just never manage to enjoy. The vacuum itself is bulky and in my way. The furniture is in my way. The cord is in my way. It’s noisy. I need to pause to switch the nozzle between carpet mode and floor mode.

During my “rich people years” the one service we paid for was cleaning. I really miss that. I looked into paying for it myself but even the cheapest options (sticking to the legal ones and not “under the table” deals where the employees have no rights) are more than I can justify paying in my current situation.