Something occurred to me the other day. I was cleaning the house and putting in the laundry then I thought to myself… why does life seem to be mostly sleeping, cleaning and eating? Will I look back at my life and remember all the good times when I did the dishes? Then I got really deep – “WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?!”

Seriously though, we spend about 8 hours sleeping, then a few hours eating, and 8 hours working for a lot of us, then a couple hours cleaning our environment or ourselves. It’s funny because most people consider a fulfilling life to look like a lot of highlight reels going around on instagram right now. You’ll see people skydiving, hiking alps, skiing, bouldering etc… but this is such a minor part of their lives. For most people anyways… but it’s weird when you realize everything else they did that day. First they slept, ate some food, showered and got ready, washed their dishes if they weren’t too lazy, maybe drove for hours and hours and took a nap at that point, went through getting rentals or what have you… Then took a super cool looking picture.

So why do we focus so much on wild things we should be doing “like everyone else”? Most of our lives consist of routine, everyday tasks so we might as well enjoy it. I’ve considered making a post saying “I washed, dried, AND folded all of my laundry today, I hope you can too! We are in this together!” but I guess that’s a little strange to most people. All the necessary cleaning that goes on seems like such a chore, especially after such a long day. I can’t even imagine how it feels with kids. So I have a few thoughts to consider in how to make the most of your life and come to accept the tasks it consists of.

Laundry – the never ending cycle

Why do we do laundry? Well it makes our clothes smell good, gets rid of dirt etc that has been collected throughout the day, and gives us confidence when we are walking out the door. So there you go, we do laundry in order to feel better about ourselves.

Dishes – the worst

Why do we do dishes? Well it allows us a vessel to put food and beverages in, and to be able to make fun food creations also known as meals. It’s a lot nicer to have a satisfying shiny plate to eat off of rather than a well-used one. It’s like creating a blank canvas for the endless possibilities of food consumption. Exciting… isn’t it?!

Vacuuming – the easiest form of physical activity

Why do we vacuum? Well it cleans the floor so we can walk around without socks on. Very liberating… but also it’s like playing Pac-Man, you can see all of the items on the floor so you’re able to chase it around until it gets eaten by the vacuum. Having fun goals like these is the most motivating way to get you moving around the house. Not to mention you need to turn your cleaning music on super loud since you can’t hear anything. And what does loud music lead to? DANCING.

Sleeping – priming for the activities ahead

Why do we sleep? Well there’s tons of science as to why we need to so let’s just accept that we use those 8ish hours to prime for the day ahead. Once we get over the fact that 1/3 of our ENTIRE LIFE is spent rather unconscious, then we can be grateful as to how a great sleep can affect everything else. I’m sure a lot of you believe you will never dance and enjoy vacuuming, however, what if you had an amazing deep sleep and started the day bursting with energy? And you just got a promotion? And you realize you baked cookies last night and see them on the counter? Had it not been for a 10/10 sleep, maybe you wouldn’t quite feel like dancing. But thanks to our amazing bodies and everything it does while we are sleeping, we can be fully recovered and prepared for a whole new day of eating, cleaning and after our energy is depleted, sleeping!

I hope you look at today with a slightly different view – all the things you don’t want to do are actually so worth it and not a waste of time. Have fun with it any way that you can. I would love to know what you do to make every day tasks more exciting!