Ever since I was a little girl, I hated putting the dishes away. In particular I hated putting the utensils away. Placing items into those little set cube spaces seemed so tedious. Rather, was so tedious. I detested it.
I know it’s strange for such a minor-seeming thing to stir such strong emotions, but it did. Furthermore, I had the problem of being very superstitious. And, I was taught early on that utensils were magical and predictive. A fallen spoon meant a female would be stopping by. A fork, a male would soon come by. A knife meant a fight was eminent. If you are superstitious then sorting utensils had a lot deeper meaning and could be high stakes.
Throughout the years, I got over my dislike of sorting utensils. I didn’t detest it but I surely still didn’t care for it. Now, I’ve managed to move into the realm of not caring to the point I no longer sort utensils. I just throw the utensils into the drawer. And such a simple act has freed up a space in my life. I have one less chore. That’s a win even if super tiny.
It is amazing how much of our day-to-day lives are filled with such chores. Just shifting one over is freeing. Start small and end big. It’s worth a try.
Categories: Psychology
psychologistmimi 
‘Spoon Theory’
Excellent Psychologist
Advice.. i throw my
Utensils now all in one
Drawer.. my ‘Odd Couple’
Wife (the ‘normal’ Daughter as i am the
Rest of the Cast in
The ‘Adam’s/Munster
Family’ TV Shows)
She sorts every
Utensil
And the Bottoms
Of the Towels are
Perfectly aligned
In all the Bathrooms..
Meanwhile she is
Always Running
Out of
Spoons
And
My Spoons
Runneth over
As i only
Fight the
Biggest
Bears of Life..
And Fear is no
Utensil Sorted Reality
For me Now in File
Cabinet
Stinking
Drawers..:)
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Every couple has a set of complimentary behaviors 🙂
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Of God yes if my
Wife was like me
We would
Suck
The Life out
Of the UniVerse
Like 2 Black
Hole Stars
Dancing
Together
And i’m
Not Saying Who
Is What..hehe..;)
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I have never sorted them. It is easy to find them without sorting unless you have way more than you need.
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Hear hear!!!! Cheers
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If you can find what you want when you need it, why shouldn’t you do as you please?
I like them lined up because I can reach into the drawer in low light in the middle of the night – and not get forked. But if husband didn’t put them away like that, I’d probably do what you do. What does it matter?
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So my utensils are trying to tell me how the day will play out?
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Yes, yes they are 🙂
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I too have a utensil drawer. Just put everything in the drawer. No sorting needed. Best decision I ever made.
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Woohoo! High five!
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