How do you get through this? I'll go to do the dishes and after washing a single dish I have no further energy. It's like the moment I even consider doing something all the wind is taken from my sails and that's it I'm just stuck and floating. I don't want to be where I am but I can't control the wind, as much as I want to.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 9 points 12 hours ago

Wiresless headphones. Blasting some music really helps me override the invisible walls around doing mundane tasks.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Definitely get a dishwasher. They also tend to use way less water than hand-washing.

[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Babe I rent and don't even have a garbage disposal

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 3 points 12 hours ago

Countertop dishwashers are a thing.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I don’t have a garbage disposal. I’ve never even seen one in real life. I think they’re just not a thing in Canada. I’ve only heard of them from TV shows (where they always seemed extremely dangerous).

[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I just realized what a jerk I was! I asked for advice and you gave advice and I was snarky! I'm sorry

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

No worries! I don’t think you’re a jerk! Your landlord is a jerk for not providing a dishwasher!

[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Haha damn ok in America that is a very big deal you would have been shook. I'm used to it now but it is nice to clear up small build up.

They aren't actually dangerous but I think most people have some irrational fear about them regardless lol

ETA I just realized what a jerk I was. I forgot I asked for advice. You gave advice and I was sparky

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

in America that is a very big deal you would have been shook.

I'm curious what this means. I'm in my mid-30s, grew up in the US, and have never had a garbage disposal either. My childhood home had a garden and a compost pile, so that's where food waste always went. Then I moved into apartment life. The only time I ever saw a garbage disposal was when my ex's mom insisted that we had one in our apartment (which was a condo my ex was renting from her.) She said, "It's under the sink!"

Yeah. It was under the sink: still in a box, uninstalled. Even after she learned that, she still didn't bother having someone install it. That was the only time in my life where there was (technically) a garbage disposal in the place I lived.

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.org 6 points 16 hours ago

I've bought a small "portable" dishwasher for my rental apartment some years back. It fit in the cupboard below my sink.

All it needs is power, cold water and a drain access. The latter two can easily be forked off your sink.

Maybe that's an option for you, too.

[–] theOneTrueSpoon@feddit.uk 3 points 15 hours ago

If it helps, you can get mini dishwashers that sit on the worktop. Some of them you don't even need to plumb in. I had one when I was living in an apartment and it was amazing. Just put everything in, fill it up with 3-4 jugs of water (the jug came with it), and put the drainage pipe in the sink. I let it run overnight and had clean dishes in the morning!