Bah, more perfectionism

[urocyon]

I'm fighting feeling l*zy^# today, showing the sense not to mess with the Nitromors with my asthma and chemical sensitivities. That means that vatine has been stripping the radiator, while I avoid that part of the house. Including the kitchen, with stuff I could be doing in there.

Sticking him with tedious, fumy work doesn't feel great. But, I'm trying to bear in mind that I do a lot of tedious work on my own--and this particular division of labor doesn't seem to be bothering him. And I trust him to let me know if it does, instead of just getting resentful.

BTW, the new paint stripper is working much better. It's still a fiddly job.

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^# This deserves disemvowelling about as much as any other term. Thanks to Stepping Out of Squalor for pointing this out.

Comments

[nitoda]

It's not laziness avoiding a chore that will make you ill and unable to do other chores! Yay for having the good sense to leave it to a willing volunteer. I'm sure you will make up for it in other ways.

[urocyon]

Thanks. I'm trying to be more fair to myself, but habits can be hard to break. :)

[torachan]

Yeah, I try to get away from using "lazy" myself, especially since I have workaholic tendencies and the bad habit of beating myself up for not being able to do ALL the things all the time. I also have trouble taking time for myself because it doesn't feel productive. One reason I write reviews of fic/books/manga is that it's sometime the only way I can allow myself to read, by making it feel like the reading serves a purpose with reviews as the end result. :-/

[urocyon]

That sounds entirely too familiar. Some kind of balance is good, but sometimes it's easier to kick yourself. :-| I've been having to work on the taking time for myself thing lately, feeling some burnout on the way. With mixed results. *wry smile*

Voltaire had it right: the perfect is the enemy of the good. Now to hold that in mind. ;)