{"id":812,"date":"2024-08-19T04:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/?p=812"},"modified":"2024-09-02T09:17:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T13:17:50","slug":"thinking-about-chores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/2024\/08\/thinking-about-chores\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking About Chores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ever since I was a kid, I\u2019ve had (or been given, when I was little) a list of chores that I have to do.  I know you\u2019ve got them too.  Things like feed the animals, wash the dishes, pick up your tools, fold the laundry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everybody does chores. We may not always want to, but if we don\u2019t, things get messy or stop working and soon it\u2019s all chaos. Webster\u2019s Dictionary says a chore is \u201ca minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Necessary.<\/em> \u00a0That’s the key word. Sometimes they can be pleasant (I find folding laundry really relaxing), other times not\u2026but they have to get done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also some things that we really have to do in order to have a well-functioning life, but that we don\u2019t usually think of as chores. I\u2019m thinking about the things we need to do for ourselves<\/em> to make sure our bodies and minds keep working. Without us<\/em>, the household or the farm can really fall apart and become a mess. So why aren\u2019t these chores as important as the ones we do for everyone and everything else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What would happen if you put these on your daily chore list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Drink 8 glasses of water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Stretch for 5 minutes before starting work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Eat at least a couple of servings of fruits and vegetables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Do something that makes you smile, even just for a minute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • Make a call or send a text and connect with someone you care about<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Try adding these to your chore list tomorrow, and see how much your body and mind feel like they\u2019re working better. Add a few simple chores to keep you thriving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Ever since I was a kid, I\u2019ve had (or been given, when I was little) a list of chores that I have to do.  I know you\u2019ve got them too.  Things like feed the animals, wash the dishes, pick up your tools, fold the laundry. Everybody does chores. We may not always want to, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":824,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions\/824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}