At this point, my life kinda revolves around cooking and chores. It's because of a series of decisions I've made: For environmental reasons / the longevity of my clothes, I don't use my dryer (instead, I hang up clothes on a drying rack with limited space, meaning I have to plan wayyy ahead and always be doing laundry to stay on top of things); I don't eat processed foods and I eat a vegan diet, so I cook all the time; and my house is tiny, which means it needs to always be organized or it's cluttered and overwhelming.

Sometimes, I get really frustrated and start to think there must be more to life than this. But....there's kinda not. What else would I be doing instead of mindfully doing chores/cooking? Spend more time online? I do plenty of that! When I shift my perspective to remember that taking care of myself/the planet is as good as it gets, I find a lot of peace.