The joy of chores

In the past, when I still had a full-time job, chores where just what we called them: Chores. Today, they are morphing to take a different aspect in my eyes. They're still unique, happen with low frequency and pack a dose of dread that, on second look, is perfectly unwarranted, and can be turned instead into wonderful opportunities.

Chores are activities, just like skiing, mountain biking or river rafting. They bring change to our lives that keep us from attracting sclerosis upon ourselves, they keep us a bit more flexible and maintain us fit by burning excess fat. So with that perspective, chores are suddenly both glorified, deified and perfectly justified. They've lost their sting, they suddenly become sacred opportunities, not to ever be missed...