pre-cleaning

The dark, soggy mass of wet food scraps that accumulates over the plug hole while washing dishes, which everyone in the house aggressively avoids touching.

The complex and often futile art of arranging multiple cushions, throws, and remote controls to achieve the perfect, comfortable lounging position, usually disrupted by a pet or partner within minutes.

The daily gamble of trying to find a matching pair of socks after doing the washing.

The comforting assumption that most of life's difficulties become easier once under a blanket.