When I'm like that I take a looooong shower and start a load of laundry. Both things are theoretically productive so they make me feel better and might get me moving.

[–] zammy95@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Take the shower before starting the laundry, or you will not have a great time.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why though? You're dirty, the clothes are dirty. Might as well start the wash so it's going while you shower. Then when you get out you have the additional easy productive task of moving everything to the dryer, and then you have an hour or so before another semi-optional simple productive task.

I genuinely can't think of why showering before starting the laundry would be better in any way.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Do you live in an apartment without in-unit washers? I live in a house and starting the laundry fucks with the shower’s water pressure and heat levels.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I guess my water heater is just big enough that I've never had an issue. That's a valid reason.

[–] zammy95@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, this was my reasoning haha. You'll be taking an ice cold shower at my house if you did started the laundry first for sure

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Who launders hot? Do you not like your clothes?

[–] zammy95@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hot water helps get grease out, so it works way better if you work in a restaurant.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Okay, yes, if you work in a restaurant. But i cant imagine lipids in your clothes is common!

[–] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

Older showers don't have a pressure balancing valve which adjusts either the hot or cold flow to equalize a loss in pressure on the opposite side.

Without this, flushing a toilet robs the shower of cold water and so the user is scalded, or running a washing machine or dishwasher does the same with the hot supply.