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I think you're doing great!! You don't have to do ALL the chores in one day, and soaking the dishes is such a great idea (I might steal that when the executive dysfunction plays up again)!
Vacc and sweep can wait till your spoons have replenished! Such a great job! Seriously! 💜💜💜
Chores are all just so backed up because I’ve been really depressed/struggling physically and haven’t had help for a few weeks.
Soaking is great but beware. If you don’t do it in a timely manner the problem becomes exponentially worse by having added the water. This is what happened here.
Ideally you fill the sink with dishes and soapy water as hot as you can get it from the tap, even adding a kettleful of boiling water if you like (careful of glass), and then go do something else or rest a little while until it cools to a normal level of hot. About the temp you can wash it with rubber gloves. This will loosen everything up and kill a lot of germs, makes it much easier to scrub clean. (Of course I rinse too. Usually a quick swish under the running tap then set at an angle in the rack to let all the water drip off and air dry.)
But if you don’t… prepare for a feculent mouldering swamp, much remediation and even discarded items