A good rant, a good cry, and getting most of the washing up done, has made me feel a bit better. I have things to be thankful for, good friends, a lovely house, a wonderful boyfriend. None of them are perfect, but then nothing ever is.
The washing up only worked because it has been oppressing me. I doubt your washing up can oppress me, so it would have no therapeutic effect. But thankyou for the generous offer.
I think there might be something more general in it. Really, you won't know unless you try. Go on. How about ironing? That can be very therapeutic. Sewing, maybe?
There's always a first time. I have lots of ironing and washing up that you could do too. And I reckon that mine is much more therapeutic than beingjdc's.
On the perfection front, I liked this English Dept Chocolate Cake guide to grades (shamelessly nicked from gioiaverdi). I know she composed it for writing grades, but I think it could be a useful way for perfectionists like me to look at lots of things in life:
50% this chocolate cake is fine, it has good texture and smooth filling 60% this is a good chocolate cake - it is either particularly light, or the filling is very good 70% A very light chocolate cake with very good filling. 80% Very light, good filling, well decorated 90% This is as good as any chocolate cake I've ever tasted. Wonderful. 100% This chocolate cake was made by God, I shall never eat another as it could only disappoint. Indeed, this has satisfied all my lifelong chocolate cake cravings.
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Date: 2003-10-10 04:54 am (UTC)50% this chocolate cake is fine, it has good texture and smooth filling
60% this is a good chocolate cake - it is either particularly light, or the filling is very good
70% A very light chocolate cake with very good filling.
80% Very light, good filling, well decorated
90% This is as good as any chocolate cake I've ever tasted. Wonderful.
100% This chocolate cake was made by God, I shall never eat another as it could only disappoint. Indeed, this has satisfied all my lifelong chocolate cake cravings.