[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You made something. That is why it is good for you.

Where there was nothing useful now there is something. A scarf, cookies, a picture. And of course you never can beat the feeling of looking at a well laid cement floor and saying "I did that. And it is good." :)

Sure you can buy one, probably for cheaper then you made it. But that will not give you the pleased feeling that you will get when you look at what you made yourself. The world is a bit better. And it is because of something you did.

Now go wash the dishes. It will give you a similar hit.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Now go wash the dishes. It will give you a similar hit.”

Washing dishes is my ‘Zen Time’ after supper - or whenever during the day if I’ve been baking or canning. I never leave a mess.

And the kitchen is always scrubbed and buttoned up for morning. It’s my Command Center! My Laboratory! My reason for being! ;)

[JennysCool]

Now go wash the dishes. It will give you a similar hit.

Good call right there! People in the Age of the Dishwasher have forgotten the therapeutic and calming effects of hand-washing dishes. And there's that real feel of accomplishment when the rack is full.