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Originally Posted by Scipio  The problem with batching for cooking and cleaning is that things spoil, |
Depends what you get and how you prepare it. A lot of foods will stay good for 2-4 days in the refrigerator... and even longer in the freezer.
My mom used to always put bread in the freezer when I was a kid and it really frustrated me because I didn't want to eat cold bread. Now, I've found that I can leave it in the freezer, then put it in the fridge the night before and it's perfect by lunchtime.
Similar concept can be applied to other meals. Sure, some do better than others... but don't be so quick to disregard batching food. Even if you can find just 1 meal (or core component) you like, that's good enough.
For example, I don't know if you eat brown rice... but if you did, then you could prepare a bunch at the beginning of the week, then just heat it over the stove with other things throughout the week.
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Originally Posted by Scipio I can't batch all my showering into one long shower on Sunday (unless I want to be known as the stinky kid on campus). I could implement batching to a greater degree than I do now though. |
That also depends on your activities.
I had an ex-gf who would say to me about every 2-3 days how great I smelled. It was *always*, without fail, after I hadn't showered for 2-3 days. Then I'd tell her that, and she never believed me.... I guess she just couldn't fathom the idea of natural odor / oils actually being 'attractive'