This is exactly the sort of task that gets put off so much. You haven't the faintest idea of where to start or what's really going to be involved. These factors combine to make the task highly procrastinatable.

Truly minor task that was bugging me: I cut up the fudge I made last week. It's for the division picnic next week and it used up the nuts that have been sitting around. Thus instead of feeling silly for not having done that (and taking up inordinate amounts of fridge space), I can feel good for one, not leaving my contribution to the division picnic to the last minute and two, getting that much closer to clearing out my cabinets.[1]

I find that when I'm cranky and itching and feeling I never get anything done, getting a whole bunch of these small tasks done already make me feel much better. (Which is how I end up with a stack of difficult tasks leftover but that's another story.)


[1] Every few years I clear out the foods that accumulate. Used to be I moved that often, making the task easy. Now I have to make a more concerted effort. Next step: coconut! I've already made coconut-choc chip[2] cookie bars. What else can I do? No alcohol, no nuts.

[2] Can you believe that, somehow, chocolate accumulated?! Me neither.