What Your Least Favorite Chore Says About You

You are: Extremely stressed out

While we'd be hard-pressed to find the person who lives to scoop Fluffy's deposits, most limit their involvement in this dirty task by handling it as fast as possible. If you're actively putting it off, however, you're quickly heading to a stinky situation. Shirking this chore means voluntarily tolerating the sort of smelliness that only a severely stressed-out person could endure. Perhaps it's time to revisit that over-packed schedule and take a vacation (after addressing any lingering issues in the litter department, of course).

You are: Spontaneous

The phrase "long-term planning" inspires you ... to roll your eyes. You never understood the people who couldn't live without their planners, since you do just fine with winging it. Yeah, the tub's pretty gross. But you've got far better things to do than tediously scrub for hours on end with nothing but cleaning solvents for company.

You are: Optimistic

Every season, you get the impulse to finally change over your closet so that a temperature-appropriate outfit is always at your fingertips. Then you go and do something else. You've got dresses from three jobs ago mixed with a few college-era sweaters and who knows what else, but you know that there's going to be a situation where those pieces will come in handy.

You are: Creative

Your culinary masterpieces inspire rave reviews...and plenty of dirty pots, pans and plates. While you'd happily spend an hour or more trying a new recipe, the thought of ten minutes of clean-up bums you out. Even if you have a dishwasher, you're never quite in the mood to even touch the pile.

You are: An individualist

On any given autumn Saturday, you observe neighbors diligently tidying their lawns from the comfort of your living room. You think these people are wasting a perfectly good weekend. To you, fighting Mother Nature is a Sisyphean task and an impeccable lawn is severely overrated. You greet any sideways glances at your leafy yard with a confident nod, then happily go about your day.

You are: Pragmatic

While you might not think anything of dumping clothes into the washer and dryer, the moment that load is finished fills you with angst. You wonder why you should even bother folding clothes when you're just going to have to iron them later anyway. (If you even do that any way.) You're perfectly happy banning bureaus and dressers from your life in favor of hanging clothes in your closet.

You are: A perfectionist

A messy perfectionist isn't an oxymoron. In fact, this phenomenon is more common than you think. Why? Because a perfectionist often won't do something unless they are confident that they can do it well. That cluttered fridge may just be proof that you need to go a little easier on yourself.

You are: A big-picture thinker

From a distance, your bathroom looks fine, and that's more than good enough for you. You'd rather address the grout situation once, preferably when you're renovating that bathroom or doing a major redecoration. While you do care about details, you'd rather not get too bogged down in sweating the small stuff. Now it's back to your "Dream Bathroom" Pinterest board.

You are: A realist

Frankly, dust is right up there with death and taxes — there's simply no getting around it. So why bother fighting what will simply always win? You'd much rather spend your day sorting, decluttering, and tossing all of the things that get dusty in the first place – not that's time well spent. Bonus points if you make a killing at your impromptu garage sale, and pocket some extra dough for a rainy day.

You are: An artist

Those who enjoy vacuuming are probably keen on the rhythm of pulling the whirring machine back and forth — and love to see the tidy little lines the roller makes in the carpeting. How droll, you think. But you'd much rather spend your Saturday painting, dancing, or singing (even though you absolutely no good at it).