drudgeries
Mind-numbing routine tasks
Drudgeries are tedious, menial, or exhausting tasks—the grinding work that wears you down: the daily drudgeries of housekeeping, office drudgeries that drain the spirit.
The plural emphasizes multiple burdens or repeated instances of such labor.
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- grindCrush into particles
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- filingStoring documents systematically
data entry · busywork · slog · grunt work · cubicle · overtime · deadlines · monotony
Oppressive weight or duty
- wearinessState of being drained
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- tediumWearisome dullness
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
fatigue · dread · obligation · resentment · thanklessness · exhaustion · draining · dispiriting
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- grindCrush into particles
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
filing · data entry · busywork · slog · grunt work · cubicle · overtime · deadlines · monotony · shifts
burden
Oppressive weight or duty
- wearinessState of being drained
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- tediumWearisome dullness
boredom · fatigue · dread · obligation · resentment · thanklessness · exhaustion · draining · dispiriting · soul-sucking
housework
Domestic cleaning duties
mopping · laundry · dishwashing · ironing · dusting · vacuuming · tidying · sweeping · polishing · scouring
drudgeriespleasures
Sources of enjoyment
delights · joys · entertainments · diversions · amusements
drudgeriesartistry
Exceptional creative skill
creative work · craftsmanship · labors of love · intellectual pursuits · innovations