When it seems there are more traffic jams on the road of life than there are open highways. When you’ve paid the tolls, obeyed the laws, and you still hit road blocks, detours and run out of gas. When it feels like you’ve been the victim of a hit and run, sometimes you just need a simple win to get back on the road.

Sometimes doing just one simple, mundane, numb-nuts task can give you the sense of completion, accomplishment and control you’ve been dying for. So go ahead and fold that laundry, do those dishes, water the pants, organize that drawer, vacuum the rug. You might just be amazed how quickly you return to being the calm, cool, capable person you know you are.

Never underestimate the value of a simple task done well.