Who should do this right now

It was one of those evenings where the simplest thing felt impossible. We were all in the kitchen, and the question of who would take out the recycling just hung there. I could feel my brain starting to loop, weighing who was busiest, who did it last, who seemed most tired.

The endless scroll in my head

I was just standing there, staring at the bin. My phone was in my hand, but I wasn't really looking at it. I was just scrolling through the same mental list over and over, the pros and cons of each person.It felt silly, honestly. Such a small thing. But the more I thought, the heavier it got. The quiet in the room wasn't peaceful; it was just waiting.

Letting the wheel decide

I didn't want advice. I didn't need a better system. I just needed the thinking to stop. So I pulled up the wheel on my phone, the one I usually use for silly things like what to eat.I typed in all our names. My sister, my partner, the kids, me. Just a simple list. No reasoning attached. Then I tapped the screen.It spun for a second. The whirring sound was almost comical in the quiet kitchen. When it landed, it just felt... done.

A quiet relief

The decision was made, and it wasn't by me. That was the whole point.

Back to the evening

Someone got up, took the bag, and that was it. The air just cleared.