Ooh, I bet garden work is good for mind-wandering and ideas! I don't wash the dishes a lot because I have a dishwasher, but chores are generally good for letting the mind wander. Though these days I have a tendency to listen to podcasts while doing chores, but they also spark a lot of ideas, so it all works out.

Good luck keeping the ivy in check!

Congrats on finishing the fic and getting a lot of writing done on the other one. Yay for getting the story down to 1000 words! :-)