Hvert - Good job on the basement. That sounds like a tremendous accomplishment! And well done on getting as far as you did on the sink. When it comes to home repairs, I've found that it normally takes me three trips to the hardware store before I can get whatever it is done.
Angelique and Stargazer, Sometimes I set a timer for ten minutes and tell myself that I can stop after ten minutes if I want to. Usually, in ten minutes the task is either done - or it actually starts feeling good that I am making progress and I often go longer. For me, having stuff pile up is EXHAUSTING. It saps my energy like nothing else. Maybe getting a stool to lean on while doing dishes would help. Or filling the sink with water and soaking them - and then putting them in the dishwasher soaked without actually washing them just to get them out of the sink… You can do it!! :-)