The decision to stay home can be complete without a list of unfinished chores.

Rest gets justified rather than chosen. People explain a quiet evening by pointing at laundry, errands, or an early start, as though the wish itself were not sufficient reason. That habit turns your own preference into something requiring supporting evidence, and it slowly teaches you that wanting a night in does not count.

Decline the next thing without a reason built out of tasks. A simple line saying you are staying in will do. Notice the urge to add a chore to the end of the sentence, and let the sentence stop where it naturally stops.