Those who matter don't mind

[scifimike]

I was supposed to have been spending today with my son. He texted me last night to say he wasn't feeling well, his mother also rang me to confirm he had a stomach bug, he'd been sick and suffering diarrhoea.

As much as I hated not spending the weekend with Danny, it gave me the opportunity to do some much needed housekeeping.

I realised yesterday morning that not only did I have no clean crockery or cutlery, but no clean underwear either. That was a bit of a shock to the system. I put a load of laundry on and did some dishes. It's amazing how therapeutic cleaning can be. Its something I remember my mother saying but I never believe it, however the act of picking up piles of dishes, organising them, washing them and putting them away really did feel good. A physical sign of things improving. I still can't find any side plates though which is annoying and worrying considering I only live in a rented bedsit

I'm not used to having to think about these things. Housework, laundry, cleaning. Without meaning to sound too much like a sexist fucking pig, my wife used to take care of all that. Just one more thing I need to get my head around, especially as I'm planning on getting a decent enough place to have Danny come and stay with me.

Comments

[paynesgrey]

Cleaning is very therapeutic! Yay for you!
I hope you get to see your son again soon and he feels better. <3
Take care!

[sparkythegeek]

It makes me laugh when I'm at the store and think, "Oh hey! I should buy bathtub tile cleaner! That would be smart." I never would've considered that on my own, before.

[howsmyenglish]

Hm. You helped me to realize something about my inner workings with this post... Thanks! :D

[unhingedforest]

You do make yourself sound sexist bu most importantly, you're learning from it and growing so fair play to you, and good luck