All the machines are running—dishwasher, washer & dryer. Radio is on. Gigantic pile of laundry waiting for me downstairs. Pots & pans waiting for me in the sink. Bed is unmade. Recycling boxes need to be broken down. *sigh*
After a wonderful Thanksgiving, my Mother-in-Law (MiL) has left and in 2 days time, household clutter & chaos has returned. It has become very apparent that I am a terrible housekeeper. My MiL is in constant motion. The entire holiday weekend my kitchen was spotless. The living room was always picked up. The trash and recycling never piled up. She has an amazing energy reserve. So besides being free from cooking this holiday weekend, I also had a very clean, clutter-free house. And she let me sleep in every day. I was spoiled, but now in retrospect I am feeling slightly guilty for being so incredibly lazy.
Futile housework makes me very bitchy and hateful. As I have already spent an hour of cleaning up dishes from last night (Spoiled Wifey Confession: Yes, I routinely let them sit in the sink overnight.) and picking up the living room, I am starting to seethe toward the Hubby. Come on, Ladies, you know the routine: Polite requests to pick up or put away things are ignored for days on end. I am feeling like his personal maid, which is never good as it builds resentment and I lose that loving feeling. I have decided that I am not going to touch his office. I know he will wait until he is buried in dishes and trash before he cleans. Primarily when it affects his ability to play his video games will he motivate.
Now I am no clean freak myself. I am just as guilty for leaving things be for days on end, too. I do get annoyed with myself but I can tolerate picking up my own mess and the kiddo much better. Man oh man, I can sympathize with professional housecleaners. What a thankless, underpaid job!
I can’t be all negativity and ranting, so let’s talk about Thanksgiving, shall we? I always hope that I am providing for a happy childhood for the kiddo. Celebrating the holiday traditions with our small family, hopefully with minimal stress, is a sure-fire way that I’m doing one aspect of my “job”. Ha! So the MiL was able to come for the long weekend and the Hubby was able to take the Wed and Fri off as well. Five glorious days together, one happy family! The highlights include cooking together, giving thanks at our sumptuous meal, kiddo making a turkey project, watching “Tangled” in 3D at the theatre (Holy Moly, $49 for 4 tickets and another $25 for popcorn & drinks! It saddens me to think that people are not able to afford an escape to the movies.), walking the dogs around the neighborhood daily (usually it’s such a chore that the Hubby and I pitch to each other), decorating the Christmas tree and putting up the decorations.
Reflecting on how awesome my holiday was has definitely put me in a better mood. Now in my remaining 30 minutes of my alone time, I just need to do my hair and apply make-up before I pick up the Boy. Looking like I have it together will make me think I have it together! Right now, I look haggard and feel bitchy. Not an image I want to project to the world.
Some pics of our Thanksgiving weekend:
Brining the turkey
Cooked Turkey
Yummy Thanksgiving Meal
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