Friends have a way of giving you a mirror to some other ways to live. Some things you don't recognize or want; others you feel inspired.
As I search for normalcy, I find I'm craving landing on the rhythms that will work for me. One of them is the housework.
We used to have a housecleaner. I got tired of coordinating the visits and spending the $$. i knew if we canceled, it'd be mostly up to me to get it done.
I've tried to do a little everyday but that never works. This past weekend, I spent several hours of Sunday doing a deep clean. I finished up on Sun eve and was done for the week.
All week, I realized this is a huge, positive change. I've had this hanging over my head each week, trying to remember what small job I need to do that day. Getting it all done at once, I feel so free to focus on other things. It feels like a gift. It's pretty easy to keep things tidied up as the week has gone on. It feels like a gift to myself to do the work upfront, the hard work.
I guess an old dog can still learn new tricks.
Here's to health and adulting.