Moar housework

[ailbhe]

Astrid fell down the stairs this morning but is fine; she was up and walking around by the time I met her.


Housework
Hung two loads of laundry
Sorted more to go on
Washed on load of laundry
Cleared draining board
Emptied, refilled and ran dishwasher
Washed a basinful of handwash dishes
Started clearing the counters in the kitchen
Had a shower
Took my pills
Got myself and Astrid fully dressed
Tidied the bathroom
14:49
Hung another load of laundry
Put another on
Measured bedroom and furniture for The Big Move
16:00
Brought in another load, hung another load, put on another load of laundry
Emptied and refilled and re-ran dishwasher again
17:30
Dishwasher again but now all the pots and roasting trays are also done

Children
Snuggled Emer and Astrid in bed
Played with Astrid on the swing
Helped Emer wash apples and chop them for a snack
Talked to Linnea about various domestic things
Picked people up after falls, trips and quarrels
Fetched drinks
Played more with Astrid
Put Astrid down to nap (long involved process, but pleasant for all concerned)
Did Not Interfere with complicated long-drawn-out multi-rule game of older two
Picked up an awful lot of Lego
Talked over Big Bedroom Changes with them again
Fed a very peculiar lunch - halloumi, scrambled egg, rice cake and apple - very late in the day, because of living on highly nutritious cookies all morning. Still, all fed, and moderately nourished.
Insisted that the big girls at least SHOW me that they are still alive because I haven't seen them for hours and they won't let me in to the room where they're playing their game.
Brought Astrid for a walk along the street while the big girls played on the footpath
Took some photos
Watched Emer make bow, arrows and quiver

Comments

[the0lady.livejournal.com]

I like the list of things done with children. It seems more important to me than the housework (which is of course hugely necessary so that's not to discount your achievements in that area). Maybe it would be a good idea to continue keeping track of these successes? After all, if I try to relate it to my own child free life, the children are your "proper job", right? Housework = paperwork & boring meetings.

[ailbhe]

It's very like paperwork, actually! It's essential, it's skilled, the rest of the job absolutely relies on it, if it doesn't get done continuously it becomes an overwhelming mess, and the wellbeing of the entire enterprise requires that it be done even if it means staying late. Heh.

[hfnuala.livejournal.com]

I try to do as little housework as possible and some parts of our house (including Aisling's room, sadly) are now crossing a line into squalid. This makes me very sad and frustrated because I am good at being with the kids and terrible at housework.

[ailbhe]

I naturally go to squalid and I have, over the past seven years, been making more and more of an effort to have a cleanish, tidyish home. It's starting to pay off. I still hate housework though.

[the0lady.livejournal.com]

I loathe it. It has absolutely no inherent attraction for me. But I find the payoff to be sublime - I did live in squalor for years, so I can make an meaningful comparison, and for me at least the dividends, in the form of serenity and clarity, are almost worth it.

I still struggle to keep up with it when I'm down, and I've come to identify mess and dirt with depression and an inability to care about myself properly. That makes me perhaps a little less judgemental of other people's houses, but a lot more alert to it as a symptom of not being bale to cope.

Which might not be true at all, of course - it's perfectly feasible that some people genuinely take comfort in cosy clutter.

[ailbhe]

I love cosy clutter. The difference between that and mank and chaos is immediately obvious to me. Dirt and smelliness are what I want to never ever live with again.

[the0lady.livejournal.com]

Yeah, bad smells are a killer. I go apeshit if my fridge smells of anything other than the very mildest of food smells, and if I can smell anything other than washing detergent on my sheets, I can't sleep. But I think that might be a reaction to living in a house with permanently soiled bedding and ripe bin. I don't think it's an authentic neurosis.

[hfnuala.livejournal.com]

I usually manage to avoid smells but dirt, especially in corners filled with stuff is a huge problem for me. We have a small home and 4 people with associated interests.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I'm glad Astrid was fine.
*hugs you warmly*

[k425.livejournal.com]

I remember when YB fell down the stairs. I think he does vaguely too. I'm glad A's okay!