Rain, rain, rain, hail, tornado, rain....
It has been DAYS since the sun has shown itself. We have watched countless hours of tv, read every book in the house, played dress up, played lets-stay-in-our-pjs-all-day (that was mostly just me), crafted, cleaned, and generally driven each other crazy. When you trap two very creative type people with one OCD type person under the same roof for an extended period, it creates a vicious cycle of making messes and cleaning.
It goes without saying that I am not the obsessively clean and tidy person in my house. I'm very certain that I have a vision condition that causes mess to vanish from my sight. N, on the other hand, has the exact opposite condition in which every speck is seen, whether it exists or not. This combination is about as exciting as you are imaging right now. Rather than trying to reach a compromise, we decided to get a housekeeper.
It was the best decision EVER.
Last night I came home from a particularly long and heinous day to a sparkling, fresh smelling house and it was glorious. There was nothing that needed to be done except...nothing. I sat on the couch and enjoyed all of the nothingness all evening, completely guilt-free. Gone was the nagging feeling that there were things that needed to be done. This morning for the first time in a week, the sun was shining bright and early with not a cloud to be seen. I could actually hear the birds chirping as I was getting ready. All I needed were woodland creatures gathered around as I burst into song and it would have been a scene from every Disney movie ever created.
The sunshine my be short lived (like the state of perfection in my house) but I'll take it and enjoy for as long as it lasts.
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