And just quietly, it's pretty bloody fantastic! Just don't tell the kids...
Sass headed off to boarding school (just for the year) and Elle's moved back to Canberra for uni.
Praise be the day!!!
Before she left, Elle was insisting I'd be lonely and miss nagging them. True, it's only been five days, but they have been very peaceful days and I haven't missed asking eight times across a 12-hour period for her to PLEASE empty the dishwasher, pick up after herself, wipe the bench after she's eaten and turn the lights off if she's not in the bedroom/bathroom/kitchen. (Is it possible to get the kids to pay the odd power bill? You know, just for the life-experience...)
Sass left - with nine huge bags of stuff - about 10 days ago. We'd been gathering, shopping, naming and checking that list a hundred times. As one mum said, every time you check, something else appears that you swear wasn't there before. When I say 'list', it went on for pages - more of a booklet really. Everything from sheets and towels, toiletries and textbooks, to hiking gear and stationery. There was stuff all over the place - and now it's all gone!!! Yay.
Elle was next. She had an absolute car-load of clothes, homewares, bedding, cushions, books, a large jute rug, a NutriBullet, leftover beer and wine from her 21st party and a few jars of pickled red cabbage she'd made. And that too is now all outta the house!!
Order has been restored.
Gary seems a little confused, but appears to be embracing the serenity.
On her day of departure, Elle headed off before 6am and I had a summit to attend at 7am. But when I returned, the first thing I did wasn't to check my email - but to vacuum. I was so happy!!
Since then, I've mopped the floors, washed, polished and vacuumed my car (including the footprints on the passenger side window - I kid you not), rearranged the fridge, tidied the laundry - and everything is as I left it!! It's a miracle.
No one is using my debit card for things they 'feel like' at the supermarket, I've watched MAFS uninterrupted and can even go to the loo without someone insisting I look at something 'amazing' they've just found on the internet.
Perhaps I will get bored and lonely - but then again, maybe I won't!
3 comments:
Such a hoot! I could relate to the peace and order... enjoy!
How good is it when you clean the house, go out, and on your return everything is how you left it?!
Last year we were kidless for four months while Z was overseas studying. The adjustment when she came home was a bit rude for all of us!
It is only tempory, but I'm getting very used to it fast! I imagine there will be some adjustment when the baby birds come back to the nest! MWWx
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