May 10, 2009 - 7:38 am

Waking up to a tidy house

We had friends over last night. Not a party; more intimate. And seeing as we're all mid-to-late thirties now, we no longer feel the need to spin a gathering out until 2am, just to have done things properly.

Guests left about midnight, and then R. and I tidied everything up. Everything. I was a bit knackered by the end, but all the (vast quantitiy of) food has been stored in the fridge, the dishwasher was loaded and set in action, and the awkward bits and pieces were washed up the old-fashioned way.

At the time, it felt a bit of a chore... but waking up to a clean, tidy house is completely worth it. I can see that now. Sunday can be a fun-day instead of a day for preparing to return to work tomorrow.

Lovely.

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