major work

I did some major shopping for the apartment this weekend. I bought foodstuffs I didn't even know I needed, kept asking myself, so why are you getting all this stuff, then I remembered that I hadn't really shopped for stuff for about a month now. I had been trying to save money by only shopping for stuff I really needed. This time I bought needs, wants, maybe's, future use, everything.

I also did some cleaning, seems like that's what I spend my Sundays on these days cleaning and cooking. I moved into my own home and I have turned into a housewife, instead of exploring all those adventures I wanted to but felt my sisters home was acting as sort of a hindrance for me. I spend my weekends, cooking and cleaning, what does that say about me? My aunt actually tried to talk me out of cleaning every weekend by telling me that I loved alone so I really shouldn't be worried about how good or bad my home looked, and for a while it worked. I neglected to clean for about 2 weeks, I spent my weekend writing, and doing my hair. But when I looked at the place I felt like it was going to shit, I was asking myself: why are you letting this place go to shit, you spent a lot of money trying to make it look eclectic, now you're going to let it go to shit because you're too lazy to clean. And so the cleaning lady in me was awakened.

Grocery shopping. Cooking. Cleaning.

This is my weekend. Toss worrying into that and it's a nice stew.

I don't mind some of those, the only part about cleaning I can't stand is scrubbing my bathroom. I hate that to a T. If I could afford it I would hire a cleaning lady to clean only the bath, wash my pots and pans, and scrub the top of the gas cooker, and that would be it. The rest of the work: straightening, picking up after yourself, dusting, everything else I can manage. The scrubbing of the bath has to be the absolute worst bit. I try to console myself that I am working on my arm muscles when I scrub in a circular motion but then, I could get that from lifting weights. To think when I lived with my sister I used to do that twice. Twice. For my bathroom and theirs. She hated to scrub theirs so suddenly it became my job. Hmmm...if only she knew how much I hated doing that stuff.

A maid should be put in the budget.

To the week ahead:

I pray that all my worries and fears for this week shall be evaporated by His holy hand. I pray that He helps me do this new job and to carry it out with zeal and excellence, and a lot of patience. I pray for my mum on this grandparents day, I ask you that you keep her in good health, make her strong and protect her from all dangers. I ask that you keep her going to see me become what you shall make me. I pray that you O Lord, shall make of me what is your wish, and I hope that my prayers are put into consideration at that time. I thank You for the blessings in my life, I hope I do not disappoint you or anyone else. These and more I ask of you O Lord. Amen.