Yesterday I did something I never thought I would do. It felt so naughty. So wrong. Taboo. But I had no choice really. I did what I had to do for the greater good of the family.
You see, on the mornings I take Savannah to school I get up and dressed before moving on to getting the kids their clothes on, breakfast made, teeth/hair brushed, etc. It’s just easier. But herein lies the problem. If I am dressed, hair (sort of) fixed, and makeup (sort of) applied, I don’t feel like getting down to the nitty gritty of doing any household chores, other than maybe tossing some clothes in the dryer or straighening up the kitchen. Mopping the floor or scrubbing the toilet in my wrinkle-released yoga pants seems kinda June Cleaver-ish, sans the pearls, in a new millennium sort of way.
Last week my hubby, in a moment of sheer male stupidity no doubt, cancelled my monthly housekeeper…AND didn’t tell me…until I wondered why she never came at our appointed date and time…AFTER I had let the house “go” for a few days because I thought she would be here. (I thought about posting something about this the day it happened but I couldn’t seem to write anything without 4 letter expletives attached to it, so I refrained.)
Now, because of the set of given circumstances something was going to have to give! Savannah had to go to school. I had to get the house cleaned. If I cleaned myself up for the day, I just wouldn’t get as much done. So I didn’t.
I got up and immediately went to work in the laundry room. Sorting, washing, drying, folding. Then the kids got breakfast. I moved on to the master and living areas. Picked up and prepared for vacuuming. Beds made. Trash cans emptied. The kids got dressed, combed, and brushed. They watched some TV. I worked up a sweat in no time flat and then we had to pile in the car for school.
Savannah looked at me strangely: “Mommy, you are still in your pajamas”. It was true. But in my defense the shirt was a tank top. The pants, definite pj bottoms. Nobody’s going to see those though! Geez! And it worked. I got more accomplished yesterday morning than I had all week.
And it was strangely freeing driving down the highway in my pajamas. I was a rebel. A rebel WITH a cause. A cause to let the other moms in the morning carpool lane know (especially the perky, Ann Taylor loft looking, completely tanned and manicured one…you know who you are), it is perfectly acceptable to let yourself go for the good of the family fortress. Well, every once in a while anyways. At least often enough for your husband to have pity on you and hire your housekeeper back.
Yeah, as a matter of fact, he did.
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He cancelled your housekeeper without telling you? That might rank up there with cancelling the family vacation to go to Africa–alone! Kidding–I’m glad you got her back, and I’m glad you got to experience the freedom of driving down the road in your pj’s–and I’m glad you got your housework done. I bet I could get a housekeeper out of this whole Africa deal–what do you think?
I hope you didn’t take a shower ALL day and that Jeremy got home to a sweaty wife! HA Actually,
on days I can do that-I do. I find I get so much more done. What’s really funny is when your 11
year old son says: “your’re wearing THAT to take me to school. Your’re not going in are you?”
I just drinve right by the Hummer-driving Moms and smile knowing that they are getting their house
cleaned EVERY week and eat out EVERY night AND SHOP EVERY DAY at Ann Taylor Loft!
Okay, so Ann Taylor Loft is probably my favorite store ever! Can we still be friends? You too, Michele? Seriously though, while I might have plenty of clothes from there, I don’t wear them every day (obviously). I can honestly say I’ve never taken Noah to school in PJs, but, then again, Chanch usually takes him and I stay in my PJs until time to pick Noah up at 12:00 (KIDDING!) Glad to hear you have the housekeeper again. I hope Jeremy learned his lesson!
I’m glad it worked for you. Those are usually the times I’d run out of gas or have some other unforseen circumstance that would compel me to get out of the cr and stand there (somewhere) looking that in front of God and EVERYBODY! :)
Hey guys, in all fairness, I love that store and it is the first place I’m going when I lose 5 more pounds.
By the way, they have AWESOME sales so I do not have anything against them! A girl has to look her
best, right?
Sadly, because I work, I’m suited and booted by the time Mary Catherine goes to school. So I can’t relate, really.. I have to do all my house stuff in the evenings and on weekends. However, I do rely on a housekeeper and grocery delivery service and if anyone took them away from me, I’d probably break down in a flood of tears!
:)
Oops! Did I make it sound like I didn’t like Ann Taylor Loft??? I LOVE that store! Their sales are THE BEST!!! But seriously…to car pool? Where does that woman go for 3 hours looking like that???
Just have one more comment -Guess what I got for Mother’s Day? A gift card from Ann Taylor Loft! I
got to go by there after luncg since there was one right down the street! I got a a pair of pants and top
for $35. Guess I will still have to go when I lose 5 more pounds!