Only a few days left of this wandering fog called a winter break and reality will come rapidly back into sharp relief. That and all of our usual responsibilities, like knowing what time of day it is, what day of the week it is, and where we are in the month. That and driving, shopping, school runs, lunches and every day regular life. Oh, oh and waking up at a reasonable hour and going to bed well before midnight. That is something I look forward to. Regular sleep patterns and my own bed. Amazing what passes for good news as you get older. Ha.
One last leg of our drive and we’ll be officially home, and then I can begin to resettle for school and work obligations. I’m sure I have a mountain of laundry to process. The dishwasher will have sat idle for the week, so those dishes will be stinky, and may need a second run through if we had any really sealed in goo on the bowls. Gotta sort out the presents to locate school back packs, books and such. It’s going to be a whole thing this weekend getting prepared to return to regular days. I have a pile of masks to wash, and N95’s to find out of storage. The new extra curricular schedule to put in my phone, and attempt to remember to use a 3 and not a 2 on any dates I write down.
I intend to undertake a good broken toy / garbage purge in the coming week(s). Depending on how long it takes to make the interior look livable, and less cluttered. I foresee a lot of sorting this time around, and not as much throwing things away. Finding all of the LOL Doll accessories and putting them in an accessible, but tidy spot to be played with, without winding up all over the family room floor. Sorting out Trolls, and Peppa Pig from Harry Potter, from all of the LOL Doll figures and accessories is going to take a very long time. My main goal is to remove as much cardboard/kleenex/napkin shards that accumulate around the house while the kids modify their toys and build cloaks, coats, sleeping bags, and back packs for their various toys. I don’t mind the crafting and modifications, but I detest them leaving the aftermath scattered over the floor. Paint streaks on the hardwood floors, globs of glue on the edge of the coffee table, pieces of paper confetti against every available surface. Ugh.
Don’t get me started on the actual crafts, fancy paper and glitter bombs I find behind the couches, or hidden corners of the house. Bits of decorative string, cord, or frayed rope lengths just lying every where. Sand and glitter all over the table cloth in the dining room. Buttons, jewels and baubles that get thrown about the room, ready to pinch your foot should you step on them. Maddening! Madness! Mayhem I say. So I need to re-sort all that stuff, and probably get rid of things that never get used, like colouring books, and dried out markers, and smashed crayon bits, and dried up glue sticks. That’s at least a full weeks worth of home house keeping to undertake. I do have some down time coming, so I’ll definitely find the time. Wee!
Come Monday we are all back to regular life. It may not be normal as of yet (Thanks COVID-19 : XBB15 point something or other). Maybe in another year or two if we miraculously decide to try something other than mostly nothing. Maybe this new year will bring us all some clearer insights and inspiration. Who knows! Ciao Bella
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