It’s been 20 days since the kids and in-laws have left for a
trip. How do I feel?
For the past few years, I wondered if I would ever get a day
without having to look at the clock, if I would ever be left alone at home at
least for a day, or if I could skip cooking, cleaning, etc.
Finally, that period has came. I feel serenity, joy, and peace
of mind in not having to attend to the daily chores. True that I still cook
food, clean the house, etc., but I am not obliged to! The point is, I can
choose not to! Or I can do it whenever I please.
You can call this mere laziness. The thing is – I still do
all these things – on time! The mere thought that I need not do it right away gives
me the energy to do it right away.
Read that again.
I still do all the work on time. But, since there’s no
obligation for me to do the household chores, I do them with more energy.
And, anyways, cooking food for just me and my husband is
like a cake walk – it’s like asking a 5th grader to answer the
question paper of a 1st grader. I just need 30 minutes to 1 hour to
wrap up all my household work – even without the maid.
I know I should be missing my kids now. But I am still unpardonably
happy that they are away. You can call me a bad mother, but I feel all mothers deserve
a breather like this. I feel blessed that I have one. I feel happier than I
would be if I were on a vacation with my close friends because I also have a
lot of time to focus on my office work, career, health, and fitness.
Are you guys with me?
