At the end of a long day, having made hundreds of decisions (some rather large, many around the minutia of the return to school) it is a relief to fall back into the rhythms and routines of home life. My husband is the cook in our home. Early on in our marriage, he realized that if wanted to eat anything other than the basics (which often included a Kraft box), he would need to take over the cooking. Fortunately for us, I was more than happy to do the washing up instead. This evening, after the Return to School Zoom Town Hall, I took great pleasure in wrapping up my day by washing the dishes and cleaning up the kitchen. The sheer sense of accomplishment, of clean counters and empty sinks after a day of juggling knives and spinning plates, means that I head to bed now with a sense of resilience and possibility.
Ready to do it all again.
What is it about those small tasks that center us when everything else is so much?
ReplyDeleteAfter a day of so many decisions, cleaning the counters sounds just right. I love the image of juggling knives and spinning plates.
ReplyDeleteSpin those plates, E! Nice writing!
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