Today wasn't my day

[wiseheart]

But then Saturday rarely is. The weekly laundry throws over the usual daily schedule, and I get even less done than usual.

I worked a bit on the mirror quiet books in the morning - but not as much as I hoped. I wanted to finish the bees and sew them on, thus completing both double pages... well, it didn't happen. I have sewn on the loops, and even completed two of the four bees, but the other two are still unfinished. Tomorrow it is. Even though I wanted to write a bit tomorrow, aside from the shopping tour I'll have to make.

Then I cooked lunch. I made Sauerbraten and apple crumble for dessert; both things I make regularly and always succeed. Well, today I burned the Sauerbraten, and the apple crumble (meaning the crumble part of it) turned out as dry and hard as Sägemehl. Tomorrow I'll have to make Vanillesauce to pour over the crumble, so that we'll be able to actually eat it.

By then it was 4pm and I was royally pissed at my day. So, to cheer myself up a bit I called H. and we talked a bit. Then I just played solitaire on my geriatric laptop because I knew that writing was out of the question in my current state of mind. Hell, I couldn't even focus on a sodding crossword puzzle!

So yeah; so not my day! I'm looking forward to watch the umpteenth re-run of Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood baking together in the GBBO's Mastercourse.

Comments

[sister_raphael]

That's so annoying about the cooking being a little burnt. it does sound like you have a fix for it, so it won't be wasted!

[motodraconis]

Is there no way you can reason with your mum on this insane laundry schedule and get it slashed back? I think you mentioned you did have a washing machine... if she wants extra soaking... there is a setting for doing a pre-wash. Not that either of you need it. You are not returning daily drenched in sweat from slaving in the fields, or covered with horse poop from scraping the local lord's stables.

Even if you did have as it twere... "digestive accidents" a pre-wash setting can sort that. Pre-wash, wash, hang up to dry.

Mind you, my own mother is not someone I can easily reason with, but if you could explain that this is impacting your physical and mental health...? You are supposed to be retired and not getting any younger. You need a break from endless and frankly, unnecessary, chores. You look after her, who looks after you?

[wiseheart]

Well, we need to do our laundry once a week, or else we'd run out of clean underwear. And clean kitchen towels. It is just so that laundry time falls into the slot when I usually do something more pleasant. Mum is actually very reasonable, honestly, we just have different priorities.

[wiseheart]

Nah, nothing wasted.nit seems we'll be eating the stuff for days which means no cooking today. Yay!