Baby Blase

I have a new found appreciation for and pride in doing the household chores. I am putting dishes away right after I use them, making the bed every morning and laundry - oh the sweet smell of laundry - the folding, the putting away - so lovely.

This is not normal for me. I hate to clean. I love a clean house - I just don’t like being the one to do it. So, where is this new side of Aimee coming from? Is it some kind of mom-gene kicking in? Wanting to provide a good example for my son? Or to give him a sparkling clean and orderly house to thrive in… no, I realized this morning that these household chores are so appealing because I know how to do them. There’s no figuring it out as I go. I’ve done it before. It’s mindless. And because socks can’t cry at me. Dishes don’t whine. And when beds are made they stay made - all day, until I decide to unmake them.

Listening: Jason Collett