I have nearly completed my pyramid of paperwork, it has been relentless since I returned to work. Daisy left on Saturday and amazingly has got a job interview today for a part time waitress in a very pleasant restaurant, so fingers and toes crossed she will be solvent this year. Before she left she quite literally bled me dry, to listen to her you would have thought she had not a stitch of clothing to her name. I did point out that she was taking a suitcase full of cocktail dresses of which she has more of than t-shirts! I was informed that they were essential to a successful freshers week! Her initial packing consisted of those, plus a blanket and 2 towels!! WTF, so I explained that in this miracle age of Internet shopping I could get such basics sent and maybe she should focus on bras, knickers and jeans. The case was the size of her and weighed in at twice her weight, this plus 3 extra bags was bundled on a train to York, I was so stressed I forgot to cry, but I had cried all week , the house feels very empty now we were once 6 now we are 4.
As a parting gift I gave her my beeeautiful Mandarina Duck red laptop bag sigh.
I have managed to keep the best tidy fairy in the world* though because last night I came home to a roast chicken dinner plus a clean kitchen and all the washing folded (we don't iron) I may have to nail her arse to the floor if she thinks she's ever leaving home.
* Kitty of course
1 comment:
Although you've been crying, your sense of humour is kept intact! Too funny, the packing!
Wonderful the way Kitty's stepping up to rustle up a fab meal and do some cleaning. It's always interesting to see the way relationships shift when one or the other is away. . . family dynamics are infinitely interesting, imho.
Post a Comment