Underwear and Perry Mason

Dear Popo:

It’s been a boring Monday, the status-quo for my day off.  I worked out (agility and endurance today at boot camp, sounds a little like a doggy training course).  I then cleaned the house, which had not been done for weeks.  Dustin and I had been playing the passive-aggressive game of “I cleaned the kitchen last time” and I lost.  Honestly though, I’m fairly certain he did clean the kitchen last time.  I was just hoping my laziness would win out over his stubbornness.  I do want to note, though he does the dishes more often than me, he rarely actually “cleans” the kitchen.

Remember how Dad used to make us do our chores (mine was always cleaning the kitchen) every Saturday morning before noon?  According to Dad cleaning the kitchen wasn’t just putting the dishes in the dishwasher.  Remember we had the whole list of things that had to be done, including moving and cleaning under the fridge and stove at least once a month?  That is what I consider cleaning (thanks Dad) and so when I clean the kitchen I actually use bleach and counter cleaners.  A few months ago I moved all of the cleaning supplies out from under the kitchen sink (one of the requirements for our home study) and I don’t think Dustin has noticed yet.  Dustin is a fantastic husband and great at 98% of the things he does, but deep cleaning isn’t one of those.

I’m also doing laundry today.  I bought some new underwear at Aerie last week and I have this fear that if I wear them without cleaning them first I’ll get crabs or a flesh eating bacteria.  I figured since I have to clean my new undies, I might as well do the other laundry piling up in the bathroom too.  I need to stop going to Aerie though.  I have so many pairs of underwear now I am running out of space in my small underwear drawer.  I actually spent some time on Craigslist this afternoon searching for a small dresser to put in our closet.  But, I got bored and decided to create this blog instead.

I’ve been watching old television shows today (between the cleaning sprees).  Hawaii Five-0 and Perry Mason were on earlier.  It made me think of Ma and her nightgown, sitting in front of the television drinking her tea and eating fresh ginger bread.  I kind of yearn for those afternoons.  I think if I’d realized how stressful and monotonous adulthood was going to be, I wouldn’t have raced so fast to get here.

Love,

Kiki