Some friends and I have been reminiscing about things we did in the past, always dangerous as we age! I can't believe how tired I get now after some simple household chores.
Years ago when I lived by myself and working full time, on my weekends off, I spent Saturday getting sorted for the week ahead. I had a cleaner for years, but when I downsized to a small three bedroomed house, I did it myself. Saturday was my turn around day when I did everything. By 9 o'clock I'd have done a load of washing, and pegged it out on the line, I'd then make up the clean bed, clean the bathroom, and vac all the bedrooms and landing. By 11 o'clock I would have whooshed around, cleaned the kitchen and down stairs cloak room and run the vac all through down stairs. After lunch I went into town, did my food shopping, visited the library. I usually met some one for a coffee before returning home.
I used to spend some time doing the garden, but always sat down at 5 to watch the soap 'Brookside.'
I nearly always went out with friends, either to the cinema or we all liked dancing and there was a club not far from Billericay, where we went. I rarely stayed in on a Saturday night!
Sunday morning I ironed some clothes and the bedding before I went to church. I always cooked myself a Sunday dinner and then, I usually met up with friends and we went off somewhere. London was was easy as Billericay was on the Liverpool St. line train line.
These days, I tidy the bed, clean the bathroom, tidy in the lounge and I'm whacked! I never realised how much I did in one day, all those years ago and never thought I would find it all so exhausting when older! And now I wonder why I did so much cleaning?
Still as my friend said, we're still here albeit slower!
Yes dangerous to look back! What do you think?
Chrisxx
8 comments:
I don't think I was ever as busy as you described. I don't think I cleaned as much as you did. :)
We often wonder how we did it all, but we did, and lived to tell the tale. We would do it again if we had to, as well.
Wow you certainly were busy. I've never been as busy as that!! :)
I do get tired quicker now that I've gotten older, but still manage to get things done.
I've definitely slowed down as I've got older, but over the week everything gets done ... and I do like 'my reward' of a cup of tea, you just can't beat it :)
All the best Jan
This was a topic at a lunch I had with school friends last week. One friend had spoken to her doctor about a sudden need for a morning and an afternoon nap. She has had some tests recently but he said this isn't a health issue, it is an age issue. She is retired, in her 70's and she is allowed to take naps. She is entitled to take naps!
I was married with five children. I would get up early and shower, start the kid train in the one bathroom, cook two shifts of breakfast for the early bus and the second bus (staggered around bathroom times), dress, makeup, hair, possibly a load of clothes in the washer, load up the crock pot for supper. Get the kids out the door with back packs and lunches, pour coffee in my thermos, grab my lunch, drive 20 minutes and be at my desk smiling by 8:00.
These days I do make breakfast for grandkids and put them on a bus and by 8:00 I am in my chair, still in my jammies, drinking my first cup of coffee. And wondering how I did it all.
Sounds like not a moment to spare, a Mum on the run.
Brookside was my treat of the week. After a week of being out on the road, to come home, get the shopping done, make dinner, then settle down to Brookside at 5pm.
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