Dishes & Laundry

There is a quote from Shakespeare that goes something like "War and lechery, war and lechery, nothing else holds fashion."

Substitute dishes and laundry for war and lechery, and that pretty much sums up everyday life for everyone. I used to mumble this phrase like a mantra as I slogged through housewifery chores for 30+ years.

The fact that we are dealing with the mundane details of running a household is a blessing, instead of fretting hourly about getting enough fluids into Juli. We have progressed so much that now I grouse about the trivial.

It's Saturday, and the dishes are done; the laundry is going round and round downstairs. Later, Juli and I will take a walk up to the drugstore for a few necessities. There's a big week coming up (MRI results and GI consult on Tuesday), but we'll have clean plates and clean clothes. Strange how the normalcy of such things balance the perception of the potentially traumatic stuff.