We only had a pretty rooftop sprinkle, thankfully, now sunny and very cold. Ideal winter weather if winter weather we must have.
We have just spent 45 mins clearing the boys' room, wasn't cluttered much but dirty - what was that stuck on the floor? Have a headache from repeating myself over and over... and from arguing with s1 about why it needed cleaning. After going on about dust, dirt, bacteria & the black plague, I told him spiders would make webs everywhere and crawl over his head at night. That shut him up. Made him vacuum, dust & polish. He seems to have become a teenager and he's not 12 yet. Then I made them clean their bathroom. Must do a proper list of chores, we had a routine going for a while which worked.
Boys have now fled to friends in case I had any more bright ideas in my "This house is filthy and you are ALL going to help me clean it" mood. I'm normally on top of housework and I hate this state of mankiness. God it's boring. Not spending another Saturday like this.
Shall revive myself with MN & a coffee then tackle the next bit with d. She has the whole corridor full of toys and art stuff as well as her room so the carnage is truly awful.
H is in a sunny mood , he's had a rotten week at work and was def in need of some TLC. We actually spent the evening together, which we haven't done in ages & I was v nice to him & did loads of emailing & admin for him earlier and he brought me a coffee Usually it's me who makes it, admittedly as I complain tell him he grinds too few beans and lets the water boil too long so the coffee is scalded. He came to my study with a mug announcing, "Yes, I ground enough beans and no, I didn't boil the kettle too long!"
Wish it were contagious, MmeLindt, I'd sent some to Geneva. I thought things between you and your h were brighter? Rotten how a bad mood can spoil a weekend.