Due to VBS this week, and returning to work, and trying to get the house ready to sell, and not sleeping well due to having all of this on my mind, I have been exhausted the last two days.
Last night after VBS, I was dogged tired. W was doing some painting. The kitchen was a mess (I've been doing the majority of the kitchen cleaning recently.)
Normally this would be danger time! A perfect storm. Lots to do. Over tired. Kitchen a wreck. I could feel myself getting anxious and my blood starting to boil. I had fixed the gutters on the house (nothing major, just some caulking and screw tightening) before VBS. But anyway I had almost said something . Then I realized, this is one of my biggest 180s! Either shutup and live with kitchen sink piled up, or shutup and take care of it!
And an amazing thing happened. I emptied the dishwasher of the clean dishes. Then quietly got a snack, and sat down in the recliner (first time all day that I got to just sit and chill!). I was just too exhausted at that point to empty the dishwasher. I heard my W in the kitchen. She had gone in and emptied the sink and loaded the dishwasher! I was so amazed at how by not saying anything, doing my part, she quietly did her part too!
I cannot tell you what a huge thing this is. We haven't operated like an unspoken team like that in years. I am proud of myself for keeping my trap shut (a year ago I would have exploded and been very critical and verbally abusive), but even more proud that my W took the initiative to load the dishwasher!
Amazing day.
Also, the house progressed well too. Too much done yesterday to list, but there is light at the end of this tunnel.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018
