I have decided to be tough with my time management. I have allocated half an hour for lunch and the rest of the time I must spend cleaning, cooking, tidying, vacuuming and sorting. So here I am sitting at my computer during my first ever designated lunchtime  and I have this feeling that this new phase will not be lasting very long.

Yesterday was a hectic day, beginning with me realising that I was supposed to attend a prep information evening at the school that evening. After driving from here to there to there to there, finally getting home and tidying up for a short while and then getting the children from school and then having to cook and eat while panicking because husband was taking a bit long to get home and would I have to lug the children to the info evening?! Because I wouldn’t like that and they certainly wouldn’t. Finally he arrives, he eats while I get ready and reminds me that we are almost out of bread. I walk out thinking I had left everything in a huge mess, so many pots to wash and so much rubbish in the bin and tons of clean dishes to be put away.

The information evening was very little NEW info, since I am such a dab hand at the prep/school thing nowadays. I could have given the talk. On the way home, I texted husband to ask if he needed anything besides the bread and to ask how the children were. Here is his text in its entirety:

All ok here. Kids are showered, now reading and one is in bed sleeping. Lunches are made. Kitchen clean and garbage out. Nothing else needed from shops. Love you very much.

Husband is truly remarkable. I mean look at the text, people. JUST LOOK!

I don’t know anyone who can say they’ve received a text like this from their husband before. (except for you, Susan) – Proper sentences, no annoying contractions and not a “LOL” in sight. Bless him.

Can you all just say mashaAllah and carry on. No evil eye here please.

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