The relatively harmonious environment continues but the time management is no better.
I came home the other day - after a crappy day at work - to find that lunch dishes were still in the sink, dinner had not even been started and son not fed. This on a day when our son was on holiday - admittedly - but had watched 3 DVDs during the day - Monsters vs Aliens, Bolt and The Incredibles. No doubt she was doing Facebook.
The pattern continues of not working during the day even when she doesn't go out and then all work in the evening. So my day does not really end until 9 - 9:30.
But, hey, my attempt at equanimity continues and life is fine. It may also be fine because of the amount of shopping done recently. £700 worth of shoes arrived at home the other day - though about £530 of that went back. New clothes, new coats. Shopping as recreation has started again.
My parents came back from a long holiday and so we needed to get the house ready for them. I just gave up on asking her to do anything - I was just grateful that she was willing to go to the airport as a surprise and then stay overnight.
So I came home from work on the Friday night and went shopping. Woke up early on Saturday morning, did the cooking, provided breakfast for our son, worked with him on his homework, got him ready, went shopping again for provisions and prepared lunch. All the while, I am not quite sure what she did but she certainly did not work.
Rooms go unpainted, lights are not put up, study tables are not bought - all projects that are her accountability. But holiday tickets are snapped up months in advance. My only theory is that she finds routine tasks boring and hence procrastination is the order of the day. But holidays and shopping are exciting and thus get done efficiently.
When will she grow up? Lord give me strength.
