I have been enjoying the clean. When I leave for work with a neat kitchen, I come home to a neat kitchen. Which is not to say that my husband has suddenly started doing dishes - lol - but his plate or bowl left on the counter is nothing in comparison with the scattered cups, spoons, unwashed cutting board and other detritus Ally left in her wake.
I have not done laundry yet because I don't have enough to make a load - never a problem with a teen aged girl around.
The cash in my wallet stays in my wallet!
The thing that doesn't change? That mom radar. There is a part of my brain that is constantly sending out waves in search of my kids. I have this undercurrent of awareness of where they are and what they might be doing at all times. It is hard to express but I suspect most moms can relate. No matter how far from home they are, there is a part of me seeking them out.
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That radar? It never goes away.
The radar does weaken a little, though. And then grandkids come along, and you get to worry about them instead.
I don't have kids, but my 84-year old father of 4 says the empty nest syndrome is a myth because he still worries about his oh-so-grown-up chicks. And my Mom (before she died last year) had "radar" with us right up until she died - calling just at the right times when we needed her. An amazing ability - so act on yours when it goes off!
Jan
(Forgive me if I have written this before on your blog. I have several blogging friends with empty nests this fall.)
It would be worse if we didn't care.
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