My office is strangely quiet. The walls are almost empty, my desk has these big shiny empty spots, the shelves hold a few dog eared phone books, and my drawers hold only the essentials. Pen, paperclips, post-it notes. Gone are the coffee mugs, certificates, photos, lotion bottles, and pizza cutter. It has a surreal, twilight zone feeling really. I hardly recognize it as my office anymore. I guess because those things that made it mine are now gone.<\/p>\n
So tomorrow is it. The last hurrah, the final push. The light at the end of the tunnel is going to hit me right smack in the face. I\u2019m so excited.<\/p>\n
Kevin has already started pulling attitude though. Last night, after dinner, I reminded him, \u201cI cooked so you clean.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way, you\u2019re quitting next week and I\u2019m going to have to work so you get to clean.\u201d<\/p>\n
I gave him my \u201cwonder how fast the life insurance check will get here after I bury him in the backyard\u201d gaze and he quickly began loading the dishwasher.<\/p>\n
We have agreed, however, that I will take over full laundry duty since it is the No. 1 item of contention in our marriage. I still, however, refuse to iron. Good thing Kev\u2019s an engineer. I think wrinkly, food stained shirts are a requirement of the trade. Which is a good thing \u2018cause that\u2019s all Kev owns.<\/p>\n
I, however, can\u2019t wait to pack away all my heels and suits and jackets. I plan on spending all day in my pj\u2019s. I\u2019ll scandalize the neighbors who\u2019ll comment amongst themselves, \u201cI think she\u2019s been wearing that same t-shirt all week. She used to be such a pretty girl but now, tsk, tsk, tsk. I wonder if she isn\u2019t slightly, you know, impaired? In the head? And her hair! Don\u2019t even get me started.\u201d<\/p>\n
Actually, I am very nice neighbors who, oddly enough, are all retired so I\u2019ll at least have someone to day hello to when I wander out to the front porch around noon to pick up the paper before making breakfast. Hey, someone has to provide scandal for the neighborhood. Might as well be me & my well worn pj\u2019s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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