What a week.

Note to readers (my lovely Baggees): For the avoidance of any doubt - every character in this blog is me!!! No Baggy was harmed in its writing.

Baggy's daily state!
Depression (Black = really bad/Grey = not great/Blue = okay/Yellow = sunny day): Blue.
Anxiety (From 1 = barely any to 10 = gibbering wreck standard): 2.
Tears: No.
Overall day: 😼

The Domestic Goddess has excelled herself, even though Creative Clara says so herself. All week she has been on a project to surprise Calum when he gets home tonight. It did occur to Clever Bird that perhaps Clara has built this up a little too much. Many would think that it's not much of a surprise really. But you need to understand the terrible influence that Hormonal Hannah has been having on the gang recently. Then imagine what a perfect excuse this is for The Domestic Goddess to say, "Nope, Baggy feels terrible, the house can cope". Frequently. And it's a lie - it can't cope! It's quite a big house compared to what Baggy is used to, so The Goddess needs to at least try to keep on top of it. Having two cats, who've now both decided that outdoor ablutions are just not normal, and who come in from outside to use the litter tray, before going back out again - having thrown the litter across the kitchen. And a very large mutt who slops water all over the floor, and seems to like to do the same with his food. And a newly gravelled patio that seems determined to relocate itself in the house. And a Goddess who just can't be bothered to move a certain number one furry's ever increasing bits, off any available surface. Makes it a challenge to keep clean. Even Baggy's sister Debby (who loves cleaning), started to tackle it before giving up in despair. Her words, "Why don't you sort it out so that you can get to things? I could organise this in a day. We'll do it next time I'm up".

But you know what it's like when you move house baggees. Especially as Baggy did the house-moving herself. You empty boxes and stick them in the nearest available cupboard (believing that there's plenty of space). Eventually it occurs to you that you have more stuff than space, so you start to shove it in willy-nilly and heh-presto, nine months later, everything is still where you put it. Almost impossible to get to half of it. No idea what is where. No clue what food you have. Most cupboards getting dangerous to open, lest something lands on your head or worse still a toe. Now the truth is that Calum is the cook of the family. But he has a bit of a sense of humour failure when he can't get to anything, and to say he throws a strop when something lands on his foot - well that doesn't cover the half of it! Baggy and Minty retire to another room and Freda Fretter sits and thinks, "Well it's not my fault". Only of course it is.

So with Hannah's black cloud hanging around all week and making Baggy not want to leave the safety of her house, Clever Bird decided she needed a project. The obvious choice was the kitchen. If Deb reckoned she could sort it in a day, surely The Goddess could do it in a week. Challenge on. It is now done!

Baggy has worked her little socks off to surprise Cal and her sister. She hasn't just cleaned it all (carrying on from where Deb left off), she has also rearranged every single cupboard, so that she can get to things and knows where everything is!

The surfaces are now all clear of clutter and things that should not even be in the kitchen.

And as a final touch, The Goddess found some peach coloured paint in the garage and gave the dirty white walls a makeover.

As a finishing touch, Furry Mama has relocated Mint's food and water bowl and the cats' litter tray so that they are no longer the first thing that you see when you enter the house (everyone comes in through the back door i.e. the kitchen in Suffolk). And she's put down a lovely rug that Debby gave her (it belonged to their Mum), in the entrance way. It fits perfectly. Yes baggees, it might get filthy (especially in the soon to arrive autumn and winter), but The Goddess has a carpet cleaner (not that she's ever used it), and actually it might save the rest of the house from getting quite so filthy! Besides, Minty Mutt loves it.

Baggy is now just waiting for number one to get home from work to see what he makes of The Goddess's efforts. Even the spaghetti bolognaise is bubbling away ready for supper. Sometimes Baggy surprises herself. And she's going to big herself up over it, because The Goddess deserves it, and it might give Hormonal Hannah a little bit of confidence back..........