a solution to everything
October 24, 2015I’m at my new home now (I owe my blog readers a post on that. It’s a huge milestone in my life, I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about that yet!) writing this on my dining table. Right at the other end of me is my mother rearranging the contents of my kitchen cabinets.
You see, I have no idea how to manage kitchens. What goes where, what goes with what, how to store chinaware neatly etc. This is my first proper home, I need to do it right. So what do I do? Cincai put everything everywhere, make sure my mother sees it, she freaks out and goes all Astarghfirullah on me, and TA-DAAAAAA she is here now organising everything.
The whole contents of my kitchen (even some unopened wedding presents from 3 years ago!) is on the floor or on the counter, ready for Mommy’s instruction on where their fate lies in the kitchen.
You think this is mean, but trust me, she lives for this. She lovesssssss cleaning and organising, this is her zone. I might as well say HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY. HERE’S SOME STUFF TO CLEAN! and she’ll go Awwww what a good daughter, thank you my sweetpie. No joke. After she’s done, she’ll take a few steps back and squint her eyes like something’s wrong. She’ll move the microwave one inch from its original spot and go “Haaaa, kan cantik macam tu?” while the microwave beams proudly of the praise.
That is one trait I definitely did not inherit from her; her domestic goddess-ness.
Sigh, what would we do without our moms. They’re our solutions to everything! God-sent, each and everyone one of them.
If you haven’t said I love you to your mom today, go and do it. I’m telling Daniel and Mariam to do it too.
Miss V,that is one truth no body can deny…my mum says it comes with the age…one day daniel and mariam will be writing about you tidying up their house:))
i have a mom like that too. we moved from kl to kelantan. but my siblings who are married are living in our house in kl. but whenever my mom come to kl for a wedding etc, and stay in the kl house, there MUST be at least A change. AT LEAST. MUST. from tables to sofas, throw out this and that, clean here and there. And I have to say many times to her that she comes here not to clean. but she loves it.
Hahha suddenly teringat cerita friends, the episode where rachel had to move out but still hasnt pack yet, then she said tadaaaaa to monica hahha
Hahaha… Mom is always like that. Especially ’bout cooking, my mom would prefer us to stay away from the kitchen. But, you know, that’s mom’s love. 😀 Vivy, update ’bout your walk in closet please! I know you love that closet, kan? I’ve been dreaming to have one. In syaa Allah when we move to our new home, will get one for me. And if you want to, update us ’bout Daniel’s and Mariam’s room too. Just for our inspiration. Thank you! 🙂
Agreed. It comes naturally as we grow older. Back then, i really didn’t get the point when my mom loved to arrange flowers, buying all stuff of pinggan mangkok etc. Now i am proudly into that too.
My sis, her MIL came to visit her and starts clean her ceiling fans and all those hard to reach spider-web….my sis is so annoyed haha
My sis, her MIL came to visit her and starts cleaning her ceiling fans and all those hard to reach spider-web….my sis is so annoyed haha