What Kate said — after you’ve endured a hard week and a 13 hour day, that’s when a decent boyfriend grabs the Palmolive and the scrubber and pitches in a little bit. Stack the dishwasher, at least. NOT get on your case about your own home. WTF?!!
Wow, Em! You are amazing for turning a bad situation around so fast, and with such clarity of purpose! Please don’t beat yourself up for having had this happen to you — it can sneak up like the tale of the frog in a pot of water that gradually heats up… if it started out hot, it would have hopped out immediately. Enjoy the brighter colors of a better life!
Enjoy your gorgeous new shoes, Janelle! You must feel so much lighter to have that “Get over it. NOT my problem” sort of tone out of your life.