Hand and Foot
Posted: Wed 27 September, 2006 Filed under: General 2 Comments »One thing that’s very odd at the moment is that because I’m staying in a B&B , and having meals every night, I’m not actually doing any cooking or really anything for myself. And that, to me, is very strange – I’m not used to it, and I’ve never been overly keen on the entire “being served” concept in life.
Obviously I don’t mind on occasion, or when an event requires it. I don’t object to restaurants and waiters, for example. But I’m just not used to not doing stuff for myself on a regular basis. I wake up, get breakfast done for me. The room at the B&B gets cleaned up, hoovered etc. while I’m away at work, and then when I get “home” to the B&B, I then go out and have a meal somewhere. Yeah, it’s great for purposes of Wheres Good, but on a personal basis it’s bloody weird.
I think a lot of people would say that’d be their ideal lifestyle – always being looked after and cleaned-up after. For me, I’m too independent to be comfortable with it, I suspect. All very strange.
Nope, not weird at all. Once upon a time – for example, when I was a lazy teenager, that would have been the norm, and I wouldn’t have known any different. But there’s something about taking pride in what you do, be it cleaning or cooking, that kinda spurs you on.
Having said that, it’s nice to take a break from it now and then!
Years ago I used to spend weeks on end on mainland Europe living that way and agree, it sucks. But it does mean that you appreciate home life a lot more when you’re back.