Tuesday Morning's

I stumbled across this many years ago.  Unfortunately I don't know who wrote it to properly give credit.  Other than that, I thought it worth posting.  Enjoy!

"They were watching TV when she said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed."

She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches, rinsed out the supper dishes, took meat out of the freezer for dinner the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and filled the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.

She then put some wet clothes into the dryer, put a load of clothes into the wash, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She picked up the newspapers strewn on the floor, picked up the game pieces left on the table and put the telephone book back into the drawer. She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry.

She emptied the kitchen bin, picked up the pile of discarded papers and junk mail and took it out to the trash bin.

She put the cordless phone back in its cradle, plumped up the sofa cushions, straightened a picture, wiped some dust from the coffee table and picked up some crumbs from the carpet under his chair.

She stopped by the kitchen and wrote out a shopping list for the next day, She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope, then went round the house checking all the windows and doors.

He called out, "I thought you were going to bed."

"I'm on my way," she said and made her way upstairs.

She looked in on each of the rooms, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks in the hamper, and closed all the curtains.

In their bedroom, she set the alarm, laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her list of things to do for tomorrow.

She then creamed her face, put on moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and trimmed her nails. 

About that time, he turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular "I'm going to bed,"

And he did."