This afternoon, there gathered in this house: my lovely daughter, my husband and me my wonderful 24 yr old son my 83 yr old mother and her partner my daughter's father (my first husband) and his wife and their 15-yr old foster daughter
And all was friendly tranquility and gentle humor, all enjoyed the home-made vegetarian pizza (crust by me, toppings by daughter) and the double-death-by-chocolate cake, and everyone stayed just long enough, left just in time AND my daughter and I did the dishes together. No exercise, no de-cluttering, but a truly beautiful, satisfying day.
...but I think I've topped my chocolate allowance for the year!