If it wasn't obvious to me before, it certainly is after four weeks spent mostly in bed: I have been living with a bachelor for the past twenty-eight years. I thought his mother and I had done a pretty good job at domesticating him, but my Rog reverted to HLBM (His Life Before Me) in no time at all. Before surgery 2.5 years ago, our daughter still lived with us, so it wasn't that apparent. (She's such a good daughter!) But, this time she has her own home, full-time job, etc. and I was lucky she took an evening away to come over to run the vacuum and empty some trash bins. My floor-cleaning gal made it over once, too.

Now to be fair to Rog he wasn't feeling up to snuff for a couple of weeks, too, but that didn't keep him from going into work, even though he has sick days accrued. He coulda stayed home and cleaned house!

However, the dishes had piled up; they were done once in four weeks. The trash was overflowing; and, there were empty juice and soup cans all over the kitchen table where he sat at his laptop and ate solo when I was unable to get up. He DID do a few loads of laundry when I raised a ruckus about no clean pjs!**bg**

So, I am back on my feet and have cracked the whip.**bg** Have a load each in the washer and dryer; half of the dishes done; all of the trash bagged and taken out (with his help;) and, I reckon we've got just a few smallish things left to do..the rest of the dishes, rearrange the living room furniture, put away the clutter from the piano which was picked up last week, have the grandson over, wash my houseplants off and water them, sweep the front steps, clean the gutters, etc., etc.

Anyhow, I have banished the bachelor and reclaimed my helpmeet. Does yours revert to type, whatever type that may be, when you are laid up?

OH, and please do NOT worry. I am NOT overdoing it...just pouring it on a bit thick for humourous reasons in this thread.:-)