There I was idly reading through our international scans that are sent from London and spotted an article on things that vex mothers.
Not being a parent I thought I would have a giggle at every other mother’s expense and quietly, yet again, pat myself on the back for not procreating. But the more I read the more my mouth hung open.
They surely weren’t talking about children – this is my husband they’re writing about! I’ve listed just a few of the vexing things below but read them and tell me if you agree with me.
• Dirty clothes dumped beside the washing basket, wet towels on the bathroom floor and toothpaste in the basin
• Overflowing bins, drips on the toilet seat
• Empty toilet roll holders, leaving the loo seat up and finding empty cartons in the fridge.
• Crumbs in the butter and shoes left lying all over the house
• Lights left on in empty rooms
I could go on but I’m sure you all recognise the above. So instead of being smug I now have sympathy for mothers – I get irked just putting up with one grown-up person leaving stuff for me to tidy – imagine a household of children doing that as well!!
From the 7th floor:
Esmare, Izelle and Michael have just returned from a two-week trip to Sao Paulo to visit the offices of Abril, the Brazilian publishing company that Naspers bought into a few years back.
It was a work-related trip to get great ideas, share information and bring back fabulous articles that could be used in our titles. But it seems they were just stuck in Havaianas heaven.
I’ve never seen so many delightful flip-flops in every shade and design. But it didn’t stop there – Esmare has no less than 7 new pairs of shoes – almost knocking me off my shoe-fetish perch! And of course this from Zara, that from Zara and blah blah more shopping.
And the Rio Carnival also got slotted in. Yes they’re full of ideas and at least they did buy more copy than shoes (only just I might add) but it sounds more like one big fun ride than a work trip no matter how hard they deny this.
- Linda Pietersen is YOU's senior deputy editor.