Hello, friends! Welcome to the weekend.
Today I woke up to the gentle rumble of thunder, and is there anything better? I was able to snuggle back in for a sleep instead of jumping up in the dark to have a quick walk before work. So here I am, refreshed and ready to share a little story about cleaning the kitchen.
I’d been walking by the fridge for a few months, thinking I needed to get help pulling it out to do a thorough clean beside and behind it.
You know the drill — think about your own fridge for a moment. It’s either clean or it isn’t…and if you live with other people, it’s likely that you’re the only one who notices the fuzz and the dust.
I finally got my bodybuilding son to pull it out for me and help me out. And just like I wrote about in The 10 Minute Fix way back in 2020, it took ten minutes to vacuum, then scrub the floors and walls. When it was time to push it back in, my son had already left for the gym so I gave it a tiny shove.
And guess what? Anyone can move a fridge backwards and forwards alone.
ALL. THIS. TIME. I. DIDN’T. NEED. HELP.
I just needed myself.
It’s a little lesson I need to relearn over and over. So often, youngest ducking of six kids, I look around for direction and permission.
The fridge was such a good reminder for me — and maybe for you, too — that some things are possible to do on our own and they’re easy.
I hope you have a gentle Sunday, with lots of love and care sent your way.
Catherine x
P.S. The Fun Stuff!
My ‘This Kitchen is for Dancing’ sign was a gift from a friend, but I found the link for you.
Two Emily Dickinson lines i love: “I am out with lanterns, looking for myself” and “Hope is the thing with feathers.”
I tried the denim blazer from last week and here’s my verdict: if you’re petite on top (and I’m not), I think it would be great. Otherwise, it feels and looks a little bulky.
Did you know that the second edition of my best-loved nonfiction book, The 10 Minute Fix, is available now? (Important — the intro has changed, and the cover — but if you have the original with the feather cover it’s essentially the same as this one. A million disclaimers: you don’t need to have them both.) This is the little feel good nonfiction book that so many women love. If you need a thoughtful gift for girlfriends, everyone always loves The 10 Minute Fix. Here in Canada, and here in Australia and here in The UK and here in America.
Kitchen dancing: this one and Little Bitty Pretty One.