Lazy days

My stbxh retired 4 years ago and didn't show an ounce of guilt when he got up late did feck all then went to the pub whilst I was still working. Soon learned that if he didn't cook tea he didn't eat and I stopped doing housework etc so it didn't get done as he never did any. Stbxh for a reason and now I live alone in my own home and can please myself. I do work but was furlough Ed for most of last year and enjoyed being "lazy" and can't wait to retire and be "lazy" again.

Oh my goodness I have been feeling so guilty. Retired 10 years and gradually doing less. The house is still clean and tidy but I’ve cut out the unnecessaries.
When I worked full time I also did much more housework often not getting sat down until 9.30pm. Now I do much less I wonder what I previously found to do. Nowadays I find that careful handling during laundry can cut out almost all ironing of clothing. No more ironing of sheets and duvet covers though I do iron pillow cases.
Vacuum about once a week and a quick mop. Toilets as needed and sinks wiped and a quick polish with the towel after use.
Oven professionally cleaned once a year.
As someone mentioned earlier… plumping the cushions can make it look like you’ve done a day’s work.

I can quite happily pot-potter in the garden. No heavy labouring.
It’s all a pleasure with a bit of dead heading and encouraging the sprouts which are already about 12” tall.
I had been feeling I was heading down the slippery slope towards idleness but I’m not actually idle ….. I manage to read about 3 books each week. ?