There are crumbs all over the counter. The electric stove top is spattered with oil from cooking last night’s dinner. The bins needs taking out. The limescale around the sink is starting to build up again. The cat’s food station is starting to look like he eats off the floor instead of a bowl.
While I’m surveying the scene in the kitchen, I’m also making a mental note that we need to buy more onions and garlic, use up the kale and spinach before it wilts into mush, order more Brita filters, and replenish the cat food. While I’m making those mental notes, I’m already planning when I can go to the shops to pick things up and working out how much of a dent in our budget those filters are going to make.
