Chores

Marcel lounges on the sofa with Gigabyte asleep across him while he says he needs to get up and clean the apartment.

Could I force her to get up, and would she probably not mind all that much? Perhaps.

Is it more respectful to spend 45 minutes whispering to her that I really need to get up and do something, while secretly being very happy that this means I don’t have to get up and clean? Yes. Yes, it is.

Marcel cleans a window after putting off the chore for months.

After that, I actively enjoyed the clean windows for two weeks. It was worth it.

Marcel celebrates his 37th birthday by cleaning, painting at the Alster, and having dinner with Anna.

I turned 37 on that day! That number doesn’t remotely reflect the age I feel I should be, but who am I to argue with Chronos?

Marcel cleans cat litter boxes and prepares food while a cat joins him.

I painted this without a sketch, and it shows. Which is both a good and a bad thing at the same time.

Marcel shares food with Anna, meets his father and Jutta, shops, cleans the apartment, and relaxes with Anna.

I love city life, great weather, and days where you don’t have a plan and just let things unfold.

Marcel sleeps, eats breakfast, cleans his apartment, and visits a museum with Anna to see a polar bear.

It was the Long Night of Museums. You buy one ticket and can visit every museum of the city.