I Came Home From a 12-Hour Shift to a Maxed Card and a Mess—So I Cleaned Everything and Set the Boxes by the Door

the store and bought cleaning supplies. The next morning, for the first time in five years, I called in sick to work.

Rebecca left at nine for a hair appointment that would consume her entire day.

I cleaned everything. Every dish, every surface, every piece of laundry. The house was spotless by noon. Then I started packing her belongings.

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