Household Happiness - Gerda Zimmer-Nussbaumer
Once upon a time, Gerda Zimmer-Nussbaumer used to suffer from
housework! She found it brain killingly tedious, monotonous
and non challenging. It was always the same. The washing up was
boringly bubbly and was only good fun when something
fell on the floor and broke. And the dusting, the worst chore
of all, was a permanent fight against nature. And the ironing?
Funnily enough, Gerda enjoyed it. She could do it whilst watching
TV. But, otherwise, housework was dreadful and dull. But, then
something changed for the better.
One day, Gerda and her husband were going out for dinner, and Gerda
was wearing her brand new red dress. And she looked and felt like a
brand new woman. She had become different. And, then a light came on
in her head! If she could become a different person for going out to
dinner, then, maybe, she could become a different person for
housework as well! And, the very next day she began.
To begin with, Gerda changed her identity. Her name, just for
housework of course, became Sally, and Sally wore only the best.
Sally was a very proud cleaner. And so, there was Gerda in her very
best clothes being Sally. And it was Sally that started to work.
And it was fun! Sally loved her work, and being keen, was very quick
and did a wonderful job. And now, thanks to Sally, Gerda's flat has
never looked better.
And,
who does the cooking? Gerda, of course. Cooking and entertaining
have always been important for Gerda, and she's and excellent cook.
And, now, thanks to Sally, having guest over for dinner has become
more fun as well. After all, there is no more cleaning and washing
up to be done. Sally does all!
So,
if you're suffering from the humdrum
life of monotonous
housework, why not take a leaf out of Gerda’s book? Invent yourself anew,
and, you, too could soon be dancing around with a duster in one hand
and a broom in the other! What could be better? And another thing,
relaxing is more enjoyable, too!
Vocabulary
anew – von
neuem
boringly
– langweilig
bubbly
– schaumig.
chore
– lästige
Pflicht
(Hausarbeit)
dreary
–
langweilig
dusting
– Stauben
entertaining
- Gäste
haben
humdrum
– langweilig
ironing
– bügeln
monotonous – eintönig
necessary-
notwendig
occasional
– gelegentlich
take
a leaf out of Gerda’s book
– dass
selber
machen
tedious
–
langweilig
..
..
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