2025-06-20 “Housework” by Emma (born 1861)

Well, I’ve got the late show tonight, so I’m takin’ the morning to do a little dusting before I finish gettin’ dressed. I got on some shorts, then I just grabbed up this robe for now.

I just freshened up the windowsills and wiped down the shelf plants—tryin’ to keep ahead of the city grime that sneaks in, no matter how often you clean.

Emma checks while cleaning her her apartment in Brooklyn.  Emma Knox stands inside her apartment at Tom Jenkins’s American Heritage Apartments in Brooklyn. She wears a lavender robe tied at the waist and denim shorts. She holds a yellow can of cleaner in one hand and a soft brown cloth in the other. She smiles at the camera, her wavy brown hair loose around her shoulders. Behind her, a taupe couch with teal and white pillows sits near framed botanical art on the wall. The room is bright and tidy, with a potted plant and hardwood floors completing the cozy setting.

Now, I know this picture pro’lly isn’t interesting, but the work is sure necessary. Me an’ Hannah split up the chores o’ course. 

I feel a li’l sorry for her on account she has to do hers after she gets home from work, an’ my schedule gives me time some mornings to catch up. We try to keep it fair, but truth is, we both just care about keepin’ the place peaceful.

This mornin’ I read from 1 Corinthians: “Let all things be done decently and in order.” (14:40).

Even the dustin’. Even the little things. I think peace begins in the spaces we tend.

Hope your Friday brings a gentle kind of order too.

—Emma

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