Everything they do is sadaqah...

Been very busy lately.
Nothing much. Just doing household chores.
And household chores.
And more household chores.
They never end - these chores.
And very demanding too - you must do the routine, the exact way, everytime, or risk not completing the job properly.
Wish somebody has a formula on how to complete these chores in a jiffy.
Problem is, there is no shortcut to doing household chores.
Asam pedas must be cooked in the exact manner in order for it to taste just so hot and soury, one would have to wash the laundry, hang them to dry, then neatly folded and arranged in the wardrobe - everything has its own regiment that must be followed.
It is almost military-like and most regimental in its manner of execution these chores.
And really, a housewife duties is never done until she closes her eyes to sleep...
(there will always be -'Mom, can make me some Milo? Dear, can cook some Maggie for me?)
And the next morning, when she wakes up, the whole thing is repeated again.
Which is why my upmost admiration and salute goes to all full-time housewives in this world...
Your job is the most mundane, but the most important of all -
You put food on the table so that your family can enjoy that dinner get-together -
You dusted and swept the house so that your family come back to a clean, comfortable den to sleep, play and study in..
You washed, folded, ironed and arranged the clothes so that your family will always have that new, nicely smelt clothes to put on the next day..
MasyaAllah!
No wonder Allah has promised all wives that whatever they do and give to their husband, out of sincerity, is considered sadaqah, whereas the bread put by the husband on the table is their responsibility!
Without leaving her house, without having to take up arms, a wife is blessed by Allah when she gives service to her family.. :)
I am not a full-time housewife..
I am all fingers when it comes to household chores.
Honestly, I am happier holding a pen than a ladle... :)
I still hoped and prayed though, that Allah would place me among all those wonderful women (my mum being one of them) as one who has given service to her family...in some other ways other than doing household chores.
Amin. :)