ugh. I can't stand this. every day, dusting, sweeping mopping endlessly! step-sisters- ugh. what can they do? "oh you poor dear, we can help you!" they say. bah! frilly little sluggards. their hands have never seen a day of work in their lives. and here I am! on my hands and knees! and all because father blasted his money on some investment and step-mother wasn't as rich as he thought and now we're landed with this too-big house and no more maids and now here I am cleaning it all. ugh. {excellent cinderella retellings: cinders by finley aaron, cinderella & the colonel by km shea, and ella enchanted by gail carson levine} {poetry and art by the dowager}
