The Last-Minute Cleaning Dash: How Deadlines Fuel Productivity
A night last week, my wonderful partner informed me at the last minute that one of our friends was popping by for Chinese at 8 p.m. What a lovely surprise! I adore this friend and was excited to see them, but as a busy mum to a toddler, the timing was everything. My little one had just gone to bed at 7:30 p.m., and I came downstairs to find out about our impromptu dinner plans!…