Oddness of Location

It is odd staying at your parents place while they are away. Although I spent over a decade living here as a child it's quite a different experience while pottering around preparing your own food and doing your own thing. For one thing I'm paranoid about rectifying the bumps and spills of everyday life to my parent's almost antiseptic levels of cleanliness. My hob at home is kept clean of major spills and the like but I suspect you could conduct surgical operations on any surface in my Mum's kitchen at a moments notice. On the plus side the large selection of wine and beer does help make the house feel like home :-)