Hi All!
Christmas is upon us once again! This year has gone by so quickly, it is unbelievable. 2013, here we come! I hope all my readers, near and far (shout out to my European and Asian readers!), enjoy this blessed season, especially in light of the recent tragedies.
Well, that is if we make it to Christmas. There's still this issue of the Maya Apocalypse happening tomorrow. To tell you the truth, it makes for a funny joke. I like telling everybody "Merry Christmas.... assuming we make it to Christmas!" Then we laugh. But I don't think anything more of it. Remember Y2K? Yeah. I panicked then, but only because I was a kid. (Yes, I was a kid in 1999, but that's another story). I doubt the world will end. If it does, I will find it hard to remain Catholic.....
Anyway, I am thinking about starting my own business. I am good at administrative work, cleaning and cooking (not chef-level), and was thinking of offering my services as a personal assistant, housekeeper and/or cook for busy professionals and/or families. I could work from my home office, make my appointments, then do what I'm hired to do by whomever needs me whenever. I'm a housewife, so my schedule is flexible. I think it will be something to try.
But I am too distracted to type this out. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Assuming we make it that far. ;-)
The Hardworking Housewife
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
On Schooling and Schedules
Hello Everyone! How are you all? I trust you are well?
We are well, thank you. Today, I implemented a schedule for my little one's home schooling. It is a simple schedule: each class is 30 minutes with a 10 minute break after every two classes. Before, the entire school day was completed in an hour or two, and while that worked at first, I felt my little one wasn't getting enough learning time. So now, we have an easy schedule that will give me more time to clean and allow for more school-related activities. And besides, keeping my little one scheduled will keep me scheduled, and that's a win-win in my plan book.
Since today was only the first day of this new schedule, we ended early, but the idea was established. See, some classes were every other day only, and that will finish this week. Beginning next week, all classes will be every day for four days, with the afternoon and day five left for catch up work. It will be nice to have most of my work done by lunch so I can use the afternoon to concentrate on cooking.
Speaking of which, I'm still recovering from Thanksgiving, and I'm already plotting for Christmas. I must be a glutton for punishment... or praise, since my cooking was an apparent hit. ;-) Well, I'm off to plan our meal for tonight. Write you all soon!
The Hardworking Housewife
We are well, thank you. Today, I implemented a schedule for my little one's home schooling. It is a simple schedule: each class is 30 minutes with a 10 minute break after every two classes. Before, the entire school day was completed in an hour or two, and while that worked at first, I felt my little one wasn't getting enough learning time. So now, we have an easy schedule that will give me more time to clean and allow for more school-related activities. And besides, keeping my little one scheduled will keep me scheduled, and that's a win-win in my plan book.
Since today was only the first day of this new schedule, we ended early, but the idea was established. See, some classes were every other day only, and that will finish this week. Beginning next week, all classes will be every day for four days, with the afternoon and day five left for catch up work. It will be nice to have most of my work done by lunch so I can use the afternoon to concentrate on cooking.
Speaking of which, I'm still recovering from Thanksgiving, and I'm already plotting for Christmas. I must be a glutton for punishment... or praise, since my cooking was an apparent hit. ;-) Well, I'm off to plan our meal for tonight. Write you all soon!
The Hardworking Housewife
Friday, November 30, 2012
Burn Baby, Burn!
Hello All!
It is the last day of the month, and I have not posted in weeks, so here is my obligatory post-holiday... post:
Thanksgiving went very well. We only had a few guests over in our tiny apartment, but it was a hit. Apparently, I'm a good cook. Shocking. I really thought I'd end up on Worst Cooks in America. But anyway, we had fun. I began my prep work Wednesday and finished most everything off by Thursday. I did forget a couple of dishes, like the cranberry sauce (made from scratch) and I burned the biscuits. Funny story about that: I completely forgot they were in the oven as I didn't hear the timer go off. After dinner, I remembered that I left the oven on, which I turned off. Later in the evening, say around 10ish, I realized that the reason the oven was on in the first place was to cook the biscuits. So I ran over - like that made a difference - and pulled light brown hockey pucks out of the oven. Instead of chucking them, I figured they'd make good croutons or something. But I have yet to test that theory since they are still sitting on top of the fridge.
Let me tell you, I am really burned out. I did so much cooking, cleaning and washing dishes over the weekend that I am hard pressed to find the energy to do any of that now. This week has found me crashing, leaving a lot of housework undone. Don't get me wrong, I've been maintaining, but I haven't been following my schedule. And of course, because I am not made up and cleaning up, I feel miserable. It really doesn't help that the piping work is still not done in the complex, so my closet is still mostly empty and my room a wreck. I can't wait for this work to be done. If they aren't back by Christmas, I am putting everything away and letting them move it themselves. Ugh.
On a positive note, my little girl and I have gotten back on track with our school. She is back to her studies (pre-k), and I to mine (distance-learning dressmaking course). It will be a relief to begin accomplishing goals once more, even if they are relatively small.
Well, I think we shall hightail it out of here. The plumbing is off, and with small children, that is never a good thing.
Ta-ta!
The Hardworking Housewife
It is the last day of the month, and I have not posted in weeks, so here is my obligatory post-holiday... post:
Thanksgiving went very well. We only had a few guests over in our tiny apartment, but it was a hit. Apparently, I'm a good cook. Shocking. I really thought I'd end up on Worst Cooks in America. But anyway, we had fun. I began my prep work Wednesday and finished most everything off by Thursday. I did forget a couple of dishes, like the cranberry sauce (made from scratch) and I burned the biscuits. Funny story about that: I completely forgot they were in the oven as I didn't hear the timer go off. After dinner, I remembered that I left the oven on, which I turned off. Later in the evening, say around 10ish, I realized that the reason the oven was on in the first place was to cook the biscuits. So I ran over - like that made a difference - and pulled light brown hockey pucks out of the oven. Instead of chucking them, I figured they'd make good croutons or something. But I have yet to test that theory since they are still sitting on top of the fridge.
Let me tell you, I am really burned out. I did so much cooking, cleaning and washing dishes over the weekend that I am hard pressed to find the energy to do any of that now. This week has found me crashing, leaving a lot of housework undone. Don't get me wrong, I've been maintaining, but I haven't been following my schedule. And of course, because I am not made up and cleaning up, I feel miserable. It really doesn't help that the piping work is still not done in the complex, so my closet is still mostly empty and my room a wreck. I can't wait for this work to be done. If they aren't back by Christmas, I am putting everything away and letting them move it themselves. Ugh.
On a positive note, my little girl and I have gotten back on track with our school. She is back to her studies (pre-k), and I to mine (distance-learning dressmaking course). It will be a relief to begin accomplishing goals once more, even if they are relatively small.
Well, I think we shall hightail it out of here. The plumbing is off, and with small children, that is never a good thing.
Ta-ta!
The Hardworking Housewife
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Bad Week
So Tuesday was the proverbial "bad day." My little ones absolutely refused to listen from the moment they woke up, and that combined with the impending repiping that wasn't started Monday, I lost my sanity for the day. They refused to get dressed, nearly making me late to drop off the oldest at school, and I nearly left the grocery store twice because they refused to sit still and stay in the toy car part of the shopping cart. There were multiple minor and major meltdowns from both children Tuesday. The icing on the proverbial cake was me dropping my house keys into my coffee cup when we arrived home. It was at that moment that I realized there really were such things as "bad days," meaning days that are actually bad. I managed to get the kids upstairs, AND carried 60 pounds of groceries (everything I purchased) in one trip from my car, which was parked on the street, of course. I am amazed I made it up the stairs (we are 2nd story, of course, of course). We were confined to the dining area of our apartment because of the work, and I just couldn't take sitting their with the kids. They had energy to burn, so I packed them back up, packed up my laundry, and took them to Grandpa's to hang out with my brother and do laundry.
Fortunately, Tuesday didn't end so badly, and Wednesday started out wonderfully. Unfortunately, Wednesday night ended in screaming fits from both kids, and they had 4 with their babysitter (that poor girl!). I managed to get them to bed when we got home, but I didn't fall asleep until 2 AM.
Today is on the fence. I woke up okay, not fully rested, but not too terribly tired. Because I wanted to avoid what happened the last couple of days, I made the little ones breakfast, which is something I never do. I usually just give them cereal with milk. But I enjoyed making breakfast so much, I may continue this trend. They loved it!
Now, I sorta promised an explanation on why I have a babysitter: I work part time, and because my husband works full time from early morning to mid afternoon, I have my babysitter watch the kids for me. I typically only work Saturdays, which doesn't require a babysitter. But Thursday nights do, since I have choir, and when I work, like I did yesterday and will today, I have her come over. I pay her almost half of what I make (which isn't much to begin with) and she watches the kids for me. It works our rather nicely for both of us. Oh, and the kids love her. When she's here, it's "bye mama," and them asking her to pick them up. Win-win, I say.
Well, that's all for now. Hopefully, this week ends better than it started.
The Exhausted Housewife
Fortunately, Tuesday didn't end so badly, and Wednesday started out wonderfully. Unfortunately, Wednesday night ended in screaming fits from both kids, and they had 4 with their babysitter (that poor girl!). I managed to get them to bed when we got home, but I didn't fall asleep until 2 AM.
Today is on the fence. I woke up okay, not fully rested, but not too terribly tired. Because I wanted to avoid what happened the last couple of days, I made the little ones breakfast, which is something I never do. I usually just give them cereal with milk. But I enjoyed making breakfast so much, I may continue this trend. They loved it!
Now, I sorta promised an explanation on why I have a babysitter: I work part time, and because my husband works full time from early morning to mid afternoon, I have my babysitter watch the kids for me. I typically only work Saturdays, which doesn't require a babysitter. But Thursday nights do, since I have choir, and when I work, like I did yesterday and will today, I have her come over. I pay her almost half of what I make (which isn't much to begin with) and she watches the kids for me. It works our rather nicely for both of us. Oh, and the kids love her. When she's here, it's "bye mama," and them asking her to pick them up. Win-win, I say.
Well, that's all for now. Hopefully, this week ends better than it started.
The Exhausted Housewife
Monday, November 5, 2012
Repairs
Re-post of my current Facebook status update:
So our complex is re-piping the units this week. They have yet to make it to our apartment, but to prepare, my room looks more like a storage shed as I had to empty my closet (it lines up with both bathrooms). I am waiting to move things out of the kitchen cabinets until they get here. I really only want to move what needs to be moved without creating too much extra work. BUT, I used this as an excuse to organize the hall closet. I am taking a little break for lunch before I go reorganize the toys and start moving things out from under all the sinks. [End post]
This means that this week is going to be fun. I'm wondering when they will get to our apartment and the extent of the work. I've only ever seen re-piping done during a full-scale remodel, and that was only on TV. I'm not sure how well they will work around us or how the kids will deal with this. Right now, it's just me and the littlest guy waiting to see what will happen. I'm hoping the work won't be too extensive, as I don't really feel like going insane at the moment. There is good news, though, and that is that the main living areas are relatively clean, save for a little vacuuming and/or mopping, and there is only one spoon in the sink. It's the simple things that make a mama happy. Well, I better get my littlest dude down for his nap (hopefully) so I can continue working on the things I need to get done before the contractor makes his way to our humble little abode.
Ta-ta!
The Hardworking Housewife
So our complex is re-piping the units this week. They have yet to make it to our apartment, but to prepare, my room looks more like a storage shed as I had to empty my closet (it lines up with both bathrooms). I am waiting to move things out of the kitchen cabinets until they get here. I really only want to move what needs to be moved without creating too much extra work. BUT, I used this as an excuse to organize the hall closet. I am taking a little break for lunch before I go reorganize the toys and start moving things out from under all the sinks. [End post]
This means that this week is going to be fun. I'm wondering when they will get to our apartment and the extent of the work. I've only ever seen re-piping done during a full-scale remodel, and that was only on TV. I'm not sure how well they will work around us or how the kids will deal with this. Right now, it's just me and the littlest guy waiting to see what will happen. I'm hoping the work won't be too extensive, as I don't really feel like going insane at the moment. There is good news, though, and that is that the main living areas are relatively clean, save for a little vacuuming and/or mopping, and there is only one spoon in the sink. It's the simple things that make a mama happy. Well, I better get my littlest dude down for his nap (hopefully) so I can continue working on the things I need to get done before the contractor makes his way to our humble little abode.
Ta-ta!
The Hardworking Housewife
Friday, November 2, 2012
Too Tired
Hah. I just start this new routine, and already this week found me stumbling to the finish line. I don't think Halloween helped. It interrupted my entire schedule. I know. I know. It was a holiday yada yada yada. For future reference, I will definitely need to plan holiday weeks ahead of time so this doesn't happen again. I also think I need to post a daily schedule for each week day so everyone can help keep this place in order.
To make matters more annoying, something blew into my eye yesterday morning while I was blow drying my hair. I have no idea what it is and it's still bothering me. I also need more coffee, but I feel too nauseous to drink any more. That usually happens when I don't eat or when I eat too much [Halloween] candy.
Well, here's to me trying to take back my day!
The [Exhausted and] Hardworking Housewife
To make matters more annoying, something blew into my eye yesterday morning while I was blow drying my hair. I have no idea what it is and it's still bothering me. I also need more coffee, but I feel too nauseous to drink any more. That usually happens when I don't eat or when I eat too much [Halloween] candy.
Well, here's to me trying to take back my day!
The [Exhausted and] Hardworking Housewife
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Hope You Had A Happy Halloween!
Good morning!
I trust everyone had a happy and safe Halloween! We had quite a walk last night for our trick-or-treating. We went with friends and walked for a good 2 1/2 hours, up and down hilly streets, which isn't easy when you're wearing 4 inch heels and dressed as Fran Fine, The Nanny. But the kids had fun and we ended our trick-or-treating with a super scary haunted house. It was neat. Of course, because it was Halloween, we absolutely didn't keep to our schedule. Dinner consisted of candy and watered-down juice. I figured, though, because it is a holiday, it is okay to toss the schedule out the window. It all blew back through the window this morning, but at least we had fun.
Which brings me to today. I have designated Thursday as "dusting day," which means on top of picking up yesterday's ruins, I will spend the day dusting the house and cleaning surfaces I usually don't touch the rest of the week. Breaking up the housework in this way makes maintaining the home so much easier.
Well, that's all I have for now. I've been awake since 5:16 AM, and I'm still not awake. But I got showered at least. And coffeed (a little). As for makeup, I am going light and I'm going to just blow dry my hair.
The Hardworking Housewife
I trust everyone had a happy and safe Halloween! We had quite a walk last night for our trick-or-treating. We went with friends and walked for a good 2 1/2 hours, up and down hilly streets, which isn't easy when you're wearing 4 inch heels and dressed as Fran Fine, The Nanny. But the kids had fun and we ended our trick-or-treating with a super scary haunted house. It was neat. Of course, because it was Halloween, we absolutely didn't keep to our schedule. Dinner consisted of candy and watered-down juice. I figured, though, because it is a holiday, it is okay to toss the schedule out the window. It all blew back through the window this morning, but at least we had fun.
Which brings me to today. I have designated Thursday as "dusting day," which means on top of picking up yesterday's ruins, I will spend the day dusting the house and cleaning surfaces I usually don't touch the rest of the week. Breaking up the housework in this way makes maintaining the home so much easier.
Well, that's all I have for now. I've been awake since 5:16 AM, and I'm still not awake. But I got showered at least. And coffeed (a little). As for makeup, I am going light and I'm going to just blow dry my hair.
The Hardworking Housewife
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Getting On Track
Hi all!
So this past week has been quite a success for me. I managed to get myself on a schedule that I think will stick. Dinner has been on time, the kids are going to bed at a reasonable hour, and I am taking my beauty regimen seriously. I was even able to get my hair and makeup done by 8:18 AM Friday morning, which is a first! Yesterday, I slept in before work, so no makeup (I was just so exhausted from the week!). However, I made up for yesterday by being on time for choir this morning, fully made up and ready for my day. I even did the dishes and finished scrubbing the couch cushions. It's Sunday afternoon, and my house is clean, dusted, and almost everything is in order. There is still plenty of work to do (rooms, closets, kitchen) but I'm very pleased with the results of my work this week! I give myself a pat on the back for really working hard and getting things done on schedule! I was even consistent using my planner!
What makes me happier is the fact that working this hard during the week affords me the opportunity to spend time entertaining my friends. I never used to be the type who liked entertaining, and now I know why. Nothing was ever cleaned properly and I was never ready for my day! Now, I feel like I can take on the day, get things done, and find time to spend with my friends and do the things I want to do.
My To-Do agenda this week involves cleaning the rooms, the closets, scheduling daily kitchen maintenance, maintaining my beauty regimen, schedule my at-home sewing class, schedule my little one's home work, organize the toys and make and keep a household schedule. Phew! That's a lot! I think I can manage it if I work hard enough. Oh! And I can't forget my spa day!! :-)
Well, I better get going. I'm looking over what I just wrote, and it seems more like an excited ramble than a coherent piece about being a housewife. Ah well. I'm off to relax and enjoy the rest of Sunday. Talk soon!
The Hardworking House
So this past week has been quite a success for me. I managed to get myself on a schedule that I think will stick. Dinner has been on time, the kids are going to bed at a reasonable hour, and I am taking my beauty regimen seriously. I was even able to get my hair and makeup done by 8:18 AM Friday morning, which is a first! Yesterday, I slept in before work, so no makeup (I was just so exhausted from the week!). However, I made up for yesterday by being on time for choir this morning, fully made up and ready for my day. I even did the dishes and finished scrubbing the couch cushions. It's Sunday afternoon, and my house is clean, dusted, and almost everything is in order. There is still plenty of work to do (rooms, closets, kitchen) but I'm very pleased with the results of my work this week! I give myself a pat on the back for really working hard and getting things done on schedule! I was even consistent using my planner!
What makes me happier is the fact that working this hard during the week affords me the opportunity to spend time entertaining my friends. I never used to be the type who liked entertaining, and now I know why. Nothing was ever cleaned properly and I was never ready for my day! Now, I feel like I can take on the day, get things done, and find time to spend with my friends and do the things I want to do.
My To-Do agenda this week involves cleaning the rooms, the closets, scheduling daily kitchen maintenance, maintaining my beauty regimen, schedule my at-home sewing class, schedule my little one's home work, organize the toys and make and keep a household schedule. Phew! That's a lot! I think I can manage it if I work hard enough. Oh! And I can't forget my spa day!! :-)
Well, I better get going. I'm looking over what I just wrote, and it seems more like an excited ramble than a coherent piece about being a housewife. Ah well. I'm off to relax and enjoy the rest of Sunday. Talk soon!
The Hardworking House
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Spa Day
Hi all!
Don't let the title fool you. No one here is having her spa day. I'm lucky if I can get my kids to bed on time so I can get showered and my hair into curlers or pin-curls before I go to bed. I do have to say, I have been very good this week and last week at getting dinner done on time and the kids ready for bed at a timely hour. I like being a little more scheduled. I don't want to be too scheduled, though. I just want to manage my time in a way that is both productive and reasonable. As far as our nighttime ritual goes, we are getting right on track. Next up will be to master the art of getting up earlier, but one new good habit at a time.
Now to address the title of this post. Since I can't actually afford to go to a spa, I have decided that one day per week will be my "spa day." Essentially, this day will be dedicated to deep cleansing my hair, doing my nails (manicure and pedicure), putting a mask on my face, and hair removal. Now, there is no way my kids would let me do all this back-to-back, so I would have to split all this throughout the day. I would have to schedule these treatments in such a way that each one happens during a designated break after certain chores are completed. And despite the stress it seems to add, I think having these relaxing beauty treatments to look forward to would help keep me more calm and relaxed so I can concentrate on my kids and my housework.
Unfortunately, I have yet to have my "spa day" this week. I tried scheduling it for Monday, but that didn't happen. Then I tried for Tuesday, and that didn't happen. I was so frustrated by Tuesday night, that I thought I would cry. So, I said "heck with it" and put makeup on yesterday and did my hair, and boy! did I feel much better! This is because I know that if I don't do something for me once a day and once a week, I will be miserable. On a more positive note, doing something for myself each week will motivate me to keep going. I don't know why, but there is something absolutely magical about doing chores fully made-up and in heels. *Sigh* I feel like I should be cooling pies on a window sill (if I had one). Plus, I love it when my husband comes home only to stop and stare completely stunned by the way I look. *giggles* It pleases me to no end when he is stunned silent!
Ah... Well, it seems I should get a move on my day. Today is "dusting day," where I spend the day dusting all the furniture and vacuuming in the closets.
Ta-ta!
Don't let the title fool you. No one here is having her spa day. I'm lucky if I can get my kids to bed on time so I can get showered and my hair into curlers or pin-curls before I go to bed. I do have to say, I have been very good this week and last week at getting dinner done on time and the kids ready for bed at a timely hour. I like being a little more scheduled. I don't want to be too scheduled, though. I just want to manage my time in a way that is both productive and reasonable. As far as our nighttime ritual goes, we are getting right on track. Next up will be to master the art of getting up earlier, but one new good habit at a time.
Now to address the title of this post. Since I can't actually afford to go to a spa, I have decided that one day per week will be my "spa day." Essentially, this day will be dedicated to deep cleansing my hair, doing my nails (manicure and pedicure), putting a mask on my face, and hair removal. Now, there is no way my kids would let me do all this back-to-back, so I would have to split all this throughout the day. I would have to schedule these treatments in such a way that each one happens during a designated break after certain chores are completed. And despite the stress it seems to add, I think having these relaxing beauty treatments to look forward to would help keep me more calm and relaxed so I can concentrate on my kids and my housework.
Unfortunately, I have yet to have my "spa day" this week. I tried scheduling it for Monday, but that didn't happen. Then I tried for Tuesday, and that didn't happen. I was so frustrated by Tuesday night, that I thought I would cry. So, I said "heck with it" and put makeup on yesterday and did my hair, and boy! did I feel much better! This is because I know that if I don't do something for me once a day and once a week, I will be miserable. On a more positive note, doing something for myself each week will motivate me to keep going. I don't know why, but there is something absolutely magical about doing chores fully made-up and in heels. *Sigh* I feel like I should be cooling pies on a window sill (if I had one). Plus, I love it when my husband comes home only to stop and stare completely stunned by the way I look. *giggles* It pleases me to no end when he is stunned silent!
Ah... Well, it seems I should get a move on my day. Today is "dusting day," where I spend the day dusting all the furniture and vacuuming in the closets.
Ta-ta!
Friday, October 19, 2012
This Week
Hello again!
I know I just posted, but that was for my introduction. In this post, I'd like to discuss my accomplishments for this week.
Unfortunately, I spent most of the week sick, yet for the entire week, I have had dinner cooked and ready at 6:30 PM every night (except last night - the chicken took longer than expected, so the babysitter fed them around 7 PM - more on that later), with bedtime around 8 or 9. Now I know for many of you more accomplished housewives, that may not seem like a big deal. You probably do that second-nature. For me, however, it's a big deal. I have been trying for months to get myself properly scheduled, but my time management skills are somewhat lacking (I'm late for everything, even if I'm only 2 minutes away!), so for me to have dinner done by 6:30 and everyone fed by 7:00 PM is huge. I'm very happy for this achievement, but it will require maintenance on my part (another weak point for me).
This is also why I started this blog. I am an introvert and am internally motivated to fulfill my vocation as wife and mother, which in turn inspires me to write about it and to share my experience with other mothers. If you are like me and are having trouble overcoming your weaknesses, let's help each other! If you are one of those go-to-it mothers who gets-so-much-done-in-a-day-it's-not-even-funny, then I'd love to learn from you!!!
So on top of getting dinner done and ready on time this week, my other goal was to get up earlier and makeup and dress up each day. Being sick, I didn't really do that every day, but on the days I did, I didn't get up as early as I wanted, or I did, but ended up watching I Love Lucy while sipping coffee. Why do I want to makeup and dress up everyday you ask? There are a couple of reasons: 1). I want to be dressed and ready for my day. Being a housewife is a full-time job in itself, and I want to dress for that job like a professional. I also find doing so motivates me to get more done in the day AND I'm happier. 2). I want my husband to come home to a happy wife who looks good. I like hearing how beautiful I am (what wife doesn't!) and he can't help smiling when I'm all dolled up. It's a win all around.
I have to say, I did get my hair pin-curled last night and I slept in those curls! I have been trying to motivate myself all week to get my hair done at night and I do like the result!
My goals for the weekend and this coming week: consistency and maintaining my schedule, maintaining and following my planner, sticking to my plans!
Here goes nothing!
The Hardworking Housewife
I know I just posted, but that was for my introduction. In this post, I'd like to discuss my accomplishments for this week.
Unfortunately, I spent most of the week sick, yet for the entire week, I have had dinner cooked and ready at 6:30 PM every night (except last night - the chicken took longer than expected, so the babysitter fed them around 7 PM - more on that later), with bedtime around 8 or 9. Now I know for many of you more accomplished housewives, that may not seem like a big deal. You probably do that second-nature. For me, however, it's a big deal. I have been trying for months to get myself properly scheduled, but my time management skills are somewhat lacking (I'm late for everything, even if I'm only 2 minutes away!), so for me to have dinner done by 6:30 and everyone fed by 7:00 PM is huge. I'm very happy for this achievement, but it will require maintenance on my part (another weak point for me).
This is also why I started this blog. I am an introvert and am internally motivated to fulfill my vocation as wife and mother, which in turn inspires me to write about it and to share my experience with other mothers. If you are like me and are having trouble overcoming your weaknesses, let's help each other! If you are one of those go-to-it mothers who gets-so-much-done-in-a-day-it's-not-even-funny, then I'd love to learn from you!!!
So on top of getting dinner done and ready on time this week, my other goal was to get up earlier and makeup and dress up each day. Being sick, I didn't really do that every day, but on the days I did, I didn't get up as early as I wanted, or I did, but ended up watching I Love Lucy while sipping coffee. Why do I want to makeup and dress up everyday you ask? There are a couple of reasons: 1). I want to be dressed and ready for my day. Being a housewife is a full-time job in itself, and I want to dress for that job like a professional. I also find doing so motivates me to get more done in the day AND I'm happier. 2). I want my husband to come home to a happy wife who looks good. I like hearing how beautiful I am (what wife doesn't!) and he can't help smiling when I'm all dolled up. It's a win all around.
I have to say, I did get my hair pin-curled last night and I slept in those curls! I have been trying to motivate myself all week to get my hair done at night and I do like the result!
My goals for the weekend and this coming week: consistency and maintaining my schedule, maintaining and following my planner, sticking to my plans!
Here goes nothing!
The Hardworking Housewife
Is This Thing On??
Hello!
As I am still new to this whole blogging thing (not counting MySpace or Facebook, of course), I ask for your pardon if my introduction is a little on the clumsy side. I am the Hardworking Housewife, and I am here to blog about my experience as a wife and mother striving to be the best she can be.
My goals for this blog include marketing to other mothers through affiliate marketing (wink wink), and inspiring other housewives to be the best they can be.
See, being a housewife is a big job that not many - except us housewives - appreciate. As wives and mothers, we wear many hats, which include - but are not limited to - nanny, chef, housekeeper, chauffeur, doctor, child advocate, teacher (even if you aren't homeschooling), and in some cases (like mine), part-time worker who pays bills. We're also entertainers, lovers, friends, authority figures, and overall General Managers of the Household. Phew! That's a lot. As a housewife, I appreciate all the work that we do, and I'm hear to give a voice to other housewives who feel under-appreciated, overworked, and extra pressure from both a demanding family lifestyle, and a demeaning society.
So here's to us Housewives, the Wearers of Many Hats, and the Hardest Workers society will never appreciate!
As I am still new to this whole blogging thing (not counting MySpace or Facebook, of course), I ask for your pardon if my introduction is a little on the clumsy side. I am the Hardworking Housewife, and I am here to blog about my experience as a wife and mother striving to be the best she can be.
My goals for this blog include marketing to other mothers through affiliate marketing (wink wink), and inspiring other housewives to be the best they can be.
See, being a housewife is a big job that not many - except us housewives - appreciate. As wives and mothers, we wear many hats, which include - but are not limited to - nanny, chef, housekeeper, chauffeur, doctor, child advocate, teacher (even if you aren't homeschooling), and in some cases (like mine), part-time worker who pays bills. We're also entertainers, lovers, friends, authority figures, and overall General Managers of the Household. Phew! That's a lot. As a housewife, I appreciate all the work that we do, and I'm hear to give a voice to other housewives who feel under-appreciated, overworked, and extra pressure from both a demanding family lifestyle, and a demeaning society.
So here's to us Housewives, the Wearers of Many Hats, and the Hardest Workers society will never appreciate!
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