Hi.
I've been a housewife since getting married last fall, and we don't have any kids.
I basically take care of everything around the house, except for taking out the garbage, because I'm too short to lift the lid on the big garbage dumpster thing that's behind our building.
I clean, cook, drive my husband to and from work, manage our finances, etc. I wouldn't say I really have a schedule, I just do what needs to be done when it needs doing. I have been thinking I want to start getting into a routine, as in, doing certain chores on certain days of the week, instead of approaching it randomly as I have been doing. I do clean daily, but I don't clean
everything daily. Like, one day I'll vaccuum, one day I'll do the bathroom, one day I'll mop the kitchen and bathroom floors, one day I'll do laundry, etc. I don't do everything the same day.
I love cooking and trying new recipes, so a large amount of my time most days is spent planning and cooking meals, and then cleaning up from planning and cooking meals! I usually spend about two hours just cooking supper, and about an equal amount of time cleaning up. I don't have an electric dishwasher, just my own two hands! The real problem I have though, is that in the evening after supper, I like to spend time with my husband, so I often leave the bulk of the cleanup until the next day when he's at work. Which is kind of gross, I know, but I'm not sure what else to do. Spending time with him is important to me.
My husband doesn't have a lot of expectations. He's really easy-going. He likes to focus on his career and leave everything else to me, and I like it that way too. He doesn't really care
how I handle things though. I mean, he never criticizes my housekeeping or anything. He just doesn't even think about it, either way. His career takes a lot of mental energy and I take pleasure in the fact that I can take care of things so that he doesn't have anything else to worry about.
Two things I do for him that might be considered special are, I make him a lunch to take to work each day, and I drive him to work and pick him up.
So, my days are usually busy. I'm not sitting around watching soaps all day. Although I do check into the forums quite often, in between doing other things.
When I absolutely have nothing to do, I read. I love reading.
I love this lifestyle. It is what I always wanted. A lot of people don't understand why a childless woman wouldn't want to be out in the workforce, but I don't care. I am happy, and my husband is happy. It's not anyone else's business. I have always been a quiet, introverted person and I enjoy the peace and quiet and having time to just think my own thoughts. I never get bored or lonely, because I am just not the kind of person who gets bored or lonely. This lifestyle suits me very well.
So, did I cover everything? If there's anything else you want to know, feel free to ask.
