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Today is my first day as a housewife. I mean it.
Up until now, I've been wearing the title like a plaid jacket, the latest trendy coverall that you slip on in the morning and discard once the weather warms up.
I've secretly been looking for jobs while smiling and wearing the face of a happy stay at home wife. In reality, I feel like I lost myself when I lost my job. My life has, in many ways, been defined by my achievements and successes outside my front doors. Now, my entire life can be described by what I accomplish in the home, between scrubbing the tub in the morning and putting dinner on the table at night.
After last week's monumental disappointment (I interviewed for and "lost" my ultimate dream job), I've decided to embrace my new life. After working in the outwardly glamourous/inwardly cutthroat movie business, being at home just seems like settling.
The dishes are put away and I've sorted the laundry (this is more in one day than I've done in weeks). I'm finally ready to accept the title of housewife and give it meaning for myself. We will see what is next.
That is what I learned today.
6 comments:
What an inspirational post! I'm a housewife and SAHM by choice, but sometimes I forget that. It's not an easy job...the laundry is never ending.
That's great that you are going to define what a housewife means to you. Try not to be hard on yourself. Even with an outside of the home job, there are tough times when you don't enjoy it. There are ebbs in flows in everything. It's just working them out. You can do it ;-)
I am a sahm/wahm and it is a good thing I don't get performance related pay for my housekeeping.
Have to agree with the other comments. There are good and bad days...just gotta go with the flow. I remember being lost when I first started staying home but found my way. Actually am still finding my way. It's an ongoing process.
Welcome to the club. We can still be regular humans with a few tweaks here and there. Keep your chin up and remember not to hold your standards too high - sometimes shit just has to hit the fan and that's ok. ;)
Thanks for the encouragement ladies. I had a great first HOUSEWIFE week. I feel really proud. My place looks awesome and I'm staying positive.
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