Adventuring into Wifedom

Well, today marks my one month wedding anniversary to my bear of man husband, Rob. So far in our one month of marriage I've gone from a working woman with a bedtime curfew of 8:30 to an unemployed housewife, who at this very moment is sitting in bed re-watching the first season of Friends while eating pita chips and garlic hummus, and drinking a tiny 100 calorie can of Coca Cola (yes, they make those). Oh, and there's a Hershey bar too. And it's after 10. This might sound depressing to some, but to me it is an excellent night in.

I'm beginning a new chapter of my life and I'm a little scared. I quit my job without having anything lined up. Everyone keeps asking me if I feel like I've made the right decision "in this economy". The answer is yes. I do feel like I've made the right decision. I just need time to clear my head and figure out what my next step is.

Right now I'm enjoying living as a "housewife". My daily agenda so far consists of getting up at 8 and going to 9:30 Jazzercise, then cleaning whatever needs to be cleaned, because now I have the time and energy to do so. I have big plans for being crafty. After all I'm sharing this blog with Joy, who is my secret arch nemesis in the crafty department. I wish I was as talented with a glue stick and a sewing machine as she is. I plan on making my halloween costume this year, Joan Holloway of Mad Men. I'll just be sewing an early 60's style wiggle dress. I think I've found the pattern, but we'll see if this actually happens.

I'll keep you updated, but for now, it's Friends time.

Quantifying Wifehood

Well I did it! I cleaned the bedroom. I even vacuumed and washed the comforter. My husband was so very happy. He said he barely recognized the bedroom without crap all over the floor. It’s the little things that keep our marriage strong and happy.

Today is our one month anniversary of being Mr. and Mrs. Bush. That’s right; exactly 4 weeks ago today we got hitched! Time has flown by, as it tends to do, and nothing really feels different. I don’t know that it ever will. I’m not sure what I was expecting – like all of a sudden I would feel like a wife. I’m pretty sure that I’ve been feeling like a wife ever since Brad and I moved in together 3 years ago. He is my partner and we are in the shit together.

Here’s what I’ve accomplished so far as a Mrs.:
• Together with my better half, put an offer in on a beautiful home in SE Portland.
• Decoupaged the front of the media cabinet.
• Cleaned the bedroom.

Here’s what I hope to accomplish in the near future:
• Strip and re-paint the movie shelf.
• Close on the beautiful home in SE Portland. (Once this has been accomplished it
will create a whole new list of crap to do.)
• Organize my crafting supplies – right now they’re piled behind my sewing machine.
• Work my way through my mending pile.
• Clean the bathrooms. (Like I said – it’s the little things.)

I don’t know why any of the above tasks = wifehood. I suppose it’s just that these are things that I want to do and I happen to be married. Being married is still a novelty to me so it’s my way of quantifying my wifehood.

Silly, I know.