She who must be obeyed and I have been married for... (hold on while I check the crosstich in the dining room)... Ok 14 years. In that entire time we have been a two-career family. That is, until we moved to Belgium. Due to some quirks of immigration, she can't really work here for a period of time. So she has taken up full-time domesticity. Frankly, I thought by this point in our expat experience she would have been climbing the walls and looking for any sort of responsible employment. But this is not the case. Quite the contrary actually. She has developed a fairly busy weekly calendar with regular trips to the gym, dance classes, dutch classes (we live in flanders), long walks and potentially a pilates class. In between, she takes care of all the little domestic tasks that we used to pay other people to do. And it is a good thing. With the short hours that all the businesses keep, we never would get grocery shopping or drycleaning done. She still can't cook and her ironing leaves something to be desired, but she is getting really fit and is incredibly relaxed. I am totally jealous.
What is that word you used "ironing"? I am not familiar with the concept.
ReplyDeleteFun blog! Love the Drunk Monks. Wish I was a lady of liesure like she who must be obeyed!
ReplyDeleteShe Who Must Be Obeyed has it really good. But hardly a lady of leisure as she sounds pretty busy. Pilates classes are fun, especially the equipment. Maybe she should also take a cooking class since you say she can't cook!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately for me, cooking classes here are taught in Nederlands. Might make things worse instead of better.
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