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My wife went back to work in Sacramento for a few months. So I am up here with Bill thinking. Bill doesn't think much anyway. My wife, the Inspector General, Social Director, and Chief of the War Department, comes home on the weekends. I schedule my activities around her departure and arrivals. There are self-evident facts that continue to dominate my thoughts lately.
Cleanliness - I am pretty sure that most guys are not as neat and clean as most women. I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to assess the perfect time to do the dishes, vacuum, wash clothes, and pick up dog poops in back of the house. I don't normally rush into these tasks. Most women would just get it done and move on. I am embarassed to admit that I avoid doing mundane cleaning jobs until the last minute.
Household Finances - Now that I am thoroughly unemployed and on a fixed income, it has becomie more difficult justifying random impulsive purchases. I want to get some new skis and boots, but my wife is working while I am skiing. I recently justified buying $300 worth of wine-making equipment and supplies because she drinks more wine than I do. Regardless, there were some raised eyebrows at even this non-essential and impulsive purchase.
Sleep - My sleeping pattern is all screwed up. I stay up too late writing notes to you folks, poking sticks at the fire, playing computer hearts and solitaire, doing cross-word puzzles, reading, or just generally wasting time. I don't like to get up at 5:00 AM to let Bill out, but I do, then try to go back to bed. If I try to sleep in until 9:00 or so, I get pangs of guilt. Not only that, the dog stares at me for hours waiting for me to get up, and my wife often calls at 7:30 or 8:00 just to see if I am still in bed. She can usually tell by the sound of my voice. I usually jabber a few sentences before picking up the phone to get my voice right.
Chores - I try to do at least one useful project per day. Stuff like fixing the hydraulic wood spliter, building a window frame, racking wine, or a massive house clean-up. It takes discipline, which I sometimes lack, to schedule real work every day. It's easy when my wife is home because I am too conspicuous just standing there while she is running around getting stuff done.
I am just wondering if stay-at-home women suffer from any of these problems?
Cleanliness - I am pretty sure that most guys are not as neat and clean as most women. I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to assess the perfect time to do the dishes, vacuum, wash clothes, and pick up dog poops in back of the house. I don't normally rush into these tasks. Most women would just get it done and move on. I am embarassed to admit that I avoid doing mundane cleaning jobs until the last minute.
Household Finances - Now that I am thoroughly unemployed and on a fixed income, it has becomie more difficult justifying random impulsive purchases. I want to get some new skis and boots, but my wife is working while I am skiing. I recently justified buying $300 worth of wine-making equipment and supplies because she drinks more wine than I do. Regardless, there were some raised eyebrows at even this non-essential and impulsive purchase.
Sleep - My sleeping pattern is all screwed up. I stay up too late writing notes to you folks, poking sticks at the fire, playing computer hearts and solitaire, doing cross-word puzzles, reading, or just generally wasting time. I don't like to get up at 5:00 AM to let Bill out, but I do, then try to go back to bed. If I try to sleep in until 9:00 or so, I get pangs of guilt. Not only that, the dog stares at me for hours waiting for me to get up, and my wife often calls at 7:30 or 8:00 just to see if I am still in bed. She can usually tell by the sound of my voice. I usually jabber a few sentences before picking up the phone to get my voice right.
Chores - I try to do at least one useful project per day. Stuff like fixing the hydraulic wood spliter, building a window frame, racking wine, or a massive house clean-up. It takes discipline, which I sometimes lack, to schedule real work every day. It's easy when my wife is home because I am too conspicuous just standing there while she is running around getting stuff done.
I am just wondering if stay-at-home women suffer from any of these problems?
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), let me careen back onto topic.
