I am actually not a big fan of New Year's resolutions. I have several long lists for my life: lists of habits to build or break, lists of hobby projects, lists of things to build myself/ family spiritually, lists of home improvement projects, and even a list of chores that need to be caught up. I will probably be adding a list of weekend road trips/ camping trips for the summers soon enough. I think I will be doing well enough in 2010 if I can contain/ organize these lists in one notebook and check off 10% of the items.
Last week I was thrown a little bit of a curve ball and was laid off from work. I can not say that I am heart broken about this new development. That particular job was never supposed to be long term. I hope my being laid off saved the job of someone else who needed the income more and perhaps enjoyed what they were doing. The big question is: what do I do now? Thankfully I have been blessed with a wonderful husband who has a great job and is able to support our little family. It is also a big perk that he enjoys his occupation. The natural solution for our situation seems to be for me to take on the role of homemaker full time. In reality I have no idea what that means.
This is going to be a big change for me. I have basically been working and/or going to school full time since I was 16 years old. My domestic skills are hardly world famous. Once again my choice in mate is going to be key in the success of this venture. Tim is not a picky eater, does not expect me to be picture perfect while bumming around the house, and is not overly concerned about the chores as long as he does not have to do them (he will remain in charge of all garbage and recycling duties; this is definitely a man's job in my book). Sometimes I feel like I won the lottery. The point being that there will be a large learning curve in this domestic goddess business and hopefully Tim and I will survive with only a few minor bumps and bruises along the way. So if any of you have any tips, tricks, or pointers to share please do. Domestic Goddessness and Homemaking skill development are my number one goal for 2010. In the meantime bring on the girly daytime movies and Bonbons!
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I don't know if you've thought of this, but once you get all the chores into a routine I would say take up the cello again. Mom still talks about how talented you are with the cello. Did you know you were the reason I wanted to learn to play?
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