From this to that
Hi blogosphere! I’ve been silent for days but that doesn’t mean nothing’s going on around here. There’s actually things that I should have shared days back but I just don’t know where to start. As I’ve said in my other blog (before we moved), the year started right and things are taken cared of with Divine Providence (I will make a separate post about that in Life’s Lessons) and I am just thankful that we survived our first month here in the apartment. We loved it more in here for the comfort that we have, more so relying on our resources to survive. That wasn’t easy, but it is a fulfillment. It’s really different than before. Gladly, issues on household matters that I’ve been ranting about before were not considered big deal now as we are just doing it for ourselves as I and Che2x had a division of labor. Of course, majority is mine because I stay at home. Uh, oh…I wanted to correct that thinking. Not because I am staying at home I should do every chore. I am also working and my butt is ” smoking” to earn. Those who work in the office have the right to just sit down after a day’s work and excuse themselves from doing even a light chore (because they are “TIRED“). If that’s the case, I would then go back to the corporate world so I could also excuse myself from doing the chores. Isn’t that a good idea? But wait, the only difference between going to the office and staying at home regarding household matters isn’t remarkable as I still cook when I arrive home from an 8.5 to hours of work, I still do the laundry, I still do some other chores. So nothing changed so much from that work in the office thing to work-at-home.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:07 am
For years Joe thought he didn’t have to help, because I “didn’t work” … But I think he’s finally realizing exactly WHAT I do at home, and is FINALLY helping with a happy heart… Most of the time. *lol*
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February 5th, 2009 at 10:41 am
glad that Joe is helping out. Maybe Ace would also realize that after a couple of years. The idea of doing the chores is not acceptable for him because it’s NOT his role. Hmm…maybe it boils down with the upbringing. They might not be trained to do house chores when they’re young.
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February 10th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Filipino men are like that and my husband is not an exemption. The good thing is, you can still teach an old dog new tricks! (pardon the pun! lol) We’ve been married for four years now and last week my husband tried doing his own laundry for the first time! That was a small success on my part, finally, he has realized that even if I’m working at home, that doesn’t mean he’s excused from all the household chores.
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