How to be a 'Housewife'

For most of you who know me, even just a little—you know that I am not the ideal housewife. This is due to the simple fact that when Matthew and I were first married, I graduated undergrad before him, got a job, and became a workaholic. Matthew, still being a student, took care of things at home. This included cooking, cleaning, taking care of the dogs, picking up after me, grocery shopping, running errands, etc. He did an amazing job and I am very thankful for his homemaker abilities.

I was aware that one day our roles would switch. I wasn't in any hurry—I liked working. I preferred working. After all, I was never really all that interested in cooking. I can clean, and I appreciate a clean home, but I'm a messy girl. I don't put things away where they should go, and I let the laundry pile up to the ceiling. And let's not even get into grocery shopping. I'd have to pop some Xanex for that.

Because I had continually spent a lot of time away from home and slacked off on any kind of domestic duties, I lost touch with any homemaker abilities that may have existed. Now being in St. Kitts, I am the one to stay at home and take care of the home front.

On Monday, Matty started a new week of school, and I stayed home. Since I didn't have my Kittitian driver's license, I wasn't able to drive...which was fine. I kind of wanted to stay home, get organized, take care of some looming paperwork from back home in the US, and try and make dinner. I was even going to try and get a jog in.

I got up early and was a bit disoriented at first. I remember even waking up and being a little confused about where I was. Since I hadn't drank the night before, I was even more confused. Haha. Eventually I figured it out, and got out of bed.

I decided to get on Facebook. What? A girl has got to check in with the world. That, followed by signing into instant messenger, took up some of my morning. I also skyped with my bff, Holli, which was fabulous because we played catch-up and I was able to see how she was coping without me.

A little later, I had also placed two calls to Verizon to cancel out our phones lines from back at home. Being told I was going to be called back in two hours or less, I gave up on the idea of leaving the house and going for a jog...and yes, I am blaming Verizon for that. I would also like to note that they never called me back. So I later placed a third call to them. After a while, I watched tv, and then I showered. I took my sweet time getting ready for the day too.

Eventually I looked at the clock and it was noon. I had plenty of time before Mateo would be home, so I re-organized the toiletries I carelessly shoved into the bathroom storage cabinet two days before. I then did the dishes, whitened my teeth, watched some more daytime tv, and had some lunch. Meanwhile, the dogs were in and out of the apartment all day, getting used to their new surroundings, so they weren't too much work.

Once Matthew made it home, we piled into the car to run some errands. First thing was to acquire me a driver's license. For $48 US, I was granted a piece of paper stating I could legally drive in their country. No test required! Then we headed to TDC (Walmart-ish), to find some batteries for both my portable iPod player, and for the dogs' e-collars. After we left TDC, we headed to the Pelican Shopping Mall to hit up a jewelry store for the batteries we needed for the collars since TDC didn't carry that kind.

The 'mall' was actually pretty cute. There weren't a lot of shops open at the time (for whatever reason), but after a beer and a new hat, I was a happy camper.

The next thing I needed was a pair of sunglasses. I had only brought one pair with me, and Matthew forbids me to wear them in public because they are obscenely large. Whatevs, I will still wear them. Off to Port Zante we went. After three different tourist shops, I scored a pair.

Once we arrived back at home, I started making dinner: butter fish, baked potatoes, and broccoli. And guess what? Not too shabby!

After dinner, I became exhausted from all the hard work—as did the puppies—so I guess we fell asleep. Thanks to Matthew, here's proof of our exhaustion.

All in all—it was a good day. No complaints.