Anita (my new, married housemate from Taiwan) and I were shootin' the shit in the kitchen while we were cooking. She was cooking for her hubby, Jet, while I was cooking for myself. We were talking about how life is so simple for us here, because all we do is cook and sit around watching shows on tv-links. Our discussion turned into talks about our mothers and housework, and we both agreed that being a housewife is hard work, because the only thing that stays on your mind is cooking. We also agreed that housewives must have a hard time figuring out what to do when they aren't cooking. Basically, the conclusion we reached is that our mothers had it hard, being a housewife is not very stimulating and we were both housewives. (Actually, she claimed that I was much more of a housewife than her, because I didn't have a spouse to help me wash the dishes. *tear*). I thought about this a lot. What does a housewife think about? How do they kill all that time?
I think the following paragraph I wrote is a good summary of the mentality of an average housewife.
When you wake up, you think about what you want to make for breakfast. While you're eating breakfast, you give some thought about what to eat for lunch. While you're eating lunch, you ponder about what to eat for dinner. While you're eating diinner, you gaze off and wonder what you will prepare for breakfast the following day. If you don't have any food, you wonder about the things you need to buy. While you're using ingredients, you think about what other ingredients you will need for the next meal. While you're cooking, you realize that you need to buy more ingredients. While you're buying the ingredients you thought you needed, you start to think about something else you would need to supplement these ingredients. After you finish cooking, eating and wondering about ingredients, you try to kill some time by watching tv or doing some at-home exercises. While you're watching tv, you start think about the dirty dishes that are sitting in your sink. You go to wash the dishes and start think about getting the mail. When you get the mail, you start to wonder about the dust all over the house. While you are wiping down every damn thing in the house, you realize that the floor must be disgusting. You start to mop the floor, but then you notice some food particles in the carpet, so you whip out the hoover and go at it. After all this is done, you sit down, wiping the sweat from your forehead, and think about something you can eat for a snack. While you eat the delicious snack, you think about what to eat for dinner.
IT NEVER ENDS.
Basically, being a housewife is hard. It ain't no joke.
and I'm a great housewife.
HOLLA.
2 comments:
i just returned from grocery shopping; when i was there, i was planning out my meals in my mind, to figure out what to buy. haha.
HAHAHAHa.
that is all. LOVED your description of what runs through housewifes' heads.
my mom did mention once that she was very tired of always thinking of what to make next. =P i am still only able to sympathize with her somewhat, because i have it easy in the apartment, only cooking like once a week (eating leftovers or makeshift food or bought food the rest of the time...but i eat surprisingly little fast food. =P)
anyways. yay to housewives.
Post a Comment