Yankee, Yorkie Jay Jay and Me

Yankee, Yorkie Jay Jay and Me

Thursday, April 12, 2012

I don't know how you do it

I hear that phrase all the time...usually by our non military friends trying to imagine themselves in our lives or in reference to how I am a SAHW (stay at home wife). Really it is not such a bag gig but I do more than watch soap operas and eat bon bons!
I love my life, I love cooking, I hate cleaning but I get lots of help, and I love helping my hubby have a great day...I would love to have me as a wife! That is the secret do the things that you would like if you had a "SAHW".
Packing Yankee's lunch not only saves me an estimated $50 a week ($10 a day X 5 days) and I know he is getting proper nutrition. Cooking for dinner also saves tons of money and I get to monitor our nutrition goals. We both feel better and look better when we eat healthy and fresh foods. Not that I don't have pizza once and again!
Here is how I usually work my weeks:
Mondays - Me Day, after the week I am tired so each Monday is my day for me, no cleaning just doing little things I want.
Tuesdays - Bathrooms, a quick weekly cleaning keeps it all shiny and fresh. Grocery Run unless it is pay day then I just wait a few extra days...I don't go on post on a pay day!
Wednesdays - My laundry...part of this happy marriage is separated laundry bins and we each are responsible for our own clothes. Not that I don't wash something if he really needs it.
Thursdays - Weekend Prep, clean sheets are put on the bed and a quick overall pickup and trash run, along with dishes
Fridays - Lately we have had 3 day weekends so my Fridays are getting messed up but Friday I like to go over plans for the weekend and get extra things done .
Saturdays - Nothing specific, sometimes Yankee's laundry
Sunday - Trash pick up is on Monday morning so we get all the trash out on Sunday night and usually we have plenty to pick up from the weekend.
So that the run down, sometimes more if we have friends/family coming over, sometimes less if I'm not in the mood. This keeps things running pretty well and from getting too out of control...which is the way it is right now. We were gone Fri-Sun, then I was sick yesterday so I am running behind this week and with Mom coming on Sunday, I have got to get back on schedule so we can have fun next week.

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