You may be wondering where this crazy redhead went again. Well, life took a bit of a crazy turn and my husband lost his job. It's been a very difficult week as we have tried to make sense of it all.
You would think we would be sad, beaten down, and even dismayed at having to be out looking for a job in this job market. We were. There was a feeling of loss and anger, but we've picked ourselves up, dusted ourselves off, and are moving forward. God will put us where He wants us to be and we just have to trust. So faith and hope is the path we have chosen.
What is it like when your husband is suddenly under foot every minute of every day? Well, let's just say it's like having a toddler around again. You can't open the refrigerator without him asking what you're eating. You can't talk on the phone with your girlfriend because he wants to join in on the conversation and make witty remarks about you both. And heaven forbid if you should want to quietly use the ladies room. Having my husband home is similar to having a Royal Herald announcing my every move "The Redhead is now going to the kitchen! The Redhead is going to vacuum! The Redhead is hiding in the ladies room!".
Obviously this underfootedness is not conducive to anything getting done. My house hasn't been vacuumed or dusted, the laundry is still in the dryer from a few days ago, my bathrooms make roadside rest stop lavatories look clean, and there is really no point in even fluffing the sofa cushions since he's parked his derriere there with the television remote alternating between the many channels that are about restoring old cars.
So what is a poor, beleagured wife to do? Well let me give you a hint. Get an inexpensive spiral notebook and a pen and start making a honey-do list. Put everything you could ever think of and dream of on this list. A few of mine include: use the Shop-Vac to suck out the alien life form that's clogging our daughter's sink drain, dead-head the geraniums, grease all of the door hinges so every time a door is opened it doesn't sound like the Addam's Family home, spray bug killer around the house so I don't have to share my toothbrush, use the toothpaste the children have so generously left on the bathroom counters and sinks to buff out stains on the bathroom countertop.
All of the trash cans in our house (as well as the ones that go to the curb) could use a good scrubbing, so I made sure to write those down too. I have even listed for him to use the extendable feather-duster to dust all of the cobwebs out of every ceiling corner in every room, and tighten all of the toilet bases more securely to the floor.
We have really big oak trees in our backyard and my husband's pretty handy, so I wrote down an idea for him to make a tree swing. I figure that will take at least 6 months to complete and it's an outdoor activity.
I showed my husband the spiral and after reading what I've written down so far, he said he appreciated all of my hard work in creating such a detailed list. He went so far as to say that my list was "inspiring" .............. inspiring him to check all of the new job postings multiple times a day. My work here is done........
by: Christie Bielss
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