Pinga
Room for All
for a number of years, my husband did it all. He cooked, shopped, laundry, grocery shopping and did the outside stuff. Youngestson did outside stuff, and did some stuff. We hired cleaners. Why? I worked really hard outside of the house, too hard somew ould say, but, it allowed for other items, plus he was retired. It worked for us. Of course, I also did all those items, but, he was definitely primary.
Time was money in our house, when demands on my time were high and, so, shopping at one grocery store, despite deals at others, was the norm, just to "get it done".
With buying the house, the workloads have shifted, as have time available coincidentally.
I am SOOO thankful that my contracts went into coma mode for a couple of months, allowing me to contribute more.
I am loving looking for sales, and cooking and baking -- made 300 meatballs for the freezer last night. They will be dinners when company is here, and hamburger was on very cheap. Made meatloafs to for us as well.
Learning about apps such as flipp and which stores price match.
I made bits and bites, both because I love them as a snack, and to have them again for when company is over, and are a nice compliment to chips. Not sure if they are cheaper, but, they are definitely cheaper than thMye other things that I would buy as compliments, such as interesting snacks.
Planning dinners well. No prepackaged food, other than to use some of the stuff up to make room in cupboards. (My husband's cooking and mine are quite different.) Cooking foods which are either the right amount, or leftovers become lunches, or go into freezer for a future stew addition. Inviting folks in, rather than going out
I am back to baking, and made cornmeal bread which they loved and have had repeat requests.
I am channeling @Seeler and her meal recommendations and how to feed a family on a budget.
This new house has two wonderful old school clotheslines. I love hanging clothes on the line, wearing gloves, and taking them off frozen.
My husband is busy doing electrical, outside work (new mailbox down the road), setting up shop, working on cars, and lots of miscellaneous chores.
So, we have fallen back into more traditional roles, yet it feels quite like a team effort.
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My question is do you have a fairly traditional role? Were there times when it was less traditional, or more traditional?
Time was money in our house, when demands on my time were high and, so, shopping at one grocery store, despite deals at others, was the norm, just to "get it done".
With buying the house, the workloads have shifted, as have time available coincidentally.
I am SOOO thankful that my contracts went into coma mode for a couple of months, allowing me to contribute more.
I am loving looking for sales, and cooking and baking -- made 300 meatballs for the freezer last night. They will be dinners when company is here, and hamburger was on very cheap. Made meatloafs to for us as well.
Learning about apps such as flipp and which stores price match.
I made bits and bites, both because I love them as a snack, and to have them again for when company is over, and are a nice compliment to chips. Not sure if they are cheaper, but, they are definitely cheaper than thMye other things that I would buy as compliments, such as interesting snacks.
Planning dinners well. No prepackaged food, other than to use some of the stuff up to make room in cupboards. (My husband's cooking and mine are quite different.) Cooking foods which are either the right amount, or leftovers become lunches, or go into freezer for a future stew addition. Inviting folks in, rather than going out
I am back to baking, and made cornmeal bread which they loved and have had repeat requests.
I am channeling @Seeler and her meal recommendations and how to feed a family on a budget.
This new house has two wonderful old school clotheslines. I love hanging clothes on the line, wearing gloves, and taking them off frozen.
My husband is busy doing electrical, outside work (new mailbox down the road), setting up shop, working on cars, and lots of miscellaneous chores.
So, we have fallen back into more traditional roles, yet it feels quite like a team effort.
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My question is do you have a fairly traditional role? Were there times when it was less traditional, or more traditional?