A friend shared an old Mexican quote with me....."The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman". I am not so ancient that I don't know times have changed. But for we, the Baby Boomer women, I think we can find truth in the following:
A WOMAN'S HOUSEKEEPING DUTIES:
Our families think that fairies come in and put clean sheets on their beds....
They may complain about lack of food, when you spent three hours clipping coupons, making a list, shopping for groceries, putting them in the car, bringing them home, unloading the car, and putting them away. After all this you really don't feel like whipping up a fabulous meal......
She may be reprimanded for how much money is spent for groceries. Sometimes our better halves don't realize that toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies and toiletries are not free.
Clean underwear, clothes and socks appear in their drawers and closets. Again the work of fairies. Dry cleaning is delivered and picked up.
The house is clean and organized and when anyone needs something you can find it. Yard sales are orchestrated to make a profit off of old stuff and trips to Goodwill abound.
The woman sometimes mows the grass, plants the flowers, bulbs, rakes the yard or is responsible for finding someone else to do it. Same goes for washing windows, painting and again, finding someone who can do this at the best price.
A WOMAN'S CLERICAL DUTIES:
The pay checks are many times handed over to the "little woman". With these she is supposed to pay the bills and other household expenses and again will get reprimanded for not saving enough.
She is most often the one who sends birthday cards and Christmas cards. She will buy and wrap the presents and plan and execute the events to commemorate these days. She is the one who most often remembers the mailman/sanitation engineers with a gift card and all the other people that help her out.
A woman is most likely the one who schedules appointments and makes sure everyone gets to where they need to be. Thank God for calendars and planners.
She fills out forms and makes the phone calls needed to proceed with everyday life. She will find the best deal for cell phones, cable and set up online banking.
History dictates that the man is the lord of the castle. That's OK with me as my man is a wonderful son, brother, husband and father. So proud that most of my adult life I have been a Domestic Engineer, I've won some good bread along the way, but so blessed that I've gotten to to have this position. Nothing I would have rather done.
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