July 27, 2008
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 10:04 am
What an unusual day! I’m up early on a Sunday morning, and I didn’t have to drag myself out of the bed. That means, I had a good night sleep. Not that I went to bed very early, but I had enough sleep. I labored all night ironing a mound of clothes, a chore I’ve been meaning to accomplish but never had the chance to do so. It feels good that I have done it finally.
What are we up to today? Not much, in fact I should say nothing. My husband just left to go and get his favorite freshly baked Georgian flat bread. That is his routine on Sunday mornings. He used to also go on Saturdays but I told him to cut back to once a week. That bread can’t be too healthy, as it is loaded with cheese. The rest of the day will be spent here at home and the gym for him. I have a lot of catching up to do, that is, reading the newspapers. My “little mountain” is starting to build up again.
I better get going and tackle some tasks.
May 25, 2008
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 9:28 pm
Planting and cleaning windows, that is. I felt like I accomplished a lot today, of course with the help of my able assistant. Our day started early because there were chores to be done. My husband and I tackled the arduous task of cleaning all the windows including the glass panels on one wall of the living room. I have been postponing this task, because doing it alone is just too much to take. The windows are very heavy and I was not confident I can hold them once they are tilted. Two hands are better than one, as they say. We we’re done in no time, so now the windows are all pristine clear and the wall through the balcony is so not noticeable, you’d think there is no wall. All you see is a very clear view of the Manhattan skyline.
The balcony has been cleaned up, the only thing missing now are the patio furniture which we are intending to take out of storage tomorrow, ready for use through the summer. And my plants? Yes, I did that too. I replaced the “dirt” a.k.a. potting soil. A couple of huge Miracle Gro bags was all it took to refill the planters. Since I am only confined to container gardening, of course my planters are limited too because I don’t have that much space. As I mentioned a while back, I planted vegetables only, no flowering plants this time. So now, I will just have to wait and see if my okra, eggplant, green beans, parsley and cilantro(coriander) will survive my “not so green thumb.”
May 22, 2008
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 7:03 pm
Tonight, is one of those rare nights where I find myself typing away. Normally at this time, I would be in my kitchen busy preparing dinner. Why? The husband had to leave work early, as he had to go to his post-extraction appointment. So right at this moment, he’s already home and he’s busy doing his routine.
Dinner tonight is going to be right out of the box. You guessed it right, TV dinner! We do this rarely, but I declared my long weekend officially starts tonight, free from household chores. The “no cooking holiday” will be a long stretch as I will return back to my “normal programming” on Tuesday.
See? These are my simple joys… I’m just cheap, right?
May 16, 2008
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 12:31 pm
The foodie husband as early as yesterday, was already plotting what he wants for dinner tonight, and what he can and can not eat after his tooth extraction tomorrow. Do you believe this? He is in charge of picking out restaurants for us to go to and or bringing in food from Fridays to Sundays that’s why his mind is going overdrive in anticipation.
He just loves food and loves to eat. I don’t know when his appetite will taper off a bit. I guess, not even a scheduled visit to the oral surgeon is going to slow him down. Do you have someone like him at home? Portion control just wouldn’t make sense to him. He thinks I’m rationing his food if he senses that I didn’t make a lot of food, as I tend to hide portion of the dishes that I cooked sometimes. I normally cook enough to feed six people. No, he does not eat everything, but he wants to make sure, he can eat as much as he wants.
April 10, 2008
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 7:34 pm
Even without taking this quiz, I know. This is just a confirmation. Imagine how shocked I would have been if it came out the other way. It would have been really impossible and not believable. As in any marriage, it is not easy and it didn’t happen overnight. I’m thankful the first year of uncertainty is over. We used to be like a cat and a dog fighting over the most silly things you can imagine. I can’t even recall now, when was the last time we had a fight. All I can say is we really are partners in crime hahaha.
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Filed under: food, marital bliss — juliana @ 7:05 pm
I have the choice to declare whether it’s cooking night or not. When did I get this privilege? About a week and a half ago, since my childhood friend passed away. I was accorded this option by my husband because he is very well aware of what I’m going through.
So, earlier today, I already told him to get himself ready for one of those quick meals. I went to pick up macaroni salad from the deli and he will have to pick which “quick meal” he wants from my inventory in the freezer. As always, he is not complaining and he understands. I’m not in the mood to slave myself in the kitchen tonight. I’ve made dinners from scratch the past two nights, and I figured tonight we’ll have to make do with something quick.
I think, this marks the official start of my weekend 
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April 9, 2008
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 10:46 pm
Tonight, miraculously I was done with the clean up in the kitchen at 9:45. Blame it on the fact that my husband was home earlier than usual. I was really surprised. It was a nice change. On top of that, I made a pasta dish for dinner, which really didn’t involve a complex cooking procedure.
I wish, it was like this every night. But as I was forewarned by my husband, I should just consider this as an exception, and not the norm. Oh well, whatever it is, I’ll take it without complaining. That’s just the way it is.
April 8, 2008
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 9:02 pm
It’s almost 9:00 p.m here, and I’m right in front of my laptop typing away. The husband has been home about a couple of hours ago, but dinner is not yet served. Why? That is the same question I get from my friends many times over.
In this household, the King prefers to relax awhile and shower before we have dinner. Our routine has always been like this. Early on in our marriage, he was coming home at a more reasonable time, a lot earlier than the current, so even if this was the routine then, we never had to have dinner at 9:00 p.m. It’s only been the past two years or so that our dinner time is later than most households.
I am in no way to complain, I’m already used to it. That means cleaning up the kitchen and loading up dirty dishes into the dishwasher at 10:30 p.m. most nights. What a life!
April 5, 2008
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 5:03 pm
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And usually, you’re both adult enough to reach an agreement - even if that sometimes means giving in a little.
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Here’s another one. I pick out the quizzes I take, that are relevant as much as possible to what I’m talking about here. Do I agree? I really do! In as much as everyone know that my husband brings home the bacon, I cook the bacon. And that bacon gets distributed where we both think it should be. I however, give the final say on a lot of things. It can be that my husband is just stressed out with work most of the time, that he just allows me to make key decisions. The thing is, he must have enough confidence in me, why not; with my experience in corporate management, I believe running a household with all the key decisions to be made is like running a corporation. We almost always agree on almost everything, and that includes, which resto to go to *lol*(I’m just trying to be funny).
Filed under: marital bliss — juliana @ 11:31 am
It’s Saturday yet, I’m up early. 11:25 is early for me, but somehow I managed to get up. You see, the husband is home, and he has been walking back and forth to the bedroom. He’s been up awhile.
You know why he keeps walking in and out? Later I found that he is already hungry. Not that I prepare our breakfast because he does it himself; it’s the weekend and that’s his duty, but he wants to eat already, and he can’t go ahead and eat alone haha.
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