I never ever claimed to be Suzy Q Homemaker, although the thought be of being Suzy Q appeals to me in many ways. But honestly I'm lacking in SEVERAL areas that would disqualify me for sure from obtaining the Suzy Q name.
I do have a professional job and feel quite blessed to be employed by a good company. I never thought I would be a career person but here I am, 27 with a career, and I kinda like it despite the pity that has been expressed to me by others that are not career people. They can keep their pity.
With these 2 thoughts in mind, here are my thoughts today.
I am blessed to be at home a good deal of the time due to the fact I work mostly from home (despite the occasional traveling that is becoming more frequent). This working from home allows me at the moment to have a the best of both of these worlds.
I have productive days everyday due the fact I have on going work projects that need work everyday. But I also have productive days because sitting at my dining room table and working allows me to also throw a load of laundry in the washing machine and if the dog hair has gotten out of control I can sweep at 2:00 in the afternoon instead 6:00 in the evening after a long commute.
***Now remember the beginning of this post and I claimed to not be Suzy Q....when you see throw a load of laundry in the machine - read "clothes made it into the machine and probably not to the dryer." And when you read dog hair has gotten out of control read - "a tumble weed just blew by and I can't concentrate on my work unless it is removed."***
Sometimes it's a hard balance to end work when MK is headed home and close up the computer and put my stacks of paper away because after all this is our home too not just my office. A positive though - if there is a frustrating moment with work I can walk to kitchen pull out some chicken and whack it to death, oh excuse me, tenderize it with my handy dandy Pampered Chef Tenderizer (see Suzy Q wannabe and failing at those aspirations)!
I'm working on the Suzy Q stuff though and I will say that my cooking skills have VASTLY improved since becoming a career woman too. We have moved from unhealthy casseroles and pasta laden food to crisp fresh ingredients. I'll have to attribute this to my job - working side by side with a chef and taking down his every step on paper may have some influence on me.
So while I'm sure Suzy Q I'll never be, I'll try my hardest to keep the two in balance. After all if I wasn't attempting to be Suzy Q in some manner I would miss things like this in the afternoon sun.
And trying summer salad recipes that consisted of arugula, cilantro, parsley, grilled corn, lemon, lime, tomatoes and yummy shrimp (since we can't afford the lobster the Martha Stewart suggested). For goodness sakes Martha if I'm not Suzy Q I'll never be up to your standards and cook with lobster for Sunday lunch! Sheesh! The pressure!
But I sure do like doing productive things that are not housework home related daily too.
-Suzy Q LP
Career Woman
Wannabe
I do have a professional job and feel quite blessed to be employed by a good company. I never thought I would be a career person but here I am, 27 with a career, and I kinda like it despite the pity that has been expressed to me by others that are not career people. They can keep their pity.
With these 2 thoughts in mind, here are my thoughts today.
I am blessed to be at home a good deal of the time due to the fact I work mostly from home (despite the occasional traveling that is becoming more frequent). This working from home allows me at the moment to have a the best of both of these worlds.
I have productive days everyday due the fact I have on going work projects that need work everyday. But I also have productive days because sitting at my dining room table and working allows me to also throw a load of laundry in the washing machine and if the dog hair has gotten out of control I can sweep at 2:00 in the afternoon instead 6:00 in the evening after a long commute.
***Now remember the beginning of this post and I claimed to not be Suzy Q....when you see throw a load of laundry in the machine - read "clothes made it into the machine and probably not to the dryer." And when you read dog hair has gotten out of control read - "a tumble weed just blew by and I can't concentrate on my work unless it is removed."***
Sometimes it's a hard balance to end work when MK is headed home and close up the computer and put my stacks of paper away because after all this is our home too not just my office. A positive though - if there is a frustrating moment with work I can walk to kitchen pull out some chicken and whack it to death, oh excuse me, tenderize it with my handy dandy Pampered Chef Tenderizer (see Suzy Q wannabe and failing at those aspirations)!
I'm working on the Suzy Q stuff though and I will say that my cooking skills have VASTLY improved since becoming a career woman too. We have moved from unhealthy casseroles and pasta laden food to crisp fresh ingredients. I'll have to attribute this to my job - working side by side with a chef and taking down his every step on paper may have some influence on me.
So while I'm sure Suzy Q I'll never be, I'll try my hardest to keep the two in balance. After all if I wasn't attempting to be Suzy Q in some manner I would miss things like this in the afternoon sun.
And trying summer salad recipes that consisted of arugula, cilantro, parsley, grilled corn, lemon, lime, tomatoes and yummy shrimp (since we can't afford the lobster the Martha Stewart suggested). For goodness sakes Martha if I'm not Suzy Q I'll never be up to your standards and cook with lobster for Sunday lunch! Sheesh! The pressure!
But I sure do like doing productive things that are not housework home related daily too.
-Suzy Q LP
Career Woman
Wannabe
It is really a fine art of balancing homelife and worklife. You do it well! I'd love to see what your dinner menus look like. We have started to move away from the casseroles & pastas too. Unfortunately I just found out Mia likes spaghetti and that is such an easy meal, but we'll probably just have that every now & then or in a pinch.
ReplyDeleteMegan HomeLifeBaby Manager Wannabe
You rock. I don't even have a career, and I still often fail miserably at achieving Suzy Homemaker status. However, I choose the trade-off. I spend more time with Ava and the Corb some days, so housework's gotta give. The negative aspect is that my children will think it's normal for a loveseat to be covered in clean laundry for 3 days before it gets folded. I have no problem with spaghetti, Megs. It's the only dish that both of my kids will eat...but don't tell them that I shred any veggie on hand into the pasta sauce!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are fabulous, Laura! Love your blog.
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Proverbs 31 Woman Wannabe