The Accidental Trad Wife
Redundancy, reflection and rebellion
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‘Another day another rejection’, I WhatsApp’d my husband. He came through from his home office set up in the spare room, to talk to me. I was horizontal on the balcony listening to the audiobook of Lord of the Rings. I’m quite enjoying the story, I have never felt the urge to read, listen to,…
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It’s my 39th birthday. I’m lying on the terrace of our flat sunbathing and drinking a Sauvignon blanc. It’s French, not New Zealand, but my mind might be changing as it’s delightful, and a beautiful gift from my in-laws. I think I last blogged about 7 months ago. I wanted to write again, but what…
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It’s the final day How has this come around so quickly? I have lots of thoughts, feelings and learnings to share. But I’ll leave that to a final round up post tomorrow, maybe Tuesday. Today, I’ll finally introduce you to my nameless husband. We sat down on the sofa and I interviewed him on his…
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“Oh my god, I’ve not written my blog!” It’s 10:30 on the penultimate day, and bar a couple of migraines I’d so nearly managed this challenge. I nearly wrote every day for six weeks. Rather than writing something today, I’m going to cuddle with my husband, drink Sauvignon and watch The Office. I’m happy with…
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Routine (again) Awake, kiss at the door, Monster, Duolingo. This sounds much like yesterday. Clean kitchen, clean bathroom, put a load of washing on. This also sounds much like yesterday. I don’t mind the routine at all, I may go as far as to say I like it. I definitely prefer it to my old routine:…
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I wasn’t bored Wake up, can of Monster, Duolingo. Clean the kitchen, clean the bathroom, put on a load of washing. Dusting, hoovering, take down the recycling. Hang up the washing, start cooking, watch an hour of a crime documentary. I don’t think I need to write more than that. It’s my routine, you’ve probably…
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The world is talking to me Today is my first day officially unemployed, and I think the world is trying to tell me something. I sat in bed chatting to my husband, and our family group WhatsApp was pinging in the background about my brother’s well deserved new job. I’m really proud of him, getting…
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The final day Today was my last payday. When I wake up tomorrow I will be unemployed. I have no idea how I’m meant to feel about this, or how I do feel about it. But I do know, I can’t lose my point streak, so I spent an hour learning Italian on Duolingo, and…
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The presents thing Over the last few weeks, I’ve been trying my best to make my husband’s home life as easy, warm and full of love as possible. But today is his birthday, so what can I do to make him feel special? I didn’t organise anything extravagant or social media worthy. I hate the…
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Sleep works Between midday yesterday, and this morning, I’d slept for 13 hours. It seems to have worked, I woke up and the migraine had gone. My husband and I started the day, each with a can of Monster in hand, each talking at our phones at the infuriating owl on Duolingo. I’m nailing Italian.…
The Accidental Trad Wife 