The Accidental Trad Wife
Redundancy, reflection and rebellion
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Impulsively buying salt Cottage pie and a good rest had done the trick, I woke up migraine free. Not quite bright eyed and bushy tailed, but close to. One of the problems with migraines is sometimes a poorly thought out impulse purchase can be made. I made such a purchase late last night, and bought…
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Today may end up being my shortest blog. I’ve been fending off a migraine for the last two days. It’s been lurking behind my left eye. That’s where they always start for me. After coming back from a lovely morning wandering round charity shops, I had a nap. When I woke up, the migraine had…
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Productivity, or lack there of Today there was no morning routine. I had nothing to do. I cleaned the kitchen after our friend left last night, and the rest of the flat was already clean and tidy. If I started the day cleaning, it would be for no other reason than to fill my time.…
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Doing things differently I tried starting the day in a different order. Bedrooms and lounge first, then bathroom and finally the kitchen. I didn’t like this order. Something feels off about cleaning the dry rooms before the wet ones. I’m unsure as to why, but hey, I tried something new. I never have breakfast. It’s…
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Powered by dim sum My plan last night to power my day with dim sum seemed to work. I got up and deep cleaned the kitchen and bathroom, then sorted the washing. Quite how two people create so much washing, I have absolutely no idea. During the week I seem to be doing two loads…
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A failed housewife morning I woke up at 5:15 this morning. To stave off a hangover from the wedding we went to yesterday I drank a litre of Tesco apple and raspberry sparking water and took a couple of painkillers. After scrolling through Reddit and watching an episode of Family Guy I fell back asleep…
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I love, love I love, love. And I love weddings. Today we went to a wedding of one of my husband’s colleagues. I felt that the day was exactly what they wanted, it was intimate, heartfelt and real. It was a church wedding. It’s been years since I’ve been to one, I’m not religious. Although…
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Finances Today is payday. I’m still on garden leave from my job and technically employed. But in two months we will potentially move to solely my husband’s wages. Our overall household income will drop by more than 50%. It’s unnerving. As part of the original terms of the experiment, we’d said that all spending will…
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Working from home My husband worked from home for the first couple of hours today. It made me self conscious about what I was doing. How will he feel seeing me in this new role? Will he think I’m doing enough for the home? Should I put my chores to the side until he’s left…
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Routine I’m getting into a routine. I wake up with my husband when his alarm goes off, kiss him goodbye at the door as he heads off to work, then return to bed with a can of monster to sit and think about what I want to achieve during the day. The routine is nice.…
The Accidental Trad Wife 