I always believe that it’s good to reinforce the positive because then you’ll get more of it. Likewise (and you probably know someone like this), if you’re mopey all the time, most likely things are happening in your life for you have reason to mope. Sometimes I think we just have to make a conscious choice to move toward the light because that’s really what we want more of. We can say, “no more of X thank you. I want Y now.” Sometimes nothing is wrong and it’s just good to throw a little more positivity out in the universe and ask for it to flow downstream again. So that’s what I’m doing here.
Here are my reasons #123 & #124 (because I’m sure that after 9 years together I already have up to #122 and I want Husband to get a little interwebby love) for why I love my husband.
Like many Americans we have been scaled back to a one income household and have had to do the money shuffle. My student loan has laid dormant in deferment, we’ve had to scale way back and live more frugally, we figured out our credit card scenario very quickly and the biggest change was that we were going to stop having two kids in daycare/preschool and I was to become a SAHM (the biggest savings!). I wrote about my earlier SAHM adjustment (or lack thereof) here, here and here. Making all these changes haven’t been a joy ride, but it’s been a good learning lesson.
In our ongoing attempt to keep the belt tight, Husband did all the homework and majority of the paperwork for a mortgage loan modification through a government program called Making Home Affordable. It was a big effort to jump through all the hoops and information to provide. However, we did it and last month we were approved. We’ve heard how incredibly lucky we are. I’m so thankful that our mortgage has been cut to almost half. Yippeee!
A week after the initial shock set in, Husband suggested that we get our once-a-month housecleaner back. (#123) The thought did cross my mind to take his suggestion as an insult, but after further reflection I met it with sheer relief. What a tremendous help to have someone else clean the house all in one day! I’m beyond delighted! Clearly that doesn’t mean that I stop cleaning all together because isn’t the life of the SAHM all about routine and maintenance? I’m just tickled to death that this was Husband’s idea and not my own. Yeah Husband!
Poor dear stayed home from work today part for a mental health day and part because he was really sick. Whatever. He deserves it (a mental health day not the sore throat). He works hard for us. Anyways, it’s Monday and I’m doing my 5+ loads today. Our washer ups and breaks. Oh shit. We’ve had some poor experience with Sears service calls so my handy Husband (#16) starts disassembling our front load washer. If you’ve ever seen it done then you know it isn’t easy. So many parts! After 3 hours and some of my sheer brute strength and intellect help he fixed not one, but two things with it! (#124) Dammit and I was hoping to get out of doing any more laundry today.
I love that man of man. Cheers Husband!
[done to a dorky dance...] You’re so awesome. You’re so awesome. You’re so awesome!
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