Let me first just say that married life has been great! It's the unemployed life that is extremely relaxing OR it can drive you to your bitter end. Here are some of the pros and cons of being an unemployed wife at home without friends nearby.
PRO : Pajamas are acceptable daily attire
CON : Forgoing showers as a result of being "comfy"
PRO : The apartment stays fairly clean
CON : I spend time making our home cute and cozy rather than searching for a job to pay for it all
PRO : Frantically rushing is virtually non-existent
CON : Motivation can be hard to find
PRO : I get to enjoy quiet alone time
CON : the characters in the TV show Friday Night Lights have become my friends
PRO: Cooking is feasible with plenty of time to prepare food
CON : The cookie dough, ice cream, and popcorn get consumed far too often
(Bo had to prevent me from buying the 5lb tub of cookie dough at Costco yesterday)
All in all...it's not TOO bad. ;) Poor Bo just has to put up with me following him around everywhere the second he gets home and never wanting to leave his side but do everything together. I'm like a little puppy that won't leave him alone. Can you tell I'm people deprived?! haha
However, I do enjoy this stage in life because I will most likely never have this much time on my hands again, and there are a lot of benefits to slowing down in life. I hope that in reading this you were able to take a minute or two to slow down and just read and hopefully chuckle a little bit. Even though I may do it A LOT...we all need to take time to slow down a little bit.
Socially deprived wife,
Abby
