My adventures as a Proverbs 31 wife

Ok, I don't really have to quote the scripture to you, do I?  I think anyone with a head has heard of the Proverbs 31 wife that the Bible talks about.  She's the epitomy of perfection.  Oh yes, every domestic goddess such as myself wants to be her.  Well, ok, maybe I'm the only one.

Seriously, I don't even know why, but I have the deep desire to be this amazing, close to perfect wife and mother.  I want my house to be spotless (or at a minimum not freak out when someone comes by unexpectedly), my husband to worship the ground I walk on (or at least continue to tell me he loves me daily) and my children to rise in the morning and call me blessed (ok well you know...that's just craziness).  Am I just delusional or is this really attainable?

I don't really know, but I have a desire to find out.  I'm pretty sure the Proverbs 31 wife is an example that any wife and mother COULD follow if she really wanted to.  If she didn't want to, then that's ok too.  My heart's desire for a LONG time has been to be that woman.  I have a feeling that as I journey on this path, I'll find out what I look like as a Proverbs 31 wife.  It likely won't look like the Proverbs 31 wife down the street or even you reading this blog post.  It'll be me.  Genuine me! 

This week has been a good start.  I have been up early, fixed coffee for my honey (I hate coffee btw), fixed a hot breakfast, kept the dishes and laundry washed up, cleaned the house, rearranged my kitchen, etc, etc.  Not that I don't normally do these things, but trust me, I've gotten lazy.  I got to where I didn't fix coffee because I really hate the smell of it.  I didn't always wash the dishes right away because well....can't someone else do it?  Oh and on occasion, the Mr has had to say uh, dear, I'm out of clean underwear.  OOPS!  Yeah, I'll get right on that!  The next paragraph will explain a little of why I feel like I need to step it up a notch.

My hubby of 18 years, who is the most stable, hard working man I know, decided to quit his job and work for himself so that he can be with our family more.  His old job had him working crazy hours and shifts, along with 7 day work weeks much of the time.  He gives tirelessly to our family to be a good provider so that I don't have to work outside the home.  The least I can do is make sure he has clean underwear and some hearty meals in his belly.  Well, I can go a lot further too.  You see, I've always thought that a man should help as much around the house as a woman does.  Yeah, well, that doesn't really work for me anymore.  He doesn't expect ME to work for money as much as he does.  Hmmmm.  Food for thought.  Food for MY thought anyway.

He's not a pig by any means.  The man has NEVER left the toilet seat up in our 18 years of marriage.  He picks up his stuff.  He takes out the trash, fixes stuff around the house and ALWAYS tells me how good the food is that I prepare him, even if it's a stupid old sandwich and chips.  He tells me every single day, multiple times a day, that he loves me and how beautiful I am.  But......EXPECT him to wash dishes, clean, do laundry, cook, etc as much as I do?  Like I said.....that's not working for me anymore. 

So....here I go.....new adventure.  Cleaning, cooking, laundry, dishes.....that's all on me now.  Oh wait....good news......I DO have children. LOL

Check back soon.....I plan on making this at least a weekly topic of discussion.