Just learned this from Bobby Flay: the easiest way to peel ginger is with a spoon!
I haven’t tried it yet, but he made it look so fast and simple!
Archive for July, 2009
I Am Not a Morning Person, But I Love Being Married.
Although I generally found that the transition between engaged to married was a bit anti-climactic, I do love being married. There are tons of reasons, many of them similar to why all you wives out there love being married, but I wanted to share 2 husband-specific reasons. =)
1. I am not a morning person. I am usually cranky and irritable. It is best if you do not speak to me unless spoken to. Even bringing me breakfast if I’m not in the mood is not always appreciated, although I will hide my annoyance and say thank you. Yuppie Husband definitely knows this. He teases me about getting up on the wrong side of the bed, and constantly reminds me to get up on the right side. So, he has taken to creating obstacles to force me to get up on the “right” side. The first morning this happened, I was so confused – why was there a chair and laundry basket lined up on the left side of the bed? Sometimes it is an open night stand drawer followed by a laundry basket. Usually, a laundry basket (empty) is involved. Among the millions of other things Yuppie Husband does actively to try to express his love, it is this simple indirect act (perhaps one of self-preservation!), that I love. Why? It shows me that he accepts me for my flaws, and can joke about them, but that he also wants to help me be happy and better myself always – for my sake, for his sake, and for the sake of our relationship. And it’s just super cute.
2. Again, I am not a morning person. If I have nothing to get up for, I won’t. I hate getting up early, and will wait until the last possible second. I snooze the alarms, and can even sometimes sleep through them. But Yuppie Husband knows that sometimes I do have morning appointments, and when I do, he will always re-set the alarm for my wake up time after he leaves, and follow-up with a phone call to make sure I got up in time. My own personal wake-up call service. =)
What sweet husband-specific things about marriage do you love? Please share!
Rants
(Sorry readers, just feel like ranting today…)
#1 Why am I always always doing laundry? I just can’t understand how it piles up the way it does! Before I got married, I probably only had to do laundry once every 2 or 3 weeks, but now, I’m doing 3 loads at a time once a week! It could be partially due to the fact that the laundry machines in our building are tiny, but I really think it’s the boxers, the socks, the undershirts, the T-shirts, the smelly gym clothes… As women, I think we just have less (and smaller) items that need to be changed daily! I think I would be much less frustrated if the washer and dryer were right here in our apartment, but sadly, they are not. We have one communal set of machines on our floor, so I have to drag the dirty laundry, the detergent/bleach/softener/etc, laundry card and house keys with me. Not to mention the fact that I can’t control the cycle, soaking, extra rinsing, etc. What a pain.
#2 Yuppie Husband is pretty active (gym, sports, etc), and I have never, until having to do his laundry, encountered such horrid smells. His gym clothes are literally still wet when I take them out of the hamper to wash, and I always have to hold my breath. I have asked him to air his clothes out before throwing them in, but I’m not sure that is helping… Do any of you ladies out there have a similar problem? How do you deal with it?
#3 Dishes. Why are there always dishes? I used to be a firm believer that dishes should never be left in the sink for more than half a day, and certainly never overnight. But now? Always dishes. Our sink is also kind of small, and doesn’t have one of the detachable faucets, so washing larger items can be a little messy…
Being a housewife is hard. Not that I should be complaining – at least I don’t have to work!
How To: Match and Fold Socks Quickly!
It has been a looooong time! Things have been busy in the Yuppie household! I’ll try to do better =)
I just learned this method of matching and folding socks, and had to share with all you laundry doers out there! I learned it by accident, and was amazed with the results.
When I do laundry, I usually throw Yuppie Husband’s socks into a pile and save them for last (or even another day…). Sometimes if I’m in the middle of a big pile of clean laundry, I might match and fold sporadically throughout. But today, I tried something new.
Instead of just tossing each sock I came across into a pile, I made sure the sock was turned right-side-out, and neatly laid each sock down, with all socks in the same direction (toe-to-toe). After I was done folding all the other laundry, I came to my nice pile of socks. Usually it is annoying and frustrating to find each sock’s match (makes me want to go out and replace all of Yuppie Husband’s socks with the exact same type!), but today, with all the socks laying neatly in a pile, it was SO EASY to identify pairs quickly and efficiently! One after the other, I was able to spot matches, and before I knew it, I was done!
So I know this is kind a silly How To, but it really saved me time and frustration so I wanted to share!
The Secret Life of the Yuppie Housewife 