Dear Readers,
Welcome to my blog and first post! I hope you enjoy my random musings and adventures as I explore my new life as a yuppie housewife.
How did I get here? Being the good little Asian girl that I am, I pleased my parents, studied hard and got good grades, went to college and on to grad school, and instead of choosing the fun life of being a professional student, found a high-paying job in an infamous skyscraper in an infamous city skyline. While I did enjoy the professional satisfaction corporate America had to offer, I spent my days dreaming of my true career aspiration: being a housewife. Lazy days at home, cooking, cleaning, watching Oprah and Martha Stewart, home decorating…what a great life!
When I met my now-husband, that dream started to realize. Husband was fine with me not having a “career”, and encouraged me to find something I loved instead. So, we got married, I left my job, and I now spend my time keeping house and cultivating my hobbies. I’m one of the lucky ones – a loving, supportive husband, and the freedom to flit and float about until I find my true calling.
Now don’t get me wrong, I am certainly not against women having professional careers, and I certainly don’t plan to spend all day every day sitting at home cooking and cleaning. I do plan to have a “career” of some sort, though likely not in the corporate world. A life as a Lady of Leisure would be nice, but that unfortunately requires other Ladies of Leisure friends! =P
Thus far, being a “housewife” has been wonderful. There really aren’t that many house chores each day, so I mostly spend my time researching, scrapbooking, bugging Yuppie Husband at work… =P Yesterday, though, I experienced my first bout of crazed boredom. I was busy all day with laundry and much-needed spring cleaning. Yuppie Husband came home early and brought work with him to do while watching the Lakers game. There he was, sitting on the couch, half-watching and half-working, and there I was, sitting on the couch, checking my e-mail AGAIN, reading various design and wedding blogs AGAIN, checking my facebook AGAIN. 0 new e-mails, 0 new posts, 0 new fb updates. It dawned on me: I was BORED. I literally had nothing to do, and that can be a very maddening state of being.
So, maybe the yuppie in me will always be there, nudging me to pursue corporate America success. Maybe housewife life really isn’t for me. Maybe eventually my boredom and society’s concept of success will push me back into the office. Maybe once I get there, I will long for housewife days gone by.
In the end, I’m just a grass-is-greener girl, exploring the crossover territory of yuppie to housewife.