my life as "the model housewife"

First off, I would just like to start off by saying that I am not, nor do I strive to be "the perfect housewife". It really is just a catchy title for my blog, and that is all. Let's face it, nobody's perfect... least of all me! My family, friends and co-workers do however like to tease me that I am the "model modern day housewife". I would be lying if I told you that I don't find this incredibly flattering, who wouldn't want to be considered a roll model for others? But the truth of the matter is that I love being a wife, a stepmom, and just doing what is considered domestic things. I also like to think I'm pretty good at it too! So if that makes me a "model housewife", then so be it.

 My aspirations of becoming a housewife started at an early age. I have always LOVED what most would call "girly things". I loved wearing dresses, playing with make up, playing with my dolls, pretending to cook or helping my mom in the kitchen. I dreamt about meeting my prince charming and having a beautiful wedding. That's right, I was totally suckered in to the whole fairy tale/storybook happy life. My aspirations were to grow up, get married and be the perfect wife and mother. And let's not forget about my career goals of becoming a model, actress, journalist.... I really did think that life would all be just that simple and easy. Boy, was I naive!

 So after coming to the realisation that my career goals may have been slightly unrealistic, if you will. I took a year long course at Mohawk to become an aesthetician. It was around this time that I met my prince charming, or so I thought. This is when I came to my second realisation, that prince charming doesn't exist. That's right ladies, I know it's hard to believe and heartbreaking as well... but that fairytale character that you read about as a child, actually is just that, a fairytale character. Don't get me wrong, my husband is a wonderful guy and I love him very much! But just like me, he is not perfect.

 So enter my husband, Jake Brown. We fell in love quickly, and moved in together quickly as well. I was more than happy to settle into my role as a "common law housewife". Little did I know at the time, that moving in with Jake would prolong my dreams of a fairytale wedding by 8 LONG years! Yep, I "played" housewife for a LONG time, before he put a ring on it. So, what did "playing a housewife" include you ask? Well, such roles as personal chef, housekeeper, personal assistant, etc. Basically all of the luxury's my husband enjoys now, but without the commitment of marriage. Oh, and let's not forget being a co-parent to Jake's son. Enter Owen, my stepson. Even though I only officially became Owen's stepmom a year and a half ago, I have been an active parental figure to him since Jake and I moved in together. Thank God I grew up with stepparents myself! Being a stepmom is a very rewarding yet challenging job. And it's not always challenging because of the child you are stepparenting. It's more the situations that you are placed in being a stepparent. I'm lucky, I have had the pleasure of helping Jake and Owen's mom raise the most respectful, good natured and kind hearted 14 year old boy I know. 

 Getting back to my journey of being a housewife.... after a short lived career in aesthetics, I decided it wasn't for me. I took a job as a server at local family restaurant, and serving has been my source of income ever since. I'm convinced that having a flexible and non super demanding job has contributed to my success at being "the model housewife". I can't imagine going to a gruelling 10 hr a day job, and then coming home to do laundry, cook dinner, and have a positive and upbeat attitude at the same time. I'll be honest with you, I'm not someone who deals well with lack of sleep! It's one of the main concerns I have with possibly having a baby one day. I need to have my 8 hrs a night, or I can't be held accountable for what I may do or say. 

 After 7 years of proving myself as a girlfriend, "stepmom", and "housewife", Jake finally got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Enter the most stressful yet exciting year and a half of my life to date. The "model housewife" also has to plan her own "model wedding". I may have put some of my "housewife" duties on the back burner during that time, but I assure you that after the wedding I picked right up where I left off. Now I was officially (and legally) a housewife. Pretty much directly after we got back from our honeymoon, we started looking for a house to move into. We found a charming little house, not far from where we already lived. We moved in and got a dog all in the same week, adding another role to my housewife duties... dog walker!

 Moving into a house has given me even more opportunities to expand my horizons as a housewife. I can now garden, bar-b-que, and host parties and dinners for larger groups of people. My life is happy and full ... but lately I have been feeling the need for a creative outlet for all of my "model housewife" duties. I decided a blog was just the thing I needed to start. What does this housewife intend to blog about you ask? My topics will include: cooking, baking, household duties, home decor, stepparenting, and basically any issues or topics that affect today's housewife. Stay tooned!