H.M

If you were one of the 3 people who read my previous posts you will know that i'm currently unemployed. Un-em-ployed..... it's such an ugly word that conjures up pictures of a slightly short rugged man with an incredibly soft wimpery voice standing outside the church you were going into, asking for money because he hasn't eaten in 2 days and someone stole his blankets. I know, what a genius? Lets put the Christians to the test, I love it. Needless to say he totally had me at blankets, so I flailed round in my bag for what seemed like eternity, gathered my coins (while at the same hiding the notes) and handed him his next meal.

Anyway in order to make myself feel better and to distance myself from the picture described above, I'm searching for a better job description than unemployed. I've run through the usual suspects, in-between jobs, seeking employment, without work etc but they are all so negative and blah. So I now find myself at roadblock, and the roadblock is in the form of this question.

Do you have to have offspring to call yourself a homemaker?.... a home executive if you will?

You see in those titles it doesn't say anything about offspring, not even in the original, now shied away from term houewife. From what I can gather it is all about getting on with the work that involves running the home. And thats what i'm doing. This week alone I have bought the groceries, made all the evening meals, washed all the dishes, tidied the bathroom, kitchen and the rest of the house. It's tough work.

I think homemaker has a nice ring to it. People could address me as 'Homemaker Wiseman' just like if I was a doctor I would be addressed 'Dr Wiseman'. I could make it all official by donning the coveted uniform of the Polar fleece wind breaker, ¾ pants and asics sneakers, which says “I'm not exercising but I could be” and “I'm on a serious mission, please take care not to get in my way” I could even sign off all my emails and correspondence with:

R.S. Wiseman
Homemaker

Thats does seem to be the craze these days, letting everyone know what your job description is with a fancy automated signature at the end of every email. I haven't quite worked out why. It seems a strange thing to do as I would imagine most people you email would probably know what you do already, and if not and it was important they knew you could write something along the lines of. "Hi Janice, i'm a homemaker.........." I was thinking we could take it a step further and add other equally interesting information:

R.S. Wiseman
Homemaker, Shops at Sainsburies. Prefers Coke to Sepsi. Scrunches toilet paper.

Any-who, back to the topic, no longer would I have to be unemployed, I could hold my head high, stand proud because I am doing an unpaid job, a job of love, the Lords work, which some say is the hardest work of all. Now I can hear all you other homemakers out there saying “just make sure you find time for yourself, you don't want to get burnt out” Thanks fellow H.M's, I am. Why just the other day I took the day off and perused the central London shops, even found the time to enjoy a nice hot chocolate in a cafe to unwind a little. You other H.M's will know what i'm talking about right? Admittedly I was a little late getting dinner on the table that night but Alisha understood, and if she didn't we would have had a talk about our various roles and discussed how they are equally important, and how I don't like being taken for granted.

It's early days yet but I imagine if I keep this up I will connect with other Homemakers and we could 'catch up' during the week and off load onto each other, cause it's one of those career paths that only other homemakers could truly understand the trials and tribulations, and I think it's important to network.

So I think I have answered my question, until further notice I am officially a homemaker, a Househusband, a Home executive. I will let you know if there are any changes. Until then I best be off, lasts nights dishes aren't going to wash themselves.....ahhhh a homemakers work is never finished.

R.S. Wiseman
Homemaker, Shoe size: 9. Favourite program: In the night Garden