What Do You Do for Your Spouse?

Ever since my husband and I got married he always told me that I didn't have to work. He said that if he ever needed me to get a job to help out then he would let me know. I've gotten the privilege of getting to stay home and it's been super nice getting to do that.

There have been 3 jobs that I've gotten since we've been married. One was in a sewing factory, and I worked there until the factory shut down. Second job I got was at a local retail store and I worked there until I got a better job offer. And then the third job I loved very much, but I was drinking more and more and eventually started to even drink while I was working. It was the norm from this employer. Most everyone was drinking while working and even doing drugs at work. I eventually quit that job and not long after that was when I hit rock, rock bottom with my drinking. 

While married I have always tried to make money on the side by making crafts. Blankets, Purses, Soap, Candles, Lotion and I would sew anything that my customers would want. It was really fun, and I even entered a craft show one year. I made pretty good money at the craft show, but all the stress to go along with it just wasn't worth it all to me and my sanity. PLUS, it seemed that every booth set up by me was also selling all the same things that I was. So, now I just like to walk around to browse but not enter.

Right now, I am making blankets for a women's and children's shelter for them to pass out to the residents on Christmas time. I hope to make 50 blankets by December 1st so I can take all the blankets. With that and babysitting I stay pretty busy, but I do love it so much and I love my grandkids to the moon!

My husband works very hard to provide for us in this crazy high-cost living world and I couldn't be prouder of him for the things he does for us. He has been such a good worker with the company he works for that he has gained their trust in his work ethics and dependability. He recently got a promotion, and I know he can 100% handle it or God wouldn't have put him in that position. So, in being so proud of him and I love him also to the moon that I do everything I possibly can to help him out in the home when he is at work. And listen ladies....or men who stay home for the wife to work, you should not just help them out because you think you have to, but because you WANT to help them. And don't complain about it while you're doing it.

Here is a list of things I make sure that my husband never has to do!

1) His laundry. When he is at work all day slaving away, he should not have to come home after a shower and not have anything clean to wear or no clean work clothes to wear the next day. I make sure it's all washed and folded or hung up on hangers for him.
2) Clean the house. Our house is not fancy or magnificent, but it's our home and I make sure that it's clean every day, so he doesn't have to come home and clean. I will pick up throughout the day while I'm babysitting and I usually have to wash dishes about 3 times a day when I have the grandkids LOL. 
3) When he's home from work on his days off, I let him watch whatever he wants on the TV. He pays the bills so I shouldn't be the one picking out everything to watch. He really absolutely loves war movies and documentaries so he will usually watch those, and we love to watch serial killer docs and Naked and Afraid together because we know how we would win every competition together if we were out there together! BAHAHAHAHAAH!
4) I cook for him every chance I get (if we are both eating the same thing that night for dinner). A lot of times we eat separately because I could live on salads, and he will not eat any green vegetable ever! LOLOLOL
5) I sneak mow the lawn when he is at work because I just feel that he shouldn't have to. We disagree on that one every time. If he gets home from work and sees that I've mown the lawn he gets onto me! But then he will say thank you, but don't do that again. And then I'll do it again LOL
6) I will take the trash out usually at nighttime after he goes to bed so when he gets up in the morning, I like there to be a fresh trash bag in the trash can. Let me say also, HE DOESNT MIND TAKING THE TRASH OUT, he just forgets sometimes because he's just so darn tired and worn out and I would be too if I had his job. If he sees me carrying out the trash he will say, I'LL GET THAT! haha
So those are just a few things I do for my husband to help him out. 
What do you do for your spouse? And listen if you both work a full-time job, then it doesn't matter! You should be doing nice things for each other!

I recently got to pack my husband's lunch box for him for work, and I absolutely LOVED doing it. I made him 2 double cheeseburgers, and then I put also in there for him, coffee, oranges, cheese puffs, ramen noodles and a little note. He absolutely loved it and thank me more than once. He said it was the best lunch he'd ever had packed for him. I'm hoping that I get to do this more often in the future!

It's the little things, and your spouse will appreciate every little bit. And even if they don't it doesn't matter, do it anyway because we are supposed to be givers of love and kindness without complaining.

I will tell you that my husband does very many things for me as well.

I hope you enjoyed my Thursday night blog, and I will see you guys' Friday night!

xoxoxo, Michelle Neal