I can’t believe what you had to live with and I’m sorry that you endured that experience in your marriage. However, you are probably so much stronger now having come out of that experience. Good for you!!

As for my boyfriend’s dad – he’s a GREAT man whom I love and (I think) loves me too. I know that he was just teasing. It’s all in jest; we joke around with each other. His comment was welcome. It was just a reminder that I had been meaning to write about this topic!

I hope you’ll visit again.

P.S. You should see my dirty laundry pile right now. (More like sea, really.)

I’ve been divorced for 7 years now. I am much more at peace with my list of things I need to get done than I would be with my ex telling me how incapable I am because I use blue ink instead of black ink in the checkbook. I’ve learned how to use an electric drill. I know the difference between a concrete drill bit and a wood drill bit and I use them both often. I feel very proud that I have taught myself how do do so many things.

WIth that said~
I DO wish sometimes there was someone to come take care of those things I don’t seem to have the time or energy to take care of. I wouldn’t trade my life though. I just wish I could get caught up.

A note on your boyfriend’s dad: I wish he had just gone to the hardware store and come back with a light bulb. There’s really no need to tell you. It’s criticizing you in a way. I know a couple guys who would simply take care of it, quietly and without show. I’m trying to be that person myself. I’m trying to raise my boys to be a Man of humility and service.

Today…I’m just trying to get the laundry done

Hi Lauren!

Here are some funny links for hiring a husband when you need fixing doneJ When I moved here I saw a company van for “hire a husband”. I thought that was an awesome idea for a company or even a side job. These companies are all over the place!

http://www.hire-a-hubby.com/

http://www.rentahusband.com/franchise.htm
“RENT-A-HUSBAND® does everything from cleaning out your garage, to hanging your pictures, to installing your ceiling fans, to building you a beautiful new deck or porch. We’ve found that homeowners love the idea of one stop shopping. We’ll complete and manage the entire project so you have no need to negotiate and schedule with multiple vendors.

RENT-A-HUSBAND® hires “husbands” who specialize in different areas of home repair, maintenance, and improvement. This way you’ll get an expert who can handle your specific project or “honey do list” rather than a “jack of all trades” who’s not a master of what you happen to need”.

To which I replied:

This is too funny! I totally forgot to mention the “hubby-for-hire” idea in that post. I thought about it as I was developing the post, but then forgot to fit it in. A friend of mine is a single 31-year-old guy, never married. He’s really handy and we joked that he should start a hubby-for-hire business. He said, “Yeah, they can pay me to sit on the couch while they grab me a beer.”