A Young Wife’s Tale

The real housewives don’t wear dresses and pearls when they do dishes.

Here’s how a good day goes for me.

1. Wake up to Henry putting his front paws and head on me. He has so much energy in the morning! Get up. Get dressed before going downstairs. Start a load of towels.
2. Let Henry outside. Fill his food and water bowls.
3. Breakfast. Check email, Facebook, Twitter, and bank accounts.
4. Let Henry back in. Straighten the house. Put away books, magazines, clothes, shoes, throw away any trash, make bed, etc.
5. Dust.

1. Do not make ratatouille when it is 101 degrees outside, even though all the ingredients are in season and on sale. In fact, let’s just say you shouldn’t make anything that requires the oven temperature to be set at over 400 degrees.

1. Cook in a cast iron skillet to get more iron in your diet. 2. When adding milk or cream to a hot sauce cooking in a pan, do not dump it in cold with the hot ingredients. Add a little of the warm sauce to the cold dairy first, then start mixing the milk [...]