A REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SEATTLE - A TYPICAL DAY IN A HOUSEWIFE'S LIFE

We have been called "unambitious," "dumb," "gold diggers" and God knows what else. And TV's depiction of us doesn't help - Desperate Housewives, The Real Housewives...yeah, you get the idea.

As actual housewives, however, we know that none of them are true. We are hard-working and dedicated moms who have given up careers, money and perhaps sanity to care for our children.

A day in a real housewife's life doesn't involve sleeping in til' noon, shopping at Louis Vuitton, or cocktails with ritzy friends. Instead, it goes something like this:

8 AM                           Get up. Get ready quickly before the baby wakes.


8:15 Am                      Baby wakes - shoot!


8:15 - 8:30 AM         Feed baby breakfast.


8:30 - 9 AM               Clean up mess from breakfast.


9 - 11 AM                    Chase and clean after baby, or take her on play dates.
                                     (There are occasional coffee breaks and reading the news.)


11 - 11:30 AM             Baby's lunch


11:30 - 12 PM             Skype Grandparents - why must they live so far away?


12 - 2 PM                    Baby naps. I clean, eat, shower and read a little.


2 - 4 PM                      Chase and clean after baby again. Do chores, if baby lets me.



4 - 4:30 PM                HUBBY'S HOME - YEA!! (This is my golden hour.)


4:30 - 5 PM                Family time :O)


5 - 6 PM                      Hubby goes to the gym - NOOOOOOO!!
                                     I chase and clean after baby again.


6 - 6:30 PM               I get ready for the gym while watching baby - is hubby back yet?


6:30 - 7:30 PM         Gym, a.k.a freedom. (Thank goodness for my sweet husband!)


7:30 - 9:30 PM         Cook. Dinner. Clean. 
                                    (Hubby helps, when he doesn't have classes.)


9:30 - 10:30              Spend time with hubby. Watch TV.


10:30 - 1:30 AM       Research and write. 

(I started freelance writing a while ago. Living on one salary is hard. Plus, even a "dumb," "unambitious," and "gold digging" housewife needs intellectual stimulation.)


2 AM                          Pass out