So, I don’t publicly post about when Dave is out-of-town because the last time I posted to social media about something humble-braggy, a giant rock flew through our window that night. We either have a crazy jealous stalker, or we have bad luck and some bratty children in our ‘hood. I’ll let you decide which is more likely, because I sure have no idea.
Needless to say, he’s been gone for the past week-ish at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. And I’ve been lonely, and so not feeling like an ~empowered independent woman~. I’ll admit it. I’ll even confess it. I’ve become that girl. The one who’s reliant on a man.
10 Ways that I’m not an Independent Woman:
1. I hate taking out the trash. In my world, that’s the man’s job. Oops.
2. Ditto with the recycle. I just can’t lift and carry as much!
3. Bugs. Killing bugs. Gross gross gross.
4. I’m kind of afraid of the dark. I always think someone is lurking outside looking in our windows. Kind of unlikely, but having a man around makes me feel better.
5. I don’t like taking the dog potty at night, for nearly the same reason. It’s creepy and dark outside!
Yeah, I bought my own car. I am definitely financially independent.
6. Cooking for one SUCKS. You either have to eat whatever you made for the next week, or you eat out. This must be why “family” frozen dinners were invented, so you could pretend to have a family!
7. The dumbest one: I had to pump my own gas.
8. Having to warm up the bed all by myself. Takes FOREVER, and my dog refuses to ever snuggle on the covers. What a brat.
9. You can’t drive in the carpool lane if you’re a party of one. It takes way longer to get anywhere. Awesome.
10. And finally… no one could reassure me that my outfit looked good, or give me opinions on these new pants I bought from Nordstrom on sale. Ugh, the humanity!
Okay, so perhaps I like having my man around… But I’m pretty sure I’ll always be an independent woman. Just one that doesn’t love to take out the trash or deal with other minor inconveniences.
What are some of the things you like your significant other to do so you don’t have to? ;)
Linking up with Kathy and Liz for humpday, of course!
omg your hubs is at EDC???? that’s one thing i need to cross of my bucket list.
trash isn’t my jam; i’ll do it if i have to (ie. when hubby is not around) but i complain THE WHOLE TIME LOL
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haha, yes he got back on Tuesday night! He said it was fun, but I think it made him feel pretty old! :P
I’m sure you’re capable of doing most of those things, you just prefer not to. :)
Honestly, I don’t really rely on people to do anything like that for me. I’m quite happy doing heavy lifting, hard work and DIY. I throw spiders etc out of the nearest window usually, or sometimes I just let them stay.
I’ve always been the one who does the jobs such as searching the house when we hear a noise, or getting rid of spiders, whoever I’ve lived with. It’s just something that I got used to.
Haha, you’re totally right, Kerry! Capable but not a fan of most of these things! I definitely am used to living on my own, but I forgot what it was like. You’re a brave one for tackling those spiders, I am not a fan of them. I prefer to ignore them or have my boyfriend release them into the great outdoors. :D
I can’t deal with bugs – at all! They freak me out so much it will always be my Achilles heal as to why I’m not completely independent lol
Ugh yeah, bugs are gross. I had a spider fall on me from the ceiling once, and anytime I feel a weird sensation on my arm I immediately panic thinking its a spider. So gross.
I’m pretty good about taking out the trash, and walking the dog, and those types of “man chores.” I guess if I’m really honest with myself, I prefer for my boyfriend to do the picture hanging (because it’s hard and because I’m afraid to mess up the wall), and I used to always ask him to clip the dog’s nails, because I was afraid of hurting him (the dog). I got over that last one though! I made myself be brave and just do it, and nothing bad has happened yet.
oh yes, picture hanging is the worst! we’re both pretty terrible at “handy” type chores, which sucks! Rigby is absolutely petrified of having his nails clipped, I ended up teaching him how to file his own! ;)
Sorry if I post twice – I’m having issues with the comment form.
I’m pretty good about taking the trash out and other “man chores” but I guess if I’m really honest with myself there are certain things I prefer to have my boyfriend do. Hanging pictures (I’m afraid I’ll mess up the drywall and it’s hard) and clipping the dog’s nails (what if I hurt him?). I did get over the second one though. I just made myself do it and nothing bad happened!
Uh oh! What issues did you have? I’m not sure if there’s much I can do since its just native WP comments though…
I miss my ex-bf since he did the poop scoopin’. I HATE poop scoopin.
Ugh, poop scooping is totally the worst!
I am so with you on the dark, ugh. I can’t stand being in the dark when I am by myself. It’s crazy how much we rely on our guys for things but we don’t realize it until they aren’t home ha ha.
I know, seriously! I forget how different it is when he’s not around!
^ Ack, I hate when the website thing is wrong ha ha.
ugh, why does commentluv do that sometimes?! so annoying.
My husband travels for work a lot and I could definitely relate to all these things!!!
Glad I’m not alone! Makes me glad he doesn’t have to travel on a regular basis for work though.
Totally with you on these things, especially for killing bugs and taking out the trash when it’s really dark and creepy outside haha.
haha yes! those are my most hated things for sure.
I am the same way – especially about the dark! My husband was in Canada last week and I didn’t sleep more than 4 hours a night. I was a real treat to come home to :)
oh no! hope you’re sleeping better now!
I always think I’m an independent woman until my husband leaves town! One of my worst things is not being able to zip up my cute dresses or shirts by myself!
Oh I didn’t even think about that, that’s a good one!
this is the best post ever.
i hate taking the trash and recycling out too. a friend of mine made a comment about it when i said ‘that’s his job’ and she just looked at me like ‘it’s 2014 kristen’ and i was like, what. we split jobs up and that’s his job. as are all the other manly things, and some of the woman things. haha. but seriously, how am i supposed to get dressed without someone telling me i look good?!
HAHA, i tell him “its a man’s job” and he tells me that I’m a bad feminist. Whatever, I just hate dealing with the trash, it’s gross. But yeah, we split up jobs too, I’d much rather deal with the laundry! :)
Oh, I hear you about taking the dog out at night…I much prefer doing it with someone (or staying in and watching OITNB while he does it haha). I like my alone time, but usually one or two days is enough, and then I’m ready for my partner in crime to come home!
haha, i totally try to get him to take the dog out late at night. every little noise freaks me out so much more when its dark out! but yeah, he was gone for 6 days this time and the longest he’d been gone was about 3 days. it was way too long!
It happens! I lived with my ex and trust me I was the same way!
Glad I’m not the only one! :P
I learned to become independent when I was married, go figure. My ex wouldnt do ANYTHING so I learned to do it myself. However I love that my man drives every where, I hate driving.
Ugh that sucks! I’m glad your man drives you, that’s pretty sweet! We take turns, since neither of us love driving in fun Seattle traffic. :P
Haha! Shaking my head yes to all of this :)
haha, glad you could relate ;)
I swear I agree with every bit of this post. I can’t think of much more that you haven’t thought of. Mowing the lawn, that’s not my thing. I certainly need him for that. And grass grows so fast in Washington, darn the rain.
Katreena
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luckily we don’t have a lawn to mow, otherwise that would totally be on here! the one small benefit of condo living ;)
I’ve lived alone for so long that I am good with almost all of these. Except I hate pumping gas! I will pay a little extra at a full service station if I’m really feeling lazy!
pumping gas is the worst, especially in the rain or during a wind storm!
You are preaching to me girl, I am terrified of being home at night alone and taking out the trash sucks.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one, tbh I felt a little lame posting this, but it’s all true so whatever :)
I am totally with you on the whole bug killing thing! I need a man for that! Whether its my dad, bf, my creepy neighbor… don’t care. Can’t do it! LOL
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haha! bugs are the worst, specifically spiders. don’t want to get near those things!
Haha. I love this! I think we all have things that we don’t like to do, so it’s nice when we have someone who’s willing to do them for us. Troy takes out the trash most of the time and I’m totally okay with that. We do things equally, but we’ll bargain for the things we don’t like doing. He’ll take out the trash and I’ll do some other chore in the house that he doesn’t want to do. :)
Yep, exactly! I deal with the laundry and he deals with the trash/recycle. Works well almost all of the time! :)
Taking out the trash and recycling is such a man’s job! I am so not about to put my freshly manicured hand on that smelly pile of garbage. *Insert diva hair flip* But in all seriousness, I completely agree with you, hahaha!
hahaha! totally, the trash is just… really gross.
Hahahahaha! There are sooooooo many things I would rather he do! Of course I am capable of them (most of the time, that is), but one of my very least favorite is washing my own car. Cold, wet hands? No, thank you!
Car washing is definitely not fun! I was so excited to get free car washes for life when I bought my car. Best perk ever.
Cold beds suck!! I always get in bed after my husband so the bed is nice and warm haha. I can’t imagine all the laundry that wouldn’t get done if he wasn’t here…
Haha, that’s the way to do it! :)
Oh god I hate pumping gas so much. But I think that’s partially due to the fact that the closest gas stations to us are actually in a slightly sketchier area and I definitely don’t want to go visit it at 9:30pm.
That’s totally understandable, sketchy gas stations suck. One time I was pumping gas in Seattle when this creepy homeless person was glaring at me, swearing and mumbling while walking towards me very fast. I gave up on finishing pumping gas and got the hell out of there!
I always refused to walk our dog at night. I was scared someone was going to jump out and attack me..I think I watch way too many crime shows!! lol
haha, watching crime shows make me so paranoid!
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I love it when he makes the coffee in the morning so I dont have to get out of bed! My guys been outta town for just like, 3 days and I feel dependent too…bleh
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That was totally me last week. It’s so nice when they return! :)