Being Domestic

Though I had my own apartment with friends in college, it wasn't exactly like the real world. For one, I still shared a bedroom. I also had a meal plan for one of the semesters and had lots of free time to make meals or even better, go out for meals with friends. Now, I find myself looking up recipes online to make for dinner parties or just to bring for lunch at work. Wow, I have become classy in my old age. A great place to look for fun recipes are websites like Better Recipes or even on the back of pasta boxes or other basic food packages.

Sundays are great for preparing food for the week, or having dinner with your roommates since everyone is usually around. During the week, after getting home from work (especially if you're working long hours) it's difficult to coordinate apartment dinners and the last thing you want to do is have to spend an hour making something for yourself. So, not only am I learning how to cook (which my mom tells me is important) becoming domestic also includes the dreadful cleaning.

Cleaning is obviously my least favorite thing, considering I am a pretty messy person myself. But, it has to be done, especially when you are having visitors. I never thought I would enjoy dusting, cleaning the bathroom (well, I don't really ENJOY that) but having a spic and span place makes you feel pretty good about yourself.

Starting out a new job will be overwhelming but make time to learn new things around the house too. It will definitely be worth it in the future when you have your own home and aren't just living in a high rise apartment (like me).