Times they are a changing

Something has happened and it is more foreign to me than living in a foreign country…I have finally lost control of the thing that I thought only I could be in control of.  It’s official… I have found myself out of control of the finances. 

I actually could relate for the first time to a T.V. mom.  You know the mom who takes care of the kids while the dad provides for the family and the wife knows little about his job?  I know little because he is just starting and he is always running around or on the phone and to tell you the truth; I am happy with this amount of information.  At this point I can offer no advice, stick my nose in the middle of anything or drive him crazy with “did you think of…” questions.  Ok, yes I still bother him with questions but I think I just ask out of habit because I really don’t care much for the answer.  I am loving being out of the loop.  Of course I still have a job and a job that I love but now I put the money in the jar for Rodrigo to worry about.  So, what do I do now? 

Well, I decided to become serious about my role as Dona de Casa (Housewife).  The first day was the worst as I cleaned and cleaned while I was messing up other things and then cleaning them again.  It is a job and you have to have technique.  You have to have a schedule and priorities.  So today after work…I tried it again and this time it was easier.  Easier because I am trying to change my mind about how I look at cleaning.  I started with the floors and worked up and made lunch at the same time.  My problem is that I only like to do the dishes in payments actually I do everything a little at a time and then move on to another thing which leaves me with many unfinished projects.  I did this in America too but here you can always see or feel the dirty on your feet.  Tile everywhere.

The second part of my plan is to find more places for us to go that are free, start to read about what goes on in the city and start to work on my casual Portuguese.  This is where I have failed at Portuguese; I didn’t learn how to bullshit.  You know Rodrigo knows 5 languages in Bullshit…I have to learn Portuguese the same way now. :)