Can You Believe THIS?

Somewhere along the way in our relationship Hubbs and I have each carved our own individual niches when it comes to household chores and tasks. For example, he has taken on the duties of mowing the grass, cleaning the pool and the general fixing of broken things. My departments are of the cooking and cleaning variety. I admit these divisions do have a gender-biased semblance to them but please allow me to assure you, that is not the case. I have assisted him cutting down trees and replacing the pool pump likewise I have consulted him on everything from mending a hem to battling hard water stains.

One sector that falls solely in his court though is that of electronics. If it plugs in or has a keyboard it is pretty much his domain and I tread very lightly. I have to hand it to him; my husband is awesome at electronics, I on the other hand have problems programming an atomic clock--seriously! I am chastised for touching the monitors and am frowned upon for eating next to my computer. Very recently I went almost a week with dismal internet access because he got a new router and the wireless access (which my computer uses) was not so hot but I didn’t say anything to him because A.) I thought he knew (because reading my mind is his department too!) and B.) I thought I was just doing something wrong. On a very rare occasion I may be summoned to give an opinion on a particular matter, one decision in particular dealt with our laptop. My dear husband asked me what color I would like it to be and I chose red…I was promptly vetoed (apparently it is a “girl” color).

So then, you may wonder how in the world this is not only possible, but acceptable…

The laptop is so precariously close to the food prep "business", the butter, the flour and do not even get me started on the wine glass. I have found that our blue laptop is VERY handy for bringing those recipes I find on the internet right into the kitchen. I just started doing it one day and he has never, ever said a word about it. I feel like I am getting away with murder EVERY SINGLE TIME! I suppose it is a simple explanation though, he benefits by getting to eat all the scrumptious recipes I love to try and he knows in his heart of hearts that I am very careful, not to mention the ledge helps to keep it out of the way while still being at eye-level. I digress though, there is one electrical gadget I will one day own and color is NOT an option…

We Have a Problem…

A few weeks ago I began to notice an issue. It was no big deal at first, just a stray gnat here and there but the frequency began to increase. I declared war. I cleaned the entire kitchen top to bottom and then cleaned out the pantry and then the fridge. We poured bleach down the drain and then we discovered the garbage disposal…after seeing that thing up close I was certain that this was where the problem was coming from. In fact I still get a funny feeling in the back of my throat when I think of it. But the problem persisted, not only in the kitchen, but the bathrooms and the office also. I noticed the problem at my Dad’s house as well but I didn’t give it much thought, it was when I mentioned it to my dear friend L. that I came upon a revelation.  L. has the cleanest house I have ever entered and believe me, it is always clean, so when she mentioned that SHE had a gnat problem I knew it was not just me. My house, after all, was clean-and still is I might add. We do not keep dirty dishes sitting in the sink, Hubbs takes out our trash regularly and I did not find any moldy potatoes in my pantry. So I turned to Google and found on numerous websites that they are attracted to apple cider vinegar and you use it to trap them. Also pouring ammonia down all the drains will kill any eggs. It can take up to three weeks but I am committed to eradicating them. God bless homemoanership!!!