My Being a Housewife

Taken from Facebook and Tumblr entry last Mar.9, 2011

Yes, I decided to leave my so-loved job in exchange to be a housewife.

Before I come to this decision, I’ve heard from so many people that I shouldn’t leave my job. Why?

•  Because if my husband loves me, he will understand.
•  We could still work out our marriage even if my husband’s in Baguio and I’m in Manila because we still have weekends. 
•  I am blessed with my job. It’s so rare to have this kind of job where I get to meet different connections and be in different parts of the country for free, plus I’m managing property in Boracay.
•  My husband can do the transfer in Manila.
•  and a whole lot more.

Many are asking why I resigned. It’s simply because when I married my husband, I gave him the promise that I will be by his side every moment of his life and we will live together and face the challenges of life together. As the famous Bible line goes, “Mga babae, magpasakop kayo sa inyong mga asawa…”, I have chosen to be by my husband’s side and support him in every step of the way.

Truly, I love my job but I also love my husband. When I entered another phase of my journey, it eventually means I need to sacrifice my job. It’s heartbreaking but I have to. Actually until now it hasn’t sunk in to me that I’m resigned. It feels like I’m just in my usual official business trip. In fact, my system is missing the usual things that I do in the office. I still open my emails, login in skype, and talk to my former officemates. I still do some of my tasks to help my boss.

I moved here in Baguio last Monday. I am learning to wake up earlier than my usual to prepare my husband’s breakfast, to check his clothes, and to see him leave the house and go to the office. I then go back to sleep and wake up again to login to the internet. If I don’t have much transaction thru the internet, I watch television. In fact, I’m beginning to love Kiray as “hurado” (judge) in Showtime J. Then, I’ll cook my lunch, have some nap, check facebook, then wait for my husband. It has been my daily routine for 2 days now (except for today that I went to the grocery and heard mass because it’s Ash Wednesday). Some might say my life is boring, but I’m actually enjoying it so far.

Lately, I received messages that simply touched my heart. Let me share some.

Ms. B: We will surely miss you Marj. It’s truly a blessing to have a wife choose    to be close to her husband. God bless you and Mark abundantly.

Alex: Marj!!!! I miss you na!!!

Ate Agnes: The best ka ate. Kahit di mo kayang maging housewife, kinakaya mo para kay mister mo. Saludo ako sa’yo.

Those simple messages mean a lot to me and inspire me more to strive harder and prove myself to be the best housewife.

My decision entitles me to a lot of sacrifices, but so far, I am very much enjoying every moment of it, and I don’t have any regrets. Why? Because I am with my husband.