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I cook, you clean!
Is it me, or does it seem like one person in the couple generally does most of the cooking?
Mrs. CXXC and I work the most unusual schedules. Our time together is limited and most times, RARE! The time that we do get to spend together, we cherish and make the very most of.
Now, when I am not traveling the globe for work, I work from my home office. This helps in making sure we see each other in more than just passing.
As I do work from my home office at least 2 weeks out of each month, I make certain to take care of as many household duties as possible to make Mrs. CXXC happy and enable her to relax. (Did I mention that she works an average of 14 hours a day 6 days a week?)
When it comes to cooking, we have an agreement in our household. The person who cooks does not have to do the cleaning. One would generally agree that this is a great arrangement.
HOWEVER!!! You have not seen Mrs. CXXC cook. This woman will use 3 pots just to boil one quart of water. It is amazing the amount of dishes and counter space she can use just to make TOAST!!
Like many people in the world, I started off in the food service as a teen. I worked in the kitchen. I learned very quickly from my first boss, "CLEAN AS YOU GO!"
So when I cook, I also wash pots, pans, plates, utensils and wipe down counter tops. By the time I am finished, all that is left are the dinner plates, flatware, glasses and dinning room table to clean off. Oh, and the dog does the pre-rinse so loading the dish washer is a breeze.
So, here is the tale:
I come home from yet another trip to one of the fine states in this great nation of ours. I walk into the house and the aroma of Italian foods cooking hit me immediately. My first reaction is not your normal reaction.
Most men would walk in, fill their nostrils with the grand aroma of fresh baked bread, Italian sausage, tomato basil cream sauce, penne and a slight hint of fresh greens and head straight to the dinning room for a FANTASTIC meal.
I, unfortunately, do not have the luxury of simply enjoying the previous mentioned olfactory delights. My first thought is, "Oh no! How many pots did she use just to make the sauce?"
Certainly, the food was placed upon our dinning room table in a manner fit for a king upon return from battle victorious. Her smile, the best part of the meal, is broad and genuine.
Trust me, Mrs. CXXC can cook with the best of them. She makes every flavor worth savoring. But true to form, the kitchen looked like she had cooked for an NFL team instead of just two people.
The meal was delicious. The conversation was, as always, delightful. The kitchen? A disaster! I truly believe it took me longer to clean up than it took her to cook.
So, out of self preservation, I cook! She cleans! We are much happier that way!
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