Running Our Own Household

Before we got married, Leo and I already purchased a house and right after our wedding, we stayed in our new house.  It was such a joy to run your own household, being independent is one benefit, but there were lots of things that we were not prepared off when we started.  Some of these are:

1)      BILLS.  Form house amortization, to electricity bills, water bills, phone bills, to a lot more.  When I still lived with my parents, I don’t need to worry if we get our electricity or water connection disconnected or palayasin kami in our house, because bills are magically being paid. 

Now that I run my own household, aside from the fact that we need to budget for all the bills we need to pay, we have to plan when to pay it as well – scheduling it ahead of time to ensure we don’t get overdue – at maputulan L

2)      MEALS.    Planning and preparing meals had also been another thing to think about when running a household.  When I was still single and lived with my parents, I would often complain to my mom: “Fish na naman!” or “Bakit, gulay lang ba ang meron sa palengke?”.  Now that I run my own household and planning meals for my family, I would often think, “Ang onti pala ng food choices…”.

Leo and I have now devised WEEKLY MEAL PLANNER.  We sat together once a week and spend 30mins planning the meal for the next week.  This also helps us in our weekly grocery (buying the things we need ONLY).

3)      CHORES.  Never ending household chores: washing clothes, cleaning the house, washing dishes, and a lot LOT more.  Before, I would throw used clothes in the laundry basket, place my used dishes in the sink, sleep even though the house is unclean – because thanks to my mom, everything was taken cared of.

Now that we are running our own household, I still do the same – thanks to ate Marlyn! Haha!

4)      GROCERIES.  Before, my weekends are spent shopping.  My mom would sometimes joke, “Linggo lingo ka nasa mall ah, hindi ka din nawawala sa sale, may attendance ka ba dun?”

Now weekends are spent for groceries.  With a baby on the house, the ref should be filled with his needs; our freezer should have food so we won’t go hungry.  Simple things missing like salt, sugar, onion, could mess up everything.  Grocery budget is also one thing we need to think about.  We can’t buy a lot of things but just exactly the things we need.

5)      APPLIANCES and FURNITURES.  These are the things which are constant when I am growing up. I could also abuse these stuffs (watching TV while playing computer games; throwing the remote control when I’m in a bad mood, etc.)

Now these are the things I need to fill my house so it would look complete.  We have to save up to buy our own TV, sofa, refrigerator, etc.  so abusing these stuffs is a no-no for me.

These are some of the things you need to be prepared of when you start your own household.  Just thinking about all these stuffs, makes me want to say my mom was a wonder woman to ensure we don’t get stressed out on this.  I wish I could duplicate her efforts so Neo will have the same, if not a better, life than what I grew up on.

Ciao!

Baby Neo’s Mama