I try my best to balance the life of a domestic executive but it’s not easy with so many things to be done in a day. I have to admit that one of the things that is low down my priority list is the ironing which seems to sit in my laundry cupboard growing from [...]
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Domestic Takeover
Posted in Domestic Executive Musings, domestic routines on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Shop N Go
Posted in domestic routines on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I do miss from England is my beloved Waitrose. You could always rely on Waitrose to serve up interesting things to eat that tasted delicious. They also did amazing recipe cards which we continue to use regularly here causing much frustration as we can’t find all the ingredients that [...]
Doggy domestic routines
Posted in Basset blogging, domestic routines on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bringing bassets into our lives has required adjustment to the usual domestic routine. As a modern domestic executive I can move with the times although I never realised how extensive the dog catering repetoire would have to be.
We signed an agreement with the breeder of Fortnum and Mason that we would follow the diet she [...]
More domestic than executive
Posted in Domestic Executive Musings, domestic routines on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Increasingly my time is more domestic than executive. It was a real shock to the system to be back in work harness yesterday for a full day’s work. Not slouching in Domestic-Executive HQ proper commuting from Maymourn to the big smoke.
All I can say is that puppies are demanding on your time and energy. We’ve [...]
Weekend working?
Posted in Domestic Executive Musings, domestic routines on June 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The rules for weekend work for a domestic executive are very unclear. Obviously it makes sense for the working partner not to be exposed to domestic work normally done Monday to Friday, but when does the domestic executive get a day off?
So far, this has not been a hotly debated topic in the Treanor household [...]
