The 'Good' Housewife

Varberg - Varobacka - Gothenburg

"Beep! beep! beep! beep!"

I shake Mats' shoulder to wake him up so he would turn the alarm off next to him. He gets up, presses the snooze button and goes back to sleep. Then a variety of annoying alarm sounds goes off every 10 minutes until the clock shows 7.30am. Mats finally wakes up and gets ready to work, while I stay in bed (the best thing about being a housewife, especially when having vivid dreams once I sleep again after getting up early in the morning).

Once I'm ready to get up, I do my late morning housework and prepare lunch to deliver to Mats at the rims and tyres workshop just behind the apartment we are currently living in. Someone once told me that the best place to work is the one that is closest to your home. So, I guess in our case, it's the best place to work.

So, that's pretty much been my Monday to Friday morning routine since we arrived in Sweden and for the whole month of November. Before Mats comes home, I spend time at home working on some arts and crafts or I go out in to the forest until sun down when it's not raining or too cold outside. Once Mats comes home, I prepare dinner for his hungry belly after a long day at work.

It's been quite an interesting experience to be a housewife. Something that I haven't had much experience with in my life. I never thought I would really enjoy being a housewife. The virgo in me definitely loves it.

Braided Mats' hair and beard so it's not in the way while working

Mats at the workshop

Finding Mats working hard when I deliver lunch

One of the lunch that I brought for Mats. Toasted cheese sandwich; salad; and egg salad and cheese on toast. Best thing about working around the corner is that I can deliver warm food. Perfect for the cold climate.

Spending time with my friends and family in the forest

One of the arts I made. I think this is the best one I've made so far.

Walking Zigge after the boys came back from work. This is early November, when autumn was still in the air.

Coming back to the apartment from the forest, enjoying the beautiful sunset

Varobacka is a cute little village with a beautiful sunset.

Made vegan banana bread and vegan stir fry for dinner. Mats couldn't wait to dig in, but he was kind enough to smile and pose for the camera.

Vegan chocolate blunt cake for a weekend dessert.

The blunt cake is Puuuuurfect with Oatly's vanilla sauce. Oatly brand is probably the best thing I love about Sweden.

One Saturday noon after coming back from work. Mats, Zigge, Tobias with a cute pillow of Zigge on a tyre

One snowy day in Varobacka. Temperature has been so weird lately. Early November was -8 and now it's back to +8.

The highlight of our week is the weekends, where Mats and I would cruise (actually I wouldn't say cruise with mr Speedy Gonzales driving in his hometown) up with Tobias's car to Gothenburg (Thanks Tobias! <3). 

Driving up to Gothenburg and had to stop to take a picture of this beautiful sunset.

Parked Tobias's car on our favourite spot infront of Jimmy's apartment.

Hanging out with Jimmy, Tindra, Anna-Lee and her daughter at central station

The toughest part of being a 'good' housewife is that, wait before I say it, I don't mean to sound narcistic, but I make amazing food, which sometimes I astonish myself with. The temptation to try my own cooking lately that it has been tricky for me to stay away from consuming it myself.

Spending time in Varobacka has been quite an interesting experience. It is a very small village consisting of a few blocks of housings and a commercial block consisting of a grocery store, hairdresser, farmer shop, a tattooist, pizza. The village reminds me abit of Orient Point, the place where I used to live in Australia before living nomadic.

What I love about this small little village is that there are apple and pear trees in the wild, so I have been picking some seasonal apples and pears that taste soooooo delicious! Hmm, really loving this breatharian transition process due to the exentuation of the sensitivity in my taste buds. But also, of course because the fruits are in season, so they do taste divine. 

Well, I guess that's all the update from me for November. See you next month.

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