That's one thing about Lizzie. She will nag and bicker for me to do the housework, but once I had done my work, she will let me be. All she ever wanted is for me to share the load of maintaining the house of which I do but not as tedious as her.
Lizzie is a very meticulous person. Everything has its place. You can tell by the way she organized things that she is very fussy.
I am an organized person but I'm not fussy:
So it works well with me. All I got to do is follow her rules. Whenever we take something, make sure we put it back where it belongs. That is a simple yet profound rule. Because of that our house is like a showroom..
The only place she doesn't touch is the CCC. So I have to dust, sweep and mop my own room. We are a very democratic family. Although in this house I am king, but this king still hang the clothes, wash the dishes and empty the garbage.
We used to have maids, at that time I didn't have to lift a finger. Now, since there is no maid, I in turn becomes the maid LOL.
Actually I like it. I enjoy working with my hands. It's therapeutic. I however do it at my pace. Almost like I am meditating. It's like driving. The speed limit is 110 kph, but I drive 80 kph.
Lizzie and I are a complete opposite. She is the Energizer Bunny. I am as I said a sloth. Any yet we stay together for 29 years. Mainly because Lizzie is a champion. Until today I believe that is due to her unsurpassed intelligence. She is so smart that I think she has a a mild autism LOL.
She is very rigid. For example, the other day we planned to buy food at McDonald's and bring back to eat. We left the house quite late. By the time came for me to order it was already iftar (break fast) time. I suggested for her to grab a seat and we have our dinner there.
She insisted we took back the food since I already decided on it. She will be confused she said. So ended she had her iftar 20 minutes later. She is that rigid Sarah.
Lizzie was fun when we were courting. Our favorite past time was playing Chinese Checkers. She won hands down. We used to enter races. I race she cheered. It was when we had the baby that she turned into a mother. A damn good mother. Too good that she forgot that she was a wife too.
When comes to work, Lizzie is sterling. At school, every year without miss, she will get the certificate of excellent. For a sloth, I am so lucky to have an Energizer Bunny as a wife. I told you, Lizzie is not human, she is an android.
If you see how she works then you will understand. With Lizzie, it is precision. I say Lizzie is a legend by her own rights. That's how good is this old gal.
------------------------
Now, this is the most valuable lesson I got from Lizzie; no matter what we hold on to each other. She knows I am a wild horse and yet Sarah, she succeeded in taming me. If you think I am a good teacher then Lizzie is many folds over. She is good in dealing with the chimpanzees and donkeys. With her, it is either the very smart or the goners. She doesn't like the in between.
I don't know how to deal with the donkeys because I have no patience. To Lizzie I am a donkey LMAO. Familiarity breeds contempt. That's because I seldom pay attention to her rigid rules.
Hey, you know something? I was successful in evading the rules up to a certain point. I guess that was the hazard of having a teacher as a wife. She tends to treat me as she treats her students.
-------------------------
So Sarah, I like to extend Lizzie's philosophy to our relationship as well; no matter what we hold on to each other. I told Els the same thing. If we can do that, we are champions because a quitter never wins and a winner never quits. This is the same philosophy I pass down to my children.
We must be unyielding when come to personal relationship. Yes, we will be tested Sarah. Especially because of the conditions we are facing now. But we must hold on no matter what. That is the test of True Love; these colors don't run.
---------------------------
No comments:
Post a Comment