If you are going to be "barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen" (which at some point, inevitably, we all have been/will be), you might as well look good in there!! Firstly there's no better place to be, at that point, than in that kitchen - whipping up some goodies, washing after-party dishes, writing lunch-notes to the kids etc. When Dr. Hertzler coined that phrase he meant it in a good way - whichever feminists tried to twist this into derogatory terminology to describe battered young american women, were so off target! I have to admit, those are three of my favorite pastimes! What a gift to be blessed with carrying a child, livelihood to toil with in the kitchen, and a husband who's job allows you the liberty to be barefoot (i.e not running anywhere)! I'm with those 50's housewives all the way!! : ) Anyways, getting back to the "sexy" aspect of things - thought I'd share a great way to turn up the heat without turning on the stove. No one says you got to look drably while making dinner, mopping the floor, or even scrubbing down that bathroom - there is such a thing as eye-candy, and men do appreciate it!
Vintage-inspired sexy fabric aprons & rubber gloves from Gloveables
Contemporary fabric sexy aprons and oven mitts from Anthropologie
When a "date night" doesn't quite fit into the weeks agenda, or when it's obviously necessary that we need some together-time (stat!); we sneak in a little last minute "table for two". Simple to set up, quick to cook, and easy to execute! Yes, I know we only have a 15 month old at home, and I know we have only been married for a few years... Yes, I know it gets harder and harder to make these things happen, but everyone agrees that the harder it gets to set aside time together - the more desperately it's needed! So, here's a little scheme that works for us. After the kids are asleep, set up a little wine 'n dine table for two - and savor some "dating" action right at your own kitchen table! There's something beautiful about a meal that serves only two, and something magical about gazing at each other through glowing candlelight (even if the baby monitor is right next to you). With some extra effort you can jazz up the family dinner for you romantic evening later, or you can cook up some special (keep it easy!) recipes ahead of time. My dinner-for-two menu of choice is: soup, salad, and steak (the soup and salad you can borrow from dinnertime, and the steaks I defrost the night before, stick in a ziploc bag to marinate all day, and throw in on broil for all of 10 min)!! I pick up a bottle of wine from Trader Joe's during my afternoon walk with Freida, and my husband and I have a beautiful last-minute dinner to be enjoyed à deux. So when you can't fit in the time to go out - sneak in some time to stay in!
I don't know about you, but with Valentines day images and gimmicks popping up all over the place, I find it quite difficult to not get into it... I've got love on the mind. It's not that we need the VDay concept, as Jews we're so lucky that we get to have somewhat of a love-reinstatement once a month! I don't necessarily understand investing all your relationship-ness into one day of the year... but I have to say, it is rather thoughtful to have a day/time of year to focus on and appreciate your love-life. So I admit, I've been inspired. Sometimes it's hard to remember that we were wives before mothers, brides before wives, and hot single ladies before that! : )
Want to dedicate some posts this week to help reinstall some bedroom fun, update the routine, break the rut, and focus on the loveliness of love... Stay tuned.
Thought I'd feature this, just in case some of you have never heard of or seen the Taga before (thanks, Leah!)... prepare to be wow-ed! Try and wrap your modern-mom-minded head around this puppy... : )
Loving these skittle colored table lamps. My four favorite qualities: bright, beautiful, colorful, simple. I especially love all three of them together - for the living room, hallway, entryway etc. Brighten up a drably space with three ceramic cubes of color for only $150! (designer style robbery!) : )
Mod Table Lamps from Crate and Barrel: $49.95
