The Struggles of a Chef Wife – Scheduling Appointments

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How in the world do you schedule a Dr. appointment or an appointment to leave your car for 6 hours, when your husband is a chef and you have kids?

Not easily!

Now maybe it’s just me, but as a chef wife, I struggle with this.

Let’s be honest.  There are some Dr. appointments I REALLY don’t want to go to with 3 kids.  And these types of appointments can only be scheduled M-F and usually need to be scheduled weeks in advance. (more…)

The Struggles of a Chef Wife – The Unknown Schedule

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The long hours of a chef are tough.  But while the long hours are hard on our family, the unknown schedule is harder!

There were many years where my chef/husband had set days off.  From what I remember, those were days when he was working as a line cook or Sous Chef.  Once he hit the Executive Chef level, his days off would change based on events, meetings, etc. (more…)

How Do You Talk About Your Husband When He’s Not Around

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When Crystal first asked me to guest post on her blog, Tidbits of Experience, on the topic of marriage, I wondered what I could really say that hasn’t been said already.

I had an entire post written about creative ways to find time to communicate with your husband, since that is something we struggle with because of the crazy hours my husband works as a chef.

And then I changed my mind.  It just didn’t feel like the right topic.

So I started to think about what I wished I knew or what I was glad I knew early on in our marriage.  I could ramble on and on about what I wished I knew early on, but the one thing that kept coming to my mind was a piece of advice given to me by an older woman in a Bible Study one morning many years ago.  (Wow, that makes me sound old!) (more…)

Going on a Hot Date with a Chef

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My chef/husband has been off for 4 days!!

Sorry.  I don’t mean to brag, but it doesn’t happen often.  So when it does, I feel like telling everyone!!

While two of the days we spent as a family, 2 of the days were also school days!

You know what that means?  We can go on a date without having to pay for a babysitter!  Woohoo!!

As soon as I knew he was taking a few extra days off, I sent him a text telling him to save Monday morning for me.  🙂

Now I bet you’re wondering just exactly what we did for this hot date.

I hope you’re sitting down.  It’s pretty great! (more…)