TumhariSulu
Saw movie "Tumhari Sulu" the other day. It’s a nice movie about how a simple housewife, who has her aspirations, but she gives first priority to her family. She herself comes last on the priority list. She many times kills her aspirations and finds joy in other small things in the life. But that doesn’t mean it will always be like that, she has to always keep her dreams alive in the back of the mind and must try for an opportunity. You never know when it will knock on the door, so always be ready for it.
People always ask me 'what do I do?' "I am a housewife" is my reply. On this, they would again ask yes but what do you do whole day?" People think once the kids are gone to school and husband to the office then we are ready to sleep or watch TV or chit-chat. Just imagine a day if she sleeps without doing her job!! It would all be one big chaos. She has to keep the home neat and clean, prepare snacks, dinner for kids when they come home, bring veggies and fruits, eggs, bread, biscuits, other sundry items, get clothes altered, pressed and shoes polished, etc. Then there are repairs so there is plumber, electrician or gaswala. Fridge, oven, washing machine repairs, furniture repairs all sorts of stuff is there. One would argue that it doesn’t happen every day! Fine, but then some of them happen every month …one or two of them. Then there are guests, to stay, for dinner or snacks. Then we are the ones who have to visit the patients, either relatives or friends because we have to maintain the relations. Then there are social, family functions also which again are our responsibility because we are at home!!
By the way, in a housewife's life, Sunday and Saturdays are fully occupied by the kids and husband, because of it is a holiday for them. So double work for her. So other five days she has to schedule some time for herself. So for me, what is my time? My day starts around 6:30am with some yoga, pranayama exercises then newspaper with tea and biscuit. Then I make breakfast and tiffin. So its done at around 9:30-10 am. Then I take bath and pooja. By the time my maid comes and I do other things like dusting, removing dried clothes, sorting them and putting them in their proper places, keeping clothes for washing. Then I will have some rest and watch tv for some time. The maid goes after an hour or so. Then it's time to go out to buy some veggies, fruits and grocery or some sundry items. It takes around an hour or so, I return home around 1 pm then I have my lunch with TV or Youtube. Then cleaning table and cooking platform etc. By 1:30 2 pm I would go to bed and take nap or just lie reading book or magazine till 4 pm. Then I have my tea, watch some TV then again have to arrange the utensils which the maid had cleaned…which by the way is a big boring task… then again some chit chat with friends on phone or with neighbours or some WhatsApp or so then prepare something for dinner. After that, I go for yoga, for one and half hours of total time. By 8.30 pm I am at home. I have dinner and again clean table, utensils, arrange all the stuff etc. That’s it; so it's 9, 9:30 PM now and the day is over.
It's always a busy day in a housewife's life too. Then there is doctor, parlour, shopping for households or clothes which we have to manage in that particular slot when all are out, without disturbing their schedule. Once or twice its kitty party also. Now hope all the doubts of one's mind and that million dollar question "what do you do all day?" has at least got some answers.
I don't say that every housewife's life is totally busy and occupied all 7 days. Yes, we can schedule our work accordingly and we have that liberty too. We are not working continuously whole day. We do take rest in between. But the fact is when all the members of the home relax and do whatever they want on holidays and in the evening, we are working. There is again overload when its maid's off or festivals, or there are guests at home. So all these things also must be taken into consideration. So a housewife also is a working woman and we must respect and recognize her work too.
Saw movie "Tumhari Sulu" the other day. It’s a nice movie about how a simple housewife, who has her aspirations, but she gives first priority to her family. She herself comes last on the priority list. She many times kills her aspirations and finds joy in other small things in the life. But that doesn’t mean it will always be like that, she has to always keep her dreams alive in the back of the mind and must try for an opportunity. You never know when it will knock on the door, so always be ready for it.
People always ask me 'what do I do?' "I am a housewife" is my reply. On this, they would again ask yes but what do you do whole day?" People think once the kids are gone to school and husband to the office then we are ready to sleep or watch TV or chit-chat. Just imagine a day if she sleeps without doing her job!! It would all be one big chaos. She has to keep the home neat and clean, prepare snacks, dinner for kids when they come home, bring veggies and fruits, eggs, bread, biscuits, other sundry items, get clothes altered, pressed and shoes polished, etc. Then there are repairs so there is plumber, electrician or gaswala. Fridge, oven, washing machine repairs, furniture repairs all sorts of stuff is there. One would argue that it doesn’t happen every day! Fine, but then some of them happen every month …one or two of them. Then there are guests, to stay, for dinner or snacks. Then we are the ones who have to visit the patients, either relatives or friends because we have to maintain the relations. Then there are social, family functions also which again are our responsibility because we are at home!!
By the way, in a housewife's life, Sunday and Saturdays are fully occupied by the kids and husband, because of it is a holiday for them. So double work for her. So other five days she has to schedule some time for herself. So for me, what is my time? My day starts around 6:30am with some yoga, pranayama exercises then newspaper with tea and biscuit. Then I make breakfast and tiffin. So its done at around 9:30-10 am. Then I take bath and pooja. By the time my maid comes and I do other things like dusting, removing dried clothes, sorting them and putting them in their proper places, keeping clothes for washing. Then I will have some rest and watch tv for some time. The maid goes after an hour or so. Then it's time to go out to buy some veggies, fruits and grocery or some sundry items. It takes around an hour or so, I return home around 1 pm then I have my lunch with TV or Youtube. Then cleaning table and cooking platform etc. By 1:30 2 pm I would go to bed and take nap or just lie reading book or magazine till 4 pm. Then I have my tea, watch some TV then again have to arrange the utensils which the maid had cleaned…which by the way is a big boring task… then again some chit chat with friends on phone or with neighbours or some WhatsApp or so then prepare something for dinner. After that, I go for yoga, for one and half hours of total time. By 8.30 pm I am at home. I have dinner and again clean table, utensils, arrange all the stuff etc. That’s it; so it's 9, 9:30 PM now and the day is over.
It's always a busy day in a housewife's life too. Then there is doctor, parlour, shopping for households or clothes which we have to manage in that particular slot when all are out, without disturbing their schedule. Once or twice its kitty party also. Now hope all the doubts of one's mind and that million dollar question "what do you do all day?" has at least got some answers.
I don't say that every housewife's life is totally busy and occupied all 7 days. Yes, we can schedule our work accordingly and we have that liberty too. We are not working continuously whole day. We do take rest in between. But the fact is when all the members of the home relax and do whatever they want on holidays and in the evening, we are working. There is again overload when its maid's off or festivals, or there are guests at home. So all these things also must be taken into consideration. So a housewife also is a working woman and we must respect and recognize her work too.
