FIFO husband goes to work Thursday. He jet sets his way to one city to do a course then jet sets to another very very cosmopolitan city for the ‘weekend’ before joining his vessel for what I imagine will be 12 hours a day of exhausting work in a compound in the middle of the ocean with 16 foot seas. It is hard work I know that but I’m not talking about then I’m talking about now. I’m a here and now kind of girl.
So I asked him the other day are you looking forward to going back to work. I waited for the pause. I waited for the long drawn out yeah I suppose. No it was not is was yes. It was a straight away not having to think about it yes. I was reeled at the quickness of the yes. Consquently he has been in a good mood since he found out he is going back to work and its irritating. That good mood is irritating. Now he is normally is a good mood type of person and so am I but this is singing, whistle blowing good mood. I like to think I’m not moody, jealous, even tempered but this whistling, singing, talking about hotels, hire cars and what the weather will be like is really starting to tick me off as I think about my lonely nights and cold mornings.
Yet this is another new adventure for him and when it comes down to it I’m supportive of him and his career. And in reality I know that good mood is relief, relief that he has another contract to go to. Bills will be paid. I understand that but its also a new adventure, new vessel, new crew and I am excited for him really I am just as he is supportive of me, my shop and this little blog of mine. And I love my job just not right now. Right now all I can hear are the kids fighting, FIFO husband is trying to get B1 ready for school and its just so damn cold in this old house, so cold its uncomfortable. And its just that my adventure doesn’t take me away to exotic locations, cosmopolitan cities and glamorous hotels. And if I hear one more question about whether his five star hotel has a laundry, or is walking distance to the gold cinema I will freaking scream.
Oh well my lovelies I’m off to do the laundry..oh the adventures my laundry holds..lol.
xx Deb
thats exactly right trudy..and when it comes down to it I love my job as much as he does but wouldnt it be nice if my laundry whisked me off to paris or london just for something a little different and I love that well funded single mum and yes I would take our life a hundred times over…lol…xx Deb
I hear you lady! But it’s just good to know that thay genuinely enjoy their work, because if they didn’t, it would be a GRUMPY husband who’s away from you for 4 weeks. I just thought I’d share with you my description of myself… a well funded part time single Mother! People think it must be hard for us but imagine being a full time single mother! I’ll take our lifestyle a hundred times over!