I am a domestic ninja.

I at least FEEL like a domestic ninja. I'm making roast chicken, spiced apples, and honey ginger glazed carrots for Brooks and me and the total cost of cooking it myself versus purchasing this meal at a restaurant is staggeringly low in comparison.  And I buy good ingredients!  If I wanted to I could save even more money by getting groceries at Wal-Mart or some other non-Whole Foods store.

Seriously. This whole meal is around 4 dollars a plate.  If I'd wanted to order this from a restaurant it would cost me at LEAST 12 dollars.  The only difference?  Personal effort.  I must admit, after doing 14 hours of schoolwork (or more) on any given day, the LAST thing I want to do is cook.  Often I just eat bananas or celery or something else that can be eaten raw. However, cooking can save me so much money and lead to me eating balanced meals.

I can make homemade CULTURED butter for 75 cents per 1/2 cup!  Retail price for that is 3 dollars per half cup or more.  Again: I have to actually take the 20 minutes to MAKE butter.

I'm knitting a variety of scarves, hats, and plushies for my friends and family for Christmas.  Every year I make and old-fashioned clove-apple air freshener and it lasts for YEARS.  I really enjoy domestic activities and I'm pretty good at them.

I just wish that being domestically inclined were more socially acceptable.  Or rather, I wish that preferring to do household work than money-making work were more socially acceptable.  Not that I have a great love of cleaning house, but I think it's actually IMPORTANT to do those things to take care of my family.  When I'm married and have kids I think it's just as important to make sure my family is well-fed and that the household is running smoothly as to have a paycheck coming in.  If it's financially feasible I would PREFER to stay home and make sure that shit gets done!  Maybe not forever, but at least while I have small children.  I don't want the whole 'Mom gets home from work, is too exhausted to cook, it's McDonald's for dinner again' scenario to strike my family.