Making husband lunch

@Shar19 (8231)
United States
October 1, 2008 2:13pm CST
Being a SAHM I'm home a lot of the times when I'm not running around town with errands. Now I have a child in school and one still home so it's not like I'm sitting at home eating bon bons all day. My husband has the type of job where he might have a half hour to come home for lunch once in a while. Sometimes if I have time I'll make him his lunch or he'll call and ask if I can make him something quick to pick up. I don't mind as long as I'm home and not in the middle of something (like laundry). Does anyone do this for their husbands? How about making his lunch the night before or early in the morning? I'm not the type to do that though, how about you?
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@sandra966 (269)
• Spain
4 Oct 08
Hmm yes you can tell when we are on an economy drive - I make his lunches. For a while, I didn't, I was working, he was working, I got free lunches, and he went out for lunch. Then I lost my job, and the money he spent on lunch became an issue, so I started making him lunch again. Now the kids need to take a packed lunch, so the night before I make everyone a packed lunch - there's no time in the morning to do it as we leave at 7.30! The best thing we do now is meet up for a coffee, but somewhere cheap!
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@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
6 Oct 08
I know the mornings are a rush with trying to get everyone ready to get out the door. I try and make the school lunch the night before, but sometimes I'm too tired.
• United States
3 Oct 08
My husband just started a job that allows me to do that again. I would love to see him when he takes lunch but he is not able to drive all the way to where we are staying and back and he started such a short period of time ago that I havent even been able to see where his work place is located. But I will tell you this... Things that I do or that I am asked to do sometimes make me feel ill, emotional, overwelmed! But then I si back and realise that this is the life I want with the person I want, what else could I ask for? Do not take the simple things for granted, they will all equal up to something. Even though you have all of these things to do (as I do) you should be happy that you have someone to do simple things like making lunch or going to meet for lunch. Try to think of it as a time for you to rest for a few, yourself. You may be making lunch but if you put ourself in the state of mind that... I am making lunch for my loving husband that would rather have something that I have made him even if it is just a sandwich and chips than to go pick something up. It may bother you at times but you hve to find a peace. If he were not there for you to make lunch... you would miss it and him dearly. Today is the first day of the rest of your life, live it as if it were your last. Do not take things time or peopl for granted.
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@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
6 Oct 08
Thanks for your post. It helped a lot.
• United States
1 Oct 08
I used to get up and make my Husband breakfast every day and then while he was eating I would make his lunch. Now I figure he can pour his own cereal since that is what he wants now. I do still make his lunch though. I get up and make his lunch and while I am making it I make the school lunches too. It makes it one less step when we are trying to get out the door in the morning. My Hubby takes a bag lunch to work every day. Everytime I forget to make it we dip into out spending money and he goes out. I hate to waste money so I stay motivated.
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
1 Oct 08
Good for you. I guess it does make things easier to get it all done at the same time since you're making the school lunches.
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1 Oct 08
hi there hun i used to make my hubby lunch when he was in his previous job, i used to get up with him at 4am to make it but he has started a new job now and eats in the canteen thank goodness as i dont think i could do that anymore. I certainly know what you mean about being busy tho i have 2 young children and it is not easy at all, people assume you sit about all day doing nothing and nothing could be further from the truth!
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@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
1 Oct 08
Yes, I agree. I don't think I could ever get up at 4am to make my husbands lunch. You are a very thoughtful wife. I'm glad you understand where I'm coming from.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
5 Oct 08
Most of the time i make my husband lunches. He works different shifts so if he is going in on day shift i make it the night before (he leaves home at about 5a.m.)and if he is going in on nights i make it before he leaves in the afternoon (at about 5p.m. he works 12hr. shifts).
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
6 Oct 08
Your husband is lucky to have a wife like you.
@rakittera (802)
• Philippines
2 Oct 08
My husband and I work in the same company, so we always eat lunch together at the cafeteria or sometimes, we eat our lunch out. But when we moved to a new apartment near our office, I did the cooking for all the meals for the day to save money. So, I would wake up at around 6 or 7 am to cook. And our lunch usually is the same for dinner. So, I guess you can cook for lunch in the morning if you're worried you'll be interrupted with your chores when your husband comes home for lunch.
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@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
2 Oct 08
Thanks for your post. Sometimes he'll just reheat leftovers from the night before but we usually always have some kind of lunch meat. There's always PB&J too.
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