How To Welcome Your Husband Home At The End of His Workday (update: Jan 8, 2010)
Here is our first featured article of 2010: It can be found permanently here at our Pleasing Men page.
By the way, we Stepford ladies are always delighted when our husbands buy us accessories to serve them better. We thought about the type of serving tray we would like to use, and of course, we all agreed on our own Connecticut Robert Wallace’s Royal English Small Square Tray. Now here is a delightful little gift idea you can suggest to him the next time he asks you what you would like:
How To Welcome Your Husband At The End of His Workday
We ladies at Stepford are proud to present our step-by-step list on creating a warm, gracious reception to our men when they return home from the office at the end of their workday.
The following is a sensible order from 15 minutes before he enters the front door to a relaxing after-dinner glow by the fireside.
Of course, this list is subjected to change, according to his mood of the day. After all, we are flexible and can always change our schedule to accomodate the day he is having. Remember our motto here at Stepfordwife.com: To serve man is not a cookbook, It’s a Pleasure!
Preparation to greet him ( 4:30 – 5:30pm )
- 4:30pm Last minute check to see that dinner is in order
- 4:45pm – 5:15pm Refresh your makeup, go over your hair and make sure your dress is crisp.
- 5:15pm – 5:30pm Prepare his favorite refreshing cold drink or cocktail and make sure it’s ready to go on a small serving tray
Honey, I’m Home! ( 5:30 – 5:40pm )
- 5:30 – 5:35pm Put on your biggest smile and greet him at the door with a hug, an appreciative peck on the cheek and a warm "welcome home darling!"
- 5:35 pm Help him take his coat off, and hand him his drink. Hang up his coat while he sits down in the foyer with his drink
- 5:35 – 5:40 Bend down and untie his shoes while he has his drink. Get his nearby slippers, put them on, then put the shoes away. Ask him how his day was. (if the question is met with a grunt, don’t push further, just cheerily say, "well, I’m glad you are home now!"
- 5:40pm Bring the remainder of his drink on serving tray and accompany him to the living room where he sits down. Make sure his drink is topped off before going off to the kitchen.
Dinner ( 5:41 – 7:00pm )
- 5:41pm – 6:00 pm Make sure dinner is set up nicely on the table and everything is in order. Remember to go back and check on his drink!
- 6:00 pm – 6:45pm Dinner is served. Remind him he can eat first as you run around to serve, refill, and maintain dinner service. If you fall behind on your own dinner, either snack later or skip a meal. It will do wonders for your waist!
- 6:45pm – 7:00pm Accompany him back to the living room and asks if there is anything else you can get him.
- 7:00pm – ? If he appears to want peace, give him space and quietly let him know you will be in the kitchen if he needs you. If he seems like he wants to talk, sit down and listen. Don’t give your opinion unless he asks you what you think. Just listen. If he is getting frisky and in the mood, by all means, give your best performance. Never mind what kind of day you had!
Stepford Cardinal Rules::
- Don’t complain about the day you have had. If he asks you about your day and you had a bad one, just say "It is much better thank heavens now that you are here!"
- Don’t list the problems that you need him to take care of until after dinner.
- Don’t push for details about his day. Keep it short and sweet. A man needs silence and peace in his home after a day’s work. We are meant to be seen, not heard!
- Make minimum fuss, especially if he seems short.
- Never ask why he is acting the way he is acting.
- If he wants you to be a listener and asks you to sit. Stop what you are doing and sit down immediately. Whatever you were doing can wait.
- Always keep your ears on alert the moment you leave the room. Keep your ears tune for your name to be called, a finger snapped, or a sign that he needs you to get or do something for him.