What does your husband do when he's home unemployed?

**Contrary Housewife** · 11-04-2008, 04:29 PM

Mine is watching tv with the volume up loud and it is driving me nuts.

**orlivin1225** · 11-04-2008, 04:39 PM

My husband was unemployed early this year when the company he worked for closed down. He was not at home much. He was always out looking for another job, and accepting odd jobs that he could find. During the heavy winter that we had, he shoveled snow off of roofs and shoveled driveways. He has never been a homebody, although a couple of days off now and then would be nice! :-)

**TheRootedNomad** · 11-04-2008, 07:24 PM

Mine was out of work injured for a year. He did the best he could with the house and the kids while I worked but boy did he drive me nuts being home.

**Grayce** · 11-04-2008, 07:45 PM

My DH was laid off for 13 weeks a few years ago. He went out a couple of days a week for a few hours dropping off resumes and applications. At home he really picked up the slack walking my son to school, cooking and doing housework so that I could work extra hours. Except for the worry that he might not find another job it was nice having him around.

**miss_thrifty** · 11-04-2008, 07:52 PM

same here. very fall hubbys unemployed for at least 8 weeks. sometimes longer ughhh lol
lets say after 2 weeks i make alot of trips for walks and libary to give him room for us to both breath . hard sometimes when ur not use to ur partner around every day when doing hosuwork and dealing with kids lol someyimes he thinks hes on vacation and just sits back and pretends he doesnt hear anything.. thats when i let him know by leaving the house for awhile to cool off or give my 2 cents lol lol

**IntlMom** · 11-04-2008, 07:52 PM

When it happened to us last year, he was on the computer all the time looking for a job....and he went out and found some manual labour to do to get a bit of money coming in.

**katybug** · 11-04-2008, 07:55 PM

Right now he is busting his butt looking for a job! But I am annoyed he is home all the time. He and I do things differently, and usually he is slower at getting going in the morning then I am. Whereas I need to move when I have the energy or if I'm feeling ok (I had a cervical fusion 8 months ago and I'm still not quite better). He often gets upset if I don't wait and eat meals with him or if I don't want to talk to him because I'm busy!

I think I'm a little ADD so if I have focus, I need to use it. Also we eat dinner and have the evenings together, so we aren't apart all the time. I just like to be up, showered and eaten by a reasonable hour so I can get stuff done. He likes to doddle. (He gets it from his mother).

I also put him to work around the house!

**hmcart** · 11-04-2008, 10:14 PM

Mine has been home more lately because work has been slow and is actually looking for a new job. His will be done in a week or two. While he is home he does laundry and cooks. I work 10 hours days four days a week so he has to help out!

**WiseOne** · 11-05-2008, 06:14 AM

My husband is an over the road trucker, who has been home the past few months. I have to say, we are getting on each others nerves!! Nice having him around, but, we have different sleep patterns, and where I am a morning person, he is not. I have to say, I hope he is back working soon!!! My daily life has become challenging to say the least!

**Laurie in Bradenton** · 11-05-2008, 07:03 AM

Mines been home for a year! Now when we work together on a jobsite he's in charge but at home I'm in charge. We both got hired partime for an inventory company that a friend owns so we go out and do that together. With construction in the tank around here there are no jobs to look for so we're taking care of projects at home. That long list of honey do items has gotten really, really short. Plus he helkps out with landry, vaccumming and the kido. Every now and then he gets on my nerves asking why I do somethings some ways but then I snap at him and he goes outside to mess in his plants. I do enjoy having him around but miss working together on job sites. Plus he worries all the time about money and makes for a stresssful guy. I have faith that we're gonna make it, can't stop and ring my hands about tommorrow must get throught today first.

Laurie in Bradenton

**baxjul** · 11-05-2008, 07:19 AM

Nothing except get in my way, and drive me crazy. LOL

**quiltingmommy** · 11-05-2008, 08:51 AM

DH was just laid off last week. He does all the laundry, yardwork, he's been doing the dishes, cleaning out/up the basement, updating his resume and actually doing some of the cooking. he also picks ds up from school.
Although I'd rather have him working and bringing some money in, it's nice to have him home.

**nodmicks** · 11-05-2008, 09:09 AM

Mine had his last day of work a week ago today.

Thur~ held down the couch (his words~ LOL) and cooked dinner

Fri~ messed up the house bad but cooked a wonderful turkey dinner

Sat~ dishes, messed up the house but cooked a wonderful pork roast dinner

I loved all the dinners since those are the days I work!

Sun~ we both were lazy bums and enjoyed ever minute!

Mon~ Dh has a UPS interview,
he gave blood
we got our Christmas money out and Christmas shopped

Tues~ more Christmas shopping and he put up snow fence

Wed~ he is in the woods hunting

Sounds like a leisurely first week off! I don't mind a bit as he has worked like a dog for years. However the house is way messier with him home and I'm not getting as much done.

He did get the on call job with UPS but it hasn't started yet. He is complaining he is bored if I'm working so I'm getting a list ready! He even volunteered to cut wood for his buddy. Now that is bored!
Tues~ more Christmas shopping

**cab54** · 11-05-2008, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by baxjul

Nothing except get in my way, and drive me crazy. LOL

Mine is retired, but this is the same for me. I can't vacuum the living room, because he is watching TV, and I can't do it when he's sleeping, because I wake him up. (he usually falls asleep about 5 am.)

This will last for the rest of our lives, so I am trying to be patient. It's only when he tries to tell me (from his chair) how to do my job (homemaking, etc) that I get really peeved. Hello--I've been doing this for 30 years!

**Contrary Housewife** · 11-05-2008, 10:56 AM

LOL! Well, I didn't mean to sound like he's being a complete slob at home. He gets up every morning and searches the job banks for new listings in his field, and he has two interviews this week. He's also been helping more with housework, he's much better at picking up the dishes immediately after dinner than I am.

I'm not used to the tv being on all the time, I like it quiet and peaceful, and I have to keep reminding him to turn it down or close his door. But it is nice having him around to talk to during the day.