2. Proceed to do little to no cooking, cleaning, or laundry. Cry frequently and allow your stress to distract you from being able to complete everyday tasks. Don't be afraid to show true incompetence. Boyfriends are as capable of doing your laundry and filling your car with gas as you are.
3. Finish MSII and resume self-care techniques.
4. Start with small things, which demonstrate that you weren't raised in a barn. Wash your own glass, for example. Make your bed. Offer to help with dinner.
Then, the clincher:
5. Bake something.
It doesn't have to be anything fancy. I mean, a box of muffin mix will probably do. But, do it in the boyfriend's home, so that it becomes fragrant and homey. Also make whatever you've baked look good, with good lighting and plating.
6. Take a picture and send it to the boyfriend at work.
Banana bread recipe here.
If the shock alone doesn't kill him, he's going to convince himself that you've morphed into some heroic super being. And lo, it will be awesome.
14 comments:
Hold on, let me pick my jaw up off the ground...
I CANNOT believe you had time to bake! I don't have time to bake!!
You must be super human! I am not telling Doc H about this. He'll think me a slacker!
Super impressive, Red!!
PS. Thanks for your comment today!
Your Doctor's Wife- I am not as super human as you think! I'm an audio learner, so I put my DIT lectures on super loud in the background while I cook. I will admit that since this was a new recipe, though, I had to stop the lecture when I couldn't multitask. The prep time listed was accurate, though, and it didn't take more than 15 minutes to mix up and stick in the oven. (Don't tell The Lawyer that.)
Can one use these techniques even if one isn't a medical student? I'd also like to add: Just when he thinks you've thrown in the towel with how you look, put makeup on for the first time in weeks to trick him into thinking you're still attractive.
No one needs to know whatever you baked is out of a box :) Irrelevant!
ames- Oooh! Good one with the makeup! And yes, I should have clarified about the box thing: I am not a baking snob! 90% of what I make comes out of a box, and you know what? If I had to mix it and add ingredients, it's "homemade!"
This made me actually LOL.
My fave: Cry frequently and allow your stress to distract you from being able to complete every day tasks. Don't be afraid to show your true incompetence.
Hahaha. Genius.
I thought that's what "homemade" meant, no? ;)
i'm not even in medical school and i've never baked anything for my poor boyfriend! perhaps i should heed your sage advice, if only to see the shock and awe sure to follow.
enjoy your treat!
Looks delicious.
Though I can't resist noting that perhaps the caliber of man you've been able to snag has improved since you've ceased having time to cook and clean. Perhaps this one likes YOU and not just the maid services you provide?
;-)
Elena- Funny, yet based on actual circumstances. :)
ames- "Homemade" = anything made in the home! So, yes!
LL&L- The shock is so worth it. They also seem to talk about it for days on end.
OMDG- Before I read who the comment was from, I was like, "Oh crap. Someone who knows me in real life is writing this!" But alas, you are just extremely astute and correct. Rich was such a jerk! I disgust MYSELF thinking about that relationship.
Mmmmmm! Now I want banana bread. It sounds so good!
It's definitely good to document the occasion and celebrate it as something special! Because it's important to set the bar low now...alas, MSII year is just the beginning of new lows in self care. There's MSIII, then internship, and then the lowest of all points--new motherhood (if you choose to go down that path). Best to establish now that domestic skills and such are optional, to set up for that time when showering and combing your hair are optional too :)
I have to confess actually that I baked several times while studying for step 1. not surprisingly, I had the lowest score amongst my friends...
I just finished 2nd year and can 100% relate to this post. You've inspired me to (maybe) bake something for my fiance this week :)
Hilarious. Good job! I remember female med students regularly joining us in the school cafeteria - They hardly did any proper cooking.
Hmmm...bake something you say? We'll see about that. I want my boyfriend to think I am awesome. But I think he'd think I was much more awesome if I moved some irrigation pipes single handedly.
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