{UAH} Woman quits job to look after husband because men should be spoilt by their wives
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Katrina Holte, 30, quit her job to start a whole new life in September, and now spends her days cooking, cleaning, dusting and making her own clothes
Katrina Holte gets up every morning at 6.30am to lay out her husbands clothes before heading downstairs to make him breakfast and prepare a packed lunch for him to take into the office
She then spends her day cleaning, doing laundry and ironing before starting preparation for the couple's evening meal, which is always cooked from scratch and on the table on time.
But her average day is very, very different to a year ago after she quit her job to become a full time 1950s inspired housewife to look after her engineering manager husband, Lars, 28.
Katrina, 30, used to work in a busy payroll department but decided to give up her career in favour of a vintage lifestyle after being worn down by the day to day stresses of an office.
"I feel like I'm living how I always wanted to. It's my dream life and my husband shares my vision." "It is a lot of work. I do tons of dishes, laundry and ironing, but I love it and it's helping to take care of my husband and that makes me really happy. "My husband is very appreciative of what I do. He grew up in a house where he helped his mum with the cooking and the cleaning, so he is not domineering in any way. He's the most gentle person I have ever met."
"He looks tired when he comes in from work, so when the table is set and decorated and the candles are lit he relaxes. He's happy for the evening. "I think a man needs his wife to make him feel spoilt every once in a while."
Her day starts at 6.30am when she wakes and sets out her husband's clothes, ready for the day ahead, before preparing his breakfast and making him a packed lunch. After her own breakfast she does 15 minutes of vintage exercises.
"Exercise in the 1930s to 1950s was a lot gentler. There was a lot of stretching, warming up or 'limbering up,' as they would say back then," Katrina explained. "I have a vintage slant board, which is a small wooden ramp, to do core exercises like sit ups. I do them for about 10 to 15 minutes a day and they keep me in shape to fit into my 1950s dresses.
"After my exercises I will go upstairs to take my shower and put on a full face of vintage make up. I use vintage products like Pond's cold cream and Revlon red lipstick and have well-drawn eyebrows, as well as using traditional hot rollers to curl my hair.
"My entire wardrobe is 1950s, made up of dresses I have made myself from original patterns. I always try and look my best. "I feel most like myself when I'm wearing a vintage-style dress. They are so flattering and I love the colours and fabrics. I just feel happy when I put them on.
"When Lars gets home he likes to hang his own coat up, which I don't mind. I read in a 1950s book that if a man wants to hang his own coat up, you should not feel like it makes you a bad housewife.
"I give him a glass of water and if dinner is not quite ready, a plate of snacks like cheese, dried fruit or nuts.
"After dinner we play board games like Scrabble, or watch our vintage shows like I Love Lucy or The Donna Reed Show. Sometimes we read. I like reading 1950s cookbooks and vintage beauty and sewing magazines."
Shunning modern music and television, Katrina listens to classical music or artists like Frank Sinatra and Doris Day on her vintage record player.
When not in use, the television is hidden away, so as not to mess up the vintage look of the room and the couple do not watch cable or streaming channels.
Katrina insists her lifestyle is her choice, and nothing to do with her husband. She said: "He would never expect this from me, though, it was entirely my idea to live like this. It's always been my dream since I was a little girl.
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