30-year-old Katrina Holte has quit her job to make packed lunches for her husband and lay his clothes every day.
She decided to live like a 1950’s housewife after her work started to stress her out. Katrina now cleans and cooks while her engineer manager husband, 28-year-old Lars, goes to work.
“I feel like I’m living how I always wanted to. It’s my dream life and my husband shares my vision,” she said.
“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 closet is full of 1950s dresses I’ve made myself. I have 1940s-style furniture in the living room and a traditional bedroom.”
Katrina continued: “It’s not like it’s a museum but I do try and make it as close to the era as I can.
“I can feel like I was born in the wrong decade, especially when I look at everything that is happening in the world now.
“I feel like I belong in a nicer, more old-fashioned time. But I know everything happens for a reason and it is God’s will that I’m here now.
“I agree with old-fashioned values, like being a housewife, taking care of your family, nurturing the people in it and keeping your house in excellent condition, so everyone feels relaxed.”
She makes sure food is ready on the table when her husband goes home, and after enjoying their dinner, they relax by playing traditional board games.
“My new life started in September 2018, after I left my job, which was starting to wear me down. I was getting tired and I wasn’t living up to my own expectations,” she explained.
“I spoke to my husband and told him I want to be a housewife and he said that was fine with him.
“It was a fantastic feeling when I quit. I can do what I want to now and run my house as I want to run it. Now I’m a full-time homemaker.”
Katrina continued: “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.”
She added: “I think a man needs his wife to make him feel spoilt every once in a while.
“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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