Domestic Goddess Extraordinaire...(in training)

It has almost been a month now that I have been home, unemployed, and FINALLY living with my husband. The other day I was filling out some paperwork for my doctor and I chuckled slightly when i came to the blank box titled "occupation". I began writing unemployed and John happily informed me that I could just put "homemaker". My response was a ridiculous chuckle. I thought I am NOT a "homemaker". I am a student, career woman, wife. I was really surprised at how strongly I responded. Some of the woman I respect most in my life employ the title "homemaker". Why did I have such an aversion to this label?
Our society asks a lot of women. They should be ageless beauties in tip-top shape. They should be educated and articulate. Thin. Woman should represent fertility. Carry babies for nine months a piece and then be back to work on monday in their high profile careers. All of this while maintaining a calm household with home cooked meals and clean organization. Did I mention they should be raising brilliant, beautiful, moral, children at the same time?
Since I have been home I have been working on transitioning from my career/student roles and into something new. I ask your forgiveness as I cast aside this antiquated label of "homemaker" and replace it with something a little more....desireable. Now I proudly refer to myself as Domestic Goddess (in training given my limited experience). I know, I know....it's just a title change right? I'm comfortable with it though.
I am learning to love being at home. It has been so nice to be able to get done all the things that I struggled to find time for before. Things like grocery shopping, homework, projects, ironing, laundry and cooking. It has become like a game to see how much money we can save by me having time to eliminate "costly convenience" and do things ourselves. Now I finally have the time! I consider this time off a great blessing. At some point I will probably go back to work at least part-time until we are ready to begin bringing children into our family, but for right now I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to have the gift of time and the opportunity to learn to become a Domestic Goddess Extraordinaire.