Hi Friends!
Since so many of you enjoyed Mr. Bean’s writing in last week’s post, we thought we’d bring him back more frequently! Today he’s here to share a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be married to a blogger.
Take it away Mr. Bean!
The Bean wasn’t always a blogger, or a dietitian, or even someone who knew much about cooking. I remember back when we thought we were a big deal for trying to cook salmon (is it done? It’s still pink. Well, it was pink when we started!).
However, as time progressed, so did Bean’s interest in the culinary arts and enhancing our diet. I was on board, because I like to eat. I can trace the origins back to a particular summer – 2007- where we would come home from work, open the windows and cook together listening to the new smash hit John Mayer album “Continuum”. The cats would lay on the window sill scanning for birds (this was in the time B.D.- Before dogs), we could hear the calm, constant sound of the apartment complex fountain- ‘Gravityyyy, is work-ing, against me-e-ee’… Anyways, I digress. Bean was reading a lot of cookbooks, and things were getting more adventurous. We made rice (the amount of water matters we quickly found out). Hell, our sophisticated palates probably even tried a Merlot! She had started making charts of what we were going to eat each week . The food was getting better. Bean would read an article about nutrition labels, then the food got less salty. We should eat this, not that. And then the magic started. Bean would photograph the night’s dish, share the photo on Facebook , and the pandemonium began! “What’s that?” “Looks delicious” “Recipe, please.” …. And after this trend continued for a few years, the murmurs and buzz around Bean reached a fever pitch. Then point of no return… “Babe, you should start a blog.” [GASP]
The rest is history. Let’s fast forward to present day. I’m “the hubby” in the juggernaut blogger household of The Lean Green Bean (I helped create that name BY THE WAY), but what you don’t know is that there’s a secret, behind closed doors, darker side to a blog household. I suffer in silence. There are probably other “hubbies” out there that suffer as well, and this post is for you my comrades- my silent band of brothers. We will be silent no more. Today I share the things they didn’t want you to know about, the issues that have been swept under the rug. Let me shine my light brightly as we tackle the gritty issues of being a blog hubby!
1) Cardboard: A corrugated nightmare
A blog household makes frequent use of UPS, FedEx, and the USPS. Lots of samples, giveaways, etc. make their way to this house, which while appreciated, creates a staggering amount of cardboard and packing materials. You would be blown away by what goes into shipping Chobani. You could probably ship human organs with the same setup. I’m thinking about starting my own spin off business, The Lean Green Recycling Center. I’m pricing bundlers and it may be financially viable. On a particularly high volume day I may have trouble getting in the front door there are so many cardboard boxes lying around. And guess who has two thumbs and breaks them all down (points to self with his thumbs). This Guy.
2) Mad Props (and not the kind given for a job well done)
Ramekins, Cloth Napkins, Mason Jars, Pitchers, Glasses- Let me tell you folks, we aren’t that fancy. This isn’t just normal stuff we eat off of day to day. These so called “props” have spilled out of the cabinets, to stacks on the counter, and now to their own dedicated four shelf baker’s rack that I purchased and assembled. You might even trip on some navigating your way through the photo studio that is our house (the light is particularly choice in the living room). Let’s just say World Market and Pier One love it when the Bean swings through.
3) Experiments – Welcome to our Lab
“Uh, babe, are you aware there’s a mason jar full of little green things that appear to be growing?” Apparently those were sprouting lentils, which were ultimately a success. I don’t really question these things anymore, but it’s not all perfection in a blog household. Lots of trial and error creates the wonderful items that the Bean will post. I will often find full batches of muffins or other various goods in our trashcan. Every once and a while I’ll swoop in too early and go to take a bite of something on the counter and hear , “Don’t eat that, those are terrible!” I won’t even tell you what was in that jar in the refrigerator…
4) COLD FOOD
The pictures are beautiful, aren’t they? You can see the steam rising off the freshly prepared meal…. mouthwatering… In my world, I see it after it was on the floor for a quick pre dinner photo shoot, next to the panting faces of the begging dogs, after three or four photo attempts, then put back on the counter for dinner, but it’s cold, then we put it in the microwave and I can eat it after picking a dog hair off of it.
5) Twitter Envy
I didn’t really know what Twitter was when Bean signed up. Apparently you need it when you’re a blogger juggernaut. She gave me crash course and set me up with an account. I use it to get the news, or fire off the occasional complaint to a company. As far as connecting with people though, I have a bigger outreach when I open up the front door and yell out to our neighborhood. The Bean, however, presides over her thousands of adoring fans and can tweet for a book recommendation and get 20 responses within the hour. That’s the reality folks, I’m self-diagnosed Level 10 twitter envious. I Tweet what I think is a hilarious quip about this week’s “Biggest Loser” and 7 people probably read it who don’t even watch the show.
6) Unhealthy Instagram Interest
As a supplement to my social media woes, I have to admit Bean has created an Instagram monster, but not like you might expect. I like Instagram as much as the next guy and have my own account. It’s far less pathetic than my Twitter, but again, nowhere near Bean’s league. However, one day it dawned on me that I am a co-curator and analyst of Bean’s Instagram. I find myself guessing how many likes a photo will get. I suggest things for her to post. I’m a filter consultant. I make comments like “Wow, did you see how many likes that pic of the dogs got?” “I’ll bet this dinner will get 200 likes”. Who am I? What was life like before Instagram?
7) Blog Names as People
I’ve become a part of this blog world/community/culture unknowingly. It completely snuck up on me and took me by surprise. Bean can bring clarity to a conversation about fellow bloggers using their blog name and I will totally know who she is talking about. Shout out to Nutritionella, Cotter Crunch, Peanut Butter Fingers, Run Wiki, Food Fit and Fam, A Healthy Slice of Life, Delights & Delectables and Olive to Run. Don’t feel slighted if I didn’t mention your blog, my unintended knowledge of food and health blogs runs much deeper. scary.
8) BUZZ! BUZZZZZ!
C’mon Bean , we get it, you’re popular. Silence that phone! Tweetbot, Instagram, Email, Facebook, WordPress, ARGH!!! The madness! I wake up in the middle of the night hearing phone buzzes. “Foodlikerperson123 liked your photo!” “Healthyperson1 shared your tweet”
AHHH!!!!!!
9) Bean in the Zone
Blogging is time consuming. Sometimes Bean is in the zone and needs pried away from her laptop with a crowbar. I talk to her and know she’s not listening. “Hey babe, I’ve taken up with a cult and am on my way out the front door to board the spaceship”. “That’s nice honey, can you proofread Bean Bytes first?”
10) Pain in the Grain
Whatever happened to rice? I liked rice. Rice was nice. But now I’m caught in a whirlwind of farro, wheatberries, and Quinoa. Quinoa is a bitch. It’s like the glitter from a greeting card or sand from the beach. It. Gets. Everywhere. If you can scoop cooked quinoa out of one container and put it into another without getting it all over the place, I want proof. Send video.
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Is anyone with me?! AM I ALL ALONE? Set up your comment box and tell hubby to start typing. I’m here to commiserate.
[ok, ok, ok, no hate mail. I hope this came across in the slightly hyperbolic, satirical tone I intended. Bean is the best, I love her, she is my best friend, she’s super cool, nicest person you’ll ever meet, yada yada yada. BUT I RAISED SOME VALID POINTS- STAY STRONG HUBBIES!!!]
–Mr. Bean
PS. If you have questions for me, Mr. Bean, I’m an open book! Leave them in the comments and give you the skinny in a future post.
Ha! I love Mr. Bean. I can tell he is a good sport too. Fortunately my husband is too. I had him taking my photo over and over for a post tonight, which he did in good spirits (though he did ask for the photo credit).
This was hysterical!! Sadly (for him) my husband totally relates. More Mr. Bean! 🙂
LOVE this! Good work Mr Bean! Maybe you could broaden your social media horizons even more and set up some sort of Facebook support community for partners of bloggers…..I’m sure it’s needed! Will share with my hubby later. He LOVES proof reading my posts (as I’m sure he will tell you) 🙂
I nearly peed myself reading this. Hilarious! I know my friends and co-workers think I’m a little nuts… and I live alone so most of the insanity goes without witness. LOL!
P.S. Is Mr. Bean available for blog proofing? 😉
This is hilarious! Thanks to Mr. Bean for sharing.
HAHA oh man Jason can relate to many of these…he lets me know it quite often. Waiting to eat a meal until after I have photographed it is probably the top complaint I hear. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “Well, that looks really delicious! Too bad I have to wait until it’s cold and crusty before I get to eat it.” LOL good job Mr. Bean, this was a funny post!
absolutely love this. i’ve always told wifey that she could have a full page in MUSH about what it’s like to be married to a runner/blogger.
Funny = cardboard story. #chobanioverpacks
Funny = on floor shooting food. I do it with clothes.
Funny = ppl names = blog names.
Lol my boyfriend isn’t home to voice his complaints but to be honest he loves all the extra time he has to play Xbox and video games now that I’m a blogger! I can relate to so many of the points you brought up! Especially the cold food and kitchen experiments gone wrong 🙂
Loved this post!
Yup! I say I need to spend a few hours on the blog and my hubby goes “ok, I’m playing my PS3 for a bit.” LOL
Hahaha! Love this. And the pictures are fab! I bet Mr. Bean loved putting this together! 🙂
This was amazing to read- Big props to you Mr.Bean- Loved it even more than it was written by a GUY! There are far few of us HLB guys on here so it’s refreshing to have some company!
Do me a favour and hide the avocado. 😉
Funniest post ever! Love it! What an awesome team you guys make 🙂
This was hysterical!! 🙂 Great post!!
Speaking as an ex-hubbie, I can only say…Dude! Cardboard boxes make the best cat forts! Really, that’s all I got. Although I admit I feel a little better knowing even your amazing looking Lean Green Bean food is also cold and covered in pet hair. 🙂
LOVE. THIS.
This made me laugh so hard. I know the significant other can relate, not as much on the food level but on the blogging level. You are awesome Mr. Bean, and I’ll follow you on twitter. Only a few more to catch Lindsay! 🙂
Hilarious!! I’m not even a blogger just a reader and this is hysterical!!!
Hilarious! You two make an awesome team. Thanks for the smile this morning
I love this! I have to show it to my hubs because he’ll definitely GET it! 🙂
SO cute. There should be a support group for all of our husbands, I’m sure they could all relate! Maybe I’ll get mine to write a post!
LOL! This is seriously hilarious! I cannot stop laughing. I think all the hubs can relate to this one! I also think that almost all the hubs had something to do with their wifey’s blog name…. the more people I talk to, the more people I hear that! Jonny made up Itz Linz!
I’ll ask my husband if he would like to join your peer support group. Though, in this case, he’s probably okay because I could never be as fun as the Bean. 🙂
bahahaah this is so funny! Love it! Definitely all true! You have a very supportive husband in this blog world!
freakin hilarious! and I am pretty sure you and my husband (the kiwi) are quite alike. We need a blogger/spouse retreat.
Thank Mr. Bean
Oh my goodness this is hilarious!!! You keep on keepin’ on, Mr. Bean.
Are you kidding? I need to forward this to my husband. He doesn’t even know what Instagram is, let alone how many likes anything I post gets. He’s in trouble. 😉
This.
This is one of the more entertaining, witty pieces I have read (blog or otherwise) in a very long time! I so enjoyed it, thanks for posting!
You are funny. It seems pretty dern obvious that you two make quite the team. Thanks for sharing with us, Lean Grean Mr. Bean!
This. Is. Hilarious. I need to show this to my husband ASAP! He gets so frustrated when dinner is ready, but as he starts to slice into something I come running with the camera yelling, “wait! I need a picture!” Great post!
I’m seriously rolling over here! So many truths! What an awesome post. I am forwarding it on to David now because he may be interested in creating a support group 😉
Mr. Bean, you are the man.
PS- I’m tickled to be included on the list of people you “know.” Can we all get together for real and discuss food and home brew? Yes? Fabulous.
Hahahahaha – love this. Jay would agree whole heartedly!!
This is hilarious! I’m think that for me, the boyfriend can definitely relate :-p
This is hilarious!! I seriously could not stop laughing at the pictures. Now I know what my future husband is in for 😉 Should I warn him ahead of time?? 😉
Awesome post! Mr. Bean is hilarious! I am totally sharing this with my husband 🙂
Bahaha! Too funny! I literally read this post out loud to my hubby, he said he totally agreed on the cold food part! Tho he normally grab a plate and start eating first as I busy decorating and snapping away my model plate. Except for casseroles, then he’s out of luck.
He also said imagine married to an Asian food blogger. When you see Asians taking food pictures, people normally think of “tourist”, not “bloggers”. He gets weird looks at restaurants, a lot! Lol.
I am pretty sure my poor husband can relate to all of these. Especially the cold food. 😉
My hubby would completely agree with a lot of these points! He too, has about 30 followers and doesn’t use Twitter for much else than reading others’ tweets. I also can’t stand when he tries to talk to me while I’m blogging. I can’t think that way! He thinks it’s kind of funny though when my phone “blows up” with all the notifications. Twitter chats are the worst! Great post Mr. Bean!
Dying. Mr. Bean, you nailed it! Cold food, props galore, cardboard everywhere, social media alert central, identifying blog friends by blog names (Rob loves saying “You mean the Lean Green Bean?” and letting us get into the ZONE. It’s like you wrote this about our relationship too! It is so good, I even woke hubs up at 5:30am and read it to him fro my iPhone in bed. I’m sure Lindsay would have done the same. Keep the guest blogs coming! xo
This is awesome and my fiancé could not agree more! At least they get some tasty food out of it? Stay strong, blog men.
Awesome post! Made me laugh so much!! Can’t wait to read more in the future!
This is fantastic.
Absolutely hilarious and pretty valid if I look at it from my own hubby’s POV! Especially the last one. I think I hear, “What’s wrong with white rice every now and then?” at least 3 times a week!
Cute!
OMG! I have to share this with my husband! I recently went prop shopping with another blogger friend of mine and still have the bag in the trunk of my car. I am waiting for my husband to go to work so I can sneak it into the house.
This is perfect. I haven’t been a blogger for that long, and I’m not married, but I’m pretty sure my boyfriend would agree with all of that. Particularly the cold food and instagraming. Poor guy.
Lindsey, this is one of my fav blog posts to DATE. I sent this to my hubby, REB. Because we just had a discussion about why I came home from World Market with three little ramekins and two plates when we have a cabinet full of them already. DON’T QUESTION ME! I NEEDED THOSE! He’s going to put a moratorium on my blog-prop-spending limit, I’m sure. He also feels your hubby’s pain about cold food, kitchen experiments and failures and why our living room and my studio upstairs is overrun with props, napkins and lights every where. Thanks so much for sharing this. I had a good time reading, laughing and saying, “Crap. I think REB thinks that too..” whoops 😉 FOOD BLOGGERS UNITE!
cracked. me up.
While the whole post was great, the Quinoa rant was hysterical!!!!
HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lucky for me my hubby is not around a lot when I do this stuff BUT he constantly reminds me to put down the phone or turn off the phone or stop looking at the phone on the weekends or at night for the 1 hour or so we have together… 🙂 I love Instagram! I am not as popular as Lindsay.
Great post~ loved it!
I LOVE THIS!! Poor husbands. You’re husband looks like such a good sport. My husband is not a fan of the boxes either but such is the life. 🙂 Great post!
Hahaha I love this! even though I am not on the same level as you I think there are already things that my husband would agree about on this.
Your posts are so awesome. Particularly loved the explanation of your love for quinoa! Well written, nicely done 🙂
Hilarious. Can’t say I’ve ever laughed that much while reading blogs at 6 AM!
I bet my husband would feel very similarly 🙂 Love hearing from you, Mr. Bean and love hearing how adoringly you speak of Lovely Lindsay!
You’re such a good sport Mr. Bean. We love you!
Mr. Bean is HILARIOUS! Thanks for the laughs to start out this cold, Tuesday morning 🙂
This had me laughing from beginning to end. It is humorous to find the truths behind blogging. And your comment about transferring quinoa from one container to another, so true!! If you get video proof, please share!
Haha…loved this. You two are just the cutest couple EVER!
This made me giggle from the very start! Ah, the life of a blogger. maybe one day 🙂 Blogs like these are the reason I keep reading!
Haha. Oh my goodness this is awesome. That picture of him among all of your photo props is the best!!
Quinoa really does get everywhere Mr. Bean. But even worse than that is the flour! It shows up in some of those most unsuspecting places, am I right? 😉 Lol.
I think my dad and brother can relate to this perfectly. Cold food. Constant pictures. They have learned to accept it.
Please make these regular! I laughed out loud!
haha that was great! Thanks for sharing Mr. Bean – needed to laugh a bit this morning!
Haha, Mr. Bean is awesome. I loved this!
Adorable, and yes my husband can relate 100%! Quinoa? Yes it is a bitch! I find those little grains everywhere!
Too funny about quinoa! I couldn’t get on the bandwagon, because after the first time I made it, it was everywhere!
HA! This was the best way to start my morning.
Freaking hilarious. Love.
This is hilarious. I’m a style/lifestyle blogger but I do take my fair share of food pics since I love cooking and sharing recipes. I know what it’s like to have my food get cold because I’m too busy getting the perfect pic to upload to Instagram! Hubby looks like a good sport!
Mr. Bean is funny. He’s a good sport. I love his writing!
Okay, that was extremely enjoyable to read. Mad props to your husband for the LOLs.
This is hilarious!!! I can only imagine what my hubby would say!!
you nailed it Mr. Bean. Sending to the boyfriend ASAP. You boys need a support group or something 😛
This was SPOT ON! As a very new blogger (only a couple months in), I’d like to know if my husband will ever stop rolling his eyes at me when I have to capture a photo of my meal before I eat it? And, what did she have to bribe you with you get these goofy photos? 😉
I’m nowhere near your status, but I think my husband can relate to this on so many levels! I guess all of our husbands can. MORE MR. BEAN! This was hysterical to read, Mr. Bean! Thanks for indulging us and making the morning a little funnier! I’m sending this to my husband right now to read!
Oh my god! This post was so funny! I was almost tempted to start a blog myself, but I already ignore my husband…lol…DAMN!
Mr. Bean (hahaha, I keep thinking of Rowan Atkinson)
I will be forwarding this to my husband. He will commiserate. I may be no where in Mrs. Beans league in terms of blogging, but I still do all the actions mentioned above that drive Mr. Mexigarian nuts.
You are hilarious.
I absolutely loved this post! You, Mr. Bean, are hilarious. And I think my husband can commiserate with the cold food. But he sits back, let’s me photograph and then dives in. He’s become very patient when we go out to eat, as well.
Oh Mr. Bean, we definitely need to hear more from you (I’m thinking a weekly column?) Thanks for a much needed laugh (your photos were hilarious too.) I have a feeling you’ll be getting a few more Twitter followers after this amusing post (and I’m with you on the quinoa – it’s not allowed in this dietitian’s house.)
This is fabulous. And the fact that your hubby goes by Mr. Bean makes it even more delightful! 🙂
Funny post. Made my day! I never realized how crazy it must be with all the social media. Thanks for the insight!
Omg I love this! My husband can totally relate. He also has become used to posing for photos holding food. ;p
OMG this was so fun to read!! and it really gives more insight into just how much work Lindsay puts into this and how much WE all get to enjoy it!! some fabulous recipes, tips and tricks. And the quinoa thing – oh man, my husband would totally be all over that. he does not like quinoa at all 😉
LOL! I LOVE this – so awesome! I can’t wait for my husband to read it!
I live with my parents still and I’m sure they can relate to much of what you’re saying. Starting with the cardboard. Yes my parents are always marvelling at how much cardboard the packages I receive and produce. And seriously, I wouldn’t be surprised if Chobani borrowed their packaging tips from those who ship human organs for transplants.
I definitely refer to other bloggers in certain ways so that people can understand who I’m talking about. I also know a bunch of people named Kelly and have one blend named Kelly so around my parents I call her “Blog Kelly”. Around other bloggers I call her “The Cupcake” since her blog is called “Cupcake Kelly’s”. So funny.
But I keep my experiments and “blogger food” to myself and my parents still eat what they want. So my dad has stuck with good old rice!
I just lost my drink! SO. Stinkin. Funny. I know “@H2OSamurai” can relate, and yes, I call him by his Twitter handle quite often and he knows Lindsay not by her birth given name, but as LeanGreenBean. Bawhaha!
Oh my goodness- this post made me laugh so hard! My boyfriend has literally said about half of those things since I started blogging. He only knows my blogging friends by their blog names and he doesn’t understand why I am on Twitter/Instagram so much at all!
Hilarious! I don’t know WHAT I would do without my Hubby’s work in the background. I call him my unwitting, unofficial blog assistant! Your hubby is quite the trooper! I LOVE the pics! this was great! My hubby would prefer to stay out of the limelight!
I know my husband can relate to a lot of these! I made him a Twitter account one day as a “surprise.” I’m still waiting for him to use it more than once a year 🙂
I am sending this to my fiance RIGHT NOW. Freaking hilarious (and I’m 90% sure he would agree with every one of these!).
LOVE this, and my husband totally agrees with the cardboard problem.
I feel ya, brother! I look after Runwiki.
Blogger husbands unite!
P.S. In solidarity, I have followed you on Twitter!
What a super fun post!!! Fun to hear from the other side of blogging (besides my husband)!!!
Hilarious!
i just apologized to my husband. my bad, dude.
LOL – freaking hilarious!! I have no hubby, fiance, or boyfriend but whenever I land one of those, I feel like I better send him this post as a warning – “this is what you’re getting into” – HA!
haha this is hilarious! My bf definitely feels this way too. He’s like are you ever not on your phone?! I’m like hold on I just need to respond to this comment! 🙂
Ha! Loved this 🙂 Mr Bean has a great sense of humour and I (read Mr Fitcetera) can totally relate. What a brilliant post!
This was fantastic! MAD PROPS in the high five version to Mr. Bean!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring him to Blend Retreat if you get to come!! He needs to meet Travis!
HAHAHA! This is potentially the funniest blog post I’ve ever read because it is all so true! I immediately sent the link to my boyfriend 🙂
This piece made my day. I can especially relate to the “eating cold food” bit, my family always rides me for that!
FREAKING HILARIOUS.
Wow – I think my husband could write this exact same post. I am so glad to hear he is not alone!
I do sometimes feel bad about serving J cold food….sometimes.
Too funny! I think my “hubby” would have to agree with numbers 4 and 10 especially. Great post 😉
Hahahah I love this!! Love your sense of humor!
This post made my cheeks hurt from smiling so much!
Thanks Mr Bean for a fun, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes bang-on description of being a blogger spouse.
Thankfully my hubby doesn’t ‘do’ social media, so there’s no competition for fans! 😉
Too funny!!! oh my goodness. Love the humour.
haha!! This is great! and so accurate! My boyfriend feels your pain! lol
haha what a great post – hilarious! My hubby can totally relate to cold food…instragram shenanigans….and lots of weird food experiments.
Thanks for the laugh! 🙂
Hilarious!!
Preach brother Bean!
-B (spouse of TooCuteRunner)
Absolutely one of the best posts I have read! I shared this with the spouse and got a “someone understands the madness”. Cannot stop laughing! Which reminds me I need to be in the zone later tonight, posts to catch up on!
Haha this was hilarious! I’m sure my hubby would agree with you (Mr. Bean). It has become common knowledge now that before we eat a “new to me” meal he now asks if I need to get a picture of it first. 🙂
Haha, this is such a cool post! I loved reading every minute of it. Your hubby must be hilarious in real life. Even my husband Kevin was cracking up because it’s so true (I used to have a food blog years ago before I went back to school). World Market and Pier 1 wouldn’t be so dangerous if the stuff wasn’t so cute! 😉 i swear they lure us in just like crate & barrel <—-good stuff.
This was hilarious!! I think only the people close enough to bloggers can understand the madness!
Bean, You nailed it! My wife was sent this post from a Wal-Mart mom today. You had me at boxes. The last time I took the boxes to recycling, I had stacked my entire garage full of boxes…filled my 16′ trailer 6′ feet deep! I can’t be the only guy with Styrofoam coolers filled with ice packs or “special events” (yeah, we blew that up) when the dry ice shipped fish shows up. I never thought about getting a name like Mr. Bean. What would that make me Big Punkin? No one around here can relate…live in the boondocks. Thanks for the laugh and sense of camaraderie.
Mr Bean should have his own column. I’m thinking of giving Manfriend one of his own. He would probably write about video games, or how he hates running, or how I make runny spaghetti — but it would be funny.
Mr. Bean, what is your least favourite dish Bean has ever tried making — and what is your most favourite dish?
This is so hilarious. I think you need to start a monthly post from your husband. Maybe he can get more Twitter followers that way 😉
This was too funny! Fortunately, I’m the one eating the cold food on my end. I make my husband’s plate first (which isn’t very pretty) and my plate is the beautiful creation for the blog. I don’t mind too much, hehe. Great job Mr. Bean!
Oh the cold food … my husband will thoroughly enjoy reading this! He’s the one who suggested I blog so I totally blame it all on him. Because we sometimes workout together, I force him into the obligatory post-workout selfies with me. Poor guy. There should be a support group for the spouses of bloggers.
haha love this!!
Lori’s husband would agree on this too!!
My goal is to make my husband feel this way. That means I’ve made it in the blogosphere, right? 😉
Oh my gosh, this was fantastic. i really love hearing from him and what he thinks. I have talked to my husband about this lately because it does take a lot of time in the day and he has to wait for things for my blog or try new things. I hope he makes more appearances on the blog!
lol oddly enough this is my first visit, so I haven’t even ‘met’ Bean yet and I’m already a fan of Mr Bean. Maybe if you changed your twitter handle to Mr Bean you would get more followers, jus sayin’
great post, loved it all!
And this is why we have to get together this year. Mr. Bean and Chris would get along so well! Thanks for the shout out 😉 Lindsay – I owe you a call! XO
Oh sweet mercy! You may have just inspired Goose to write a post of his own. He may have a few working titles already ‘Where did all this stuff come from?’ or ‘Why can’t I have that dish again?’ or ‘Hi! I’m with Mama’
HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!! My husband likely would nod at many of these!! Next, a perspective from your pups!!! ha ha!
This.is.priceless! I hear SO many of these complaints from my fiancé daily & weekly! He hasn’t completely caught on to my connection with the blogosphere!
This was HILARIOUS! I am loving the hubby posts! I agree about the quinoa… I’m glad I’m not the only one. 🙂
HAHA. This is fabulous! My husband thought it was great–and so understands 😉 Esp the boxes one! hah
definitely sharing this with my man! loving this and enjoying a good laugh that we aren’t the only ones who have to eat cold food with animal hair on it…
Love this – Definitely needs to be a regular poster. And that quinoa comment? So. Ridiculously. True. It’s totally glitter!
LOVE this!!! I think all of us with significant others can completely relate…Brian and I often joke that he is my manager and photographer. If I forget a photo, or even wasn’t planning on taking one of something/event Brian will often say “did you get a photo?” or “that would make a great post about…” 🙂 I love it!! 🙂 You guys are adorable!
*Ahem* sometimes the husband IS the blogger… still this was hilarious, and I think all blogger wives should feature their spouses more often, especially when they can write like yours can.
I feel you, man. I’m married to Crystal Saltrelli, CHC (https://www.facebook.com/CrystalSaltrelliCHC). 1, 3, 4, 9 and 10 all apply to us as well.
HAHA, love this!! what a good sport 🙂 I’m just happy to know I am not the only one who uses my floor for photo op sessions.
LOL Blog names as people. Totally.
When I first started blogging, I referred to my boyfriend as boyfriend, no names, and didn’t post pictures of him. Eventually we both got lazy and didn’t care anymore so pictures went up, names came out. Whatever.
HAHAHA, this is hysterical! Love it. I know for me, it’s hard NOT to incorporate my BF into any and all aspects of my blog, since, you know…he’s always around. For now, he doesn’t mind, but I always wonder if having our personal lives chronicled for the world to see will ever catch up with him!
Really darling post! So fun to read – your hubby has a great sense of humor.
I thoroughly enjoyed it – thanks!
I found myself laughing and nodding along to all of this and I know my partner will relate, he’s a good sport , I’ll have to work on getting him to proof read. I’m totally doing a quinoa video, I don’t find it gets everywhere but flour dust finger prints on every cupboard that’s a problem.
OMG, I LOVE IT! I am a brand new blogger and I really loved reading this ! Boy is my hubby going to be in for it If I am as successful as your “Bean”.
Cheers!
haha I love this! Shared it with the BF because he can totally relate!!
Hillarious!! I always wonder what go’s on behind the scenes of a food blogger. My husband doesn’t care for quinoa either. Great post!!
This is the best!!! I read it out loud to my hubby and he was nodding in agreement the whole time. Particularly the cold food. After five years of blogging, he now knows to just wait a few minutes to even come in the kitchen after I’m finished cooking.
This is fantastic! I can’t wait to share with my hubby!
OMG this is hilarious and amazing and fantastic in so many ways.
ha! Mr. Bean my husband is with you on the buzzing. Was that my phone or yours? Probably yours. Plus he absolutely had twitter envy when he first joined, now he’s given up. Oh and the classic, do you need to take a picture before I eat this?
Ahhhh! This post was hilarious and spot on. I just read the number points out loud to my husband. He can totally relate. Love it!
I feel like you and Handsome (the poor unlucky fool that resides with me) could start a podcast with this shit and take it on the road. We bloggers are a ridiculous bunch – and it makes for hilarious content and depressingly cold suppers 😀
Kim from Day With KT told me I should come over and read Mr. Beans post. I’m so glad I did! I have been doing this for less than a year and my hubby complains about me being in the zone too much! I love the post. Maybe you will get more Twitter followers from this!
This is so great 🙂
Hilarious!!! I’m crying from hysteria!! This is all too true and my husband knows to wait for dinner after photos…priorities people!
I’m fairly certain my boyfriend and sister are in the same boat as Mr. Bean. But they love me and are fed (often tasty) meals by me. 🙂
Dude- you need to start your own blog!!
Oh my goodness I am so having my husband read this! love the cold food on the floor post, and the quinoa is a bitch comment! too funny!
Ha! Loved this! I’d d 3 trips to the grocery store in one day with a request or two to pick up stuff on the way home from work to the list! 🙂
Love the article as you spoke my mind and agony for me. And the patterns seem to get worse over the years!
Married to Nami of justonecookbook.com, maybe we can share a blogger hubby therapist and get group discounts!
OMG this is hilarious! This sounds just like my poor hubby. You did an amazing job on this post. Kudos!
I to share this life.
My wife runs Love From The Oven.
The most common question asked when looking at an yummy dessert is “have these been photographed yet?” Even our 10 year old knows to ask before taking a bite of ANYTHING.
Adorable post! I know my husband can relate to almost all of these!
That was great Mr. Bean, keep it coming!
I laughed out loud while reading this! I am “Mum to a Blogger and it was like reading about life in our house! Good to know there are other people going through the same! God Love us!
OMG!!! We are in LOVE with this post and have absolutely NO PLANS of sharing it with our +1’s. hahaha We can’t be having these blogging better halves teaming up on us. But wow, this is spot on and hilarious. Thanks for sharing!!
I seriously love this post! This is like my 3rd time reading it and my husband appreciated it. Mr. Bean you need to start your own blog. Lol, Quinoa is definately like glitter… the delicious version 🙂
Just sent this to my boyfriend because I know he’s going to get such a kick out of it! 🙂
I love Mr. Bean…I literally laughed out loud from my office! I love the Quinoa comparison to glitter and sand. My husband can absolutely relate to this. I love the guest posts. Keep them coming!!!!!
OMG this is freakin hilarious! My husband feels the exact same way and is always asking when I’m going to start making real money and not be “paid in products.” Found you though Christine at Love Life Surf – so glad I did.
Haha! Loved this so much!
This was so funny! I love Mr. Bean’s posts.
LOL, my husband is currently baking beer bread for me, for a blog post…because I just don’t have time to do it. 🙂
Great post and I’m sure he can relate.
Ahhh this is too funny 🙂 I can relate in so many ways !
I know I am slow. I just got to reading this post but I have saved the email forever so I would finally get to it. Thanks for your post it cracks me up. I worry that this is how my fiance will feel once we are married.
lol!!! I love this!! Luvy totally would get this too. Brett, you and my hubby so need to meet!
LOVE THIS!!! Thank you, Mr. Bean, for sharing your woes! It was very funny to read and I am confident that you are not alone 🙂
This is so freaking funny…. because it is all too true. Our husbands sure put up with a lot:-)
Just laughed so hard. Mr.Bean definitely needs his own blog!
This is hysterical! I just died laughing! My husband can TOTALLY relate to this 🙂
I live in Columbus as well!! O-H
LOVE this post. I was dying laughing. I just started blogging last August and even though I’m not as “big” as you – YET! – it made me laugh thinking MY Hus has to go through the same things! LOVE your blog and can’t believe I’m just now finding it…
can’t believe we haven’t connected yet! off to check out your blog!