Jessica Rowe isn’t afraid to call herself a “crap housewife”.
In fact, being a crap housewife is a self-titled badge that the 49-year-old journalist and author openly wears with pride.
From juggling work with life at home with husband Peter Overton and their two children, Allegra and Giselle, life is certainly busy for the television presenter and speaker.
After leaving Studio 10 two years ago to spend more time with her kids, Rowe now works for herself as a freelancer.
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It’s a decision that has had a drastic change to her daily routine, meaning that ultimately no day is the same.
“It all really depends on what I’m working on,” she told Mamamia.
“Normally I set my alarm for about 6.15am – especially now that the girls are back at school. I used to just do a lunch order but this year, I’m trying to make their lunches instead,” she said.
“My day really depends on what work things I’ve got lined up. Twice a week, I do Pilates with a beautiful friend of mine. I might do some writing. I might go get some stuff for dinner. It really varies.”
Since becoming a freelancer, Rowe’s routine is incredibly different from what her routine was like on Studio 10.
“[While I was on Studio 10] I was up at the same time every morning, in the car, in the makeup chair at 6.30am, reading my subjects, prepping for my interviews, on-air for a couple hours and then finishing work at the same time every day,” she recalled.
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"On the other hand, Rowe’s husband, Peter Overton, chooses to order in his own meals for his weeknight dinners. “He orders in his own meals,” Rowe admitted. “He gets his meals delivered because he got really tired of spaghetti bolognese and mince cooked four different ways.""
Surely if neither Rowe or Overton are willing or able to learn how to cook, it would be more cost-effective to simply order weeknight dinners for the entire family, rather than just one individual?