Maybe I’ve been inspired by the streaming series “Why Women Kill?”

The series, which you can stream on the Paramount+ streaming service aired two seasons. The first of which centered on women and their partners/spouses in three different years – 1963, 1984 and 2019.

Actress Ginnifer Goodwin, whom you might know best as Snow White in “Once Upon a Time,” plays a picture perfect 1963 wife. Taffeta dresses, lives to serve her cheating husband even after she finds out he’s been stacking up mistresses for years. Of course she has perfect hair, dresses and makeup – you get the idea.

Boy am I glad I grew up in an era where women can wear pants, have credit cards in their own names, and be CEOs of corporations (among other things). 

If I lived during that time, I’d probably have a substance abuse problem, an  eating disorder and a variety of psychological disorders. In other words, I’d be pretty much the same as I am now (I kid, I kid).

You’ll have to watch the series to find out more. Or just read read an online synopsis – or ask a person sitting next to you at the bar (preferably after they’ve had at least three drinks).

Having grown up watching daytime and nighttime soaps, the soapy format is fairly familiar to me – but with a darker  John Waters-esque surreal vibe (no he’s not involved with the project, though I’d be shocked if his films weren’t an inspiration at the least).

Creator Marc Cherry has lots of TV credits to his name, including “The Golden Girls” and more recently, “Desperate Housewives.”

I’ve never watched a single episode of DH, though my mother was a fan of it.

Strangely enough, my husband joined me in watching a few episodes in, and he quickly became hooked! I figured this would be one of those series I watched in the mornings before I leave for work.

So how did I channel 1963 “Why Women Kill” housewife Beth Ann today? By going online and looking up how to remove wrinkles from fabric –  without an iron!

So there I was in the en suite bathroom attached to our bedroom while my husband was lying in bed – and I’m using a hair dryer on a low heat setting to attempt to destroy wrinkles in a pair of his cotton/linen blend pants. Sure, I could have waited until he was out of bed like a REALLY good housewife, but I had to do this while the pants were still damp. 

Afterwards, I said to him…

“Don’t mind me honey, I’m just trying to be a 1963 housewife!”

Did the hair dryer work? Yes! It’s not perfect, only an iron could really do the job. But they look much better than they would if I allowed nature to take its course! 

But that’s… OK! He’s just going to leave the pants lying on the floor anyway 😭