Michelle Obamasaid her life is “so good” as an empty nester with husbandBarack Obama.On Saturday, the former first lady, 56, sat down withOprah Winfreyon herOprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focustour, where she opened up about the couple’s time at home now that both their daughters,Malia, 21, andSasha, 18, are off at college.“Parenting takes up a lot of emotional space … I put a lot of time and energy into parenting these girls but right now we are trying to make their lives normal — so that means weekends were a pain,” she said.“We had to worry about what parties they were going to, whether there was alcohol, I had to know who the parents were, so every weekend for me was hard,” the mom of two explained of her time living with her daughters.Former First Lady Michelle Obama (left) and Oprah Winfrey.Theo Wargo/Getty Images“And they’re gone, thank God,” theBecomingauthor joked.Obama also admitted that while her daughters were home, she had to “get information about what they were doing or not doing just like everybody else,” which “takes some energy.”Now that they’re away at school, she said, “all that energy I can now place back on me and spending time figuring out my next chapter, how I want to spend the rest of my life,” including more time with her husband.Michelle Obama (left) addresses the crowd at the Barclays Center during her interview with Oprah Winfrey (right) on Saturday.Theo Wargo/Getty Images“We have more emotional time, emotional energy,” she said of her empty nest with Barack, 58.“It’s just me and him and [the family dogs] Bo and Sunny and dinner. And they don’t talk, the dogs,” she laughed.As the couple approaches their28th anniversary, the Grammy winner said she feels like they’re “coming back to this point where we see each other again,” adding, “Now I can look at him and recognize my husband, he’s still the man I fell in love with.”Barack Obama/InstagramAlong with enjoying time with Barack, she has spent the past year picking up numerous accomplishments, including her first Grammy Award in Januaryfor best spoken word album, for the audiobook recording ofher bestselling memoir,Becoming.Mrs. Obama, who was one of PEOPLE’s“People of the Year”in 2019, was the second first lady to win a Grammy.She is now on her way to EGOT-ing (also known as winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony) with her achievement. And it’s not out of reach — the former first couple also has a production company, Higher Ground Productions, whichjust earned its first Academy Award nominationfor the Netflix documentaryAmerican Factory.Oprah’s full interview withMichelle Obamawill air on Wednesday, February 12 (8 PM ET/ 7 PM CT) as part of WW’s Wellness Wednesday Series onOprah’s Facebook Channel, and theWW Now Facebook Channel, with highlights onInstagram.
Michelle Obamasaid her life is “so good” as an empty nester with husbandBarack Obama.
On Saturday, the former first lady, 56, sat down withOprah Winfreyon herOprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focustour, where she opened up about the couple’s time at home now that both their daughters,Malia, 21, andSasha, 18, are off at college.
“Parenting takes up a lot of emotional space … I put a lot of time and energy into parenting these girls but right now we are trying to make their lives normal — so that means weekends were a pain,” she said.
“We had to worry about what parties they were going to, whether there was alcohol, I had to know who the parents were, so every weekend for me was hard,” the mom of two explained of her time living with her daughters.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama (left) and Oprah Winfrey.Theo Wargo/Getty Images
“And they’re gone, thank God,” theBecomingauthor joked.
Obama also admitted that while her daughters were home, she had to “get information about what they were doing or not doing just like everybody else,” which “takes some energy.”
Now that they’re away at school, she said, “all that energy I can now place back on me and spending time figuring out my next chapter, how I want to spend the rest of my life,” including more time with her husband.
Michelle Obama (left) addresses the crowd at the Barclays Center during her interview with Oprah Winfrey (right) on Saturday.Theo Wargo/Getty Images
“We have more emotional time, emotional energy,” she said of her empty nest with Barack, 58.
“It’s just me and him and [the family dogs] Bo and Sunny and dinner. And they don’t talk, the dogs,” she laughed.
As the couple approaches their28th anniversary, the Grammy winner said she feels like they’re “coming back to this point where we see each other again,” adding, “Now I can look at him and recognize my husband, he’s still the man I fell in love with.”
Barack Obama/Instagram
Along with enjoying time with Barack, she has spent the past year picking up numerous accomplishments, including her first Grammy Award in Januaryfor best spoken word album, for the audiobook recording ofher bestselling memoir,Becoming.
Mrs. Obama, who was one of PEOPLE’s“People of the Year”in 2019, was the second first lady to win a Grammy.
She is now on her way to EGOT-ing (also known as winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony) with her achievement. And it’s not out of reach — the former first couple also has a production company, Higher Ground Productions, whichjust earned its first Academy Award nominationfor the Netflix documentaryAmerican Factory.
Oprah’s full interview withMichelle Obamawill air on Wednesday, February 12 (8 PM ET/ 7 PM CT) as part of WW’s Wellness Wednesday Series onOprah’s Facebook Channel, and theWW Now Facebook Channel, with highlights onInstagram.
source: people.com
