As the stay-at-home parent, I was also trying to imagine how my "job responsibilities" would change. My day-to-day would thankfully (and finally) be more full, but I would still have to get all my "work" done around the house. I try to do as much as I can around here so that Jason can come home after work on most days and relax. It is important to me that we have family time on the weekends to have fun and not do chores and not run errands all weekend. We do love to work around the house all together sometimes, like doing yard work in the summer (remember hot days and cold beers? mmmm), but we also like to have time to play and go out to do fun things.
So in our waiting I also prepared for my increased "job responsibilities" and made a chore schedule for myself. It was a plan for a way I could get a little bit of housework done each day. Manageable little bits. I was kinda looking forward to trying this out :)
After we were home and the jet-lag haze lifted and my hubby went back to work and left me to fend for myself, I tried it for a while. It worked! I was able to get the work done
I know someone who doesn't have little kids at home, and who follows this sort of break-it-down-and-do-a-little-bit-each-day schedule for her housework. She must be nuts. I felt like I was cleaning all the time. THAT will make you CRAZY.
I'm the Mama bear who, when I do laundry, I MUST get it all done and folded and put away in its' proper places THAT DAY or else I get grumpy because I feel like I do laundry every stinkin' day of my life. When I clean a bathroom, ALL the bathrooms must be clean at the same time.
No, I'm not a type-A sort.
I just don't want to clean all day every day and I like to check things off my list. I can't check something off if the job is halfway done :-)
I'm SO into checks.
So the every day thing, well, it just
Now I clean on Tuesday and Friday. And I get it all done between those two days. My hubby knows I will do all of his laundry on those days. Our kids know we clean up all the toys on those days so Mama can clean. So if you visit our house, say, on Monday or Thursday (the days before cleaning days), there is probably some dog & cat fur on the floor or some scary mystery crud in the bathroom. (Seriously, I live with four boys. Gross icky things happen in the bathroom.) If you visit and see these things, I have learned to let it go. I no longer get embarrassed about it. We don't live in a museum and we don't have a butler or a maid. If you don't like it, then now you know and can plan your visits accordingly on a Tuesday or Friday...
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
And here is your sweetness for the day:
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| D in swimming lessons - next to S |
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| S in swimming lessons - next to D |
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| This is the only picture I could get of J... |
chris
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
2 He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
3 He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
4 Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
5 You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord
forever.
Psalm 23
