After being a full-time mom for 30+ years, I now have a full-time job that pays me in dollars. With this change I’m finding that it’s difficult to navigate the changing roles at home with my husband.
Tag: chores
I don’t mind the washing or the drying but the putting away – ugh. I have a giant pile of clean clothes next to my bed right now. Will I put them away today? Tomorrow? Who knows.
Sometimes I’m resentful that I still do all of the “invisible labor,” even though I’ve had full-time paid employment for 2 years….
By making your bed first thing, you’ve already successfully accomplished your first task of the day. This small success makes other successes that much easier…
Do you like to be bossed around? No? I don’t either! And guess what, your kids hate it too. Sadly, a good portion of their life is spent trying to meet the demands of the big people around them. Listen in to episode 181 and learn how to reduce resistance and increase cooperation by using choices.
Teaching kids to work can feel a lot like Groundhog Day, the same thing over and over and over – but just like in the movie, repetition over time can lead to some great results.
The truth is—as a human being—we all will experience “The Grind” throughout a lot of our lives. If you wait until you want to do things, you might spend most of your life waiting.
Instead of asking them all to pause playing to help me clean up (because my clean freak overwhelm was BUZZING)…I had a feeling to just stop. So? I took a deep, cleansing breath, and just allowed myself to observe.
When I think about my best friend, I know that’s a relationship…not a job.
When I think about my significant other, I know that’s a relationship…not a job.
So is motherhood a job? No. It’s a relationship!!!!