Do the dishes distract you when you’re working at home? Housework that needs to be done takes away from your work hours if you let it. But is that a reasonable expectation of an at home parent? How do you balance housework and working at home? There are a...
One of the things I enjoy doing with my kids is teaching them basic life skills. It seems like a lot of parents skip some of the basics with their kids these days, because it’s easier to do it yourself than to teach it. Suckers. Teaching it is hard,...
The closer I get to giving birth, the more I loathe doing housework. As any pregnant mother knows, that tummy can really get in the way. These are some of the worst for me: 1. Laundry. It’s actually hard sometimes to reach the bottom of the washing machine to...
That’s right, male pattern blindness. It’s the only explanation I can come up with. Don’t get me wrong. My husband’s wonderful. But if something doesn’t particularly interest him, he just won’t see it. On the other hand he’s a wonderful husband and excellent father. Then there are times like...
I’ve often found that one of the big challenges to working at home is getting the housework done at least adequately. When you really enjoy your work it’s hard to step away even when you know you ought to get those dishes done. But I’ve also found that my...