Many hands make light work. In my home its more like two hands doing it all. Changes need to be made. I'm tired. I feel like a workhorse. I need a refresher course on how to have fun. Somehow endless loads of laundry, dishes and cooking meals have gotten in the way of my ability to have fun. Am I finally losing my sense of humor? Have I lost sight of my mission in life: Maintaining my sense of humor while raising four children, a husband and a tortoise (who by the way, is definitely neglected) while writing my New York Times Bestseller? I am not sure what has happened? Lately, I'm just feeling exhaustion.
After dinner as I was washing dishes, I found myself complaining to my husband about how serving leftovers wasn't much of a break from having to cook dinner, because even with no cooking, I still have the after dinner mess. Dishes still need to be washed. The table needs to be cleaned. And the carpet, that dang carpet, curse the person responsible for installing carpet in my dining room. Oh, how I despise picking food out of carpet. Now remind me why I should have a sense of humor? Is it possible to have a sense of humor about having carpet in my dining room and having to pick my toddler's food out of it after every meal?
Oh, this is awful. I must stop complaining now. This is a terrible way to live. I am supposed to be living my life with an attitude of gratitude. How can I turn this all around into gratitude? I live in a home with five other people, six total. Twelve hands. Two hands doing all the work is wrong. I need to focus on being grateful to many hands. My attitude of gratitude will need to come from being grateful for many hands. But in order to make this happen, I must take matters into my own hands. Starting tomorrow. Everyone will have jobs. Everyone will have jobs. Everyone will have jobs. I won't be so exhausted. I won't be so exhausted. I won't be so exhausted. I will have time for fun. I will have time for fun. I will have time for fun. I will have an attitude of gratitude because many hands make light work!
2 comments:
In our house, the one who did not do the cooking does the cleanup. The trick for you is let him (them) do the cleanup, but you have to leave the kitchen otherwise you will be concerned about how he (they) are not doing it the way you would. Don't come back until after it is done. Of course it must be done immediately after the meal, otherwise you will stress about it and then it won't be any help.
In our house, the one who did not do the cooking does the cleanup. The trick for you is let him (them) do the cleanup, but you have to leave the kitchen otherwise you will be concerned about how he (they) are not doing it the way you would. Don't come back until after it is done. Of course it must be done immediately after the meal, otherwise you will stress about it and then it won't be any help.
MarthaS
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