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| Mon, 03-31-2003 - 8:26am |
Does anyone have any good advice for a working mom on making a "break" from work at the end of the day and on weekends, so I don't always feel like a working mom. A lot of the time I do that well...but sometimes I feel that thinking about work can interfere with home life.
Also, does anyone ever feel that their job **is** their life and that somehow their home life is the **extra** on top of work.
BTW, I don't work very long hours, or travel...but I've been promoted recently and I'm finding that my job is demanding more from me...
Kat
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We did have one spontaneous combustion though. Would you believe the rabbits litter box spontaneously combusted (we were using wood chips)??? By the time I figured out where the smoke was coming from, the litter box had melted into the carpet.
I am a compulsive lint trap cleaner and I am the doubler checker at night
for coffee pot and candles and...
But when I'm away... I don't think about it, That's what insurance is for
isn't it???
Mary Beth
Crockpots are generally safe from electrical problems - they are designed that way. Is your house's electricity safe? If so, you should be ok.
In any event, that's what they are for! If you feel uncomfortable - use your crockpot and cook all day (8 hours) on the weekends. Do it 5-10 times, until you are comfortable with the fact that you won't burn your house down. Then, use it while you are at work.
I don't have kids. I have husband who does 50% of the housework. That's no joke. Sometimes, he does 60-70%. We live with a dirty house. We occasionally (twice a month) take 2 hours on Saturday to clean - this is on top of our normal duties (laundry, cooking). But half the time, we skip that. When the bathroom sink is getting grody, I just wipe it up with the washcloth sitting there, rinse it, and hang it to dry. When the kitchen floor gets sticky, I wear socks until the weekend.
When you have help with the housework, it's easier. I try new recipes now and again so that cooking is "fun", not a chore. My job does feel like my life, but this year, I've been making an effort to change that. Whenever possible I leave work after working less than 9 hours (my typical day for the last 3 years was 9-10 hours). This helps make me feel human. I get up at 5 or 6 am and run or go to the gym, every day. This is my time to think and daydream and just get away from everything. I schedule nights out scrapbooking or days out quilting - nope, I don't get dishes, cooking, or cleaning done, but so what?
And occasionally, like tonight, I spend an hour on the internet. I think I'm going to go pack my lunch, have another glass of wine, and do some crocheting, though.
April
Kat
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