How many of you find that you run your house like a business? I certainly do. After my fulltime job I have a laundry list of things I have to accomplish between 5 PM and 8 PM such as make dinner, help the children with their homework, pay bills, help with showers, clean up, run the kids to practice and on it goes. On the weekends I run around taking care of groceries, dry cleaning, laundry, sporting events and assorted other errands. Somewhere in between all that I run my business. By 9 or 10 pm I am exhausted and want to fall into bed. Where is the time for fun? What time do I actually spend with my husband and kids that is not related to errands and chores?
The main reason for working is to provide a safe, healthy environment for your family and to ensure a bright future. When do you actually enjoy it? I need to make a commitment to make time for fun. The big question is how to do that. My plan is to start small carving out an hour here and there every week to do something that is just for fun. If you are a type A like me this is a tall order.
How do you find an hour in an already packed schedule? Well, for starters, enlist the children in helping get things done faster. They can help with dinner and set the table. They can help clean up (after all it’s mostly their mess anyway.) One can do homework while we are at practice for the other and so on. Women are great multitaskers. Let’s put this to use to find time for fun.
So start small, multitask and commit to having fun.
