How Do They Do That?
I want to know the secret, I really do. I want to know how 'they' keep up with their home management and still keep up with a schedule that gets the kids to swimming, youth group, volunteer work, daily mass, martial art practice, music lessons and this is all in addition to apparently getting all the school lessons and household chores done! Is there a decent meal on the table? Is the laundry washed, dried, folded AND put away??? Is their home clean, warm and welcoming - yes!
In the past two years I have stopped all but one outside volunteer activity and it is to coordinate the kids' homeschool group so they have a social circle because there is next to none in the neighborhood. I have given up my catholic women's group, youth group, linens, lectoring, anything that remotely was for my sense of personal achievement. There are many things that we would like to 'add' to our schedule of activities (for the kids!) but I can't even fathom where the energy and focus will come from to accomplish this idea.
It's a pity-party, that's all it is. I'll come back later and scold myself :-0
In the past two years I have stopped all but one outside volunteer activity and it is to coordinate the kids' homeschool group so they have a social circle because there is next to none in the neighborhood. I have given up my catholic women's group, youth group, linens, lectoring, anything that remotely was for my sense of personal achievement. There are many things that we would like to 'add' to our schedule of activities (for the kids!) but I can't even fathom where the energy and focus will come from to accomplish this idea.
It's a pity-party, that's all it is. I'll come back later and scold myself :-0
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