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 Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:26 am
Chores...a word I honestly dread...it seems that no matter how "on top" of it I am that I'm always behind - especially if I want to spend time with the kids and I guess sometimes, that's a bit more important.
We've all been sick on and off lately - it's been hectic. We get better and then suddenly someone is ill all over again. Trying to keep up when I'm not feeling totally ill myself is a challenge. Playing catch up on dishes, laundry, etc. isn't my idea of fun sweatdrop
How do you all stay on top of it?
I'm sure if I did a load of laundry a day and put it away right when it came out of the dryer, I wouldn't be having so much work. If I did dishes after every meal, that would help, too. I dunno how the dishes pile up so fast. sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:31 pm
For my household, you win some and you lose some. Like you, I can be ahead of things (or that is what I think) then something comes up and I am drowning in my housework. I cannot recall your little's ages from your intro but if they are able to, involve them in housework! We set aside 1 hour a day (sometimes I do longer) for my kids and me to do housework. It can be as simple as picking things up, putting the laundry where it goes, and wiping off stands/dressers. It's helped dramatically. Sometimes my SO even joins in.
I keep telling myself: "The housework will always be there so enjoy the littles while they are young."
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:38 pm
digital iiroko For my household, you win some and you lose some. Like you, I can be ahead of things (or that is what I think) then something comes up and I am drowning in my housework. I cannot recall your little's ages from your intro but if they are able to, involve them in housework! We set aside 1 hour a day (sometimes I do longer) for my kids and me to do housework. It can be as simple as picking things up, putting the laundry where it goes, and wiping off stands/dressers. It's helped dramatically. Sometimes my SO even joins in. I keep telling myself: "The housework will always be there so enjoy the littles while they are young." They're 3 and 6 so they can of course do some things...the problem is getting them to do something sweatdrop my oldest is Miss Complain-About-Everything and my youngest of course copies the oldest...it's uber frustrating....been trying different solutions, but the youngest one is pretty set on being stubborn about clean up. The only clean up stuff she likes it wiping down walls and cleaning around the sink with a wet sponge and that's all dandy as long as she didn't dip it in the cat's water bowl first rofl Trying to teach my oldest how to just rinse out her bowl when she's done, but my sink is currently too full for lessons. sweatdrop I got some of it knocked out tonight, but still have a basin and a third or so to do...hope to tackle it more tomorrow. Sometimes I don't even know where all the dishes come from...mostly cooking meals, I guess, because we get paper plates to avoid some of that craziness. Hoping soon to get to the laundry...tired of not being able to find clothes in easy access. Kids like to help with laundry to an extent, but the youngest will run off with all of my socks. My oldest likes to fold the rags so that's better than nothing. Sometimes I'll have the laundry in a heap and have them hunt for shirts and then next pants or something like that so we can get it all into something a bit more manageable. I try to balance chores and kids, I feel a lot better than I have been so I'm hoping to tackle it all. I don't expect my husband to help at this point, he's been ill so I'm not going to force him into anything if he doesn't feel up to it.
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:28 am
Aquatic_blue They're 3 and 6 so they can of course do some things...the problem is getting them to do something sweatdrop my oldest is Miss Complain-About-Everything and my youngest of course copies the oldest...it's uber frustrating....been trying different solutions, but the youngest one is pretty set on being stubborn about clean up. The only clean up stuff she likes it wiping down walls and cleaning around the sink with a wet sponge and that's all dandy as long as she didn't dip it in the cat's water bowl first rofl Trying to teach my oldest how to just rinse out her bowl when she's done, but my sink is currently too full for lessons. sweatdrop I got some of it knocked out tonight, but still have a basin and a third or so to do...hope to tackle it more tomorrow. Sometimes I don't even know where all the dishes come from...mostly cooking meals, I guess, because we get paper plates to avoid some of that craziness. Hoping soon to get to the laundry...tired of not being able to find clothes in easy access. Kids like to help with laundry to an extent, but the youngest will run off with all of my socks. My oldest likes to fold the rags so that's better than nothing. Sometimes I'll have the laundry in a heap and have them hunt for shirts and then next pants or something like that so we can get it all into something a bit more manageable. I try to balance chores and kids, I feel a lot better than I have been so I'm hoping to tackle it all. I don't expect my husband to help at this point, he's been ill so I'm not going to force him into anything if he doesn't feel up to it. D'aw, love them! We try to twist and form it into some sort of game or we will sing every time a toy is put away. It seems more tedious doing chores now that I have children but whatever works, right? xd I suppose picking your battles is sticking true this day in time. As for my SO, he is extremely old fashion so he doesn't feel as if any of the inside work is something he has to do. emotion_sweatdrop I was raised much differently than him, and I feel as if it should be a team effort. It causes a lot of bickering sometimes. I hope that your husband feels better soon!
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:42 am
digital iiroko Aquatic_blue They're 3 and 6 so they can of course do some things...the problem is getting them to do something sweatdrop my oldest is Miss Complain-About-Everything and my youngest of course copies the oldest...it's uber frustrating....been trying different solutions, but the youngest one is pretty set on being stubborn about clean up. The only clean up stuff she likes it wiping down walls and cleaning around the sink with a wet sponge and that's all dandy as long as she didn't dip it in the cat's water bowl first rofl Trying to teach my oldest how to just rinse out her bowl when she's done, but my sink is currently too full for lessons. sweatdrop I got some of it knocked out tonight, but still have a basin and a third or so to do...hope to tackle it more tomorrow. Sometimes I don't even know where all the dishes come from...mostly cooking meals, I guess, because we get paper plates to avoid some of that craziness. Hoping soon to get to the laundry...tired of not being able to find clothes in easy access. Kids like to help with laundry to an extent, but the youngest will run off with all of my socks. My oldest likes to fold the rags so that's better than nothing. Sometimes I'll have the laundry in a heap and have them hunt for shirts and then next pants or something like that so we can get it all into something a bit more manageable. I try to balance chores and kids, I feel a lot better than I have been so I'm hoping to tackle it all. I don't expect my husband to help at this point, he's been ill so I'm not going to force him into anything if he doesn't feel up to it. D'aw, love them! We try to twist and form it into some sort of game or we will sing every time a toy is put away. It seems more tedious doing chores now that I have children but whatever works, right? xd I suppose picking your battles is sticking true this day in time. As for my SO, he is extremely old fashion so he doesn't feel as if any of the inside work is something he has to do. emotion_sweatdrop I was raised much differently than him, and I feel as if it should be a team effort. It causes a lot of bickering sometimes. I hope that your husband feels better soon! I've heard about making it a game. I honestly stink at this, but probably if I were a bit more enthusiastic, it would work. Since my energy is better, I could probably give it a go tomorrow (we plan to stay home and do a house cleaning day...the Lord knows we need it gonk ). I know when my oldest was about 2 or 3, I'd play the "Clean Up" song from Barney and there was a loop of it on YouTube and she'd clean until it was all done. It lost its' charm after a while razz but the singing when a toy is put away, that might work with them. Aw, sad, but I've known many others that have that "traditional" type of spouse. I kind of grew up with that idealogy, but I guess when I got married, I learned after a while that depending on work, energy levels, possible illness, etc. that the chores will never be 50/50...it'll usually be more like 25/75 or 80/20 or whatever. Since my husband's been ill he hasn't done as much, but he used to be like magic at dishes. He's so fast and gets it all done so efficiently. I miss him doing the dishes when he was able xd Thanks 3nodding my husband has been feeling better in some ways, but he has Chronic Active EBV...the prognosis in the medical world isn't good, but it's something that'll be with him the rest of his life. There isn't really a cure for it so we're facing a lot of unknowns.
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