Recently I read some discussions on the idea of being a stay-at-home wife–not a stay-at-home mom, but being just a married, childless woman who stays at home all day while her husband goes to work. It’s an idea that gets pretty highly criticized, often for good reasons.It’s also something I was for the two years between our move northward (when…
Category: Homemaking
A peek inside the routine.
Today has been a definite “off” day–the kids were fussy, I woke up exhausted, naps went poorly, and my mom couldn’t come over for very long (during the summer she has been coming over a lot!). So, I thought it’d be a good opportunity to explain how my routine actually works out… on a bad day. Before breakfast, I set…
Finding My Routine, Part II
Today has been day two, and so far, the routine is really working. In fact, today it worked so well that I felt completely underwhelmed by my work load! 🙂 Although, the vast majority of the credit goes to the fact that yesterday–my initiating day–I found myself home alone for a very, very long time. (The girls went to the zoo…