Quick question-how old are your kids? I took about a week break before I started my current job so that I could deep clean my house before starting another 9-5, and having my 1 year old around "helping" made everything go at least twice as long since certain things had to be done at least twice. As SoMDGirl said, kids can trash a house quicker than you can clean it.
Who you telling? I have only one child, a 2 year old, yet my house sometimes looks like I run a daycare out of it!
It would be so much easier/quicker to do everything myself but he's got to learn to put stuff away (his daddy is still learning that at the age of 39, lol).
Since we're moving into the women as home-makers conversation... If you can afford to stay home and rear children and take care of the house on one income then more power to you, especially in this economy. Keep in mind that if you choose to do that, THAT is your JOB. Don’t whine when the husband comes home and doesn’t do the dishes or vacuum, that is your job.
On the other side, if both people work then the work in the house and yard should be split 50/50.
I agree. I gave up such a great, good paying career to be a SAHM. So now a big part of my job is to be a maid, landscaper, cook, etc. Not complaining, I don't regret it (most days!). Hubby works long hours, sometimes 12 hours a day. I'd feel like a complete biotch expecting him to come home at 10pm and clean or cook. He's lucky I enjoy yardwork so I cut the grass and take care of the gardens. I'm lucky he enjoys cooking so on his days off he often cooks. When we both worked very long hours, he cleaned the bathrooms and washed the floors once a week. If I asked him to do something, he would and probably wouldn't complain. When little man goes to school and I go back to work, hopefully the house won't be trashed every single day......multiple times a day.
until they have something nice to say.
