tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post5747547194307156709..comments2023-10-26T07:41:45.395-04:00Comments on RACING WITH BABES: Wanted: Relaxation ...TMB @ RACING WITH BABEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670409852045798697noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-77112374110050946092013-05-17T19:59:36.404-04:002013-05-17T19:59:36.404-04:00Ok, I'll admit I do not have this problem. I ...Ok, I'll admit I do not have this problem. I keep the kitchen clean and I wipe up sticky spots, but I have better things to do than constantly straighten. And by better things, I mean read a book or play on the computer.<br /><br />Can you put J in charge of after dinner cleanup? My kitchen is a wreck when I finish cooking, but it's not my job to clean it up, so I sit and eat with the family. <br /><br />As for laundry, I do about a load a day. Throw it in sometime in the morning, dry it later in the day, and then fold it in bits and pieces over the day and then put it away when I put the kids to bed. Sure, the laundry is never "done", but it's never overwhelming either. <br /><br />But I'm probably not a good source of info because, if I have a good book to read, I'd climb over Mount Laundry to sit and read LOL.MCM Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588793352268224508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-50268016645119564722013-05-17T11:37:41.361-04:002013-05-17T11:37:41.361-04:00I am so much lazier than you and don't have th...I am so much lazier than you and don't have this problem.<br /><br />And, I may need glasses, as a I read, "sits in my throat like a burger". <br /><br />Or, maybe I'm just hungry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219457885959637135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-50838295968672307462013-05-17T06:38:42.090-04:002013-05-17T06:38:42.090-04:00No kids left at home but when I come home from wor...No kids left at home but when I come home from work I cannot relax until all ready for next day and all chores done. Then I sit down and decompress. A woman thing?ajhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851129364728161965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-37660193203531331622013-05-17T01:14:22.231-04:002013-05-17T01:14:22.231-04:00Oh....yes. Why is it almost always the women who a...Oh....yes. Why is it almost always the women who are more bothered by/sensitive to this kind of thing? We've handled this with a series of compromises: Sometimes I practice letting something be (I like Michelle's ONE THING suggestion, above). At the same time, my husband has agreed to take responsibility for making sure certain things are done (not because he "sees" them or is bothered by them, but just because they bother me). <br /><br />And this isn't in the cards for everyone (we don't), but some of my friends have found tremendous success in hiring someone in once every two week or once a month to do the "deeper" cleaning. Suddenly, the daily chores don't seem as overwhelming/onerous when you are released from weekly/monthly chores. They've been surprised at how such an investment reduces the stress and tension associated with keeping their family's living space clean AND tidy. [Although, I admit, this doesn't address the issue of NOT being able to sit still, or relax, or just accept things as they are.]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359647783157414725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-7953179557407935832013-05-16T16:37:56.920-04:002013-05-16T16:37:56.920-04:00Same way here too . . . my hubbysays he does not e...Same way here too . . . my hubbysays he does not even really see the mess!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571439982499787798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-71984058981177649682013-05-16T16:02:45.432-04:002013-05-16T16:02:45.432-04:00It's the exact same way at my house. It took s...It's the exact same way at my house. It took some time, and a few arguments to learn that cleaning and putting everything in it's place is my way of decompressing. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661372052142042614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-72683948002803464472013-05-16T15:20:45.915-04:002013-05-16T15:20:45.915-04:00Prioritize your priorities.
The dishes, yes. I li...Prioritize your priorities.<br />The dishes, yes. I like to get them done. The floor? I can let it go. I HAVE to let it go. Laundry? It can wait a day or two. Lunches. Gotta get them done. Choose ONE thing and let it go. LET IT GO. Refuse to do it. It's not a reflection of you being lazy.<br />Even just letting a few things go will help. Plus, you'd get a little extra time with J....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192174576918883381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-78395794768932841382013-05-16T15:18:54.333-04:002013-05-16T15:18:54.333-04:00Could it be that by cleaning up and going through ...Could it be that by cleaning up and going through your list, you are decompressing in your own way?Bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17918419392714537159noreply@blogger.com