It was 35 degrees (Celsius) today. Fortunately I finally bought a paddle pool last week.
I think it would be stating the obvious to say that the kids like it.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Paddle pool
It was 35 degrees (Celsius) today. Fortunately I finally bought a paddle pool last week.
I think it would be stating the obvious to say that the kids like it.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Monday, 2 January 2012
Division of labour
I have long believed that a happy partnership means that both partners have to contribute fairly equally to the household and that no one should be left with the worst job of all: monitoring the other's contribution.
To make this possible I think a fairly clear division of labour can help to reduce the amount of boring negotiations over household chores.
This is roughly how we have come to divide ours (for now, obviously things will change as kids grow etc):
Me:
Meal planning
Cooking & food prep
Food shopping
Gift planning & buying
Daytime clean up (including dishes - although he often does breakfast ones before work)
Schedules (ours & kids)
Breastfeeding
Charlie nighttime parenting
Weekday at home parenting work
Him:
Evening clean up (including dishes)
Paid work
Bill paying
Banking
Mail sorting, dealing with contents
Lily nighttime parenting, including story & bedtime
Driving (when we're together)
IT troubleshooting
Both:
Gardening
Constant tidying
Holiday planning & booking
Parenting
Bathroom cleaning
Laundry (but he does far more than me)
Household shopping
Farmers market shopping
Of course sometimes he cooks or shops for food, and sometimes I clean up in the evening or do the banking, but this is the general pattern.
Do you have a pattern at your place or do you tend to alternate more?
To make this possible I think a fairly clear division of labour can help to reduce the amount of boring negotiations over household chores.
This is roughly how we have come to divide ours (for now, obviously things will change as kids grow etc):
Me:
Meal planning
Cooking & food prep
Food shopping
Gift planning & buying
Daytime clean up (including dishes - although he often does breakfast ones before work)
Schedules (ours & kids)
Breastfeeding
Charlie nighttime parenting
Weekday at home parenting work
Him:
Evening clean up (including dishes)
Paid work
Bill paying
Banking
Mail sorting, dealing with contents
Lily nighttime parenting, including story & bedtime
Driving (when we're together)
IT troubleshooting
Both:
Gardening
Constant tidying
Holiday planning & booking
Parenting
Bathroom cleaning
Laundry (but he does far more than me)
Household shopping
Farmers market shopping
Of course sometimes he cooks or shops for food, and sometimes I clean up in the evening or do the banking, but this is the general pattern.
Do you have a pattern at your place or do you tend to alternate more?
NY Resolutions 2012
Practice yoga weekly
Take a daily walk
Learn to meditate & practice daily
Write more
Finish PhD
Read more books & keep a reading journal
Find the time to volunteer (@ Fitzroy legal centre?)
Eat more raw food
Be more grateful
Keep decluttering/simplifying
Help others more often
Cycle more, drive less
Stick with meal planning
Be kinder, especially with my family & self
Stop reading drivel/hateful opinion pieces/the comments on news sites
Eat far less sugar
Stop mindlessly checking email, twitter & Facebook
Stop using canned food
Take a daily walk
Learn to meditate & practice daily
Write more
Finish PhD
Read more books & keep a reading journal
Find the time to volunteer (@ Fitzroy legal centre?)
Eat more raw food
Be more grateful
Keep decluttering/simplifying
Help others more often
Cycle more, drive less
Stick with meal planning
Be kinder, especially with my family & self
Stop reading drivel/hateful opinion pieces/the comments on news sites
Eat far less sugar
Stop mindlessly checking email, twitter & Facebook
Stop using canned food
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