Work Ethic

I was brought up to work hard and to and make good use of my time. Some days I wish I had a little less of this work ethic. Today is Sunday and all I feel like doing is sitting around, having a read, a little TV watch and not much else. I wish I could do this without feeling guilty. I have this underlying feeling that I should be doing something, anything.

I remember watching videos with my boys when they were young. The whole time I would be bouncing up and down ironing, cooking or doing some other household task. Now they are adults, when it is time to watch a movie together, one of my sons says;"Will you sit and watch it all please Mum,". I do and I realise that I probably missed valuable bits of fun with them doing other stuff instead of sitting still with them.

Working full time is the cause of a lot of this angst. I still don't think some women realise they have been a bit conned into believing they can have it all and it will be easy. Of course it won't. You can't raise children, work fulltime, manage a home and have time for yourself without serious help from one or more other people, the stamina of a mountain climber and the determination of a marathon runner.

Now that my boys have grown I am quite happy to have some extended time for me. I am also working on doing nothing without feeling guilty. Hopefully the guilt will pass soon. If only there wasn't all that sewing to do.......