05/11/2025
5 “Normal” Things I Don’t So ⬇️
1. I don’t do back to back activities. We space things out so we make breathing room. If there are two activities in one day, my husband does one and I do the other.
2. I don’t travel at the holidays or spring break. We need those weeks to rest and recover from the school year.
3. I don’t weekly meal plan. It’s way too stressful. I have a monthly meal rotation of food my kids will eat. Meals don’t change much over time because there aren’t a lot of options everyone will tolerate.
4. I don’t do chore charts. My kids do chores and are helpful but I don’t expect them to meet those expectations independently. I don’t consider it off my mental load if it requires reminding or supervision. Instead, it’s more like I expect them to help me when requested.
5. I don’t watch TV at night. I do watch shows but usually earlier in the day paired with a task. It takes me a solid two hours to wind down for bedtime and scrolling or watching tv makes that hard. And I really, really need good sleep.
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