PERFECT Failure?
A lot of the reason I am who I am is because I'm a Stay-At-Home-Mom to two adults and one teenager. (Yes, I included my Husband in that!) See, I had my first job at 13 and had been employed outside the home until I turned 40. Then all of a sudden I was at home - no income - taking care of kids who needed my guidance and my van, but not so much my help to survive. So I started trying to be a PERFECT Wife and Mother. And Housekeeper. And Landscaper. And Recycler. And Cook. And Money-Saver.
And all I became was a PERFECT Failure. After the first year I stopped wiping down my kitchen each and every morning.....and ironing my husband's shirts...and making my kids beds and cleaning their rooms. By the second year I had stopped writing down every purchase we made and only checked our banking statements once a week. By the third year I stopped making homemade waffles and fixing my daughters breakfast and lunch everyday. Years four and five are just a blur because I quit mowing the grass and found Facebook.
I'm now in my sixth year of being home - and I've failed at everything. Know what? Not one person noticed. Hubby irons his own clothes if he necessary. Daughters fix their own breakfasts and lunches. I hired my Daughter to mow the lawn. They PREFER store bought waffles. I clip coupons but it is OK to go to the store WITHOUT ONE! (ssshhhh.....) I monitor our bank accounts but only two/three times a month now. My house is sanitary - it's not clean and it won't ever be until I have no kids and no dogs....so it won't ever be clean. I recycle but have been known to get sick of it and throw paper and plastic in the garbage JUST BECAUSE I COULD. I make my family eat LEFTOVERS sometimes. And on Fridays - I DON'T COOK.
