Category: chores

P365 – Day 165 school holiday fun

This is the second week of school holidays. Because Juniordwarf is only in school three days a week, there’s only three days we have to cover each week, so Slabs and I each have taken a day off work and my mother has kindly agreed to look after Juniordwarf...

the star chart (and weekly check-in #2)

Let’s talk about resolutions. Well, actually, since this is my blog (and my weekly check-in) I’m going to talk about my resolutions. Or, more accurately, my commitments. I decided to call my resolutions ‘commitments’, because to me ‘resolution’ conjures up something you come up with for New Year and,...

P365 Day 109 – washing up and other helpful jobs

Continuing on with the theme of Juniordwarf helping out, on Saturday night I was stunned when he said he wanted to help me wash up after I’d been cooking dinner. He hadn’t shown any interest in helping me cook which, if he wants to help with anything, is what...