Last night, I was doing the quasi-single-mom thing while Chad worked a late shift. I had a million things to do, both for work and around the house. And i had to balance the kids, and hopefully not ignore them all night while I checked things off my list.
So I took a deep breath, and asked Brianna if she wanted to be my helper for the night. She was ecstatic! She put away the clean silverware, helped me wash the dishes (and actually helped wash, not just played around in the water), and helped carry her sheets downstairs and put them in the washer. Benjamin chipped in a bit as well, but his helping is still more like “just keep him busy” than actually helping me.
Brianna loved helping. And yes, the tasks took me slightly longer than if I had done them without the kids in the picture at all – but they still took less time than if I had tried to do them with both kids hanging off of me and stopping me every other minute. Plus, I can count it under quality time with Brianna. And she’s learning that the housework doesn’t do itself, which I’m sure will be helpful at some point in the future!
Having little helpers works for me!
You can find more Works For Me Wednesday post over at We Are THAT Family.