The Motherload | Managing All the Things in Motherhood and How To Include your Partner

This week Crystal will receive her last chemo treatment!

Do you find yourself taking on the motherload and feel as if you’re drowning in the daily to-dos? This week, Laci, Ellen, and Crystal break down the issues surrounding the never-ending to-do list we have as mothers, partners, full-time employees, homemakers, basically all the things! 

Does this sound like you? You’re drowning in your day to day life, taking on the “stuff” your partner will never do. You feel like you’re spinning a hundred plates over your head, all at the same time, and you cannot take a break, or they will fall. Maybe you find yourself setting out to make those cookies, but along the way, you find a million other things that need to be done and never getting back to what you intended. 

Ellen explains how mothers struggle with being present all of the time. We naturally want to do everything for everyone, and we miss out on our own life. Laci feels hindsight is 20/20 when it comes to being present. We stress ourselves out when we want to put things off to be present without families, but we need the chores done to keep the household running. It’s a vicious cycle that only moms could understand. It’s an intertwined feeling of guilt and responsibility. 

How do you divide up the household’s responsibilities between you and your partner? 
Does your partner love to do random projects on the weekend to get out of the household chores? Do they escape to the bathroom for 4 hours on Saturday morning? 

Actionable steps to reduce the motherload:
• Lists – brain dump and have a conversation with your partner. Create a plan to have fun once it’s completed. Who doesn’t love checking off a to-do list?
• Help! – don’t be afraid to ask for help. We want our partners to know what we need, but they may not be mind readers! 
• Plan ahead – make time to discuss the week with your partner, set goals, and have a plan.

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