Parents of small children, and children in general, often say that time flies by. Well, it does. It flies by moment by moment and you don't know what you have done other than some laundry and a little vacuuming. Well, I will tell you where it goes: it is filled with mundane activities that don't make lasting memories. The memories come from stepping outside of the norm and switching it up a bit.
Do you remember that time you cleaned out the dishwasher? Well, they all run together for me. Folding laundry? Not my idea of a good time. These things must be done and with a growing family, these tasks are more frequent and time consuming. I believe that means that a higher percentage of parent's time is spent doing the mundane and not making the memories that mark the passing of time in a more significant way which would, in theory, make time seem to pass more slowly.
If you reflect on a fun and busy weekend, doesn't it seem like the weekend was longer than the ones spent filled with house chores and work? Unless you are on Extreme Makeover, Home Edition, you never feel like you had a long weekend when you DIY your way through it.
There is no getting around it, these things are necessary evils. We just need to be more conscious of how much time these tasks are taking us away from the kiddos who never, ever stop growing older. Just think about it: before you know it, they will be calling you complaining about how much laundry there is to do and you won't remember doing any of your own.
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