Balance

When I was young I kept on thinking why must one do such chores. They are annoying and also bothersome. As a child, I’d rather play outside instead of doing the chores. I abhorred washing the dishes at the age of 6. Yep, I am the eldest child so I must learn how to take care of some simple chores; I guess this is how my mom would teach me responsibility. Though, though for a young child you won’t understand it and would treat it as a punishment. So, since then I dodge this kind of responsibility by just hanging out and eating in my grandma’s place where grandpa would be the one to clean the dishes. I guess in my grandparents’ house I was spoiled back then. However, I never have totally turned my back on household chores. I remember when I was in high school that I would enjoy ironing my clothes. Papa was the one who taught me how to iron my pants properly. Then came the time when I enjoyed washing my clothes. I love doing this task. Before this tasks are just responsibility for me. But then, I use household chores to lose weight too. It was in my 4^th year high school when I decided to lose weight and have diet myself. Since I don’t have the means to attend aerobics classes and also hating exercise, I decided to just clean the house to lose weight. Whenever I clean the house I would carry all the sofas and tables on one corner, once the living room is empty I would now sweep, scrub and put floor wax on the floor. Once done, I will repeat it again on the dining and kitchen. So when I’m done I’m already sweating so much. It was fun doing those while listening to the radio. I remember listening back then to cool 106.

 

Years have passed and now I realize that household chores are important but besides the fact that you have to. It’s more of a way of releasing some extra stress from your body once you go home. How you may ask? Ever wonder when you go home and so stress then you started slicing some veggies and meat, your mind, instead of thinking about work, will drift off to the aroma and ingredients you are preparing. Then after cooking, you will be eating your dish and will feel satisfied after doing that. Compare it when you are just watching television, your mind will wonder for a time but after the show your stress at work will go back. Remember the time when something is bothering you then you started washing your clothes? Then while washing your clothes you started feeling calm and started analyzing things then suddenly you have your answer like a eureka moment. It seems to me now that household chores are also cathartic like reading a book, watching a TV or playing online games. But chores gives me a feeling this sense of fulfillment. Now wonder some mothers opted to just be housewives and a simple mom because there is no greater fulfillment than doing service to her child while some would still go to work and just juggle their time for both motherhood and working mom. It is so wonderful that, we, as women are so strong and this is due to the chores that are cathartic to us. This chores that children abhors was actually brings sanity into women’s busy, crazy life.