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Domestic Distress

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Posted by: Myriad Life Monday 4th February 2008, 1:01pm

Working at home has one big downside, for me that is, somehow my partner manages to get out of it all the time, yes you've guessed it - household chores.

I spend three days 'out at work' a week, in summer 4-6 days depending on if I have a show/country fayre or it is a bank holiday.

The other days are spent researching stock for the market stall, ordering, buying, inputting it into the website www.myriadlife.co.uk which involves photographing each item, writing descriptions etc. I label all the stock individually which some people think is madness but I know that customers like to look without having to ask. Sometimes I travel to buy stock too. Then there is the marketing of the merchandise which is a whole new ball game, as it's not just about when it's on the stall I have to attract hits to the website too.

So you see it is in fact a full time, neverending job which I love. BUT somewhere in between all this I have to pay attention to the domestic duties which I HATE.

My other half works at home half the week too but while when I am at home working I cannot rest if I know the washing needs doing, the kitchen floor needs washing, the bathrooms need attention so I try to fit it all in along the way, in between labelling pendants etc.

However, 'im indoors manages quite slickly to ignore as much of this as he possibly can and as much as I want to be like that too my conscience and basic hygiene won't let me. AAAgh! It drives me bonkers.

I've tried pleading, ordering, begging, I've tried it all. And yes he will get out the vacuum on occasion or fill up the washing machine but it never equates to an equal effort which I don't expect but a bit more would be nice. I could show him this blog and he'd say "you make it sound like I don't do anything" and that isn't true, he works very hard but hey so do I!

At the moment we can't afford a cleaner but we do have someone to do the ironing which is brilliant otherwise I would be bald with tearing out the follicles.

Why do women lose everytime, even when we are striving to run a business? Beats me.

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