Paradigm Shift — Together!
With neither of us working, our sabbatical is supposed to be an opportunity for Tom and I to do more together.
That sounds easy, right?
Well, it’s not as simple as I thought. It really requires a phase shift in thinking — surprisingly. You see, once you have kids, everything is planned for time maximization, and because someone has to be watching the kids, tasks are always divided.
We still fall into those patterns. If we have time free together during the day, our knee jerk reaction is to think, okay, how can we split up and get a bunch of stuff done? “You pick up the kids from school, while I run to the store and start dinner.” Or, “I’ll go to Spanish school this week while you use that time plan our summer travels and make reservations.”
We are slowly changing our habits. We now try to forget about being productive and instead focus on what we can do together!
So yes, we’re getting into the swing of things. What’s astonishing is that we had to work at it!!
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