no more maids

Today we turned over a new leaf. We have been going threw a lot of changes in our lives, both professionally and personally, the last few months. And after many late night discussions about goals and where we are going, we started this new week with our first FEC. We started with a discussion of goals, taking turns suggesting things we each thought we could improve on as a family. We came up with 10 goals we will work on over the rest of the year. One of those goals was controlling our finances, another teaching our children.

We have been married for almost 13 years and have been threw many phases. As newly weds we were horrible housekeepers. Our house was ALWAYS disgusting. I hated doing dishes, laundry, and cleaning bathrooms. Looking back I think we were just VERY lazy and immature.

Then came children and our first house. I started getting the housekeeping thing under control and actually did OK at it. I will be the first to admit, I was not Amy, but the house stayed presentable... most of the time. 3 years ago Brady left his full time gig to work from home for himself, 2 years ago I started working for him full time and picked up a part time job as a gymnastics instructor. At that time, we had to create some priorities, and my extra income made it possible to hire a bi-monthly cleaning crew, freeing up our spare time to be spent as a family.

So- I have not scrubbed a toilet in 2 years and have loved every minute of it. Now my children are older, the economy has caused some down sizing of our business, and we are saving for the down payment on our home. Today one of the big decisions made was that we would no longer use the maids. Many other decisions and goals were set, but none with such impact, (on me.)

We will teach our children the value of work, and how to clean a toilet, along with adding a couple hundred extra a month to our saving plan. But I will sadly say goodbye to a bi-monthly habit that I have cherished for 2 years.