As a working mom (well, every mom works in one way or another, so let me rephrase that) — as a busy mom, I just felt validated after reading a great article in today’s Washington Post Magazine - “The Test of Time” by Brigid Schulte, who tries to figure out where all her time goes.
A sociologist says moms have THIRTY hours of leisure time each week, which makes the author laugh. You are probably shocked to hear that, too, right? Since she is so unbelieving of his theory, he even offers to meet with her after she logs all her time properly (which takes a year) to show her he is right.
The funniest thing is she is scared to do the test — because if she finds out she really does have leisure time, she will feel she’s not managing her time well. And if she finds out she doesn’t, there is no hope she can actually find any time for herself.
Take time to read this! You’ll be surprised what counts as “leisure time.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2010/01/13/DI2010011304120.html
