Comments on: Take the Day Off (Moms Too) http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/ Simplify your home. Tue, 22 May 2012 00:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicki at Domestic Cents http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-10178 Nicki at Domestic Cents Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:51:31 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-10178 We do the same thing on Sundays. We go to church in the morning and then come home and change into comfy clothes. We eat simple meals and I don't do housework either. Actually I have a weekend rule about housework. No deep cleaning is done on the weekends. No laundry, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, etc. I only wash dishes and pick up toys. So nice. :) .-= Nicki at Domestic Cents´s last blog post ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DomesticCents/~3/ZMrySC8wTSk/" rel="nofollow">Frugality Is Not A Contest</a> =-. We do the same thing on Sundays. We go to church in the morning and then come home and change into comfy clothes. We eat simple meals and I don’t do housework either. Actually I have a weekend rule about housework. No deep cleaning is done on the weekends. No laundry, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, etc. I only wash dishes and pick up toys. So nice. :)
.-= Nicki at Domestic Cents´s last blog post ..Frugality Is Not A Contest =-.

]]> By: becky @ our sweet peas http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-10164 becky @ our sweet peas Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:31:56 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-10164 Love this. I love the idea of a true sabbath to rest. :) Naps are ESSENTIAL aren't they. .-= becky @ our sweet peas´s last blog post ..<a href="http://oursweetpeasinapod.blogspot.com/2009/11/few-of-my-favorite-things.html" rel="nofollow">A few of my favorite things....</a> =-. Love this. I love the idea of a true sabbath to rest. :) Naps are ESSENTIAL aren’t they.
.-= becky @ our sweet peas´s last blog post ..A few of my favorite things…. =-.

]]> By: Amanda http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-9984 Amanda Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:46:43 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-9984 I've been thinking about the need for a real Sabbath a lot lately. Especially since our Sunday services were expanded this fall, and we now have to get up earlier on Sunday than any other day of the week, we've lost our Sunday morning breakfast with my parents (which was a huge blessing because I didn't come home from church to breakfast dishes), and an afternoon nap is now the result of my body collapsing in exhaustion instead of a restful indulgence. My hubby and I both serve on Sunday mornings, which we enjoy. But adding an extra 90 minutes to the schedule was not our choice. Now we feel like we have to cut out all our Saturday activities so we can go to church on Sunday and not feel so overwhelmed. I guess I'm struggling with knowing whom to say 'no' to. It's not my forte. :) .-= Amanda´s last blog post ..<a href="http://crunchychristianmom.blogspot.com/2009/10/fall-farm-fun.html" rel="nofollow">Fall farm fun!</a> =-. I’ve been thinking about the need for a real Sabbath a lot lately. Especially since our Sunday services were expanded this fall, and we now have to get up earlier on Sunday than any other day of the week, we’ve lost our Sunday morning breakfast with my parents (which was a huge blessing because I didn’t come home from church to breakfast dishes), and an afternoon nap is now the result of my body collapsing in exhaustion instead of a restful indulgence.

My hubby and I both serve on Sunday mornings, which we enjoy. But adding an extra 90 minutes to the schedule was not our choice. Now we feel like we have to cut out all our Saturday activities so we can go to church on Sunday and not feel so overwhelmed.

I guess I’m struggling with knowing whom to say ‘no’ to. It’s not my forte. :)
.-= Amanda´s last blog post ..Fall farm fun! =-.

]]> By: michelle http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-9965 michelle Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:24:23 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-9965 What a fabulous post and so incredibly true in our time! Just earlier today I was reading an article in Parents magazine about how women are still overwhelmingly responsible for the kids and the house, even if they work outside the home. Taking a day off is definitely something that I strive for. As for an ideal Sunday off, it would involve starting with brunch out with my husband and daughter. Then I would love to sit outside at a park reading the newspaper and/or a good book. Most importantly, it would have no guilt for not doing all of the household chores. .-= michelle´s last blog post ..<a href="http://mbsings.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/weekend-wrap-up/" rel="nofollow">weekend wrap-up</a> =-. What a fabulous post and so incredibly true in our time! Just earlier today I was reading an article in Parents magazine about how women are still overwhelmingly responsible for the kids and the house, even if they work outside the home. Taking a day off is definitely something that I strive for.

As for an ideal Sunday off, it would involve starting with brunch out with my husband and daughter. Then I would love to sit outside at a park reading the newspaper and/or a good book. Most importantly, it would have no guilt for not doing all of the household chores.
.-= michelle´s last blog post ..weekend wrap-up =-.

]]> By: Absentminded Mother http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-9952 Absentminded Mother Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:27:22 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-9952 A day off to me means just a day where everything goes smooth and is well planned. I posted my plan for taking a day off at http://absentmindedmother.blogspot.com/2009/10/take-day-off-moms-too.html. .-= Absentminded Mother´s last blog post ..<a href="http://absentmindedmother.blogspot.com/2009/10/take-day-off-moms-too.html" rel="nofollow">Take the Day off (Moms Too)</a> =-. A day off to me means just a day where everything goes smooth and is well planned. I posted my plan for taking a day off at http://absentmindedmother.blogspot.com/2009/10/take-day-off-moms-too.html.
.-= Absentminded Mother´s last blog post ..Take the Day off (Moms Too) =-.

]]> By: Juice http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-9951 Juice Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:25:59 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-9951 Oh how embarrassing - I meant for this comment: This is inspiring! I love the idea of choosing to ignore housework for the day. I have houseguests this weekend, but I hope to try this out next weekend. It will inspire me to be productive on Saturday. To be for this post. Sorry for the confusion! .-= Juice´s last blog post ..<a href="http://allthingsjuice.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/sometimes-i-regret-being-single/" rel="nofollow">Sometimes I Regret Being Single</a> =-. Oh how embarrassing – I meant for this comment:

This is inspiring! I love the idea of choosing to ignore housework for the day. I have houseguests this weekend, but I hope to try this out next weekend. It will inspire me to be productive on Saturday.

To be for this post. Sorry for the confusion!
.-= Juice´s last blog post ..Sometimes I Regret Being Single =-.

]]> By: hailey http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-9922 hailey Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:18:23 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-9922 now i know what to do! i deserve one too! .-= hailey´s last blog post ..<a href="http://brainbitsandbeats.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-weekend.html" rel="nofollow">What A Weekend!</a> =-. now i know what to do! i deserve one too!
.-= hailey´s last blog post ..What A Weekend! =-.

]]> By: The Countess of Nassau County http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-9918 The Countess of Nassau County Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:26:30 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-9918 Love this. I try very hard to keep the kids close on Sundays. Once we are out of Church we change clothes and settle into a day of games, baking, hanging out. .-= The Countess of Nassau County´s last blog post ..<a href="http://countessofnc.blogspot.com/2009/10/sunday-stunner-durango.html" rel="nofollow">The Sunday Stunner - Durango</a> =-. Love this. I try very hard to keep the kids close on Sundays. Once we are out of Church we change clothes and settle into a day of games, baking, hanging out.
.-= The Countess of Nassau County´s last blog post ..The Sunday Stunner – Durango =-.

]]> By: Link Love | Remodeling This Life http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-9905 Link Love | Remodeling This Life Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:53:55 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-9905 [...] Take The Day Off [...] [...] Take The Day Off [...]

]]> By: Judith http://smallnotebook.org/2009/10/22/take-the-day-off-moms-too/#comment-9901 Judith Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:08:45 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1553#comment-9901 Bless you and yours! The pic brings back memories of our own babies; those were sweet (if hectic) days. Bravo for making Sunday your sabbath day of rest. We did the same, as often as we could (both hubs and I are Lutheran ministers, so we work on Sunday mornings.) Comfy clothes. Family lunch, often at our favorite diner. Naps, for sure. Family games. Football on TV. Time to make phone calls to grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents. Time with friends. Easy dinner, with the kids helping to cook. Once in a while a movie (or rent one). My understanding of this Sunday/sabbath rest is NOT that we use this day to rest up from our work, but that we work FROM OUT OF this rest. It's a different way of seeing it ......... Sundays are the first day of the week so we rest and worship and play, and then, out of that strength, we work. Helps me. What do you all think? Bless you and yours! The pic brings back memories of our own babies; those were sweet (if hectic) days.

Bravo for making Sunday your sabbath day of rest. We did the same, as often as we could (both hubs and I are Lutheran ministers, so we work on Sunday mornings.) Comfy clothes. Family lunch, often at our favorite diner. Naps, for sure. Family games. Football on TV. Time to make phone calls to grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents. Time with friends. Easy dinner, with the kids helping to cook. Once in a while a movie (or rent one).
My understanding of this Sunday/sabbath rest is NOT that we use this day to rest up from our work, but that we work FROM OUT OF this rest. It’s a different way of seeing it ……… Sundays are the first day of the week so we rest and worship and play, and then, out of that strength, we work.
Helps me. What do you all think?

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