"My husband and I negotiate responsibilities. If I need a day to clean the house, he'll take the kids to the zoo, to the park or to his mom's so that I can have some time alone. I don't have time to clean a lot, so I want to limit the amount of things I need to clean, pick up or organize. And one rule to avoid activity overload is that we must reserve one day each
...more"My husband and I negotiate responsibilities. If I need a day to clean the house, he'll take the kids to the zoo, to the park or to his mom's so that I can have some time alone. I don't have time to clean a lot, so I want to limit the amount of things I need to clean, pick up or organize. And one rule to avoid activity overload is that we must reserve one day each weekend for unscheduled activities. I did decide that having the perfect body or the perfect wardrobe was what I could sacrifice. I've learned to cut myself some slack." —Laura Flower Kim, higher education administrator; mom of two, ages 3 and 5
