Hah! After over one year, I'm finally back to update my blog. How sad has it been that I've not logged on to let all you interested people know about my life...yeah right!
Anyhoo, we're now well on our way into the third quarter of 2008 (how time flies!) and new stuff is happening around us. However, I've not really been doing anything much more different than in 2007. Still trying to juggle work and family and still finding this juggling business a struggle. Actually, for the longest time (since one year ago, to be exact), I've just been itching to be a stay-at-home mum again. Being the perfectionist that I am, I can't stand the fact that I have to split my time between being at work and being a domestic goddess. This way, I'm not able to concentrate on anything properly, and hence, not able to do anything 100%.
But the financial reality of living in Singapore is such that both hubby and I have to work to, well, just to have a decent life. Imagine this, the costs of everything from food to transportation to recreational activities, have gone up almost overnight. My daughter's school fees alone shot up by $300 just like that! I almost fainted when they told us they were increasing the school fee drastically.
So, basically the fact that I still have to be a working mum really bugs me at times. Although, I admit that, as a friend has recently reminded me of, I do have it good, in terms of flexibility in my job, etc, but it's still an added stress. I feel like I have too many things to think about all the time and my brain is literally asking me to make a choice! I can't really take care of the house 100%, neither can I concentrate on my work 100%. I mean, look at all those career women who appear to make it effortless to juggle both the home and the work. But I'm pretty sure that these women also have to compromise certain aspects in their lives. I mean, nobody is able to do two things whole-heartedly, right? So what to do? Who's going to win this tug-of-war?
I will keep you posted in due course, no doubt. In the meantime, I'll just keep trudging on in this battle...things will work themselves out...or at least, that's what people say.
Until next time!
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