Doing pretty well engaging in and valuing the child care / domestic labour this summer, but a nagging case of the professional "shoulds" has kept creeping in, bumps up that sense of overwhelm even when I'm generally hitting my professional targets... Rule Breaker says, keep a clear view of those "internalized societal expectations", don't let them sneak up on you.
PS, hot tip: my dentist says it's fine to wash those "single use" dental floss picks with soap / water, and re-use until they break
It’s crazy how many things come at us every day. I recently started writing down all the things I thought I needed to get done, then writing down what would happen if I didn’t do them. My lists are a lot shorter now.
Ohhh. This is a fantastic approach!! I appreciate you sharing so we can all learn. And I love that your lists are getting shorter and shorter. Keep it up :)
Love this! And, fwiw, a past dentist shared a study she did on environmental impact across the industry, and it's better to use the single-use plastic flossers vs. not floss at all and then need a major dental surgery, which has a higher environmental footprint. So feel free to remove that from your guilt/environmental checklist! ;)
I’m a dental floss pick washer too! I figure, if it’s all right to rinse a toothbrush, it’s alright to clean a floss stick ;)
And yes, definitely with you on the decision making overwhelm! Just recently, the city of Toronto dug up our road to replace the lead pipes. OMG the guilt! Why didn’t I test the water?! Why didn’t I get a proper filter?!
…I ended up getting an official test after we got notice, but before the pipes were changed, because I was sooo stressed about it. The results came back showing there was only the most miniscule trace of lead in the water. Phew!
The next day I took the kids to the dentist and the dentist assured me that the kids teeth were so healthy because we DON’T have a filter for our drinking water. So, I guess I won’t get one? I don’t know! So hard to make the right decision. And so easy to be overwhelmed by guilt in making the wrong decision!
Doing pretty well engaging in and valuing the child care / domestic labour this summer, but a nagging case of the professional "shoulds" has kept creeping in, bumps up that sense of overwhelm even when I'm generally hitting my professional targets... Rule Breaker says, keep a clear view of those "internalized societal expectations", don't let them sneak up on you.
PS, hot tip: my dentist says it's fine to wash those "single use" dental floss picks with soap / water, and re-use until they break
I love that you're listening to your inner Rule Breaker. Your only "should" is adding to your list the things that matter to you!
And omg - hot tip of the day!!!!!
It’s crazy how many things come at us every day. I recently started writing down all the things I thought I needed to get done, then writing down what would happen if I didn’t do them. My lists are a lot shorter now.
Ohhh. This is a fantastic approach!! I appreciate you sharing so we can all learn. And I love that your lists are getting shorter and shorter. Keep it up :)
Love this! And, fwiw, a past dentist shared a study she did on environmental impact across the industry, and it's better to use the single-use plastic flossers vs. not floss at all and then need a major dental surgery, which has a higher environmental footprint. So feel free to remove that from your guilt/environmental checklist! ;)
I’m a dental floss pick washer too! I figure, if it’s all right to rinse a toothbrush, it’s alright to clean a floss stick ;)
And yes, definitely with you on the decision making overwhelm! Just recently, the city of Toronto dug up our road to replace the lead pipes. OMG the guilt! Why didn’t I test the water?! Why didn’t I get a proper filter?!
…I ended up getting an official test after we got notice, but before the pipes were changed, because I was sooo stressed about it. The results came back showing there was only the most miniscule trace of lead in the water. Phew!
The next day I took the kids to the dentist and the dentist assured me that the kids teeth were so healthy because we DON’T have a filter for our drinking water. So, I guess I won’t get one? I don’t know! So hard to make the right decision. And so easy to be overwhelmed by guilt in making the wrong decision!