A Better Trade?

Before I begin, I went up at 9:30 to see if dh would like to run to McD's and get us special beverages, my treat. As if it's really my treat since I don't really work LOL! He was sound asleep and looked as if he had been so for quite a while. Back up the truck, jack! When is it MY turn? He spent 4 days in bed last week because he was sick. I don't get to do that. And now he goes to bed at 8:30? The least he could have done was let me know so I could have focused on the ever growing pile of dishes instead of the checkbook. Both are equally important, however, the children can't eat breakfast off a newly reconciled checking account statement. Ah well, I'm sure he'll love the mess when he gets up tomorrow and has to deal with it.

So going back to the trade thing. Typically, I balance the checkbook, juggle the money and pay the bills. It's become increasingly stressful to the point of practically causing me panic attacks. I can't stand it and I walk around with my stomach in knots ALL the time. I'm thinking I should have gone with dh and put the kids in public school this year. I'm probably cutting my life by a good decade with all the stress and worry I burden each day.

The aforementioned dishes are usually handled by dh because I simply can't stand them. I absolutely abhor repetitive tasks. Yes, this includes most housework but that's the way it goes. I'd rather clean the bathroom than do the dishes, yes it's true. So I clean the bathroom and dh does the dishes. I asked dh last night would he mind switching the dishes for the checkbook. I figured the 20+ minutes he spends on the dishes could be spent on the checkbook instead. Maybe he won't get so worked up about it as I do.

I don't plan to be completely hands off but I keep screwing it up. Plus maybe if I have to "report" to someone else I won't be a spendy. I have gotten better in the last couple of weeks and really think about my purchases. I need to especially reign in the fast food and groceries department. Then I need to figure how to squeeze in winter clothes for the children without going broke. We'll see what happens. Likely, I'll be spending the next month showing dh the ropes. Or at least my ropes. He's perfectly capable of balancing a checkbook and paying bills but I need to bring him up to speed. Should prove interesting.