WWW's Balancing Act
My weekends are making me tired. More and more, I find myself engaged in endless catch-up, whether it’s laundry, schoolwork or simply ensuring the house doesn’t look as if it was abandoned to tumultuous aliens.I know I’m not the only one who feels this way. Women who work (www) find a certain guilt in simply taking it easy. If I tried to put my feet up on the couch and watch endless runs of “No Reservations” or “Top Chef” like my teenager, I’d have an anxiety attack. I mean, Anthony Bourdain is amusing, but there are dishes to be washed. (Ever see AB put a dish in the dishwasher?)
Since there are so many women working in marketing and public relations, the plight of www is worth talking about. I keep telling myself it’s a phase. Sooner or later, I’ll get a more normal schedule and have time to kick back. But now I’m beginning to wonder.
Do wwww’s always sense they’re not doing enough? Perhaps we need to make the best of feeling inadequate on both ends of the scale – work and family. Sigh. Makes me tired to think about it.
