Comments on: How to make Fridays less crunched https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/05/how-to-make-fridays-less-crunched/ Writer, Author, Speaker Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:57:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Ana https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/05/how-to-make-fridays-less-crunched/#comment-456716 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:57:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19151#comment-456716 In reply to Laura Vanderkam.

Hi Laura, oh geez! My memory failed me. I think I’m thinking of your interview with Dana K. White.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/05/how-to-make-fridays-less-crunched/#comment-456559 Tue, 30 May 2023 16:21:54 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19151#comment-456559 In reply to Ana.

@Ana – thanks for the comment! I’ve never interviewed KC Davis before so I’m not sure which interview you might have heard? We’ve had a few different podcast guests talking about organizing and home systems. I agree that it can be a challenge if there are neurological differences or any condition that makes executive functioning more challenging. Simple systems (and a lot of grace) are often the way to go…

]]> By: Ana https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/05/how-to-make-fridays-less-crunched/#comment-456556 Tue, 30 May 2023 15:33:28 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19151#comment-456556 Hi! I’m glad to read that you gave KC’s book a read as when I listened to your interview with her, I found some of your responses quite minimizing of the very real challenges that managing mental health issues/neurodiversity/physical limitations pose to completing seemingly straightforward daily care tasks. I appreciate that you read her book even if not fully on board with her messaging.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/05/how-to-make-fridays-less-crunched/#comment-456547 Tue, 30 May 2023 12:21:06 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19151#comment-456547 In reply to Elisabeth.

@Elisabeth – I generally enjoyed the book too. And yes, I think I’ve made the point that all of us outsource some things. We tend not to churn our own butter. There’s really nothing different in paying a housekeeper, or outsourcing food prep, or anything along those lines. It is all a matter of degree.

]]> By: Elisabeth https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/05/how-to-make-fridays-less-crunched/#comment-456014 Sat, 27 May 2023 12:14:42 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19151#comment-456014 I read the K.C. Davis book and really enjoyed it. While some of the challenges she described don’t apply to me, I love that this book exists as a gentle and affirming resource. I also appreciated how quickly I could read through it (and that she even provided a “shortcut” route).

Some stand-out quotes:
– When she recommends labeling home responsibilities as care tasks instead of chores because “chores are obligations, care tasks are kindness to self.”
– “It is no more pretentious to pay someone to clean your home than it is to pay someone to change the oil in your car.” [This sounds like a VERY Laura Vanderkam thing to say!]
– “Healthy is a holistic state of being that requires more than just knowing the amount and type of nutrients in the food you are eating. Being kind to yourself while eating ice cream is healthier than hating yourself while eating a salad.” [Amen.]

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