Poll: I find it difficult to keep my household duties from interfering with work. Autor da sequência: ProZ.com Staff
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Actually, it’s the other way around: work comes first than my domestic chores. I’m very tidy and I have a cleaning lady every week. As I tend to forget to eat when I’m really busy with work, you can imagine what happens with my remaining “duties”. I was married twice and I have 3 children but I have been living alone for a long time now. I do enjoy living alone: I love my own space, my job, my freedom and the company of my dog…
| | | | Ana Vozone 
Local time: 02:08
Membro (2010)
Inglês para Português
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After 41 years freelancing from home and being a Mom and housewife at the same time, household chores and work are perfectly integrated, it's a perfect harmony
| | | | Martha Schwan
Brasil
Local time: 22:08
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I get up very, very early in the morning to keep track of my household duties. The house here is very big.
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Mr. Satan (X)
Inglês para Indonésio
I always have Sundays available to do my household chores.
| | | | neilmac
Espanha
Local time: 03:08
Espanhol para Inglês
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| Partially true | Sep 27, 2020 |
In addition to looking after my own place, which has a spacious garden requiring upkeep, I'm also looking after my friends house while he is working abroad until November and December - which mainly consists of feeding and watering the livestock, but still takes at least an hour or two out of my day.
However, if push comes to shove and I have urgent deadlines, everything else is secondary.
| | | | | For me it should be ... | Sep 27, 2020 |
... I find it difficult to keep my work from interfering with my household duties, because I like translating much, much more than doing the laundry, etc. 
| | | | Nuno Rosalino
Reino Unido
Local time: 02:08
Inglês para Português
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Used to be true for me, but I came across a productivity tool that's helped me immensely. I'm sure that, as freelancers, most everyone here will have heard about the Pomodoro system. I came across it earlier this year and I'm just so much more productive now. It's a pretty simple system: you focus on your work for 25 minutes (that means no Facebook, no Reddit, work!), and take a 5 minute break. Rinse and repeat. I use the to stretch my legs, rest my eyes and do some quick chores. It's so simple,... See more Used to be true for me, but I came across a productivity tool that's helped me immensely. I'm sure that, as freelancers, most everyone here will have heard about the Pomodoro system. I came across it earlier this year and I'm just so much more productive now. It's a pretty simple system: you focus on your work for 25 minutes (that means no Facebook, no Reddit, work!), and take a 5 minute break. Rinse and repeat. I use the to stretch my legs, rest my eyes and do some quick chores. It's so simple, but it's like magic for scatterbrains like me. ▲ Collapse
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| other way round | Sep 27, 2020 |
My work interferes with my housework ...
Today at least I have no jobs, so I'm going to catch up on the ironing.
Yesterday I even had time to make a cake.
| | | | | In My Case,.. | Sep 27, 2020 |
...work comes first, because without it, maintaining my household would be something that would be more difficult to achieve. After, all, I have to pay housecleaners, lawncare workers, and handymen from time to time.
[Edited at 2020-09-27 16:50 GMT]
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One leaves all that to the staff.
| | | | Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
Estados Unidos da América
Local time: 18:08
Espanhol para Inglês
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Like Teresa, my work fills my life and I have little time left to take care of the house. I have hired house helpers for more years than I care to admit. Even so, I always feel a nagging sense of guilt over household tasks that I should be taking care of.
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Mario Freitas
Brasil
Local time: 22:08
Inglês para Português
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| Partially true | Sep 27, 2020 |
Sometimes they do interfere, but most of the time, I plan it so I can do both things without interference. Aa a matter of fact, household duties sometimes are a type of break I take from work.
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ProZ.com Staff wrote:
This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "I find it difficult to keep my household duties from interfering with work.". View the poll results »
If I don't get up from this workdesk and into the kitchen to make soup, I won't have anything for lunch all week.
| | | | Kay Denney
França
Local time: 03:08
Francês para Inglês
As an agency employee, I would sometimes work from home when the kids were sick. I would feel guilty about stopping to hang out the washing and stuff like that. But still I would get all the work done, even if I had to keep at it past knocking-off time.
Now that I no longer have a suspicious boss breathing virtually down my neck, getting housework done in between translation jobs just comes naturally.
Paid work takes priority, so the house can get a bit messy when I have lots of ... See more As an agency employee, I would sometimes work from home when the kids were sick. I would feel guilty about stopping to hang out the washing and stuff like that. But still I would get all the work done, even if I had to keep at it past knocking-off time.
Now that I no longer have a suspicious boss breathing virtually down my neck, getting housework done in between translation jobs just comes naturally.
Paid work takes priority, so the house can get a bit messy when I have lots of jobs on the go. Anyone who doesn't like it can jolly well clean up whatever is bothering them. ▲ Collapse
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