by Tashawna Hebert

Created on: April 06, 2009   Last Updated: April 07, 2009

Unless you are a natural born June Cleaver or Martha Stewart, coping with being a homemaker can be hard at times. In a society where women have fought to have equal rights, many are left wondering why anyone would choose to be a homemaker. Sometimes, homemakers are under-appreciated, overworked, and left feeling as if it's all for nothing. How does one cope?

Being a homemaker is not for the faint of heart. It often involves routines and schedules, and a large list of responsibilities that others do not want to do! Responsibilities like cooking, cleaning, laundry, dishes, grocery shopping, budgets, bills, and much more.

A typical day in the life of a homemaker involves rising out of bed before anyone else in the household. The coffee is started, and breakfast is made. Then, the rest of the family joins for breakfast. After breakfast, it is time for the dishes to be done as everyone else rushes off to start their day.

If there are small children, they are left at home with the homemaker. The homemaker has to tend to the children, while completing the growing list of tasks. After the breakfast dishes are finished, it is time to start some laundry. A

fter rounding up and sorting the clothes, and then re-sorting them since the small children had to help, the first load finally goes in! After the laundry has been started, it's time to do a little cleaning around the house. There is vacuuming to be done, bathrooms to be cleaned, beds to be made. Then, the little ones need a mid-morning snack and a nap.

After the dishes are cleaned up from the snack, it's time to work on the budget and bills. The best time to do this is while the children are napping, as bills require full concentration. After double checking the bills and budget, it's almost time for lunch! The little ones are up from their nap, which is often all too short.

After lunch, the homemaker is again stuck cleaning up the dishes, and putting them away. The afternoon consists of playtime, walks outside, and more laundry. Soon, the older children are home from school, and the afternoon snack is provided. Dishes are done again, and the little ones go down for a nap while the older ones work on homework. Not long after that it is time to start preparing dinner.

After dinner is finished, and the leftovers are put away, the dishes are finished, it is time for a little family time. Everyone sits down together a plays a board game, or watches a bit of television together. Then, the children all go to bed, and the homemaker

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