Happy Writing Marathon #28: 'What is one thing you have grown in over the past year?'

'How do you manage to do it all—full-time work, housework, and childcare?'

Hearing so many voices of surprise from those around me, I deeply feel that I am doing a good job ☺️

What I have grown in this year is
managing to complete full-time work, housework, and childcare without feeling miserable!

I have always worked, so that part is fine, but although I had helped with housework and childcare before, cooking meals, making school lunches for the kids, laundry, washing dishes, cleaning, driving the kids to their lessons, putting them to bed, listening to their worries, putting out the fires of their anger...
I have never taken the lead on these things to this extent before 😅

Moreover, we returned to the country in April, my wife started working full-time for the first time in a while, I changed jobs, and the kids changed schools and kindergartens...

Normally, you would think, 'This is a year of discipline' or 'This is going to be the busiest year ever'right!?

However, three years ago, when my overseas assignment was decided, I told everyone around me, 'I'm going off for some discipline!!' and because I said it, it actually happened (the first year of living abroad became the toughest year of discipline in my life 😅).

Based on that reflection, this year I kept saying,
'This will be the best year, moving toward the future I desire'
with a groundless confidence 😁

When I did that,
even though there is a lot to do and I am moving around so much that I can always sleep soundly, I feel like I am managing housework, childcare, and work surprisingly well without feeling miserable 😁

I truly realize that things turn out just as you say they will!

For some reason, it is strangely going well!
→ This is my favorite phrase✨

Of course, I think I am getting through it by making full use of skills like habit formation, waking up early, thinking loosely, the power of delegation, setting rewards, exercise, and affirmations... (I plan to write an article about this later).

I think the biggest factor is 'groundless confidence'!

That groundless confidence has been firmly engraved in my subconscious, and I think that is why, for some reason, things are progressing strangely well.

In December, too, I want to keep that groundless confidence in my heart and get through it while being relaxed, having fun, and not feeling miserable ♪

Ken Honda, writing this article has boosted my self-esteem and I am happy ☺️
Thank you for the wonderful prompt 😊

To all the note creators, thank you always for your likes and comments!!
Let's enjoy our creative activities together with 'groundless confidence' 🎵