The Value of Hard Work

{my Momma and baby me}

{my Momma and baby me}

One of the things I most appreciate about my Momma,

was how she instilled the value of hard work

within me at an early age.

Now, at the time, I was not quite as appreciative.
I remember waking up as a kid on a Saturday morning,
making grand plans for the day.
I would play in the tree house,
catch some frogs,
dig a mud hole for my plastic army men
and then look for lizards.
{yes, I was ever-so-slightly a tom boy}

{goofy 12 year old me}

And I remember being so bummed
to find a list of chores that had to get done
before I could go on with my grand plans.
I mumbled, 
I grumbled,
and I went about mowing the lawn,
picking the weeds,
taking out the trash
and doing my own laundry.

As I got older,
my Momma continued with these same principles.
The day I turned 16,
she drove me around our small town and said,
Where do you see yourself working?
Where do you think you would have fun?
I remember leading her to a Color Me Mine ceramic studio
just a few blocks from our house.
The next day, I had my first job.

{my senior year, Homecoming}

Every day that followed,
through high school
and college,
I had a job,
I did my own laundry,
and I helped around the house.

Sure I griped at times.
I wasn't perfect,
but I was learning.
For my Momma,
it wasn't about the money,
it was about the responsibility.
About the life lessons I would learn.
The character I would build.
About the value of a dollar,
and the importance of managing my earnings.

{right before I left for college}

I can't put a price on this principle she taught me.

I can only hope to be able to instill the same values within my kiddos.

But it's hard.
Things are different from when I was a kid.
There are more distractions today:
video games, iPhones, Internet, facebook, blah blah blah.

And while today I worry about
nap time, feeding schedule, Goodnight Moon and teething,
before I know it,
I'll be focusing my energy
on teaching Baby W
responsibility,
accountability,
and the value of hard work.

But, I'll need help.
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My Job Chart

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It solves problems.
It makes a parents life easier.
It builds character in our kiddos.
It's FREE.
It's Online.
It's easy to use.
It teaches our kiddos how to save, share and spend.
And the world needs more awesomeness
like My Job Chart--
because us parents could use a hand every now and then!

If you are a parent who worries like me,
or if you want your kids to know the value of hard work,
then watch this 2 minute video and visit My Job Chart.
It will take about a million pounds off your shoulders--I'm serious.



How MyJobChart.com Works! from Gregg Murset on Vimeo.

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