Sentences with phrase «more than a chore»

Consequently, the former pastors» Spartan - like daily regime consists of little more than chores, attending mass, confessing their sins and praying the rosary between meals.

«Due to its length and the fact that we pretty much know what's going to happen, these types of movies turn out to be nothing more than a chore to watch.»

Unlocking every event in the Tournament Mode becomes nothing more than a chore because the overly simplistic racing just isn't satisfying anymore.

For me, cleaning becomes more than a chore... it becomes a lifeline.

Not exact matches

But, while it's less daunting than it once was, there are still elements of travel that are more chore than reprieve.

Sure, he spends more time on chores than she does, so in one sense it isn't fair — but it's more satisfying to both than the old system.

And though she can both tidy the house and do the dishes more quickly than he can, they're able to achieve a more efficient division of labour overall by applying the notion of comparative advantage to their chore list.

Instead, Maher's team came up with «Wellness Adventures,» which encourages employees to pick and enjoy «fun» activities during their lunch break — such as laser tag, basketball, golf, or even trampolining — to make fitness feel a little more like schoolyard recess than another chore to fit into the day.

If they aren't, then you're going to find that working from home is much more of a chore than you'd ever anticipated.

Luther even extolled the religious value of housework, declaring that although «it has no obvious appearance of holiness, yet these very household chores are more to be valued than all the works of monks and nuns.»

The budding actor considered Masses more a chore than a blessing.

There have certainly been times that I have desired such a life, quiet devotion, simplicity, responsible for nothing more than my own daily existence and the shared chores that sharing space with others required.

We've centered more discussion on chores and how to treat specific belongings than anything else.

Indeed, it would probably seem to him that taking a couple of years out of a life that has not yet reached full adulthood, spending them on a few of the nation's lighter household chores, so to speak, and then being rather handsomely compensated for it would more accurately come under the heading of perk than of citizenly offering.

And what are the best ways for Christians to talk about and live their faith in a culture that thinks sex and chores are more important to family life than religion?

For example, we love to shop, and we love food, but going to the grocery store is more of a chore than a treat for most.

The boys watched some Star Wars movie this past week with Danny, and since then, a quote from the flick has come up more than once, as he reminded them about homework, chores and general productivity:

Even though I now spend more time cooking, it's less of a chore than it was in the gluten days.

Instead, you rely on the extra god damn pound which was obviously more of a chore to even make than it should have been.

Vidmar, with a professional footballer career of more than 20 years, including a decade with the Socceroos says he was fortunate to «do something I loved, never a chore.»

Yet if truth be told, watching them felt more like a chore than anything else at times, despite fans» best intentions to back the team.

(And yes, I know there are more men than ever who actually do the bulk of the childcare and household chores; this is not about them.)

Sometimes holidays can seem like more of a chore than a celebration.

«Your little kid gets sick in the middle of the night; you do more chores in ten minutes than you did in four years of college.»

Getting outside sometimes can seem more of a chore than a fun activity, especially when — after the endless battle of zipping jackets, strapping boots, and finding mittens — your child inevitably needs to go potty.

If, I had found myself falling more often than not into the category of «chore sex» I'd sure as heck be seeking out a reason as to why before cutting him off; physical, emotional, mental.

Just as important, same - sex couples were more satisfied with how chores and child care were divvied up than were hetero women.

Their expectations in a husband involve much more than just an income — they want an equal partner who brings more to the table than just money, like sharing childcare and chores.

As for the equal share, my husband spends a little less time with the kids, but he makes more than up for it by doing basically all the household chores at night while I continue studying for exams.

Shopping with baby can be more of a chore than a pleasure.

While an exersaucer seems to be fine to entertain a child while cooking dinner or doing other short chores, no child, especially a child with underlying special needs related to motor development (high or low muscle tone) should use this piece of equipment for more than a short period of time each day.

And we have their ten year old caretaker, who has more than proven herself in her daily chores, hollering, «I need baby goats!

Chores and toddlers together may sound like more work than what it's worth.

Sometimes I feel like getting kids to help with the housework may seem more like a chore than the actual cleaning task does.

About 93 percent of us say faithfulness is a must to make a marriage successful — even more so than having a happy sex life, sharing household chores, and having similar passions and interests.

Like so many time - honored parental expectations, household chores have a value more significant than the practical issue of household maintenance.

Fathers» time spent doing household chores has more than doubled since 1965 (from an average of about four hours per week to about 10 hours).

Once you get into a routine using eco-nappies, it will be no more of a chore than brushing your teeth at night.

Nobody denies that women do more in terms of childcare and household chores (on average) than men.

As any sleep - deprived new mother knows, cooking can become more of a dangerous chore than a pleasure in the months following the birth of a child.

Nagging a child to do his homework or making repeated threats to try and motivate a child to do chores often means a parent puts in more effort than the child does to get the work done.

For more than one child, chores can be color - coded... one child could be responsible for all of the blue sticks, one child responsible for all of the green sticks, etc..

More than 70 percent of parents will give out money in exchange for chores, but should kids really be paid to contribute to household upkeep?

These moms take on more of the responsibility for parenting tasks and household chores than those who work full time.

A new study finds that same - sex couples tend to communicate better, share chore duties more fairly and assign tasks based on personal preference — rather than gender, income, hours worked or power position in the relationship.

At the same time, having children, as All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood author Jennifer Senior notes, causes more conflict between couples than anything else — money, work, in - laws, chores, annoying habits, communication styles, and sex.

A child's life is mired in change — whether it's a new daycare, school or babysitter, a friend moving a way, new responsibilities in home chores or a situation more or less delicate than these, kids of all ages face change on a daily basis.

But babywearing is so much more than about getting chores done.

But if right now everything feels like a titanic battle of wills and parenting is more chore than joy, Olivia can help.

Since, I am an exclusive pumper, I saved more than 60 minutes everyday and managed my chores also.