BY MAKAYLA B. – 12 YEARS OLD
This year has been very different than last year, and the new year will be different too. With all the things that have happened this year, whether it was for the good or the bad, have affected us all. One way that I can start to make adjustments is to try and help out around the house more, even though that is pretty mundane.
I guess you could say my mom is a clean freak. She is almost always cleaning and gets really mad when someone makes a mess, or if even one crumb of food falls on the floor. Well, maybe I’m over exaggerating, but you get the point. My mom usually gets me to help out around the house by doing chores like: washing the dishes, emptying the dishwasher and refilling it, sweeping, vacuuming, folding laundry and other small jobs around the house. I usually try my best to help out with all of those chores, but this year I am going to try my best to help out more than I ever have.
Both my mom and dad work from home, though my dad goes to the office to work probably three out of the five days in the week. Apart from helping keep the house clean and occasionally helping to make something for us to eat, there isn’t really that much I can really help out with at home. This best thing that I can do is help my parents out as much as possible and try to make their lives easier.
