It's not a "lifesaver" in that it doesn't save me time, but I wanted to say that I still just LOVE the "my day snapshot" here on WIM. It's such a great way to stay motivated, and then go back later and see little snippets of my life as a working mom. LOVE IT.”
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Dear all, I would like to share a little lifesaver with you. My daugther Sonia wakes up very early and usualy comes to wake me up is the morning. So I started to leave in the evening on the kitchen some sandviches and drinks. Also I learned her how to turn on the audiosystem and have bought her children CDs. So now she is not coming on 8 am, she can entertains herself when I get get some Saturdaysleep!
Bringing my own lunch to work each day has been my lifesaver -- though, early on, I was sure it would just make things more stressful for me. (Another lunch to pack in the morning! No way!) But it's easy to throw leftovers, cut-up veggies and some low-cal dressing, tea bags (way better than the coffee at my office), and a small treat in a bag while I'm packing lunches and snacks for my kids. And I don't feel an urge to hit the junk-food-filled snack machines -- or even the chips-and-candy aisle at the supermarket -- at all, any more.
My son loves to eat Kraft Easy Mac, in the little microwave bowl. Problem is, after cooking 3 minutes in the microwave, it is way too hot for him to eat, and he is way to impatient to wait for it to cool. So I toss in an ice cube and stir it up, the cube will melt and the food will cool in no time! This saves me lots of toddler sized whining for "eat-eat".
To juggle work and family the Main thing I have is my organizer......and a Mini van..:-) ...Still its not fool proof but working on it for sure!!!! Quick stress reducer is giving myself a time out (when possible) or sitting in the rocking chair on my front porch just to catch my breath! Me time....still far in betweeen.....Will def take advice on this one.
I'm a working mom and need for my family to stay healthy during the flu season so I don't have to take time off of work. Got my boy these arm bands to remind him to cough into his arm. He loves the flames and thinks he looks "cool"! Hope this helps. Stay healthy! www.mysneezee.com
My first Life saver is my mom. Thank the Lord for Grandparents. But I truely love my day planner. I have used it every single day since My little girl was born. Yes i still forget things but not nearly as much as I would if i didnt have it. I use it to jot notes before i go to bed to relax, to make time for my self even if its ten min, shopping list, to hold all those crazy dr apts, homework assignments and everything that happens with my little one. First smiles, laughing out loud!!
It drives me crazy when I see a floor full of toys, I really can't relax in a room like that. So I figured out this rule: no more than one box of toys on the floor. We don't open up another box until the first one is cleaned up. I have a boy - so small cars are in one large container, trains are in another, puzzles are in another one. To speed clean up - I start a game, we throw one toy each in the box, taking turns, or play who will be first to clean up - so far works like magic, the floor is clean in under 5 minutes and my stress level goes down drastically :).
As soon as you get home from work, put a big pot of water on to boil. Chances are, you'll need it for whatever you're making for dinner and, if you don't, you can dump it on top of your dirty dishes and they'll practically clean themselves.
Combine fitness and family time: instead of trying to squeeze in a trip to the gym after the kids go to bed and before I collapse, we spend our evenings outside doing something active. We walk in the park, play ball, play tag, whatever... It's family time for Dad & kids, it's relaxing (no mess in the house), it gets the kids ready for bed, and it gets us burning calories. Plus our kids are learning that it's more fun to be active & playing than to be sitting in front of the tv.
