How do you manage your time as a mom?
With two little boys to take care of I am constantly trying to reevaluate our schedule to fit in naps, meals, chores, exercise, me-time, one-on-one with each child, play time, grocery shopping... How do you do it all and keep things in balance? What have you found that works for you?
Here's one that sometimes works for us:
I noticed a recent trend, melt-downs often happy while I am making dinner. Everything catches up with my 2-1/2 year old, he is hungry, I can't play with him and he just melts down. So we bought a simple notebook and we started having he sit at the table and talk while he colors what we did during the day. I am lucky, he can focus pretty well for a little while and he loves to color. Sometimes I label what he drew or write the date and what we did like a little journal. It has been working nicely and it is nice to have a go-to plan for both of us.
So what tips do you have for me?
Wow! This really is a tough one! Our big thing in our house is getting though the day. Naps, cleaning, meals, play time. But in the evening when dinner is done and cleaned up we TRY to have the TV off and have family time. I get tired during the day and I'm sure my boys get tired of trying to get me to chase them and play. So daddy really helps me out by playing with the kids, giving them that rough and tough play time. And then we go though our nightly routine. Sometimes bath, jammies, stories, songs and bed. But here is out key, bed time is ALWAYS at 8:00. Even if they are awake in bed. We really need that time to ourselves. As husband and wife, for me, taking a bath, reading, planning a lesson. So during the day I know I have at least 2-3 hours that night to do me stuff. It gets me though the day. So sorry to ramble. But it's hard to be a mom with so much to do. I understand how you feel like you need to fit in so much in your day. hope this helped! :)
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