Banking Time

Schedules, timelines, to-do lists, blah blah blah….how is a mom supposed to get everything done in the day/week/month/year? I saw another post by my favorite blogger, James at Bleubird talking about how to get everything done without losing your mind. Here are my thoughts.

I find my days extremely exhausting! My days are repetitive but it works for me because I know once I have my chores done, I can relax or do something that has been pushed to the wayside.

Food: I make lunches for the next day and dinner at the same time so I can save dishes and time. While little man takes a nap in the evening I run on the treadmill and shower (sometimes this happens, sometimes it doesn't).

Fitness: If I shower at night, that saves me 30 minutes of blow-drying my hair. If he doesn't nap then we go for a walk outside. I recently lost 30 pounds, I'm not about to gain it back and I want to teach him to exercise or play daily! I also curl my hair and do my makeup at the same time....trend maybe?

Cleaning: Let’s be honest…this is usually the last thing I get to. I have forgone sweeping for mopping everything into a pile and then picking up the remains…lazy? Maybe. Out-of-time? Definitely! Showers I clean before I get in the shower, it’s already running so I might as well clean it as I clean myself. Each toilet has a bottle of cleaner next to it so I can just put some in, scrub and let sit till the next time it gets flushed. Dusting with a swiffer duster is the only way I have found to make that easier and faster. I live in AZ so everything is dusty…my motto: Get over it. Vacuuming…tough task. I would like to do it when little man is sleeping but he will wake up. So I usually get this done when dad is home on the weekend and can entertain the boy.

Others: I usually get my crafting time on the weekend when daddy gets little time in. Groceries happen on weekends and I try to shop for the month as much as possible so I can limit that errand. I pay bills/budget on breaks at work.

I like to do things in a way that "banks time" … doing 2 things at once saves me the extra time to do them separately. Anyone have any other ideas?

Hope this helps!

XO Sharon

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A Working Housewife: A woman who happily, tirelessly, and begrudgingly does whatever needs to be done in and outside of the home. Clean, cook, sew, runs a business, take care of children or husbands or random in-laws. Works a full-time job or feels like she works a full-time job only to start a new one as soon as she sits down, as someone is sure to need something or have a question that needs to be answered ASAP.  While the housewife loves her family, dog, child(ren), etc.  and is happy to do most everything on the list, probably due to being perfectionists and figure might as well do it my way, it is exhausting.

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