Comments on: Creating time for yourself http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:47:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: angie everhart sexual predator http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-233 angie everhart sexual predator Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:23:56 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-233 <strong>angie everhart sexual predator...</strong> Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts !... angie everhart sexual predator…

Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts !…

]]> By: Ronco Showtime Rotisserie http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-86 Ronco Showtime Rotisserie Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:32:01 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-86 <strong>Ronco Showtime Rotisserie...</strong> Start eating healthier with the Ronco Showtime Rotisserie.... Ronco Showtime Rotisserie…

Start eating healthier with the Ronco Showtime Rotisserie….

]]> By: victoria http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-74 victoria Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:46:48 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-74 having somebody to clean my house is a must for me... I'm one of those people who can't relax if there are dishes in the sink! My husband is also a neat freak, so having somebody who will do all of this really helps us mentally! I also pay all our bills online and I usually never have to go to the bank - I find bank lines a ridiculous waste of time!!! Why is it that they always have only 2 tellers working???? having somebody to clean my house is a must for me… I’m one of those people who can’t relax if there are dishes in the sink! My husband is also a neat freak, so having somebody who will do all of this really helps us mentally! I also pay all our bills online and I usually never have to go to the bank - I find bank lines a ridiculous waste of time!!! Why is it that they always have only 2 tellers working????

]]> By: Eric's Mommy http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-73 Eric's Mommy Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:40:54 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-73 My version of relaxing and having time to myself is reading a magazine or being in my car listening to Tori Amos and singing at the top of my lungs. I guess that really isn't much, I think I need to look into having more time for myself..... My version of relaxing and having time to myself is reading a magazine or being in my car listening to Tori Amos and singing at the top of my lungs.

I guess that really isn’t much, I think I need to look into having more time for myself…..

]]> By: swissmama http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-72 swissmama Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:53:58 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-72 In the spring, my husband took off with my now 2 year old to go visit granddad 3 hours away. I had the house to myself for 3days, it was heavenly! For the first time since my son's birth, I was able to sleep in, have tidy house for more than 20 minutes, and calm, silence, space. We are doing it again this week and I am Oh, so ready for this! In the spring, my husband took off with my now 2 year old to go visit granddad 3 hours away. I had the house to myself for 3days, it was heavenly! For the first time since my son’s birth, I was able to sleep in, have tidy house for more than 20 minutes, and calm, silence, space. We are doing it again this week and I am Oh, so ready for this!

]]> By: Swistle http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-70 Swistle Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:53:01 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-70 I find it helpful to think, "I'll do X when the kids have left home." That gives me way more time to do Y. I find it helpful to think, “I’ll do X when the kids have left home.” That gives me way more time to do Y.

]]> By: Kim http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-69 Kim Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:38:26 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-69 I too have a house keeper. Above and beyond a house keeper actually. For an extra $40 she cooks a weeks worth of food. I freeze some for the 2nd half of the week, and MY GOODNESS she is an incredible cook. I did the math, and with going out to eat or ordering in every night which cost us an average of $30 (or my favorite and most frequent place to patronize, the sushi joint for $80 a pop) and just spending the $ on FRESH ingredients that I pick and can SEE being made...I am saving big bucks, big time, and it is a much healthier option than pancakes for dinner (again). Did I mention she is an incredible cook? My son LOVES her and LOVES her food as well. We are all healthier because of it. I too have a house keeper. Above and beyond a house keeper actually. For an extra $40 she cooks a weeks worth of food. I freeze some for the 2nd half of the week, and MY GOODNESS she is an incredible cook. I did the math, and with going out to eat or ordering in every night which cost us an average of $30 (or my favorite and most frequent place to patronize, the sushi joint for $80 a pop) and just spending the $ on FRESH ingredients that I pick and can SEE being made…I am saving big bucks, big time, and it is a much healthier option than pancakes for dinner (again). Did I mention she is an incredible cook? My son LOVES her and LOVES her food as well. We are all healthier because of it.

]]> By: Pam http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-68 Pam Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:37:15 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-68 I have given myself permission, after 21 years of parenting and all things wifery, to have a housekeeper once a week and pay her to do my laundry. We eat out 1/2 the week and the other half I make meals that I really enjoy creating and serving. I savor every minute I have alone, even if it's behind a locked door in the bathroom for 5 minutes. I make the best of it. I have given myself permission, after 21 years of parenting and all things wifery, to have a housekeeper once a week and pay her to do my laundry. We eat out 1/2 the week and the other half I make meals that I really enjoy creating and serving.
I savor every minute I have alone, even if it’s behind a locked door in the bathroom for 5 minutes. I make the best of it.

]]> By: Josh http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-67 Josh Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:37:03 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-67 For myself, I tend to sacrifice sleep and binge on coffee and energy drinks, which is probably not healthy, but allows me to sleep about four to six hours a night. Also, I found ways to make my housework a little easier, like only buying one style of socks so I never have to match them into pairs. Also, I only eat once a day, but I make a huge ass meal, that way I don't have to worry about spending time cooking all the time and preparing lunches and all that crap. Though I guess that might not work for everyone. Also, being a man, I have a natural immunity to general filth and disorder, so I don't have to clean much. And I suppose it is probably too late for your readers on this website, but in stead of having a child I opted for a pet boa that only requires fifteen minutes of attention and maintenance every two weeks. For myself, I tend to sacrifice sleep and binge on coffee and energy drinks, which is probably not healthy, but allows me to sleep about four to six hours a night. Also, I found ways to make my housework a little easier, like only buying one style of socks so I never have to match them into pairs. Also, I only eat once a day, but I make a huge ass meal, that way I don’t have to worry about spending time cooking all the time and preparing lunches and all that crap. Though I guess that might not work for everyone. Also, being a man, I have a natural immunity to general filth and disorder, so I don’t have to clean much. And I suppose it is probably too late for your readers on this website, but in stead of having a child I opted for a pet boa that only requires fifteen minutes of attention and maintenance every two weeks.

]]> By: Danell http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-66 Danell Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:16:08 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/milkandcookies/2007/09/28/creating-time-for-yourself/#comment-66 I find the fact that I am supremely lazy allows me MUCH more freedom than the average person. While I often hear or read people saying that they simply CANNOT relax with dirty dishes in the sink or dog hair piled up on the carpet or rings in the toilets or bathtubs...or whatever...I am the opposite, I am so lazy that I simply CANNOT get up off the couch to bother with those things after a long day at work followed by an evening toddler wrangling. Once the work day is over and the kid is in bed, my dumpy butt is ON THE COUCH until bed time. Do I sometimes fret about the dirtiness of the house? Yep, but that's where the laziness comes in...it completely overrides that fretting. And frankly, after reading about how stressed the folks that CAN'T relax with dirty dishes in sink are, I think I might prefer being lazy. I find the fact that I am supremely lazy allows me MUCH more freedom than the average person. While I often hear or read people saying that they simply CANNOT relax with dirty dishes in the sink or dog hair piled up on the carpet or rings in the toilets or bathtubs…or whatever…I am the opposite, I am so lazy that I simply CANNOT get up off the couch to bother with those things after a long day at work followed by an evening toddler wrangling. Once the work day is over and the kid is in bed, my dumpy butt is ON THE COUCH until bed time. Do I sometimes fret about the dirtiness of the house? Yep, but that’s where the laziness comes in…it completely overrides that fretting. And frankly, after reading about how stressed the folks that CAN’T relax with dirty dishes in sink are, I think I might prefer being lazy.

]]>