Making small rounds at my baby's day care in between work and catching glimpses of beautiful smiles of the children there and being around my baby whenever I want to see him..”
Posted by madhurima on 27th December 2011
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What helps you juggle work and family? What's your favorite quick stress reducer? Have you found a way to squeeze in some 'me' time into your busy schedule? Share your tips!
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Masking tape is my current lifesaver: The little kids will play with it for ages, and if they stick it to the wall or the floor it comes off easily!
by Lylah M. Alphonse on 17th October 2008341Vote! -
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".
by Jaydensmommy827 on 26th April 2009339Vote! -
Online shopping delivered to my office is a lifesaver. As long as I dont have to try it on, I can order handbags, facial products, or anything else online and it saves TONS of time.
by oceans mom on 11th March 2011337Vote! -
I kick back with a good book and a nice cup of tea when I can.
by JennaC2010 on 24th February 2011335Vote! -
Thankfully, no one is looking over my shoulder at work, so one of my me time squeezes is periodically checking facebook & now this site...for my daily dose of there is a life out there aside from work and being a mom.
by MamaLisa on 13th July 2010335Vote! -
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.
by SisterWisdom.com on 9th June 2009331Vote! -
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!!
by Juniper on 15th January 2009331Vote! -
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.
by Work It, Mom! Team on 6th June 2008331Vote! -
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 :).
by Maria O on 18th December 2008328Vote!
