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| I only have one baby and I swear, I go constantly and still at the end of the day I have more to do. It is just amazing how much work is involved in being a stay at home mom.....anyone have any great keeping up ideas? |
| Posted by Jeanna on 06/25/2007 03:06 PM
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| Well let me tell you!! YOU CAN'T!!! LOL, All I do is clean and it is still a mess. But take it easy we are all in the same boat!!!! |
| posted by Jeanette on 06/25/2007 03:11 PM
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| I hear you and I feel your pain. I have a play pen that I move around the house when I have to clean. Throw in some toys and he can usually play for a little while. I also have "baby proofed" the living room. He can play for a little while in there but he is mobile and will get around to where ever I am. At the end of the day though...if you haven't gotten it done, it will be there tomorrow. Your inbox will never be empty, but don't worry no one else's is either. |
| posted by Elizabeth on 06/25/2007 03:12 PM
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I was also surprised at the amount of work involved- baby care, cleaning, cooking, shopping....
Just set your priorities. Some things must get done, others can wait. Don't try to do it all, you will stress yourself out. |
| posted by Marcia on 06/25/2007 03:15 PM
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| I have had a really hard time with having a second child. My doctor said I am high strung!! She take it easy and DO NOT BE HARD ON YOURSELF! Trust me don't stress over a messy house, it will always be there. It is soooo hard to keep up. My husband said yesterday why is it so hard?? I don't understand he said! I was really to flip out!!! LOL |
| posted by Jeanette on 06/25/2007 03:22 PM
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My house definitely looks "lived in" and I don't really mind. Would I like a cleaner house? Sure ... but I'd rather spend quality time with my girls than sweat and stress over dirty dishes or laundry that needs done. You know?
There will always be errands and things to do. Try setting up a routine: Every Monday ... Grocery Store, Tuesday ... Bank, Wednesday ... Post Office. Dishes get done after dinner, 2 loads of laundry a day (one in the morning and one at night). That way you're not wasting your entire day on cleaning but still getting it done.
(**NOTE TO SELF: Practice what you preach!!!**) LOL :) |
| posted by Lindsey on 06/25/2007 04:27 PM
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| I understand what you are going through. I only have one and it seems like I never have time for everything. He is 2 1/2 and it seems my time slips away even more. To get myself organized with cleaning I joined a cleaning helper website called flylady.net. It has you do little thing each day and it really helps. And I took advise from supernanny and made a schedule so I can have strucher and he can too. But most importantly I make sure I have time for myself. Just like a hour a day. Usually an hour before bed to unwind. Now I am not perfect and I don't always do things right but it is a process and that is what motherhood is about. Don't forget the 1st is sometimes your guinnie pig. Sometimes it's nice to get up in the morning and do what is on the list and not think. Good Luck, I know you can do it. |
| posted by Karolyn on 06/25/2007 04:42 PM
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Try www.flylady.net They have good organizational ideas for daily living!
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| posted by Kara on 06/25/2007 06:32 PM
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| Well, Life can throw many hard balls, as we all know!! LOL. I have three wonderfully messy kids, and they all love to create mess, but never clean it up. My doctors tell me to take it easy, and not to "stress the mess" so I agree with the others above. I like to clean when my children are in bed for the night, so that way I can at least wake up to a clean house. But you also need to remember, that your children help make your house a "home"...it's just filled with there creativity...lol. I commend my husband, he is gone for 7 days, then he will come home for his 7 days off, and the night b4 he comes home, I try to clean frantically, so that way he doesn't have to come home to a mess. Well, I don't succeed many of the times, and I will tell him sorry the house is a wreck, and he says "what mess" and then smiles, so, if you got good support, thats all that matters. The kitchen is the # 1 place I make sure that is cleaned at all times, only cause I can't sleep with a dirty kitchen, so just have fun with them!!! |
| posted by Shannon on 06/25/2007 10:14 PM
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| I finally started saying that anything that isn't done by 8:00 at night isn't worth doing. I would go go go, all day long, except for during my daughter's afternoon nap. That I reserved for "me". I did as much as I could but once 8:00 came, it would have to wait for the next day. I look forward to that time so much--I just curl up on the couch with some lemonade and do whatever I want! That has really helped save my sanity |
| posted by Briana on 06/26/2007 12:31 PM
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