I'm going to have to keep this brief but I'm hoping to find 5 minutes to write more over the next couple of weeks when Christmas isn't nipping at my heels.
Mums. I have a question. In fact I have loads of questions. But the main one which I really need some feedback from is this:
HOW DO I STAY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING?!!
I'm constantly on the back foot, chasing my tail. The flat is permanent chaos, the pile of ironing is always out of control and there just aren't enough hours in the day. Other mums make this shiz look easy but I'm really struggling. Can anyone give me any good tips on how to manage my time better?
After I've done all the things I need to do to care for The Bear I'm just on a merry-go-round of endless jobs and "to do" lists that rarely get "to done"!
We don't have money for childcare since I'm not working (not in the conventional sense anyways!) although I do admit we have a cleaner to help out fortnightly. What am I doing wrong?
I'm wondering whether being self employed had anything to do with it? As a result, I've always got paperwork, invoicing etc etc to do.
I also really enjoy making stuff (jams, chutneys etc etc) at Christmas but I've been doing all that in the evening when Hunter is in bed. I'm thinking my time management skills must be up the spout. I don't even find the time to do fun stuff with Hunter, like baby classes or swimming and that makes me feel very sad. Do I have to have a friend cull? Insist they have to come and visit me if they want to hang out rather than going to them? Anyway, I have had an afternoon to myself today as Hunter is staying with Nanny and Grandad for today and tonight so I have toiled all day and even managed to write a couple of bloody Christmas cards so I'm feeling slightly better and more on top of things but I'm definitely looking for tips on how to maximise the 24 hours a day we have to play with.
Maybe getting married (1st December) followed by Christmas is making me feel rather more pressed for time than I am;). It's fricking BONKERS!
Right, get those time management tips sailing in please if you can you Yummmy Mummy Bunch;-)
Sorry to have a festive rant;(. To make up for ip, here's a picture of Hunter in a Santa hat. I think he should be on a Christmas card but then I would say that;).
Will endeavour to write some more over the Yuletide!
Much festive love
Sarah x
These photos are so cute Sarah, it's a shame that you're struggling to get everything done at once, I'm the same except for the fact that I haven't a child to look after so you definitely deserve props for that!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, he's so cute! As for doing it all, quite frankly it's possible but only if you plan on not having a life!
ReplyDeleteAs I see it as long as the children are happy and healthy, then a little bit of mess and a pile of ironing are a small price to pay. We do what we can and short of hiring a cleaner/ironer then I think stop worrying and enjoy the Bear while he is small, they grow and change so quickly, worry about the rest later x
Only clean/tidy the living room, kitchen and bathroom and just shut the other doors. Tidy in 10 minute bursts - no more - then do something else. Forget dusting, just hoover surfaces as well as carpets. If you have piles of paperwork/magazines etc that you haven't touched in a week then flick through and remove anything crucial and recycle the rest without thinking about it. Stop buying clothes that need ironing and hang the ones you have in the bathroom when it's steamy - the creases will fall out enough to be wearable. If you're gonna cook then always make enough for at least two meals and focus on the one-pot meals that cook without supervision. Order food online...easiest is a veg box delivery as you don't even have to spend time choosing the contents. Buy everyone vouchers for christmas and most importantly, stop worrying about it and enjoy your little one. No one, including you and he, will remember the mess and disorganisation, but they will remember you as an amazing mum!
ReplyDeleteExactly what Hello above ^^^ said.
ReplyDeleteAn old lady once said to me 'why tidy the mess before the mess makers are gone?' I might sell a child before I lose my cleaner. She is my sanity. I can cope with the mess because underneath it is all clean.
I could link you to cutesy poems - in fact here's one http://holyjoe.org/poetry/hamilton.htm The sentiment is simply what we're all saying. He won't notice the mess, you'll forget, but you will have the most amazing time growing him.
:D