tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747031730555505435.post5122229556955358736..comments2024-02-16T22:56:37.590-06:00Comments on MyTalesFromTheCrib: Calling All Organized Moms! Please Share Your Secrets!Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06707563644209491613noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747031730555505435.post-75084543752326325972012-07-16T21:04:31.022-05:002012-07-16T21:04:31.022-05:00Hi,
I do my best to be organized but it doesn'...Hi,<br /><br />I do my best to be organized but it doesn't always happen. As a working Mamma who is a busy full-time lawyer, I am barely keeping it together but here are my tips:<br /><br />- pack kids preschool snacks the night before. No matter how tired you are<br />- cook as much on Sundays as you can for the week <br />- use your blackberry for all appointments<br />- set out activities on the coffee table in the living room with some `new` stuff (stickers you have been saving, that forgotten colouring book) <br />- order in once a week<br />- ask kids to help tidy their toys each day and have then clean up after meals<br />- write everything down: shopping lists, to dos for the next morning, phone numbers, everything!<br />- hire cleaners to scrub your house twice a month - if you can afford it, it's been a life-saver for us!!!<br />- go shopping at 24 hour grocery stores or go to Walmart late --- so you are alone as kids are sleeping and husband is 'watching' them sleep. I love shopping late at night<br />- divide and conquer. While Mamma does story time and flash cards, daddy is setting out bed time clothes and filling tub (we switch this every night)<br />- do laundry every day. One load each and every single day. Yes you are constantly doing laundry but this way it is not overwhelming on the weekends<br />- I workout during lunch break at work a few days a week<br />- sometimes I will run errands during lunch break<br />- book doctor/dentist appts for the evenings for self (and kids)<br /><br />Not sure if these are at all creative, nor are they all necessarily organizational tips but these help me survive.Lilnoreply@blogger.com