Mar. 13, 2007
Juggling Act
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Thanks for stopping by Martha and Robin (see comments under Welcome to My Blog Space). Sorry I've been slow getting back here - I've been unavailable for a few days. Yes, it is a juggling act, isn't it? I know how you feel. It is most difficult when your children are young. Hang in there and train them well. It is important for you (you need the help around the house) and it is important for them (they need the training for their adult lives). It gets easier as the oldest ones are able to help. I encourage you to cut back outside activities as much as possible while your children are very small. Running everywhere is exhausting! Choose carefully where you need to spend your time. Choose the important things first and do those. What tasks are givng you the most trouble? When my children were young, I knew that my husband liked the floors clean (he is in the floor covering business!) so I tried to do that first. I might have to leave some dishes in the sink to do the floors, but that was fine. The dishes came after the floors. See what I mean? I know that some moms bristle when you say the word "schedule" but you do need a SIMPLE, BASIC schedule. I'm not talking about a strict regimen - just a simple skelton to work from. There are things that must be done daily and other things that can be done less often. Check out Chapter 2, page 25 in my book about establishing a simple schedule. A simple schedule helps you avoid that frustrated feeling when you stare at everything that you need to do and just don't know where to start! Usually the thing that is screaming at you the loudest is what you do, but it might not be the most important at the time. Can anyone chime in with your solutions to getting it all done? What tasks seem to give you the most difficulty? Talk to you again soon! |
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