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Help! Where to start
I am a working mom, I only work three days but they are very full days and I work a little outside of the office.
I have a preschooler and a BABY ON THE MOVE. I'm just struggling to get anything done. And the answer is not to let it go. That's the problem, I do let it go. I can't anymore.
I'm a process-oriented individual, more grounded in the moment than the bigger picture. I understand the forest, but I'm distracted by the trees.
I need to organize my shopping, cleaning and organizing, and just a schedule.
I leave for work at about 8 and get home at about 6. I have to figure out how to get in a work out, and getting everything else done. I have a cleaning lady 2x/month but that's starting to be a hassle b/c I've got clutter, and I spend so much time decluttering I could have just cleaned the house myself.
Any tips, web resources are appreciated. The fly lady is not a good concept for me, I've tried it.
TIA!
P.S. DH does the cooking and groceries but I struggle to engage him on anything else. And he doesn't clean up after the cooking. But if I gave him a "honey do" list, he would probably do it.
Re: Help! Where to start
Your schedule and life sounds a lot like me. I have two children (3 and 1) and work 3 days a week. Here are some things that I can suggest that have helped me tremendously. I keep a menu/task dry erase board on the side of the fridge that is updated weekly after the shopping has been done. This is where I list the meal options for the week so DH or I can pull dinner out, know exactly what we have for breakfast and what to pack for lunch. This is where I also list the chores for the week (which can change based on what needs to get done) by the day. Keeping the night time routine regimented by having dinner, play and clean up time, bath (and while Dh or I bathes the kids the other is cleaning up the kitchen from dinner, packing the lunches and starting the dishwasher). Then put the kids to bed and spend 15 minutes picking up the other non-toy clutter and making/having a place for everything has really helped with the clutter. Then we have our time to catch up on bills, do planning work out etc. This is just a start and is still a work in progress for us but it has been helping.