Finding Balance.

Re: Finding Balance.

• kellydw

  August 2012

  It is a really hard balance to find but you will slowly find it. Find tricks that make your life easier to save time. I do alot of frozen dinners, i order groceries online, i found a dry clean service that picks up and delievers - it sounds lazy but i will do anything that elminates having to run errands so i have time to be at home when i am not at work. and as a working mom you will always have working mom guilt you can't escape it. good luck it will get easier.

  

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• Duffgurl member

  August 2012

  I think at first it will be a little challenging to find your groove but don't worry you will. Like a PP said you just need to find things that make life easier for you. Don't ever feel like a bad mama you are now juggling working, being a wife and a mama. One thing that you will never take for granted are the weekends. :::Big Hugs:::

  

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• melissa0726 member

  August 2012

  I picked up some part time short term project work over the summer and it was a lot tougher than I thought it would be!  I also felt very disorganized, especially in the beginning, before I found a groove and schedule that worked for us.
  

  One thing that really helped was spending a few minutes on basic meal planning on Sundays, and doing batch cooking whenever I could.  For example, if I made DD pancakes for breakfast on Sunday, I'd make a double batch and then heat up the leftovers for her throughout the week.  I'd make a little extra for dinners so DD and I could have the leftovers for lunch the next day.   For casseroles, make two - one to eat that night, and one to freeze for another night.  And I didn't do super serious meal planning, it was more that I would take inventory, think about a few meals that I could make with what we had on hand, and then make a quick grocery list for the missing ingredients that I would need. 
  

  The other thing that made a difference was simply asking DH for help and to take on a little more responsibility for the house and for DD.  For example, instead of me coming down to do the dishes after putting DD to bed, I'd ask him to do them (instead of him just sitting and watching TV) so I could jump right into putting in some time working.  Little things like that really helped reduce stress for me.
  

  You'll figure out what works for you and your family, don't beat yourself up over it!  I'm sure you'll figure out a good routine in no time
  

   

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• amywalt1684 member

  August 2012

  Sorry I can't help, because I don't feel like I have a balance. I am completely overwhelmed, especially by housework and cooking. This may be because I'm pg and exhausted by the time I get home. I have to say I am pretty good about leaving work behind and just focusing on DD when I am home. So at least I'm not lacking there... I just don't know how everyone gets everything done and they have put 100% into all they do.

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• MandiNewMommy member

  August 2012

  I went back to work 6 weeks PP.  I def learned real fast that my house is not always going to be the cleanest, there will always be laundry to do and dish to be put away.  I try to give myself to G once I get home till he goes to bed around 8.  Then FI gets about an hr (if he has been a good boy..lol) and then I have my time for me (any work I need to get done, ck FB, talk to friends, read).  I had a talk with FI early on that we had to tag team everything.  Most days this works but def not always.  GL and I hope you get into a grove soon! 

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• Jelliebean1982

  August 2012

  Isn't it your first year teaching these classes? It just gets easier when you know your stuff. After a while you know your curriculum and your prep time dwindles so that you don't need to do much at home. I would try to do as much as you can at work. If I need to do work stuff I do it during naps or bedtime and do household stuff when DS is awake. I need concentration to work but not to fold laundry.

  
  

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