How to Can a Working Mom Organize Home

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Its 9 pm the kids are already in bed, the kitchen is a mess, so as the bathroom, living room and biles of dirty laundry? how can you do it all and be in bed by 10:30 to be able to go to work in the morning.

Steps

1. Make lists. Always work for me, lists mean you are organized and you prioritize whats important and what can be done on a week end.
   
2. Cleaning the kitchen should be number one on your list.Cause everything around the house can be postponed but a dirty kitchen can really get on your nerves, and makes you feel guilty every time you see the sink full of dirty dishes so you do the dishes then clean the counters, then mob the floor if you have time if not just put an wet rug on the floor and clean any stains, that way you will cheat your way to a clean kitchen.
   
3. Cleaning the living room.bring a box and put all the stuff that doesnot to the living room (aka your kids toys of course)in to that box place the couchons of the couch in a tidy way and if you have the time or energy you can vaccum your carpet,you will get yourself a clean living room.
   
4. Cleaning the bathroom. Nothing feels better like waking up in the morning and going to a clean bathroom, make this your last task for the day that way you will feel great about yourself giving your house and kids such a shiny clean bathroom, and cheating your way to a clean bathroom is really easy,Start by cleaning the toilet by the brush and toilet cleaner(any kind), then clean the edges of the bath tub and then apply some cleanser to the sink while cleaning the bath tub and the toilet that way by the time you finish them you donot need to scrub the sink, then with a wet rug just put it under your feet and move it around the floor of the bathroom and that shall make it shine.
   

Tips

• You are a working mom so its not about cleaning the house up and down,its more about a house that looks clean and that pleases the eye
  
• In the weekends, I know we all want to get some sleep, but instead you can wake up early and get a clean house that is up to your standards, thats by giving your morning time to house projects, like organizing your wardrobe, cleaning the kitchen cabinets.
  
• keep it simple, donot over do things,or put alot of things that needs to be done in a week day that is more than you have energy for, just be realistic.
  
• if you can afford it why not get help of some professional housekeepers,there are those who work part time like two day a week that shall save you alot of energy and guilt over the dirty house.
  

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you just got home its 6:30 you had a long day in the office, but here he is you toddler is waiting for his mommy to play with him, you feel like with the small time left to his bedtime there is nothing you can do together that would be remarkable but here are some ideas
Steps

1. Give lots of love. the moment you enter your house you need to make your baby feel that you missed him alot cause you really did miss him, give him lots of hugs and kisses.

2. Buy his favorite meal. from time to time you can indulge yourself and yourchild with a takeout meal from his favorite place,and eat it together while talking about what happened in your days.

3. Set with him on the floor. play with his toys, build blocks with him read to him his favorite story.

4. wake half an hour early. and prepare him some pancakes, or some chocolate cake and let him know you made it specially for him.

Tips
•your child's homework can be a very interesting way of engaging in your child's day and knowing what is Happening at school.

make sure your child is eating well at day care

Returning back to work after having your little angel can be an emotional roller coaster not mentioning having the feeling of guilt that you are leaving your most valuable position in the hands of strangers, how to deal with your infant feeding while you are at work can be a dilemma but you can follow those simple rules.


Always be ready. you can start by preparing your child needs at night before you go to bed.That would be the Clean sterlized bottles, or bottles of breast milk(ofcourse kept in the fridge over night).
2 before you leave home in the morning prepare the formula "if your baby is fed that way" with quantities your baby take per feeding so that you would gurantee that your baby's food is prepared in accordance to your standards.

3 once you arrive at day care you can place the prepared formula at the fridge and instruct the care giver on how to heat them.

4 if your child have started on solids, you can prepare him/her, thier favorite food at night and also give it the care giver by the morning that way you gurantee your child is getting his meals the way you want them to be.5always pack your baby's favorite plate and spoon that shall help him remember you while he is feeding.


if you have some time at the mornings you can give your child a big meal at breakfast that way you can go to work with peace of mind that your child will be full for sometime.

make sure to pack extra spoons to day care cause you know how missy kids get to be when they are eating and that shall give you the piece of mind that your child will eat of a clean spoon if he dropped his.

befriends with the caregiver and ask her to give you a daily report on your child's activities.

save yourself the time if you can afford it and buy ready made meals for babies that would sure save you time and effort.

Always clean your child's food set, even if you took them clean of the day care that way you can always make sure that his meals are clean by your standards.

how to be the best working mom there is ?

being a mom is a challenging job, you are trying to prove to yourself and to the world around you that you can do it, when sometimes you yourself have the doubt that you cannot, here is to how to do the best job you can on one of the world's most hard jobs.
1. Don’t be consumed with guilt over not spending much time with your children, you are not the only one who is doing this many moms all around the globe are working long hours away from their kids, out of financial necessity, or emotional needs, and none of these reasons is less important than the other, so bottom line is just don’t be consumed with guilt cause that will make you unable to function.


2. Time Management, I know you heard it before, and trying to apply it on daily basis, but again time is our problem and managing it is our solution, we need to find time and if we cannot we need to create and to prioritize what's important and what’s not, you have set your priorities, is fixing great dinner meals on a week day is important or spending quality time with your kids is. one other thing you can save time on is going through your bills if you do it early in the morning on the week end "instead of sleeping late" or after you put your angels to bed.


3. give yourself a break, do something you love just alone or with your significant other, get a trusted baby sitter and take your husband and go for a night out, or even better, organize with some of your mommy friends a get together with and gathering all the kids and spend some quality time with kids with you, also you can gather your kids at one friend's home and hire 2 nannies to care for the kids while you spend some girl's night out " and save money on the nanny".

4. You are only human, keep that in mind, you will always forget something or neglect something, or just get tired, that's normal you are human, so at these times don't be afraid to ask for help.

Tips
Always expand your nanny's network have more than one choice available for you.
Talk to your kids about your work, why you do it, stress on that they are the most important persons in your life and that you are doing it for them.
Talk to your kid if you can over the phone throughout the day to let them know they are on your mind.
Try and make weekends special for them.

Warnings
Don't try to be supermom, the one who does it all, cause you will crack faster than you think take it easy.
Don't run around doing all errands, ask for help, and accept what other people have to offer.


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