Busy woman of today… Why does everyone say that? When have women not been busy? Even before “Women’s Lib,” most of the day’s workload always fell on the woman. Since the beginning of time, women have always been the first to wake up and the last to go to bed. From making breakfast in the morning to putting the kids to bed, her day never stopped.
What everyone should say is: “The busiest woman today.” They not only have to continue to provide for their family’s needs at home, but also juggle necessary careers. Single-income families are often not even considered “middle class” anymore. For most families in this nation, it takes two incomes to rise above the poverty level.
To obtain competitive employment, a woman must consider her education. Without education, women still have to work, but their options are very limited.
I almost forgot to mention that you have to look good and stay healthy (there are no real days off) doing it all. This means exercising, eating right, and fixing the race in your socks. With two young school-age kids, the last thing I want to do is run around on the spot for half an hour. I skip the exercise.
In short, Clean the oatmeal, do the laundry, clean the house, take care of the kids, go to school, go to work, look good, exercise, get ready to start over tomorrow, (since there are no real days off ) and find the time to say a kind word to the man in your life who, poor man, just put in eight arduous hours.
This really isn’t a note to attack a man, that would be too easy. It’s a note to remind all my sisters to take a break!!! Do something for yourself, you deserve it.
Ten tips to make life easier
1.) Pack lunches the night before, including yours and your husband’s, or your significant other’s. Mornings are always so hectic that the last thing you want to think about is who wants bologna and who wants peanut butter.
2.) Have a shopping list. Don’t go shopping without one. You will spend less and spend better time. Make a list of all the products you normally buy (it will be a long list) and leave a place to mark each item. Hang it on the fridge and when you run out of an item check it out. Take the list from the fridge on the way out.
3.) Plan your wanderings. Don’t run “Willie-Nillie.” Try to arrange your errands on the same day, it is not always possible. Think about the route you will have to take in order not to go backwards. Also, remember the time of day. This is important due to traffic.
4.) Have a place for everything. If there isn’t a place for everything, even a designated corner, it’s impossible to clean quickly and efficiently. Once everyone knows the designated places, you can delegate some of those cleaning tasks.
5.) Designate Laundry Days and provide each bedroom with a small basket. Two days a week is enough to do laundry for most families. Throwing a load here and there causes clothes to get lost and ruined and always looks like a mess. Even small children can throw their clothes in a basket and bring them to you instead of you searching the house for what might be dirty.
6.) Keep items stocked. Canned vegetables, toothpaste, light bulbs, you get the idea. Nobody wants to go home only to go out again because they don’t have toilet paper.
7.) Plan dinner the night before. Know what you need and if you have it. You can prepare a frozen roast, cover with foil, refrigerate, and pop it in the oven the next day. Another note: have fixed times for dinner, otherwise there are endless dishes and endless preparation.
8.) Have a designated area for arts and crafts. Even if it’s the kitchen table, when all the clutter is in one place, it’s much easier to clean.
9.) Delegate, Delegate, Delegate. Women are territorial, each one of us has our way of doing things and nobody does it like us. Get over!! So what if the floor isn’t as clean as you would have made it? Teach, teach, teach. Do it together the first time so they know how you like it.
10.) Give yourself a break! Schedule it. Thirty minutes when you’re not “Mommy” or “Honey.” Don’t use that time to pay bills or clean out your closet. Use that time to relax your body and mind.
Hello! I introduce myself, I’m Diana. I work from home out of necessity. I just started my first blog and I’m still learning. I would welcome your comments.