We have talked about taking time out for yourself. You need to get enough sleep to make the day productive. The most effective time management technique I have found for new moms is sleep. Don’t be a martyr. Ask for help if you have a new baby and you are tired. Take a nap and […]
If you’re a WAHM or WAHD, you know how hard it can be to be productive, especially if your children are very young. My kids are 2 and 4, and somedays it seems like I’ll never get anything done. Here are some tips to help you get through the day.
1. Have high speed internet - You know […]
Thanks to my friends at b5, I found this great article from Yahoo about the best days to buy certain things. Who would have thought that there were certain days and, to my intrigue, times to buy certain items. I knew about the days thing, but the time thing is kewl! So here is the […]
Last week, I told you how clutter stresses me out and takes time away from my life. I also promised you some tips for decluttering your house. Here goes . . .
1. Commit to change - I said last week that getting organized and decluttering is like losing weight. Really, it is. You have to be […]
I have a very close friend (no names, you know who you are ;) ) that consistently over does it. She volunteers at her oldest child’s school once a week, for holidays she does goody bags for the students at both of her children’s schools, she goes on field trips, takes her son to soccer, […]
Everyone seems to have a secret tip that helps them to clean faster. Here’s some that I have found:
blaring music
getting mad
cleaning during commercials
setting a timer
putting on tennis shoes
making cleaning a game with the kids
inviting someone to come over
Do you have a favorite speed-cleaning trick? Please let us know.
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My nephew is great at baseball and football. He is very talented and does a good job of keeping up his grades in school in spite of the 5-6 days a week that he either has practice or a game. It amazes me that they are able to keep up the schedule. I just wonder […]
One way I like to save time and money is to do a few things well and let others do the other things that I don’t have time to do. Here are a few tips to save time.
Have your paychecks auto deposited. This […]
What do you do when someone calls and says they’re coming over in 30 minutes? I’m sure this has happened to all of us at one time or another. Sometimes it seems as though guests come over on a day where the kids have run wild and everything is a mess. Here are some quick tips to get […]
Well, it’s Monday . . . my day off from my preschool job. I try to schedule all of our appointments on Mondays. It just makes more sense for me to do most of my driving during one day to save on gas and time. Today we had two doctor’s appointments scheduled, but the eye […]
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