Being a working mom isn’t always easy.
Being a working mom can feel like being a juggler, a magician, and a time-bender, all at the same time.
You’re busy, you’re tired, and you always feel like you’re either spending too little time and effort on your kids, or too little time and effort on your job.
Sound familiar?
Here are our top 4 tips to help out you working moms.
We know it isn’t easy, and sometimes a helpful tip can go a long way.
1. Meal Prep
One of the most stressful things in the week of a working mom is coming home from a full day of work and needing to start making dinner for everyone.
Whenever you come through the door at the end of a long day, you want to spend time with your children and your partner, and you want to relax and unwind.
Leaving dinner to the last minute steals this precious time away from you, and makes you far more likely to engage in less healthy eating habits such as ordering a takeaway.
The best way to avoid this dinner conundrum is to meal prep for the week ahead in advance.
Cooking meals for the week, or at least for a good part of the week, on a Sunday evening will really set you up for a more peaceful week.
When you get home all you have to do is heat dinner up, and you have a good homemade meal without any of the stress.
2. Keep a Calendar and Schedule
Keep a calendar, a schedule, and to-do lists where the whole family can see them and interact with them.
This keeps everybody accountable and focused, and it greatly reduces the chances of things being forgotten.
Having a schedule also keeps your eyes open to how much time you are spending on each side of your life. If you’re working too much, this will be easier to spot and amend.
Life as a working mom gets busy and it’s easy to let things slip by, keep them locked in by writing them down, and having them as a consistent visual aid.
3. Focus on One Thing At A Time
It’s not easy, I know.
But the best way to make the most out of both sides of your life is to try and be as fully present as possible when you are in either one.
When you are working, try to only think about work. When are you at home, try and only think about home things.
Leave work at work, and home at home.
It’s challenging, but it will help you from feeling overwhelmed as easily and will help you develop better boundaries.
4. Delegate Chores and Household Tasks
As soon as your children are old enough, start to delegate chores and household tasks.
You don’t need to do everything yourself.
Use chore charts and rewards or incentives to make the tasks more appealing for your kids.
Making cleaning a fun and rewarding activity is one of the best things you can do in your household.
Don’t take all of the responsibility when all of the responsibility doesn’t belong to you in the first place.