It's hard juggling life as a mum as well as working. I am forever thankful for the job I have, but I still find it tough even with my job to work with a baby, so I thought I would talk more about how I manage to cope.
Every night before bed, I make a to-do list of everything I need to achieve in the day. Right at the top of the list is all the household chores, appointments and things like that, stuff that needs to be done to keep my household up and running.
Once I have everything that has to be done, I add to the list with things that I want to get done for work, in order of most important to get done to least important.
My list will look something like this:
- Appointment at 12 with GP
- Cook dinner
- A load of diapers washed
- Hang up diapers
- Wash baby clothing
- Hang up baby clothing
- Dishes
- Film What I eat in a day youtube video
- Write 1 blog post
- Continue editing project hope
By doing this, I can ensure that the things that have to be done get done. For me, work is my last priority; if it doesn't get done, then there is nothing I can do about it, and I have had to come to terms with that.
During the day, I get things done as I can. When she is asleep, I will do things like the dishes and shower, I normally take one of her naps as a nap time for me as well, but everything gets done when she is either asleep, with my partner on weekends or when he finishes work or sometimes she will be awake next to me. At the same time, I film or write, and I just stop all the time to keep an eye on her.
I get things done around her schedule and needs, and sometimes that means I don't get any work done for a few days, and other days I will finish my list and can spend the rest of the day relaxing because there is nothing for me to do.
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