Everyone seems to be under a lot of pressure lately with the financial world in turmoil. However, working mothers are under a different sort of pressure. It’s a juggling act to balance family (the most important part of life) and work (a necessity for most of us in today’s world.). I am definitely no authority on the subject, but these are a couple of ideas that I have come up with in a trial and error process of raising my kids while being a good employee:
1. I make my daughters’ lunch almost everyday. Not only is it economical, but I also like to feel that I am contributing to her care when I am at work. I include a smiley face drawn on her napkin (something different each day). She confided that it is her favorite part of her day and she has recently started returning the favor. I opened my lunch at work and found a smiley face of my own.
2. We leave 15-20 minutes early in the mornings. This gives us plenty of time to go back home if something is forgotten (which does happen occasionally). Instead of being frustrated, I can just turn back around without worrying that we will be late. An added bonus is that if we make it through the morning without any disasters or mishaps, I get a nice relaxing drive to work or a few minutes to drink my coffee and get a little done at work before the day actually starts.
3. Another nice way to start the day is having breakfast together. Dinner together is great and we do that around the dinner table almost every night, but something about breakfast together is very enjoyable. It really makes us feel like we have spent part of our day together.
Hopefully someone will find something helpful in these ideas. I know life is busy, but let’s remember that our children will not be little forever so we need to enjoy them while we can!
