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Comment on on time & task management by lauren w

lauren w — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:55:55 +0000

Love this post, so glad you finished it!!

Comment on on time & task management by Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:50 +0000

No – we are about 3 hours from both sets of parents. It is tough! The cost of date nights are basically doubled because we have to pay a babysitter, so they are pretty few and far between.

Every once in a blue moon I take a vacation day from work, but still take my son to daycare, just so I can have some downtime to myself. Normally it isn’t that bad because he used to go to bed pretty easily, but man — in the last month or so it’s been AWFUL, he keeps getting out of bed until 9:30 or 10 at night.

Comment on on time & task management by kapachino

kapachino — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:35 +0000

It’s so hard to let go of “doing it all” especially when you are used to being able to. Everyone has priorities, but I think the key is to recognize them and keep them in mind. Write them out if you need to! I’ve found that if I get those set then I can find a way to fit the nit picky stuff in somehow. :)

Also, if I find myself scattered or feeling “off” I will just temporarily drop all the “extra” stuff in my life and focus on David & Meredith (and my job if needed) until I feel reconnected, and then I will slowly add things back in.

Comment on on time & task management by kapachino

kapachino — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:54:57 +0000

Before I had Meredith I still had the same personality so I did like to make lists and have routines, but I didn’t depend on them like I do now. I remember when I was in nursing school I used a paper planner and was able to keep up with everything right there. Time management wasn’t such an issue because I could use my free time however I wanted to!

When Meredith was a baby I also had more time because she slept more and wasn’t mobile. You have fun times ahead! There is a period of time when I did even less than I do now because she wouldn’t play on her own at all so I had to use my free time to do chores. Finally she is starting to occupy herself for short periods of time and I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel!

I think that overall my tactics have remained the same but I just tweak it as I go to fit that time of life. And there are times when I make more sacrifices, and times when I am ultra productive. I just try and remember that everything is a phase.

Comment on on time & task management by Nora

Nora — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:12:28 +0000

I think where I struggle: when I was a solo person, just me, I did a lot. Work out, work, book club, friend time, family time, me time, house work and then grad school. Then I met Knight and things changed of course, for the better, but I STILL foolishly try to do it all. I need to be better at setting priorities and then either getting some routines in place or letting some of the nit picky things that bother me go… if you have advice on how to do that I’ll gladly take it =)

Also, loved the line about M in the craft room; even though I only have my step kids for a handful of weeks a year, that’s how I feel when they get into my box of crafts (they have their own!). It’s fun for them, but not so fun for me after the fact.

Comment on on time & task management by Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:06 +0000

It’s always so interesting to me to see how people manage their time — especially since these days I’m still trying to cope with how different life is now that I have a 9-month-old. I feel like I have NO TIME even though rationally, I know I still have a few hours here and there to myself. I definitely look forward to the few hours each evening after my daughter goes to bed…but then I often feel guilty if I retreat into my own projects instead of spending time with my husband. Feels like I can’t win!

I’m curious to know whether/how your tactics have shifted from pre-kids to post-kids, or even from a year ago when Meredith was younger to now?

Comment on on time & task management by kapachino

kapachino — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:12 +0000

Oh man it would be so hard if my schedule didn’t line up with my husband’s! I really depend on him. Do you live near your parents or his parents? I also depend on them to give us date nights & to take Meredith when my husband is busy.

Comment on on time & task management by Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:54 +0000

This is great – it really answers the question “How does she do it?” And you hit the nail on the head — priorities. No one can do everything, so you just have to pick and choose. I’m right there with you on stuff like TV, there are TV shows I love and sometimes zoning out in front of the TV is such great relaxation, but right now it just doesn’t fit in the schedule. You’re SO lucky that your husband takes Meredith for an outing on the weekends… my husband is a minister so his weekends are very busy. I would kill for some time to myself on a regular basis.

Comment on popsugar must have may 2013 box by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:37:55 +0000

I’m all about the mocktails these days! (7 months pregnant will do that to you.) Just add a little fruit juice and some seltzer water… yum!

Comment on popsugar must have may 2013 box by Nora

Nora — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:42 +0000

Do you have any upcoming bridal showers and baby showers where you could take the questions/cards? That’s about the only thing I could think they would be good for!

Definitely is a cool idea to get something in the mail once a month that is unexpected and kudos to them for sending you things that you will actually use.