First things first, in order for this to work, I have realized, through my years of trying to become a supermom, that the best thing to do is realize that there is an ebb and flow to the process. No one system will work for everyone, and no one system will always work throughout time. The key is to constantly adjust and reassess.
Now, I thought I had a ton on my plate last year…and then this year started. Here is what we have going on this year (this is aside from being a wife and mom of course):
Vice President of the PTO
President of the newly formed hockey booster club. (So not only am I the head of the board, but we are forming a new non-profit from scratch!)
Team Mom for our daughter’s cheer team
Teaching Dance after school 1 day a week and a before school fitness class
Watching my friends daughter 3-4 afternoons a week
Class mom for both kids
Front desk volunteer at the kids’ school
Oh, and did I mention, we still don’t have the money in the budget for a cleaning service, personal shopper, chauffeur, cook and personal assistant, so that all goes on me too!
And did I mention that my DH started a new position at work that has him travelling all the time! He was home all of 1 week in September! Sure, he can work from home Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but we have yet to see that actually happen.
To top off this wonderful year, my daughter is starting 3rd grade, yup, time for standardized state testing and duh,duh,duuuuuuh, real grades!
So how do I keep it all straight and how do I get it all done? Lots and lots of wine…just kidding! It is called help from my friends Pinterest and Neighbors J
Okay, in order to make this work I needed to figure out a cleaning schedule, a kid schedule and a Mommy schedule. Both are a daily and weekly to do. In order to not bore you to death, I am going to break things up in over the next 3 posts. There will be links to other blogs I love as well as what I have tweaked myself.
The most IMPORTANT thing to remember as you work with me is ALWAYS make time for yourself. It may be an hour to eat lunch, organizing your boards on Pinterest, playing games on Facebook, or just lying on the bed catching up on your Tivo. The point is, if you just go, go, go all the time, you will burn out fast and then be useless! My RULE NUMBER 1 of being a supermomaholic, take a full HOUR for you at least 4 days a week. Ideally I would say every day, but I am still struggling with that one. Don’t have it? Find it! I personally notice when I do this, I am much more pleasant to be around, and I actually get a lot more done and stay motivated a whole lot longer. For me, almost every day at around 11am, I make myself my soup for lunch, turn on the TV, watch one of my recorded shows, the computer is usually on too, and I relax! If I am out for lunch or volunteering during that time, I try and take the time from 3-4pm, right before the kids get off the bus. This gives me a chance to unwind before the craziness ensues.
Now that you know my Number 1 Rule, stay tuned for tomorrow, where I will hit the cleaning/organizing schedule.
Confessions of a Supermomaholic 