Working mums/dads getting organised for 2010

Rummer · 21 February 2010 at 8:52PM

Hello

I was so warmed by all the support and creative ideas on the stay at home mums thread that I thought it would be a good idea to start something similar for those of us who are working and could do with making our work and family life run a bit more smoothly. I am a mummy of one with a variety of animals to fit into my schedule as well. So lets see if we can pull ideas to make life that little bit easier!

jackomdj · 21 February 2010 at 9:05PM

I like the idea of this thread. I do however fit a bit into both.

I work Monday & Tuesday 7:45 till 5:00. I also run a little business from home where I have poeple coming to see me, either in the evening or during the day.

I have 2 wonderful children. Eldest is 5 & in reception. Youngest will be 3 next month. She will start pre-school mid March Wed & Thurs afternoon for 2 1/2 hours. On the Wed afternoon I will be helping at school with a reading programme they are setting up, which leaves me with Thurs afternoon with some me time (ie running round doing house work etc)

We have 1 dog - very old & ill so no walks to speak of any more:( and 2 rabbits.

Looking forward to lots of ideas & contributing some of mine

katskorner · 21 February 2010 at 9:11PM

Hiya, I am on the SAHM thread because I AM a full time mom to three little boys and I also run my own business from home, part time. So I guess I could join this one too?

niklepic · 21 February 2010 at 9:12PM

I love the idea of this thread. im a full time working mum with two not so little ones aged 12 and 4. the 12 year old is easy peasy to get out in the morning but the little one is a nightmare. i get up at half 7 then run round like a blue arsed fly trying to get out for 8 to drop him off at breakfast club and then to work for 9 - on the bus. desperately need motivation to sort things out!

welshkaz · 21 February 2010 at 9:41PM

o what a fab thread im a full time working mum with a part time husband who at present is in agony with kidney stones a 3 year old that has had a cold for 4 weeks and nothing is shifting it, little un is in nursery fulltime and is loving it so a little organising and support both ways would be a god send xx

Morgan_Ree · 21 February 2010 at 10:20PM

Well I'm a fulltime student and work part time
I've got 1 DS who's nearly 4, he's in nursery fulltime

At the minute I'm on placment working horrible shifts. I'm doing 48 hour weeks and barely seeing my DS. It's killing me!
My house looks like a bombs hit it and I look like I haven't slept in weeks
Attractive eh

But on the bright side I've only got 2 weeks left of this placement then it's back to uni for 4 weeks of lovely Mon-Friday 9-5 hours
It'll be heaven

Joannag_2 · 21 February 2010 at 10:37PM

Hi
My issue after recently going back to work full time is how to get quotes/things done around the house? Have few things need doing ie. tree pruning, new fascias...do trades people come after 6pm to give quotes? Or on a Sat am?

I have a 8 year old at school and a 3 year old at nursery and childminder btw.

Jo x

onlyroz · 21 February 2010 at 10:41PM

I'm trying to figure out how on earth to get my garden sorted when I'm at work all day and I've got a one-year-old and a four-year-old to look after the rest of the time. Perhaps I could train my son to use the hedge trimmers so that I can stay inside with the baby? Or maybe I could run the lawn-mower around in the dark after the kids have gone to bed?

M_A_R_I_E · 21 February 2010 at 10:48PM

Hi,

Love to join this thread as didn't quite feel as I fit into the SAHM thread.

I work part time as a teacher and have a 4 and a half year old boy and a 15 month old girl.

Back to work/school tomorrow (my son is in Reception) so tonight I have made sure mine and his clothes are all ready for the morning. Book bag, snack money etc ready. Lunch will do in the morning.

Have a good week folks and look forward to picking up lots of tips. x x

jackomdj · 21 February 2010 at 11:03PM

I have just got the eldest's clothes ready for the morining. LO is a light sleeper so I will get hers in the morning. Done lunch money, snack money (for term) & made sure I have the cash to give the lady who drops eldest to school on Mon & Tues.

Mon & Tues mornings are quite regimented in our house. I get up at 6. Come down make coffee for me & breakfast for the girls. Go back up & get them up for breakfast. Get dressed & out the house by 7:10. I then drop eldest off on my way to work. Youngest goes to our onsite creche, I arrive there at 7:30 as they are opening. Then walk to work (only 5 mins to my desk). OH works all over & sometimes he is around to help, other times he has left before we get up.

I work till 5:00. Pick LO up from creche. Pick eldest up from after school club (unless OH has already done so). Then we usually have a sandwich, cheese on toast or something else easy for dinner (both have eaten snack food already & both have a cooked meal for lunch). I manage to fit in eldests reading before they start winding down for bedtime, which is at 7:00.

When I went back to work after te second one I squeezed 2 1/2 days into 2 & only dropped a couple of hours. It means 2 busy days BUT I get the rest of the week off.

Will post more tomorrow
Nicky x (feels like home already!)

angie_baby · 22 February 2010 at 5:03PM

Hey,

Can i join to please?

Im a working mum to DS (8)

Theres just never enough time in the day to get things done!

Working mums/dads getting organised for 2010

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