Mothering from day to day

I am still trying to get use to having less time at home to get things done.  I feel overwhelmed at times.  Wouldn’t it be great if we could all afford a maid?  I only work three days a week and I still feel behind.  Laundry piles up, kids reports and homework need to be finished, dishes, cooking, grocery shopping.  The list goes on.  One of my most stressful things is feeling like I’m drowning in papers.  My kids seem to bring home tons of them.

I finally thought of some things to help steamline all the stuff that comes in.  Maybe some of these ideas will help you or spark your own ideas.

1.  My kids like to do their homework on the dining room table, but i was getting tired of it being clutered with everything.  I bought an inexspensive organizer with three shelves.  It’s short and freestanding.  I put it in the corner of my dining room.  I gor some pretty magazine holders from ikea and labeled one for both my children.  I put all their papers in there.  Once a week we go through them.  If they can’t find something I tell them to go there.  I also got a small plastic box and put sharpened pencils, glue, crayons, and scissors in it.  When they are done with their homework they can put everything back in the box.

2.  I also was having a hard time deciding what to do with my papers.  It seemed like everything I tried did not work for me.  I did not take the time to file papers in my filing cabinet.  Also I was afraid if they were completely put away I would forget about them.  I deccided to use the magazine holders again and put labels on them.  I used one for household things, bills, school papers, and health related papers.  Of course you could use whatever titles you wanted. 

Hope this was helpful.  Let me know of your ideas!!

I also wanted to share a website that I really like.  It is www.mommysavesbig.com.  Check it out!