Comments on: Weekend Warrior!

By: Twinmom122606

Twinmom122606 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:16:20 +0000

I LOVE your idea about the 30 minutes and then switch out. Right now it’s mostly me, while hubby gets to do all his “chores” around the house since he thinks i have a break everyday all day! LOL…little does he know i keep this house going! I’m going to have to mention that to HIM today! Since i’m a SAHM things are a bit different but somewhat the same. We do the autopay stuff and love it. BUT we do our Sams trips bright and early Sat morning before most of the world is awake. We wake up early, feed kids, and go. Normally we get there about 8ish and it’s empty…we have a company sams club card so we get the benefits of going really early.
We also do the clean sweep at night…and like you it lasts about 2 minutes..but i also have this clean feeling in the morning for a bit. We’re not big on feeding on the run…what do you feed them when you do that? Real food or just snacks?
I also, fill bottles and sippy cups with milk at night or when the dishes are clean…that seems to help me some. When they were babies i’d make 8 bottles of dry formula per child and put them in the cabinet with the glasses…then when it’s time to feed just fill up with water and that helped a lot when they were babies. If your babies are on bottles and dry formula…that is the way to go.

I do clothes at least once a day to keep up more like 2-3 loads and then 2 loads of dishes…between my twins and my 3.5 year old that thinks she needs to change 5xs a day(and then again when daddy comes home from work b/c he changes out of his work clothes) i have a ton of clothes! Cant’ wait to have two more 3.5 year olds going through this clothes changing thing! LOL!

By: midagedman

midagedman — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:11:14 +0000

This is a nice post. As you are probably aware (but nobody is really aware until it actually happens), this issue will only become more complex as the birthday parties and sports teams begin.

We are a full-time working couple with three children (all under 13), and adding the issue of limited time to limited money leads to a very full life.

Our strategy is to cram as many errands as we can into the week. I’ll throw in a load of laundry before leaving for work; pay bills after the children go to bed; go shopping late one night.

There are two things we try, relatively successfully, not to sacrifice. First are our meals together. We have a sit-down dinner together almost every night. Second, is our “family activity” on Sunday. By cramming our errands into the other days of the week we make a real effort to get out and do something fun as a family on Sunday - be it a bike ride, a trip to the museum, ice-skating, a movie.

The 30 minutes on/off might work for you, but to feel regenerated I need a larger block of “off” time. It’s not as if the weekends leave me refreshed and relaxed, but more often than not I look forward to them and return to work a little saner on Monday.

By: AKLizzy

AKLizzy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:53:47 +0000

Super post, Carrie!

I ‘heart’ AutoPay!!

Weekends are just too darn short.

By: Krissy

Krissy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:44:30 +0000

Great post Carrie! I especially liked the 30 minutes on 30 minutes off approach…might have to implement that. I think my husband is in shock most weekends, as he usually only sees the kids for 0-60 minutes a day.

By: CraftyLissa

CraftyLissa — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:13:51 +0000

Great round-up!! This is all too familiar for me as well….

By: LauraC

LauraC — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:43:24 +0000

Love love love this post. To maximize our weekends, we do a little bit every day during the week, just like you do. We also incorporate the boys into some of the chores now that they are a little older. They love to clean up toys, unload the silverware from the dishwasher, put wet clothes in the dryer, and “help” with yardwork.

We also cut corners by having a cleaning service and ordering stuff online.

By: Sadia

Sadia — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:48:21 +0000

I feel like I could have written this myself, with some details changed. One thing that has helped me with laundry is making a game out of it with my 2-year-olds. We talk about the colours of the clothing and what body parts they belong to. Once folded, they help me put away everything that belongs in the nursery. Sure, they have to hug every blanket, requiring me to refold them, but it’s great parent-and-toddlers time.

Another popular game in our house is “Clean Up”. My girls like to take turns supervising. Beware my wrath, should you try to tell my children that picking up toys is anything other than a game!

My other lifesavers are the Scooba and Roomba (robotic vacuum cleaner and mop) to clean our floors. Turn them on, walk away, and the floors are clean when I’m done with whatever task I’ve chosen.

My husband and I love to cook, so we’ll do one huge kitchen session on Sunday to generate enough leftovers to last us until Wednesday. The girls like to imitate us in their toy kitchen. On Wednesday night, after the twins are in bed, I do another round of cooking (usually prepping a slow cooker meal) to last us through Friday night. Saturday is usually the one day we get a freshly cooked meal, every meal.