Multitasking & Streamlining - Tips and suggestions!

[Wonderwiper]

Wow....you are super organized, great job!!!!

Not streamlined or multitasking but......I do absolutely nothing during nap time!! I plunk down on my sofa and watch 2 hours of tv, ha ha! All my kids are under 4 (including my own 2) and I have found this really helps with my sanity!

[Sassygirl]

Love this!

Some great tips!

I try and get as much as I can done during free play - folding, throwing on loads of laundry, getting meals/snacks prepped, answering emails, coming on here :-)

Naptime... well to be honest at this point in my pregnancy (34 weeks) After I have cleaned up the playroom and eaten my lunch I have a little rest on the couch :-)

My last hour of the day I play music or have the tv going while I clean up or prep dinner. All my kiddos except 1 are gone by 4:15, last one is 5:00 along with my own 22 month old son.

Summertime is a different story, we are outside at the end of the day and soon as the hubby gets home from work and last kiddo goes we start up the bbq.

[AmandaKDT]

I have hanging cloth pocket organizers at my entrance for hats and mitts and hooks on the back wall of my coat closet so that all outdoor clothing and backpacks stay organized, nothing ever goes missing and the older kids can access all their stuff to get dressed independently. This really helps with drop off and pick up.

All of my toy bins have picture labels that I made. I took photos of the contents and then laminated It and stuck it to the front of the bins. This makes clean up easy and everything gets put back where it is supposed to.

I do as much cleaning up, laundry and dishes during the day that I can so that I have my evenings just for my myself and my family.

I don't provide the daycare kids with food, but I make a weekly lunch and dinner plan for my family. This has also saved alot of time and money, we look in the freezer and cupboards for what we have to work with and I this has saved us a good chunk of money every month. I make do with what we have and don't buy more food unless we really need it.

This morning I had the kids colour the pictures that I want to make into flannel board stories. I am not worrying about whether they looked "good" or not, so I combined them getting to colour with me getting some tedious daycare stuff finished. That is some for sure some multitasking!

[gravy_train]

Wow....you are super organized, great job!!!!

Not streamlined or multitasking but......I do absolutely nothing during nap time!! I plunk down on my sofa and watch 2 hours of tv, ha ha! All my kids are under 4 (including my own 2) and I have found this really helps with my sanity!

I agree wonderwiper - I really need naptime just for me - doing the thigs that need to be done while working really helps me be able to relax in the afternoon and after work.