Quote From: judypoodyHey there, Holland Mum, from Scotland Mum.....
You sound like you have things worked out pretty well... and the fact that your husband and kids help out is fantastic... not everyone is as blessed with that help. However, congratulations on getting back into the workplace and I hope the added hours are what you wanted.
As for finding time for yourself... perhaps if you sat and listed the sort of things you would like to do in your free time.... then you can start to work out how to obtain that precious time. I find it hard at the moment to find the time - but I have made a start as I know what I would do with it if I had it!!!! I want to do a bit of drawing, write letters to friends, go for walks (alone) and visit friends I have not visited for a good while. I list the things I want to do and strive to tick them off my list as I do them, even if it takes me a hundred or so years to do them all. Everytime I get one thing done, it keeps me going..... the list will never end as I keep adding things as they come up. I suppose good time management is the key, and help from the family...... they have to understand it is important for you to have your alone time to get your head around life, etc! Of course, I dont have the magic answer that will get you loads of time alone, but maybe someone out there has a better suggestion. I hope you find what works for you...... let us know on this message board. I think every mum in the world would love the answer to this one!!!! Good luck friend!!!!
Judy :-)
Hi mummy from Scotland,
I'am very glead with the help from my husband and kids, I know too that not everybody is blessed with that, thank you very much for the congrats...I'am very glead that I found a job because I did not work for a few years because I 'am ill , I have rheuma, so I was so glead that they gave me this change tot start again.
I think that it was a good tip from you to make a list with all the things I want to do, I started with that , important things to do at number one, etc etc.
I think that will work, I need a bit time to work with a list but I think I will manage.
I planned a saunaday one in a month, and that is great!!!!
Thank you very much and I let you know how it will work out,
Take care from Holland,
Karin
