Reply to Honestly thinking about quitting my job. I don't know how to manage work and my kids schedules.

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "Honestly thinking about quitting my job. I don't know how to manage work and my kids schedules."

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Can you afford to quit your job? Take a long look at what that might look like for your finances and your family. If you can't, then you need to get more organized, outsource what you can, and relax some standards.

1) Get organized! Master calendar with important dates on it - days off, field trips, appointments, birthday parties. Once your K-er starts school in the fall, you will have a better idea about what you need for days off coverage. But you should definitely start thinking about the long Christmas and spring breaks now. (Camps are always options.) Make checklists for everything and pack up what you can the night before. I always lay out my clothes, pack my gym bag, and make sure kid backpacks are ready the night before, including library books and permission slips. (They can help with this, too.) Kids clothes are organized so they can pick from bins or drawers and dress themselves, or if they need help, I can find socks, shirts, etc quickly. Keys, shoes, coats and backpacks are by the door in a designated place. I drop off and pick up dry cleaning one day a week. Meal planning. We use a dry-erase board to keep track of items we need from the supermarket, so that making a list is quick and I'm not scrambling for lunchbox items.

2) Outsource - House cleaner if possible. Grocery delivery if that helps. Amazon prime for birthday presents, housewares and kid clothes. Buy a bunch of birthday presents ahead of time.

3) Relax standards where you can live with it. Whether that's not having a company-ready house, allowing frozen waffles for breakfast, or skipping the blow dryer and letting your hair air-dry, find the shortcuts that give you the most bang for the buck.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics