Fulltime and kids

[Piixxiiee]

Not sure I'm coping with both of us full time and 2 young children! Any tips?

Full time what?

Working full time?

I gave up work eventually but then I was unhappy with work. What are you finding especially tricky?
Things that can help;
-routine, routine, routine

• make sure DH is doing his share of parenting including planning dentist visit and other mundane stuff
• online food shop every week
• two week meal rotation
• use slow cooker
• cheats eg frozen chopped veg like onion etc
• choose one supermarket/shop and order all the next size clothes needs for each child in one go
• get a cleaner who will changes the beds and put a bedding load in the washing machine.

Working full time with kids is hard (and I only have a 10 minute commute!). I now have a cleaner and use Hello Fresh 3 days a week so that I don't have to think about dinner. Do all shopping including groceries online. I plan washing to be done on specific days when I'm wfh. These are the things that I find make life easier!

Organisation, on a military level.
100% commitment from both parents.

Do everything to 70% capacity and don’t beat yourself up.

Organisation is key
Meal planning and investing in a slow cooker/easy to cook dinner ideas (possibly batch cooking a bit!)
Sharing the load
Prepping everything the night before-uniforms, lunches, bags
I do all of my laundry in one morning and I don't worry about it the rest of the week.
Being more efficient with your time- I DO NOT sit down when i come home from work (if I do then I would never get up)
Plan, plan, plan!!

Thanks everyone- sorry yes fulltime working. I'm tempted to get a cleaner.... need to organise the food more I think. Thanks

How old are your children? Makes a difference

It is hard. How old are they?

4 and 7 yrs. I feel guilty and my job is demanding and so I feel like I'm not doing either motherhood or job well! Seems more organisation is the key. I think food prep and possibly a cleaner might help. 4 year old is fussy eater so slow cooker meals are great for us 3 but hes hard work as so tired after school and after school club most nights....

My kids are the same age and I am finding it tough, especially as this week the youngest started getting homework too. So now when I get home from work I have to do tea and consider homework and bathing them plus housework.

I already started the organised mum method for housework. 30 minutes a night dedicated to a room. I have a schedule on the fridge. I am also going to add to it which nights they do homework and wash so that we can get into a routine.

Example Monday is cleaning the living room and DS always gets homework so I will get him to do it on Monday so that I can potter around and be close by to help.

I also have a monthly meal plan so that I don't have to think too much about meals that they will both like. There is always at least one slow cooker meal and one/two night where the kids have omelettes or chicken and chips so that me and DH can eat something more adventurous.

My eldest has started getting pocket money in return for doing the dishwasher and setting the table at dinner which reduces workload ever so slightly.
I have started being much stricter with them when they make a mess. I simply don't have time to clean it up so they have to do it!

Don't beat yourself up. It's really hard work. Look for ways to make your life easier. Get your DH to help. I allocated my DH in charge of tidying the kitchen as it is the only mess he really sees. So I never do it because I know he will do that and I have other areas I need to spend time on.
I put a wash on in the morning and DH hangs it up later as he works from home.

I would love a cleaner but we can't stretch to it at the moment!