Share with Intel how you juggle modern family life - £300 Argos voucher to be won!

[EllieMumsnet]

A big part of being a parent is being flexible and spinning several plates at the same time... there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do every task individually! Have you always been someone who can juggle multiple things at once or has parenting taught you the art of being flexible, Intel® would love to hear your best multi-tasking moments, as well as any tips and tricks for managing modern family life.

Here’s what Intel® have to say: “A thin and light Modern PC with an Intel® processor has great features that make it more flexible to use, so you can be more creative, productive and entertained. Cortana lets you use your voice instead of the keyboard and Windows Hello* lets you log in with your face not a password – perfect for when you already have your hands full with the children.”

Did you manage to book a holiday while you fed and bathed your children? Perhaps you helped one child with homework while breastfeeding your baby, being on Skype to your mum and eating your dinner all at the same time?

Whatever your tips or your best multi-tasking moment, share it on the thread below to be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 voucher from Argos.

Thanks and good luck!
MNHQ

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I erected a triple wardrobe alone whilst 8 months pregnant!

So many ways in which modern life is easier for families now, one for me is when breastfeeding or cooking dinner or even on the go its so quick and easy to use my phone to google for a number and call somewhere, make appointments quickly and use your phone for reminders and a great diary keeper. It is also very handy for helping with my eldest daughters homework, she can do homework on a tablet and the school can follow her progress, shes better at using it that me! However it is nice to switch off all our gadgets and have some quality family time especially getting kids out to play or for walks. Even then though i use my phone to google lots of new places to go or events nearby that is of interest! Great for giving me things to do

I multi task cooking and cleaning and mundane jobs. But like to relax and give time to other things with the family

online grocery shopping saves loads of time

planning. use lists and make sure everyone knows where they should be and when. its all in the planning

planning and preparation takes a million years of stress off

I get my own workout in while playing with the kids. E.g. making sure I work up a sweat playing rounders/football etc rather than just standing around. That's all I can think of!

My daughter has a 2 hour nap in the afternoon, I then tend to do online shopping in this period.

Juggling is something I do constantly!! I work part time and have two young children. My hubby thinks he deserves a trophy when he manages to make tea on a weekend. I make sure I remind him that Im on my own whilst hes at work and in the space of an hour between 5-6pm, I'm cooking tea, listening to my daughter read, helping with homework, bathing them both, packing lunches for the next day, putting a washload on, putting other clothes away and tidying up so that the house doesn't resemble a toddler group when the hubby returns!

I'm a mum to two, fiance, student, full time carer to my eldest child, I have disabilities and my youngest as a suspected but as yet unconfirmed disability. I also part homeschool the eldest and help out at my youngest's school. How do I do it? I'm not really sure if I'm honest. Just get one with things that need doing, don't put anything off until later!

The bigger your support network the easier it is, but the key phrase is definitely juggling. My husband and I have definitely fallen into roles based around our working hours. I'm normally responsible for breakfasts, clothes washes, and the weekend clean up, while he is responsible for dinners and washing up, while i'm on the bus doing the weekly shop or paying bills from my mobile on the way home from work.The more you can do 'on the go' these days the better.

Get your DH to pull their weight and ask people for help. Divide and conquer

Use your family to help you and also after school clubs to give yourself some time

It is hard lol, but with an online calendar everyone somehow gets to where they are going when they're supposed to be.
Luckily the kids love shopping and think of it as fun helping cross things off the list (that I made up the night before in the loo) and finding them on the shelves, does take longer but it's educational .. really :)
In the evening older kids do homework as I hover around doing housework while still on hand to help.
This mayhem works for us.

number one is believing in yourself! it can be hard to know if you are doing the right thing or enough for my family especially in modern society when you see others doing things everyday and google is at your fingertips. As long as im doing the best i can im happy but it's important to remind yourself of this. This also applies to feeling guilty for going to work and not spending as much time as i would like with my children but again i remind myself this is the best that i can do!

This is the story of my life - mornings are a classic example as I get the DDs up, sort their breakfasts as I'm doing their packed lunches, and reparing their school bags, and reminding them to do their teeth, brush hair, get into their uniforms. I think most mums are multi-tasking dynamo bunnies aren't they?

I mainly reply to emails whilst little one watches cartoons. I’ve seen every episode of Hey Duggie so it seems a good use of time.

I am a single mum and studied for a degree by distance learning when my son was 18 months old, looking back now I am amazed I did it, especially as my son had a knack of getting ill just before my essays were due to be handed in. I found doing stuff while he was asleep either during the day or at night was the key, so I could spend quality time with him during the day when I wasn't working.

I love alexa, she is our alarm, we play games like who wants to be a millionair and after a story i put rainforest sounds on it and it helps my youngest drift off to sleep

I think multi tasking comes quite easily to most women and doing several tasks at once is second nature.
I love a good old fashioned handwritten to do list.

My best multitasking moment, was breastfeeding my DS2, playing cars with my DS1 with my feet, and with my spare hand doing my on-line shopping (whilst in the kitchen a load of washing was on, a chicken was in the oven and the toilet hat a coating of a bicarb/vinegar solution to give it a deep clean).

I can only cope with lists & automated reminders, I'd be lost otherwise

With 3 kids, 11, 9 and 2, it's hard. With after school activities most night I try to do their daily reading while we're in the car waiting for pick up time. Then when they get home there's one less thing to worry about.

Myself and my partner have four children and to be honest, I try not to be too organised and tend to go with the flow! Somehow it all just works.

They are fed healthy meals, do their homework, get to school on time, clean and tidy and happy.

However, with three boys the house is always upside down though, but I try not to stress - I can have a show home when they have flown the nest - though hopefully me and DP will be on a round the world trip by then, so may not care!

We are all good enough mums, dads, carers, grandparents etc no matter what we do.

Some great tips on here though!

x

I try and do anything online when the DC'S are in bed to help free up time spent with them