Managing Your Home While Raising Kids

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Managing your home can be difficult especially while raising children.

As moms, there are so many things we have to do daily. If you are not fortunate enough to have a maid then you are most likely the homemaker of your family. We have dinner and meals that we have to consider. We have the care of our children. Many moms work outside the home or even inside the home. If you do not work you still have so many things that you have to do every day. It can all feel overwhelming. But managing your home does not have to feel impossible.

Are you in a hard season?

Sometimes we are in a hard season of life and it feels difficult and impossible to manage our children, home, and family. If you’re stuck in a hard season right now, I want you to know that it will not last. Seasons of life are like regular seasons. They last for a time and then another season comes. Do not lose heart if you feel like you are stuck in a season where it will never get easier. It will. Until then here are simple ideas that can help you manage your home and your family.

6 easy tips to help you manage your children and your home.

Figure out your priorities.

What are your priorities? What is most important to you? Is it having a clean house? Is it developing a routine for your children? Or is it building a career? Whatever your priority is figure it out. It can help to sit down and write them out. This way you have a clear picture of what is most important to you.

Meal plan and prep.

One thing that can help you manage your home and your family is creating a meal plan. I didn’t use to do this. I am a type B personality and it’s hard for me to be organized. But being a mom of four I have found that it’s necessary to make a plan. So now I create a meal plan for the entire month. I print out a free calendar from the internet. Then I write out my meals for dinner and lunch every day of the month. I choose these dinners from a list I created that has meals my family enjoys. There are around 100 meals on this list and I duplicate meals during the month. This has made it so easy I can just look at the calendar and make my grocery list.

Use your calendar.

Do you have a calendar? Like I said before I am type B all the way. But I have forced myself to use my calendar to plan out our days. It doesn’t have to be a fancy calendar, ours is from Dollar Tree. It’s just something I can hang up on my fridge and see what is planned for that week.

Implement to-do lists.

I also write out my to-do list for the week and day. I have come to like crossing out things on my to-do list. Whether it’s on your phone or a piece of paper write out what you have to do for the week and what you have to do for the day. It can be a daily to-do list, a chore list, whatever it is implement to-do lists. They are so helpful. You can even do this with your children to help them cross off tasks. We use picture cards at our house to show what each task is that needs to be done from the time they wake up until the time they go to bed. This helps create a good routine for my children.

Here’s what we use to display the cards. Here are the cards we use.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

I find myself repeating this constantly. It is still difficult for me because like I said I am not a type-A person. But I have found when everything has a place in the house it’s easier to manage my home. This is a great philosophy to teach your children as well as they grow.

Use a routine.

Routines are my go-to for raising a family. Having a routine helps your children know what to expect and what is coming next. A routine is loose. It doesn’t have to be a schedule. But if you have young children they know that after lunch it’s a nap. After bath comes bedtime. Create a routine that works best for your family and try to stick to it the majority of the time.

Why is home management important?

No one likes to live in chaos. Home management helps you create a peaceful home for your family. Many moms will feel more peaceful when their homes feel peaceful.

Why can chaos drag us down?

When we are stuck in the chaos it can sometimes feel like we’re never gonna get out of our mommy rut. But being able to manage your home and your family and feeling confident in your abilities to do so can help you enjoy your days and create a peaceful home for your family.

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