Parenting -How to Improve Work Life balance – Working Mother

Parenting -How to improve work life balance – working mother

Further to my post regarding worries of working mother, discussed here Troubles of working mother, we will discuss today on how to achieve work life balance with ease

For a working mother getting through the day means lots and lots of multitasking and balancing which leaves her stressed both physically and mentally. A working mom strives for maintaining work life balance in everything she does. From being super-efficient in office to being super mom at home she tries to do everything. But is it worth to have a stressful life to get best of both worlds? Think calmly!  Or rather would you have little of both worlds and a Good Life.  We will discuss Working mother- work life balance in ensuing days with regard to having a good life.

  Today’s post is about importance of planning and organizing

 “When with child have a plan”

 Start with a Day Plan and look at below points where all advance planning may help avoid last minute stress

•  Start the day early – starting the day early is one the things which benefits us in more than one aspects of well-being. To make it easy on yourself try and be in bed early. A tired body must have 8 hours of sleep to be fresh and charged. Early morning freshness has many health benefits and gives you a little “me” time and you can read/ meditate and de-stress.
•  Set a routine for daily chores and assign tasks- Make a time schedule for yourself and kid to follow. Simply your tasks and delegate the simpler tasks which kids can do or be taught to do to kids. Teach kids to be independent with minimum monitoring on self-care activities. You can read benefit of routines for kids here > Benefits of following routines for Children . Also start to simplify and de-clutter you schedule
•  Planning in Advance- Plan tasks for the week/ month in advance. Calendar all the activities family dinners, outings, school meeting in one calendar, share it with your partner. List out all the household chores and office work/ meeting for the week. This will help you understand and plan the busy days. Look at the meeting that can be re-scheduled to balance out your days. Have a plan for back up. Even after much planning there will be days you need help. Have support to  back it up for you , it can be neighbors, friends, relatives whom you can trust

• Organised house – Organised houses are best friend for a working mom. Have a place for everything and ensure to put things in their places .Initially it may take time as to adjust but once done, It makes life simple. Have enough  storage drawers, shelves, hangers to keep house clean and organised.  
•  Plan shopping and meals  - Make a shopping list well in advance keeping record of things need to be bought over next few days. Ensure the fridge is properly stock to avoid last minute rush. Housekeeping involving laundry, Cleaning, shopping, cooking, bills, decorating, and other chores need to be done as a family together and they make very important part of life
•  Slow down – Simply things at your end. Take help from people around. Try not to overwork and say no to work involving late hours, weekends etc. Find out ways by which you can spend more time with family
•  Financials - Plan you Finances monthly .Ensure easy way of handling money. Keep a note of household expenses
•  Plan holidays in between to calm your mind and body -make holiday plan in advance spend the day with the family. Having some fun and making good memories keep person emotionally strong and increases efficiency

As discussed in last few points along with organizing and planning it is important to take out time for emotional well being. So along with work life balance , it is important for working mothers to find time for them self as well and nurture mind. Mind and body are integrated in all aspects of life 

                The Key to good life lies in calm mind and healthy body 

                                                                                         -Spell and charm