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Here I am 28 days into 2019, and\nback at the work like it ain\u2019t no thing. Except it is a thing. A really, really\nhard thing. There aren\u2019t enough hours in the day, everyone is demanding, and I\noften forget or don\u2019t have time to go to the restroom. But I wouldn\u2019t trade\nbeing a working mom of these kiddos for anything.. except maybe being really,\nreally ridiculously rich AND happy with the same fulfillment that my career\ngives me. Here are some tips and tricks I\u2019ve picked up along the way that is\nhelping me find some extra time in the day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s okay to pay a premium for convenience. <\/strong>Instacart is one of my\nbest friends. So far I\u2019ve placed Instacart orders that have saved me upwards of\n80 hours ( that\u2019s like two work weeks, two weeks of vacation!) and the grocery\nfairy delivers to my doorstep. And best of all, I order while pumping so I\u2019m\nalso multi-tasking while order. Win-win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A cleaning service is a MUST.<\/strong> I don\u2019t need to spend precious family\ntime being angry about the house not being clean or worse yet, actually\ncleaning. While I still clean some thing like the fridge, countertops, and the\nfloors ( why, oh why are my floors always so dirty) as my mother in law says- \u201cPaying\nto get your house cleaned is cheaper than therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n House Rules<\/strong> When in town, work dinners are reserved for top tier\nmeetings only. I may show face a bit for a drink, but I always am home to say\ngood night and typically well before that if I adhere to my in-town dinner criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Workout at work <\/strong>We have a small gym at work and free yoga classes\nare offered every single day. If I can sneak in a workout during the day either\nduring lunch or end of day, even if for only 30 minutes without an additional\ncommute, that\u2019s another win. I still get home at a reasonable hour with\nslightly more calories burned and endorphins released. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mobile Meetings <\/strong>My teams knows that the best time to catch me is in\nthe car on either my commute into the office or home. If I can touch base with\npeople in the time that I am driving (about an hour a day), it saves me an hour\nduring \u201cnormal hours\u201d. Safely and hands free of course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One day, I\u2019ll get wake up an hour\nearlier than everyone else at home to fully exploit the \u201cmagic hour\u201d, but while\nthe baby is challenging me in the sleep department currently, we\u2019ll just have\nto call that one potential upside. What are your tips and tricks to get the\nmost out of your day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Positive Thought of the Day: <\/strong> The husband took the girls to gymnastics, leaving me home with a very sleepy baby and I got a minute to catch up on chores and work and actually eat a non-rushed dinner at home. The extra hour was nice (I really do enjoy cleaning and eating without distraction) and appreciated! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here I am 28 days into 2019, and back at the work like it ain\u2019t no thing. Except it is a thing. A really, really hard thing. There aren\u2019t enough hours in the day, everyone is demanding, and I often forget or don\u2019t have time to go to the restroom. But I wouldn\u2019t trade being … <\/p>\n