Can anyone suggest me???

Hi ladies,

Can anyone suggest me how do yo manage office as well as Home. Im a working mom of 2yrs 9m old son. Till now my mom is here with me. So I didn't face any prooblem in leaving my child and manageing household work. As my mom is leaving in OCT, I'm not understanding how I manage things. I dont want to leave my child on maid. Because of preevious experiences. I do not want to keep maids. Im planning to keep my child in baby sitting. My working hours 8 to 6. Please give me proper timetable how do u you manage both work as well as home.

cheers

laxmi

Hi Laxmi,

thats a very interesting question which sure doesnt have a definite answer. I believe balancing work and home(with kids) is the biggest challenge anyone can have!

Since I work from home, this challenge is a bit easier for me, my daughter goes to a nursery and I also have house help for cleaning.

Definitely working full time outside home is a very big challenge and even I would be interested in knowing how mums manage it. Hats off to all the working mums!!

cheers!

Hi Laxmi,

I usually try to plan meals for the whole week during weekends.
During Fri & Sat (w/ends) I plan my menus .. buy my groceries & vegetables for the nxt week.
I make some gravies, fry them in oil & keep them handy in fridge.
Greens like spinach, fenugreek, coriander I chop, wash well & shallow fry them in oil and refridgerate it.
I have frozen paneer, peas, corn, grated coconut any given day in my freezer.
You could even boil dals & keep it for 2-3 days in the fridge.
Onions, drumstick, cauliflower..such veggies can be chopped & kept in the fridge.
I have a domestic help who comes & does the cleaning & ironing & occassionally helps me with chopping of vegetables & kneading the dough.
Sometimes ..even with all this done I still am not able to give enough time to my tot.
Or when I am too tired or take her to the garden in the evenings I usually end up cooking one dish meals/parathas/eggs or i make veggie and get chappatis from the hotel..at times get complete food from the hotel.
However during weekdays i just cook bfast & dinner. My tot gets fresh homemade food for lunch at her baby sitter's place while me & dh order food from hotel for lunch.
This is usually my regime..hope it aids to some extent.

hi laxmi
i guess u consider yourself a superwoman... in not wanting a maid for help if u start working.
just kidding... though i think it would be a lot easier if u have some help either with your child or with the house chores.. running around doing everything would be a difficult proposition.. but i guess.. if u have made ur mind... you could do it.
take care... all the best.

hi lakshmiAnand

Thanks for your reply. If I consider myself a superwoman, I wouldn't have asked suggestions. Coz super woman doesn't need any suggestions. she only gives suggestions. But as fas as I know there are so many working ladies who are managing by themselves without keeping any maids.

Anyways thanks. Let me check if I can handle. O/w I have to find some other solution.

cheers

laxmi

Originally Posted by LakshmiAnand

hi laxmi
i guess u consider yourself a superwoman... in not wanting a maid for help if u start working.
just kidding... though i think it would be a lot easier if u have some help either with your child or with the house chores.. running around doing everything would be a difficult proposition.. but i guess.. if u have made ur mind... you could do it.
take care... all the best.