It's Monday again! I've been focusing more, and more on the house this last week, and this upcoming week with the date of our C-Section coming up it's becoming more of a chore for me getting things ready. How do I do it? Well, I've had a lot of help. Ladies who are pregnant please don't be afraid to let people in your house. If your afraid of how they will think of you don't be because more than likely they have had a kid or two on their own and they know how it is to be pregnant, and not be able to do anything!
Three things that help me keep it together!
1. I've mentioned my listing. I'm serious get down to it, write everything down. Its so much nicer to know what needs to be done. Today we tackled the floors. Doesn't seem like it would make a big deal but once you vacuum, sweep and mop well its a lot nicer to walk into when it's clean enough you aren't walking in dirt! Once you start sweeping you'll realize how much filth your walking in and be thankful for the help! If your friends have older kids it's always easier to let them help. Hand them a broom or even the little pick up broom, and give them something to do! Let them run up and down the stairs when you need them to take something up there, and you don't feel like going up. Have a dog, and need them to be busy while you work? Let your friends kids play with them so you don't have to worry about the dog! Plus maybe you'll get a nap in later if the dog is already tired out! If you do have people over, however make sure you don't have them over every day. Give them, and yourself a break. Don't over do it. If your like me it doesn't take very long to over do it if your legs swell up every time you get up.
2. The second thing that helps me is working in small increments, 5-10 minutes. Set a timer while your dog is outside, or while your children are playing or just to keep your mind at ease that you won't be up very long. Work the entire time, and then sit down for a little bit. During my breaks I do my Bible reading or watch my T.V. Show or find something else to do during a 30 minute or an hour break. What ever you do, don't let yourself be very lazy for very long at a time because then you will never feel like getting anything done! Its a lot harder to get back up if you've been sitting down for a long period of time!
3. The third thing that helps me is talking to my husband about what needs to be done even if he isn't going to help me do it. Seems simple I know but talking out loud to someone really helps me get things done faster, and if he does say something I'm including him on how we run our house together so he feels like he is important as well, and I'm not just running him over with all of my house planning!!
These may seem like 3 very simple things but they help me, and I hope they help you. It's a lot easier to do something if your brain has had time to think about what you are going to do before you do it.
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