I’ve decided to share a few tools that are helping me perform. Lately I’ve been flooded with articles and social media posts about stay at home mums (SAHM) and working mums (WM) and how difficult their lives are. This post certainly isn’t going to touch on any of those issues, it is about how I’ve made my job as a stay at home mum a little easier.
Through finding my own tools and tricks, and taking the much appreciated suggestions of others that have succeeded. It is also about sharing these findings with others to pass on the love. I’m writing this post as Lara is having her morning nap. Thanks to the rain she has gone in to a nice deep slumber.
As a stay at home mum I also consider myself a housewife that needs to maintain a certain level of cleanliness. I’m working towards that level of cleanliness at a faster rate than I thought would be necessary. Lara doesn’t like the confines of her play mat and will roll all around the lounge room floor. Her nice soft, dog hair free play mat doesn’t always win over solid floorboards. Floors that sometimes look like there is a black rug lying on them due to my molting Labrador and Kelpie X. Slight exaggeration, but you get what I mean.
Tricks For Keeping Floors Clean for Babies
For weeks Mark watched me going absolutely bonkers dragging out the corded vacuum cleaner everyday. Eventually I just left it out of the cupboard. Then he got me the best Christmas present ever, a cordless Dyson! He did tread very carefully talking to me about this decision beforehand as he didn’t want to offend me. Also, he didn’t want to get in trouble for spending so much money. Tools always make the best presents for both of us.
Hubby was well in the clear for thinking of such a thoughtful gift and months later it is still making my day to day life easier. I don’t think I have ever sang the praises of a product as much as I have this vacuum. It is life changing.
My other new tool is much more realistically priced, and means I can clean the house in a flash. It is a Rubbermaid Reveal Spray Mop that removes the need to carry around a bucket of water and keep returning to wet the mop. You simply ‘spray and wipe’ your floors. This amazing tool was recommended to me and after seeing it in action I trotted off to Bunnings to buy one. My sister was so impressed that she went out and got herself one too. Sharing the knowledge.
I have one new toy to go out and purchase. Last night I went out with my besties and we ended up talking about what a changed person I am. How I clean in a flash (cleaning has never been one of my strength), accept when it comes to the shower. At which point my bestie started telling me about this great Vileda tool that her Mum uses to clean the shower.
Women chatting, passing on knowledge and making life easier for each other.
Feeding Tools for Infants
The best tool I have seen in action is Lara’s food machine that I put on her Christmas wish list. Whilst on a picnic with friends I spotted their daughter eating great home made meals from this fancy ‘sleeve’ so we got talking about the Infantino Fresh Squeezed station. Hours later we were at the shops purchasing the system. Then this Thursday I took one of the sleeves to Mums group and showed the below photos to my on my phone. Hours later a Mum had told me that she just ordered the system online, and others are probably going to do the same. Sharing the knowledge of resources that make like easier just makes me feel good.
Its as easy as one, two, three.
What ‘secret’ tricks and tools do you use to make your job easier?
Sadly none of these companies have approached me and offered me cash to write this post. I would gladly take it. I just wanted to share with others the few things that have made my life easier, and hopefully they can help you too.
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