Kaboutjie SA Mommy Blogs by Lynne Huysamen
As a mother, you have tons of responsibilities. You’re not only responsible for yourself, but you’re also responsible for your children, and your husband… they’d totally be lost without you. That’s why you need to have shortcuts to make your life easier.
Before you had kids, and even a husband, you were able to be free, and do things on your own schedule. You could eat whatever you want, and it was nothing to spend an entire Saturday in the bed. Now that you have a family, those days are long gone.
If your kids aren’t wanting something from you, then your spouse wants something. Once you have a family, your time alone has decreased to more than half. You, of course, do love your family, but going back to the days of spending an entire Saturday in bed sure does sound good sometimes.
With a family relying on you, trips to the store, meals, and household chores can be very difficult and overwhelming at times. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom, or a working mom, the workload is still quite heavy, and having ways to make your day-to-day routine a little easier, would in return, make your life a little easier as well. Take a look at two major life hacks that can take your daily responsibilities from stress to bliss.
Online Shopping
Online shopping has been one of the greatest gifts offered to humans, especially busy moms, since the creation of kids shows! Online shopping allows you to buy all the necessities you need, without leaving your home or office.
You’re now able to buy your kids the clothes they love, without stepping into a chaotic mall. With online shopping, you can just as easily find clothes that express their own unique style, as you would in a department store.
You also can buy groceries online now too! Who would have ever thought that be possible! Grocery shopping is definitely a task that is time-consuming, but to be able to purchase your home’s groceries through your phone is a luxury like no other. This is especially convenient when your toddler is having a rough day.
Stretch Your Meals
Whether you have a large family or a small family, the ability to stretch your meals is a huge help to your family’s food budget, plus, it’s simple and easy to do. For instance, one of my favorite meals to stretch is chili. Chili is something you can make in bulk, and if you don’t use it all up, you can freeze it and save it for another time.
With chili, you can eat it as you normally would, from a bowl with toppings of your choice, but you can also use chili as a topper for other meals, such as hot dogs, french fries and tater tots, or baked potatoes.
To go along with stretching these meals, who said you had to be the sole preparer of these frugal meals? One way you can take a load of stress off of you is to let your kids help you in the kitchen. Most of the times, if you ask them for help, they’re usually happy, and sometimes excited, to help you out.
This allows you to be able to spend quality time together, and they’ll be learning too! You want your kids to grow up being self-sufficient human beings right? Well cooking is one of those skills they’ll need to learn at some point in their lives before they move out and live on their own.
