Friday, 27 July 2012

Where does she find the time?

This morning I realised that we had no fresh bread. Or any bread at all (tomorrow is shopping day). Saturdays are a long day at dancing and I need to pack snacks and lunches for myself and 2 girls. What to do?
I made tortillas. I have never made tortillas before and they were really easy. In total they took approximatley 15 minutes with 20 minutes rest time. That 20 minutes I used to pack a nappy bag, pack a dance bag, drink a coffee and start washing up.

This is leading to the question stated above: "Where does she find the time?"

*I get up early. I am a naturally early riser and as long as Breanna doesnt wake up really early as well I have an hour plus to do stuff.
*I prioritise. If my girls are loved, cuddled and spent time with, it doesnt really matter if I dont fold the washing straight away. It will get done but the girls come first.
*If I can cook tonights dinner and something else at the same time I will.
*Leftovers!! If we have the same thing 2 nights in a row the girls & I deal with it. Or if I can freeze something I will.
*Quick and easy dinners...I hear you say "Takeout/packet/jar/frozen foods take much less time". I work full time. I get home at 7pm, I too get tired and want something quick with not much thought. Solution: Omlettes with cheese. 2 cheese omlettes take 10 minutes (including cooking time). You can add kale, silver beet, onion, mushrooms, tomatoes etc. Quick, easy and your not eating crap.
*Slow cookers, or dishes you can put on and walk away from. These mean you can spend the time with the kids or clean or veg in front of the t.v.

Feeding myself and my family well is important to me. I'm lucky that I love cooking. This means I make the time. Yeah I might want to sit in front of the t.v but turning it off for an hour or so allows me to get in the kitchen and make several things (snacks, dinners, lunches).

All that said, I would love to have more time. I have so many things that I want or need to do (mostly want), but at the end of the day if something is important to me and my family I will make the time.

What time saving tricks do you use?

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