Busy Sports Moms have limited time for chores and other household duties. Unfortunately they haven't invented a way to add hours to the day - yet.
I have compiled some of my favorite tips and tricks that I have used over the years to help save my sanity (a little). I hope you get some use out of them as well!
1. This is one of my most
used cleaning tips: Try using a timer. Sometimes, you need to be able to focus on a single task in
order to really get it done. Set the timer for 10 minutes and start tackling a
chore. Once the timer is done, time to move on to the next chore. It's amazing
how much you can get done if you’re trying
to beat the clock!
2. Remember all those beautiful ribbons that
came on your kid's birthday gifts? Don’t
toss them, use them to tie around your sheet sets in the closet so you'll never
have to look for stray pillowcases or bottom sheets again.
3. Keep your old bank check boxes and
use them as dividers for the dreaded junk drawer. They are great at keeping all
the junk separated out
4. Keep all of your instructions and
warranties in a three-ring binder so you won't be stuck sifting through paper
stacks. You can buy those clear plastic
sleeves pretty cheap and that way you don’t have to punch holes in the papers
5. Hang collapsing shelves from a closet rod and
prepare your child's outfits for the week on Sunday nights
6. If you're still in the infant stage, stick a
plastic hook on the back of a high chair to hold bibs.
7. Use
old shoeboxes to hold your kids crayons and colored pencils, pencils, erasers or anything else they need for
homework time. And put it away once you are done.
8. Use a shoe caddy to store games and snacks on
a long road trip. If you hang the shoe caddy over the back of the front
passenger seat, your kids will be able to easily reach the toys/games/headphones
they want without you having to dig through a never-ending bag.
