I get this question all the time.
How I manage to get everything done. Take care of the kiddos, my mom, house, work, school, etc.
To be honest, because things need to get done, and I am the only one here to do them. I don't have "back up", I guess you can say. I don't have anyone that can pick up the slack. For example, last week TJ had a thanksgiving lunch on Thursday, and then Eliana had a family picnic of Friday. I spent my lunch speeding to their school's to be there for them. I was able to make it and spend about 25 minutes with them. It sucks that I couldn't be there for the full amount of time, but at least I was there =]
&&& just to make things harder, I got a part time job on top of my full time job, kiddos, mom, and I've signed up for classes in the spring...what the heck did I do? ahaha I really hope I can manage to handle everything.
I got a 2nd job because I need to catch up on bills, save money for emergencies, and I also am not expecting to receive child support from my daughter's father anymore. Yes there is a court order, but when it comes to stuff like that and him, I don't think it'll come on a regular basis's now that he is in charge of it. So I have to ensure that my daughter is taken care of. My main job takes care of my son's needs. I haven't spoken much about it on here but my son has Epilepsy. It's scary to think that one bad seizure can cause more damage, or worse, it'll let to the end of his precious life. He had a bad seizure almost 2 years ago, and it has caused a lot of damage. It's still hard to deal with so that will have to wait for another post...but that is where about 90% of my income goes to is all his medical stuff.
Also Xmas is around the corner and last year I didn't have a lot of extra money for xmas gifts. So this year I am going to work my ass off so that way my kids will have a great xmas! Also I adopted a little girl for xmas. So what I get that little girl is all that she is going to get. How sad is that?! I wish more people would help these children.
If you can help, please do so. Anything helps for these kids.
So back to how do I do everything?
Basically I try to do most of my morning tasks the night before.
I actually do my hair the night before, pick out my kiddos outfits, as well as my own, get my purse, back-packs on the counter ready to go, get gas if I need to, etc.
In the morning I wake up about 2 hours prior to needing to be at work to ensure everything is ready to go. Eliana is NOT a morning person WHATSOEVER! So I spend most of my morning time dragging her booty out of bed trying to get her into a cute shirt. Don't get me started on trying to get socks on her feet. UGH! And TJ sleeps through out the whole dressing process. He is still asleep when I pull up to his daycare. ahaha it is freaking awesome and easy!
Also I use my phone calendar like there is nooooo tomorrow. I have alarms going off for EVERYTHING! Work, pick up times, assignments, doc appts, even when to pay my bills! I don't know what I would do with my calendar.
So that is basically how I get things done.
Sorry that this post is all over the place. It's how I roll.
Also I was thinking, if I ever get married what would this blog be called? It really can't be "singlemama"...Hmmm oh well I'll deal with that when the time comes! ;]
Have a good night you skinny bitches!
