{"id":104,"date":"2011-03-20T21:33:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T02:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randyadkinsjr.com\/speaker\/?p=104"},"modified":"2011-05-16T21:05:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T02:05:21","slug":"3-tips-for-keeping-up-with-my-house-balanced-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randyadkinsjr.com\/speaker\/3-tips-for-keeping-up-with-my-house-balanced-life\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips for Keeping up with my house!!! &#8211; Balanced Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randyadkinsjr.com\/speaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/balance.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"94\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-106\" title=\"balance\" src=\"http:\/\/randyadkinsjr.com\/speaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/balance.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Is it possible for a working mother of three to have \u00e2\u20ac\u0153balance\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in life???\u00c2\u00a0 This is a question I have asked myself since the birth of my first child over a decade ago and my quest for balance has not been conquered yet.\u00c2\u00a0 Why?\u00c2\u00a0 As you enter and exit different stages of life, you must readjust your activities (and mindset) in order to achieve balance.\u00c2\u00a0 Inadvertently, your definition of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153balance\u00e2\u20ac\u009d changes.\u00c2\u00a0 In the meantime, here are some helpful tips on how to work towards a balanced life.<br \/>\n\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd<br \/>\n1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Outsource Cleaning.\u00c2\u00a0 Are you spending your free time cleaning, instead of taking walks, reading, or playing with the children?\u00c2\u00a0 Consider hiring someone to clean your home for you.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead of spending late evenings cleaning or having Saturday morning family cleaning parties, pay a cleaner to take on this mandatory, but time consuming, task.\u00c2\u00a0 Short on cash?\u00c2\u00a0 Choose a cleaner who can accommodate your needs.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead of a full cleaning each week, have your cleaner come for 2 hours to clean the high traffic areas (such as bathrooms and floors) on alternating weeks.\u00c2\u00a0 At $20\/hr, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a $80 cost monthly, but a much bigger, happier payoff!<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Plan your meals for the week.\u00c2\u00a0 Planning for the month is ideal, but not as sustainable.\u00c2\u00a0 The key here is to plan some meals throughout the week that are very easy, so easy that your child can help by preparing one of the meals for the week.\u00c2\u00a0 Consider cooking double portions so that you can have leftovers.\u00c2\u00a0 Leftovers work best on the family\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s favorite foods, so go easy on the mushroom covered liver!<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The Sock Bag!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 As the family fills the dirty clothes hamper, put all of the socks in a separate laundry bag.\u00c2\u00a0 The socks are washed and dried in this bag so that when it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to fold clothes, all of the socks are already together.\u00c2\u00a0 This tremendously reduces the amount of time you normally spend hunting and gathering socks.<\/p>\n<p>Sherlonda Adkins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible for a working mother of three to have \u00e2\u20ac\u0153balance\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in life???\u00c2\u00a0 This is a question I have asked myself since the birth of my first child over a decade ago and my quest for balance has not been conquered yet.\u00c2\u00a0 Why?\u00c2\u00a0 As you enter and exit different stages of life, you must 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