the thing that helps me the most is taking a shower, getting dressed, and putting on make up every morning when i wake up. sometimes i don't get to the shower, but i get ready and leave the house every day as soon as possible after waking.
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Honestly, I think about what a crappy time my SO is having at work and that motivates me to clean/cook/bake. I used to hate coming home to a messy house when I worked. I like to do something that makes him appreciate me being home so I can hopefully talk him into letting me SAH when my mat leave is over (He thinks kids do just fine in daycare
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Before ds was born I'd get up, shower and get dressed in something that wasn't pajamas, and then write my to do list. That way I started out with a plan for the day.
I don't get the shower anymore, and my list mostly consists of dishes, dinner and tidy enough that it doesn't look like the apartment exploded, but I'm hoping to get back to the other stuff when ds is a little older
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If there's anything that REALLY needs to get done that day, I do it first thing in the morning. When noon hits, I'm officially out of steam for the day, even if I haven't done anything yet.
I don't get the shower anymore, and my list mostly consists of dishes, dinner and tidy enough that it doesn't look like the apartment exploded, but I'm hoping to get back to the other stuff when ds is a little older
If there's anything that REALLY needs to get done that day, I do it first thing in the morning. When noon hits, I'm officially out of steam for the day, even if I haven't done anything yet.
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I find that if I just flat out *force* myself to get dressed, ready, and do somethingin the morning right away, the rest of the day goes better. Once you start something it's easier to keep going-and if that something its sitting on the couch, well, for me at least that tends to be how the rest of the day goes too.
I do think that having so much time can make it tough to motivate yourself to do something Now. Because there is always Later.
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Also, try flylady.com if you haven't. Works for a bunch of people.
I do think that having so much time can make it tough to motivate yourself to do something Now. Because there is always Later.
Also, try flylady.com if you haven't. Works for a bunch of people.
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