Five Daily Tools to Thrive in Motherhood

We are all busy mummas (or mummas to be) and as rural women we wear SO MANY HATS on a daily basis, it can be exhausting and time consuming.​​​​​​​​ 

​​​​​​​​Here are my 5 most helpful daily tools to thrive through motherhood:​​​​​​​​

1. I meal plan every Sunday!

I know this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but I love it. I don’t always stick to it and its fairly loose ideas for some days but its a start and I at least have the mental load of that taken away for the other 6 days.​​​​​​​​

2. Have a washing system.

Urgh… so boring I know! But I wash on Wednesdays and the weekends and hang/iron uniforms or set clothes for the week on Sundays​​​​​​​​

3. I have a “school” station.

This is the place where backpacks, socks, shorts, jumpers and library books belong (right beside my hung uniforms lol)​​​​​​​​. This system has adapted since we now do Distance Education but the concept is the same. All school items/things has its place and everything goes back to its place. I have baskets for each kid full of their socks because I don't know about you but man we are always looking for socks!

4. Start the day with something for you.

This is much more simple than you think. I start every day with a hot, strong cup of tea, ALWAYS!​​​​​​​​ Feel free to steal this one, or I'd love to hear what works for you. Ps. It TOTALLY matters what cup you drink your tea from.

5. I label my containers.

Any containers with with left overs get labelled with a chalk pen (see meal planner step one) so I know what needs to be eaten first and when NOT to eat something, so I’m not having to think too hard about when I cooked it and if its safe to feed the family or not.​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​6. Bonus tip

I pack lunch boxes the night before. I even pack lunch boxes on school holidays if we have a busy day planned so when someone is hungry (because “I’m hungry” is toddlers and kids favourite saying, followed closely with “will you play with me”) its there ready to go!​​​​​​​​

Occasionally, everyone needs a few ideas about navigating motherhood and running a household. These are my must-haves when it comes to managing life.

Please share your daily tip to help other Mums stay organised and thriving in the comments below.👇

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