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こんにちは、3児ワーママのマミントンです 。「限られた時間を有効に！」と自分に言い聞かせながら生活してきた数年間。コロナ禍でイレギュラーなことだらけですが、在宅勤務が増えたことにより隙間時間を使って以前よりも家事をこなせるようになりました。マミントンのとある一日のスケジュールを書き出してみました☆
- 6:30 起床、朝食の準備。
- 7:00 お弁当作り。
- 7:30 登校・登園準備。小学生のお姉ちゃん２人の髪も結います。
- 8:00 家事タイム。子ども達とパパを送り出し、３０分の家事タイム。洗濯機とルンバも頑張ります。
- 8:30 身支度・休憩。在宅勤務とはいえZoomで顔を出す会議も多いため、着替えてお化粧もします。
- 9:00 仕事。
- 12:30 昼食・家事。仕事の忙しさにもよりますが、お昼は前日のの残り物で簡単に済ませます。この時間に夕食の支度（味噌汁の具を切る、お肉に下味をつけるなど）やその他の家事も少ししておきます。
- 13:30 仕事。
- 18:00 送迎。子ども達を保育園や習い事先からお迎え。
- 19:00 夕食の準備。小学生のお姉ちゃん達はこの時間に自分でお風呂に入りますが、園児の末っ子はヘルプが必要。パパがいる場合は入れてもらうし、いない場合は食後にお風呂に入ります。
- 19:30 夕食・家族タイム。ご飯を食べたり、宿題をしたり、みんなで柔軟対決をしたり、カードゲームをしたり、自由に過ごします。
- 21:00 寝かしつけ。
- 21:30 仕事。海外の同僚との会議のため、夜１時間ほど仕事に費やします。
- 22:30 私時間。運動、ブログ、動画視聴が主な過ごし方です。
- 0:00 お風呂・リラックスタイム。
- 1:00 就寝。
バタバタする毎日をどのように工夫して乗り切るか。スケジュール帳の子ども３人分と自分の予定のパズルをどのように組むか。ストレスに感じることもありますが、全力で乗り切る方法を考えるのが楽しく感じられる日もあります。どんなに日せよ私にとってはパパの協力が不可欠。必ず共有したい予定はスケジュール共有アプリのTimetreeに必ず入れるよう２人で約束しています。
皆さんは忙しい毎日のタイムマネージメントにどのような工夫をされていますか？
Hello, I’m Mamington, a working mom of three. I am the type to tell myself that time is priceless that I should use my 24 hours as effectively as possible. I struggled a bit with my schedule once the pandemic took over our lives, and there are many irregularities and challenges in our daily lives, but I feel that I am able to get more chores done while working from home. Obvious element being that I save time to commute, but I find that I am more effective with the “few minutes” in between meetings or tasks where I could switch on the roomba or put some veggies in a pot to prepare stew. Below is a sample day of a working mom of three who is temporarily working from home due to the pandemic situation.
- 6:30 Wake up, breakfast prep.
- 7:00 Prepare bento box.
- 7:30 Get kids ready. Elementary school kids can go to school on their own and daddy will take the preschooler to school.
- 8:00 Chores. With my buddies (laundry machine and roomba) for my 30 minutes of morning chores.
- 8:30 Break, Change, Make-up. still wear make-up while working from home for work meetings on Zoom!
- 9:00 Work.
- 12:30 Lunch, Chores. I try to spend some time to prep for dinner (chopping vegetables, get the crock pot going, etc.) depending on how busy my work day is.
- 13:30 Work.
- 18:00 Pick-up kids.
- 19:00 Cook. The kids will take bathes while I cook.
- 19:30 Dinner & Family time. This is the golden time where we eat, talk, laugh, play games, watch TV, and enjoy just being together (and more frequently than not it is the hour where mommy’s yelling is most profound because the kids have talents for giving mommy many many reasons to get mad… like walking around before finishing dinner or starting endless fights between the siblings)
- 21:00 Put kids to sleep.
- 21:30 Work. I frequently have conference calls with my global counterparts, so I reserve an hour of work time in the evening.
- 22:30 Me Time. I spend this time mostly for exercise, blogging or watching Netflix.
- 0:00 Bath and Relax.
- 1:00 Bed.
Every day is a busy day and it really is a work of art how parents fit their to-do’s in their schedule. Putting the scheduling puzzle together can feel overwhelming, but seeing how much I accomplish can be a confidence booster as well. In any case, I do feel that my partnership with the hubby is essential. We use an app called Timetree that allows us to color code each person’s schedule and ensure transparency in our schedules.
What are your creative tricks for managing your schedule while considering work life balance and your family’s needs?