Melanie O'Reilly-Rogers

I’ve talked before about how to spend quality time with your child and why it’s important. It is so important to let kids know when it’s coming, but clear. : This is a great post on kid friendly kitchen tasks for your kids and cooking tools. It’s not about the length of time you need to spend with your kids, it’s about quality time.

When people hear that they need to spend quality time with their child, they often feel very overwhelmed because they envision being with them from sun up to sun down. Your kids don’t bug you until you pick up the phone, have a conversation with your spouse, pay attention to a sibling, pay attention to your phone, etc. But allowing your child to choose the activity for quality time really allows them to share what they love which is huge. Spending quality time with your child allows you to connect with your child.

Self care vs self maintenance can be separated by a fuzzy line. These things are necessary for our day and need to be met before considering self care. Self care vs self maintenance can have a blurry line. Self maintenance is taking care of yourself day to day.

Once they were on a more predictable sleeping schedule, I started waking up at 5 am when my husband would leave for work. If coffee gets you going, set your coffee pot on a timer I am able to sit and drink my hot coffee (with a little help from this mug warmer) and I don’t have to microwave it anymore or pretend I meant to make iced coffee. Even if working out isn’t your thing, simply moving your body can seriously set you up for for a productive day.