Parenting can be a tough job. I feel like in our house we are pretty good at balancing the workload of housework, laundry, parenting and getting our alone time! It is hard to find that balance but when you do it works fabulous! Sometimes it can get tricky when someone is traveling, sick, or when you are on vacation but for the most part we try to stay in our groove.
“Tag your up” is a line we use! Pretty funny! It started when Little Dude was a baby and we would take turns chasing him to give the other one a break.
Tag your up! My husband and I both love to work out and for us it is a big stress release. When we work out and have that time for ourselves everything seems to go smoother, maybe because we each had our time. We split up the days during the week so we each get 3 days and head out to the gym, comes home & showers. The one not at the gym, gets up, gets ready, and prepares for Little Dude to wake up. It works out.
Sharing the responsibilities! The responsibilities can be anything, laundry, cooking, cleaning, taking care of the dogs, and taking care of Little Dude. We try to split it up or work together to get it done! If one of us cooks the other cleans the dishes, if one of us puts Little Dude down for nap the other puts him to bed. We schedule the cleaning.
I feel like when we divide we conquer. We can give each other a minute and get a minute ourselves through out the day. It is also helpful you know when the kiddos are in a whinny mood or not behaving. It helps give you that second to regroup!
Tips for Sharing the Responsibilities!
1. Stick to a schedule
2. Get your alone time
3. Share the responsibilities
4. Tag each other in or out to give the other parent a break
5. Find time for a date night!
It’s great that you’ve worked out a routine that’s working for you! Raising a toddler is no mean task 🙂
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Awesome that you tag one another and share responsibilities so well. It makes such a huge difference! We do a pretty good job as well of letting one another have time to do some of the non-kid-related to-do’s. Oh and note to self: Date night! (hey, what’s that, again?)
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Sounds like you have a great system going! Probably works much better than me giving my husband the evil stink eye….My husband and I managed a day date the other day. It was wonderful. We need much more alone time, but with two babies (just turned 2 and 9 months) it’s hard to find a babysitter. My oldest girls can do it, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable with all day. Thanks for the reminders and tips!
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My husband and I are pretty good at this – although it’s gotten a bit trickier with two as they get older.
We still try to alternate weekend mornings as much as possible so we each get a sleep in day – which is awesome! And we alternate drop off and pick up with daycare so we share those duties too.
I agree it’s important to find your own time and balance the work load. Great tips!
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Agree!! It’s so important to share the responsibilities of home and kids 🙂 I know specifically my husband loves his Dad only time with the kids just as much as when he comes home I love my me time away!!
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We definitely divide and conquer in the evenings. It’s the ONLY way to get kids in bed on time. We’ve got it down to a science now. I love the routine. 🙂 Thanks for linking up!! 🙂
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With five kids, divide and conquer has been a necessity many times! I like it when I can hand over all of the responsibility to my husband though and he enjoys handing it over to me, too! I like your list of ways to share responsibilities. They’re all so important! #manicmondays
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What a great way to share the responsibilities! I’ve been a single mother for so long that I’m positive even with your good guidelines that I couldn’t share properly! LOL!
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