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You can order things you need as soon as you realize you are getting low, which is a huge help to me because I am always forgetting to grab things at the store. Mom brain, am I right?
You just press your Amazon Dash Button to automatically reorder an item at the same low prices they find sold by Amazon online and with free Prime shipping yes, you do have to be an Amazon Prime member to use them. I have the Tide, Cascade, and Play-Doh buttons, and they are amazing and super handy! We do a lot of laundry and dishes and we play with a lot of Play-Doh, so being able to reorder those products quickly is a lifesaver. Set up is super easy, too. Using the Amazon app, you connect your Amazon Dash Button to your Wi-Fi network, select which product you want the Amazon Dash Button to reorder you get several choices for each brand , and then place your first order!
Amazon has also put some special safeguards in place, so Amazon Dash Buttons respond only to your first press until your order is shipped and arrives on your doorstep. You also receive an order notification if you enable it on your app for every order placed.
If you're a busy mom looking for a few easy tips, check out this post! Ever since I became a mom I have been looking for ways to make life a little easier. Things that This is a new one I've started using and it is fantastic!. It's possible that I never fully recovered from "pregnancy brain," so I write everything down. Evernote is my savior. Every time I create a new note, I drop in lots of.
You can use the Amazon App to check order status, make changes to orders or cancel orders just in case little hands get ahold of it! Amazon Dash Buttons are stress-free devices built to make your life easier. I love our Amazon Dash Buttons and definitely think they are an amazing mom hack!
You can learn more about them here. You can save money on lost socks and time trying to keep them all together! Utilize a grocery pick-up service, or order groceries online.
You can also use Amazon Pantry to get groceries delivered right to your door. You put a waterproof mattress pad on, then a fitted sheet, then another waterproof mattress pad, and then another fitted sheet. Because this way, if your baby throws up or has a leaky diaper in the middle of the night, you can just pull off the top two layers and easily put them back to bed without having to wash the sheets and put them back on. This also works for kids who are potty training! We went through a phase where my oldest started pulling off his poopy diapers and making disgusting messes everywhere.
It worked like a charm, and it saved me from having to clean up stinky, poopy messes. Also, my dad has wanted me to share this tip for almost two years, so there you go, Dad! Use veggie squeezes to get your kids more vegetables.
Okay, so obviously, eating whole, raw veggies is still the best way to get your kids to eat vegetables. I love buying the baby food pouches that have vegetables for my kids.
Stay connected to your friends When you're constantly busy--and scheduled--it can be difficult to squeeze in time to see or talk to friends. Place a fan or heater in the room your baby is sleeping in to help him fall and stay asleep. The mattress pad and sheet idea is so smart! I try to make the work as unobtrusive to our family as possible--I do it while the kids are watching a movie or at a birthday party or with my mom. Sorry, you can't post links here so you'll have to turn it into a normal link. I was ready to go crazy, but hang in there! After all, you need your arms to get things done, from using the restroom to preparing food.
Use puppy potty pads for potty training. You can also use them on any other upholstered furniture to protect it from any unwanted accidents! Use a changing pad on a dresser instead of a changing table. It doubles as storage for clothes or extra diapers and wipes and it also can be used long after your child is out of diapers.
Use a rolled up towel for bathing your baby.
Babies are slippery, and bathing them in a plastic bath tub is hard. That way you can have both of your hands free instead of trying to prop them up in the slippery tub. Have you ever made a big recipe that was way too much food for your family and ended up throwing away half of it? Yeah, we used to do that all the time.
So I started freezing half of the recipes for easy freezer meals! Some of my favorites are enchiladas, lasagna, and pasta bakes.
Know how to remove poopout stains. Follow this simple trick to get it out! Pack outfits in plastic bags when traveling. This also usually prevents tantrums because the outfits are chosen and I can just let my kids pick which one they want to wear. Yes, being a mom is hard, but there are definitely ways to make it easier! Hopefully these 12 tips can help save you time and money, and help you keep your sanity in the process! So many great tips! If I ever manage to make it look easy to do both, it's because.
Though I'm not an authority on productivity, I have had a lot of practice at being productive under some pretty stressful and intense circumstances. Evernote is my savior. Every time I create a new note, I drop in lots of keywords so that later, when I'm searching for the note, I can find it.
Make a schedule--and stick to it. Time with my kids. I even build out my calendar with specific work tasks--so I know what my hours are meant to accomplish. Do NOT clean your house.
Check out apps like Handy or TaskRabbit for help. I also love TaskRabbit for small tasks that I don't have time for--taking things to be repaired, assembling furniture, etc. Similarly, I do all my shopping online. It's fast and easy--and you can do it at midnight if you need to. It's just not a high-value use of your precious time.
Find someone else to clean. Exercise Especially if you're working long hours at a desk, it's really essential to keep your body moving.
I'm increasingly convinced that exercise is great for your mind, as well--to say nothing of the long-term health benefits. When work and family get busy, it's easy for exercise to be one of the first things to go. But don't let it. You have to take care of yourself. Sleep I wasn't always, but I have become a big believer in the importance of sleep.
Without getting good sleep, I can't be a good mother or good at my job. So I try to make sure I get to bed at a reasonable time every night. And I love weekend naps. If I can squeeze one in while my daughter is also napping, it feels like Christmas. Get a haircut on company time In my corporate days, we used to joke about how you could tell when someone got a haircut on company time.
But now I think it's one of the smartest thing you can do--especially if you're a woman with high-maintenance read: