Comments on: Too bad I can’t do laundry at the office. It would save time. http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/ A Community for Blogging Mothers in Greater Seattle and the East Side Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:16:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: hola, isabel » Blog Archive » Here, take him. Promise me you’ll take good care of him. Promise me. http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-770 hola, isabel » Blog Archive » Here, take him. Promise me you’ll take good care of him. Promise me. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:07:58 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-770 [...] Every week I post over at SeattleMomBlogs. So head over there and read my latest post. [...] [...] Every week I post over at SeattleMomBlogs. So head over there and read my latest post. [...]

]]> By: Frema http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Frema Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:17:32 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-535 As long as I'm in this apartment, I will never wash down the bathroom walls. Except I'm entering full nesting mode, and now I'm thinking maybe I'll (ask Luke to) wash the bathroom walls. As long as I’m in this apartment, I will never wash down the bathroom walls. Except I’m entering full nesting mode, and now I’m thinking maybe I’ll (ask Luke to) wash the bathroom walls.

]]> By: Daring One http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Daring One Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:50:33 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-521 I couldn't help reading this and thinking, "YOU CLEAN YOUR BATHROOM WALLS EVERY WEEK?" Yikes. When my kids nap, I usually nap or write. I rarely wash the bathroom walls. I couldn’t help reading this and thinking, “YOU CLEAN YOUR BATHROOM WALLS EVERY WEEK?” Yikes. When my kids nap, I usually nap or write. I rarely wash the bathroom walls.

]]> By: Danielle http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Danielle Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:57:42 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-518 I am incapable of picking out my outfits any earlier than 15 minutes before I'm headed out the door. Now, cleaning help I could use (who couldn't) but there is a part of me that feels guilty about hiring help to clean up my messes. I am working at trying to be better with meal planning. You know, doing all the grocery shopping on Sunday, and maybe even making "freezable" meals so all you have to do when you get home is throw it in the oven! I am incapable of picking out my outfits any earlier than 15 minutes before I’m headed out the door.

Now, cleaning help I could use (who couldn’t) but there is a part of me that feels guilty about hiring help to clean up my messes.

I am working at trying to be better with meal planning. You know, doing all the grocery shopping on Sunday, and maybe even making “freezable” meals so all you have to do when you get home is throw it in the oven!

]]> By: Janna http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Janna Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:49:13 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-513 And, to add to Banana's last comment, most relationships (even if one parent is fulltime parenting) benefit from paying someone else to clean the house if they can afford it. I also think reasonable division of labor is important. Why is working mom running around cooking, cleaning, doing dishes and laundry when working dad is watching TV? (I'm not trying to be critical; this happens in my house too!) I think we women often feel like we can/should do it all. I'm not sure men suffer the same delusion. And, to add to Banana’s last comment, most relationships (even if one parent is fulltime parenting) benefit from paying someone else to clean the house if they can afford it.

I also think reasonable division of labor is important. Why is working mom running around cooking, cleaning, doing dishes and laundry when working dad is watching TV? (I’m not trying to be critical; this happens in my house too!) I think we women often feel like we can/should do it all. I’m not sure men suffer the same delusion.

]]> By: Bananas http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Bananas Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:48:01 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-510 you DO get your house cleaned, right? TELL ME you get your house cleaned. Because no full-time working woman should be cleaning her own house. you DO get your house cleaned, right? TELL ME you get your house cleaned. Because no full-time working woman should be cleaning her own house.

]]> By: twinmommy12345 http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-509 twinmommy12345 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:44:23 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-509 One word.... ROOMBA. I'm serious here... you can get the programmable one and it'll automatically vacuum your floors at a set time, daily, weekly, or whatever. That way you can sleep and have your floors cleaned. And I run the dishwasher every night so that there isn't a pile of dirty dishes waiting for me in the morning. One word…. ROOMBA. I’m serious here… you can get the programmable one and it’ll automatically vacuum your floors at a set time, daily, weekly, or whatever. That way you can sleep and have your floors cleaned. And I run the dishwasher every night so that there isn’t a pile of dirty dishes waiting for me in the morning.

]]> By: Carrie http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Carrie Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:42:06 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-508 OMG, I WISH I had naptime to get things done when my kids were little - they ALL gave up naps (in lieu of sleeping fairly long and hard all night, for 10 hours) before age 2!!!!! Nighttime is my time to get things prepared for the next day. The days are just too busy! OMG, I WISH I had naptime to get things done when my kids were little – they ALL gave up naps (in lieu of sleeping fairly long and hard all night, for 10 hours) before age 2!!!!!

Nighttime is my time to get things prepared for the next day. The days are just too busy!

]]> By: Bananas http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Bananas Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:39:18 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-507 When I worked full-time we had NO social life. Because CJ had a fairly early bedtime, and I couldn't stand to get a babysitter when I already hadn't seen him all day. As for time-saving solutions? I'm not sure I ever found much that worked... unless it was buying a fridge full of frozen Weight Watcher meals to bring as lunches so I could work through lunch in order to come home earlier, and didn't have to spend time packing something. When I worked full-time we had NO social life. Because CJ had a fairly early bedtime, and I couldn’t stand to get a babysitter when I already hadn’t seen him all day. As for time-saving solutions? I’m not sure I ever found much that worked… unless it was buying a fridge full of frozen Weight Watcher meals to bring as lunches so I could work through lunch in order to come home earlier, and didn’t have to spend time packing something.

]]> By: Deb - Mom of 3 Girls http://seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Deb - Mom of 3 Girls Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:30:33 +0000 http://www.seattlemomblogs.com/2007/10/24/too-bad-i-cant-do-laundry-at-the-office-it-would-save-time/#comment-504 I have good intentions of doing as much as I can the night before. I do actually pick out my clothes, or who knows what I'd end up wearing the next day... I try to pack lunches, load backpacks and pick out the kids' clothes too - sometimes those get done and sometimes not. I do find that when I'm better about getting all of that done the night before the mornings do tend to go a lot smoother, so I really need to talk myself into it more often! I don't think I could do a week of outfits at a time though. I don't always have that many clothes clean at once and besides, who knows where they'd end up if I set them out days in advance... I'm the same way with evenings - that's my time to spend with my kids and don't ask me to do anything that will cut into or take away from those few precious hours! :) I have good intentions of doing as much as I can the night before. I do actually pick out my clothes, or who knows what I’d end up wearing the next day… I try to pack lunches, load backpacks and pick out the kids’ clothes too – sometimes those get done and sometimes not. I do find that when I’m better about getting all of that done the night before the mornings do tend to go a lot smoother, so I really need to talk myself into it more often! I don’t think I could do a week of outfits at a time though. I don’t always have that many clothes clean at once and besides, who knows where they’d end up if I set them out days in advance…

I’m the same way with evenings – that’s my time to spend with my kids and don’t ask me to do anything that will cut into or take away from those few precious hours! :)

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