Working and studying mums I have a question how do you plan out your day to include a full time job, studying looking after a house and keeping up with kids and partner running a business ? I haven’t worked in many years due to having children but would like to return to work. Just wondering how people make it all work ? Thank you
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I'm a single mum with a demanding job (lots of unpaid overtime) and went back to uni to get my post grad qualification.
I just worked during the week, studied and did housework on the weekend.
When I had an exam or assignment due, the housework like floors didn't get done, just the basics like washing
and also lots of takeaway during those stressful times lol
Also had a lawnmower man to take the pressure off.
Teenage kids too, so pretty self-sufficient.
I didn't plan it or stress, just went with the flow and saw how things panned out.
I'm usually an anxious type of person, but studying is my wheelhouse, it's what I am most comfortable doing and as it was related to my work, that helped immensely.
It also helped that a masters is only 12 subjects, don't think I could get through doing a whole undergrad degree, would take years. I did it in 2 years.
If you want to make it work you will, you'll find your rhythm.
It might just be me, but I see "looking after the house" and parenting your kids as just a part of life and adulting, not a second job. Certainly not something to be scheduled but just something that happens day to day. I think it's also about mindset too, if you tell yourself you have all these things to do, it will make you stress more. We have washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, lawnmowers, imagine what it was like back in the day, but they knew no different.
Can't comment partner wise, as I don't have one. I guess it depends on how much work you do for the business, can that be outsourced whilst you study?
You don’t! If possible start working part time and work up from there! Call on all the support around you. It has to be a team effort
I'm a single mum of 4 (1 adult child, 1 teen and 2 littlies) studying nursing and working full-time. I'm not going to lie, it's hard and most weeks I feel like I'm failing at juggling it all.... But my adult child actually told me I was his hero last night because I'm juggling everything wonderfully ( I really don't feel like I am though lol). Somedays I'm so tired or trying to get assignments done that I neglect the house work or we just get takeout for dinner. Weekends I usually get up early and work on my assignments before the kids wake up and at night I aim to get 1-2 questions done once the kids are in bed. It's hard but it is doable.