How do women have full time job, take care of children/house,workout,run errands,and still find time for self?

Question

I am a women, as of now I am fresh out of college, and am looking for a full time career. I also want to eventually get married and have children, and continue to regularly work out.

Please give me a hint. How do us women do it?

Answer 1

Time for me???
Yep, I'll have time in 12 years when my baby is in college...
Until then, it's all about them!

Answer 2

Time for self?? A long shower with the bathroom door locked is about as much as I get these days!! (provided I was left any hot water!!) My workout is running errands, to and from games and practices, cleaning the house at warp speed and laundry! I try to get on my treadmill 3 times per week, usually in the morning while my toddler lies in bed and we watch cartoons. Hectic yes, sacrifice yes, would I change a thing, probably not. I work full time and my husband works on the road so it is pretty much me and the kids all week long (3 boys, 13, 11 and almost 2) You learn to love dust bunnies and accept a wet swiffer across the kitchen floor as a good scrubbing some weeks. You learn that laundry baskets often become second dressers, wet wipes can be used as a substitute bath in a time pinch, you dont get fined for unmade beds and that watching the Disney channel is far less depressing than watching the news! Hugs, kisses, snuggles, finger paint pictures, sports trophies, and drying away tears are some of your rewards now.
I am sure it sounds so overwhelming but it happens. It has to. It all eventually gets done. You just do it. You prioritize, baseball game or laundry - guess what the laundry will still be there when you get home - that 1st home run you cant go back and see if you miss it. You can do it. Lots of us do!

Answer 3

I'm a single mother of 3, and I honestly can tell you it takes a lot of prayer and patience to do what I do....i work full time, keep my house and run errands. My self time is usually after the children are in the bed and I'm on my way. I may try to find a sitter for a couple of hours on the weekend, but that usually doesn't happen. Not all women are cut out for this job either, so it definitely takes a special niche

Answer 4

You know women are getting wiser to this ideology. In the past women got into this situation because of a transition in priorities. I think NOW women are planning their life a bit more. After College, it is best to get your job-have job experience-then you can either get married (which is an option) or continue success and have a child later, but not too late. I would say 38 would be as long as I would wait.
Some people would criticize the married part...And I know this sounds cruel, but men make more demands and complicate parenting, and career goals than it's worth.
But if you fall in love with Mr.right go for it.

Answer 5

Sweetie, congrats on school. As far as everything else- it's very difficult and tiring and time consuming! BUT, I love every single second of it. As long as you enjoy spending time with your family, your job and everything else you take on, you'll be fine. It all depends on the person. I work full time and have 2 boys (4 & 7). Most of my free time I spend it with them. But I also have times to myself for either a nap, a good book, some web browsing or even a night out with friends. I think it's mostly about learning how to manage your time and follow through with it. Good luck.

Answer 6

You know, I have often asked myself that question in retrospect - because I did it for many years. Had a FT Mayoral appointee job with long hours [would come home first then go back to work];
had a 3 BR home to care for; [trained the kids to help and did housework on Sat. mornings]; did all the grocery shopping; maintained my car; got exercise; [working out may take a different slant!] ; did the household budget; went to PTA meetings; kids sporting events, etc etc etc etc yada yada yada..LOL

Even with a horrendous schedule and 3 children and a later divorce necessitating me to do it ALL by myself; I managed and also dated; spent some time with my galpals. My kids [grown now] say they never felt uncared for or unattended; yet I got it all done and had fun in the process.

Some things I combined - like grocery shopping with my best friend, her kids and mine...then we'd go to her house and chat for awhile and let the kids play.

Answer 7

Let me tell you: it's never-ending. I'm a single mother of 2 boys and I work full-time and there is always something that needs to be done. Not to say that it isn't extremely rewarding and fun, because it is! You just have to organize your time. Make schedules ... especially when you have children, you can't just drop everything and go do whatever. It's beautiful, though, this life.

Answer 8

of course its all about time management and planning ahead. I'm a mother of two boys 1 and 3 years old and Im working full time. what I did was my younger son stayed with my inlaws since my husband is working full time also and my older son stays at my parents because i think it is much better to leave my kids with people I know and i trust especially my children at this age is hard to take good care of because their stubborn so I think you should leave your kids with persons who have longer patience. And During week ends which falls as my day off I spend time with my whole family.

Answer 9

All my daughters, I have five of them went to college and obtained their associate degrees, but one of them stand out of all the rest because she just wasn't happy obtaining her associates and three certificates but, she enrolled in our local university, to get a teaching degree, she did all this maintaining a home for her husband, then for her two daughters, and she does not have any help in taking care of her household duties, not even by her husband, and out of all my girls she is the only one that has a great sense of humor that it is a joy to be around her, even her students miss her when she is sick and cannot go to work. I have ask her how does she do it not feeling rundown with all she has to do, and she says it has to be done, so, I do not think about it, I just do it. I hope this will help you not to get worried when the time comes, you will do what has to be done naturally.

Answer 10

I am 47 and have been threw it..

When your ready to have a child come back and ask agian before you get pregnant..

Careers and babies don't mix.. They can but you will be filling up your quilt with material things and then wonder why down the road your child is a little brat..

Look at Paris Hilton.. She's a very very good example..

Answer 11

Hey I don't know. Maybe it's like our grandmothers who got up at 5 in the am and worked their fingers to the bone until midnight.
I personally am up @4:30, have my own business, substitute teach in the off season, work with my step-son on his homework, cook, clean, am going to classes one night a week.
I think I'm nuts!
Here's what I do, I just do what is in front of me, forget about time off. Suck it up and go. and ever so often have a mini break down where I refuse to do any of it.
I am sure there are better ways but I don't have time to investigate them.