time saving tips

I to am a stay at home mum and I also some times wonder if it would be easier to do a day at work, however I recently decided that if I was going to stay at home all the time, I did not want to spend it, cooking and cleaning all the time as that is no life at all, so i have started to cook up all my meals in batch's, I spend one day a week where I will cook loads of different meals and then I put them in containers and freeze them. This way when it comes to meals for each day I take something out and then just need to defrost it and warm it through and this gives me more time to spend with the children or when they are alseep I can have some me time instead of cooking

If you don't already have a crock pot or a slow cooker, get one! They are very affordable and worth the expense. Once I started using mine I couldn't understand why I hadn't used it more! It's especially great in the summer because it dosen't heat up the hosue like turning on the stove would. I like making pulled pork and spare ribs in mine. In the winter it's great for soups and stews as well. I have an older crockpot and it dosen't have the removable insert for easy cleaning...so I use those Reynold liners and they are awesome. They seriously make cleaning a breeze!

Oh it is easier to go to work lol. I stayed at home for my daughters first 9 months then (financially) HAD to go back to work. I am lucky enough to have a mother in law that watches her. I don't have any real time savers. For me I have my daughter help. She is 17 months old but I will sit her on the kitchen counter when I am cooking. She will "hold the box" then give it to me when I need it. I have her help me with cleaning up. Give her something to put in the garbage she is a happy child. She helps me with laundry I put the stuff on the dryer and she pushes it in. We do things together so its not her doing some thing and me having to check on her 25 thousand times because she got quite (you know what that means quite = trouble) You can premake meals too. Spend the day Sunday making and freezing things. Then you will just have to heat things up during the week. Sorry I don't have any time savers for you I'm looking for them myself. I do have the neighbor girl come over once in a while to keep an eye on my daughter. She is 11 so she can't watch her on her own but can keep her occupied while I do the cleaning I can't get to when my daughter is around. I usually give her 10 bucks for 2 or 3 hours. For her its great she made money while playing and its great for me because I got things done.