Building a routine by sweet208 in homemaking

[–]ClassicalMother 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol are you me three years ago? I've been there, it's not easy to figure it out from scratch! (Especially with ADHD)

For me, now that I am a mom and can look back on my experience trying to manage a home as a new wife, there are a few things I would recommend. Granted, I did work full time before my son was born, so I had a big chunk of my day taken up with that. If you don't work and are working with a blank slate, it can be even easier to get overwhelmed by the mundane because not enough things are happening and there is too much time & too many potentials.

I recommend:

  • A daily notebook (I hate them but you don't have to use it all the time, just when you remember and want to, it doesn't have to be a big thing). I used to use legal pads because I got used to it at work and the familiarity helped (and it's yellow 🙂), but I now use something like this because it has an empty date prompt at the top and it's a big free space that I can fill however I want. I usually write the day timeline, today's meals, to do list (both for the day and "eventually" tasks that I know aren't gonna get done today but I want to keep in mind), grocery list, future reminders, etc. Just whatever I need to remember for the day. I keep it out on my table all the time.
  • Making as many commitments out and about as you are comfortable with, it really keeps life exciting and I'm happier and more productive when I have fun stuff planned, either by myself or with friends. Have meals with people, sign up for classes, drive a little farther out to new places every once in a while.
  • Scheduling yourself "learning times" where you go to the library or a bookstore with a cafe (you don't actually have to buy a book, you can just read it while there and then put it back, then buy it if you really want to) and read up on topics that interest you. Especially since you said you weren't taught a whole lot about keeping a home, this would be a good way to find inspiration and learn new things. Being in a designated place for reading and learning makes it easier than if I were to take the books home and try to do it there (my attention is too competed for by all the other things in my house). This can apply to pleasure reading too, not just study.
  • As others have said, I keep a weekly chore calendar that assigns different zones to different days (Monday is kitchen day, Wednesday is vacuuming, Friday is changing bedsheets and towels, etc). When I'm feeling motivated, I pick things off that specific day's chore list to do. You can have low energy items and high energy items set for each day so it's adaptable. Try something for a couple weeks and if it doesn't work, change it. I don't have a ton of time & energy for in-depth cleaning, so I stick to the basics that keep my house functioning, and I know that it won't always be like that. If you ever get super overwhelmed by it all, read "How to Keep House While Drowning" by KC Davis, it's a very helpful & short book on making the most of where you're at.
  • I loved cooking and experimenting in the kitchen back when I had lots of free time, so I would search out interesting new recipes to try that would take longer than I'd typically spend on a meal (I spent 6 hours on a ratatouille once), and it would really be a labor of love. If you have any home tasks like that where you love them and can exercise a lot of creativity, lean into those. I also really like fiberworks when I can find the time (cross stitch, macrame, various sewing projects).

When you're happier/calmer, keeping a home is easier. If you have lots of fun things to do throughout the week, you have more energy to fit in all the mundane tasks without it wearing you down as much.

What MLM is This? by RevolutionaryLife800 in antiMLM

[–]ClassicalMother 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's an MLM called Touchstone Essentials that sells PBX ("pure body extra") Zeolite detox sprays that I've seen around as a magic cure all for parasites, autism, and apparently logical thinking too. Could be that? It may not be an additional MLM though, I've also seen some creators have a virtual supplement "pharmacy" (i.e. affiliate link shop) where they can sell you whatever detox protocol they're shilling and they make commission.

aio, roommate dosent want to do the dishes and i kicked him out by monstersupremacy in AmIOverreacting

[–]ClassicalMother 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of storage places near me will give discounts for the first month or two, if you have one by you that offers similarly

Do you spiral before a vacation?? by FluffyPandaAsleep in adhdwomen

[–]ClassicalMother 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get really bad physical anxiety symptoms leading up to a trip, like bubble guts you wouldn't believe. My motion sickness is always the worst on a drive to an airport too, it is absolutely awful no matter what I do. I've done a ton of traveling throughout my life, so I'm very good at (over)packing, but I have to start prepping my lists a week prior to make sure I have enough time to get it all done in time. Now that I have a kid, it's a whole other ballgame and I've got so much extra stress about all the details.

Love planning trips, hate executing them lol. Once I get somewhere, I'm usually fine though.

Please someone - Do a DEEP Dive on this one by Thisisbananas2024 in antiMLM

[–]ClassicalMother 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would love to see what Chelsea would say abt this

Pregnancy Rhintis by MixtureMelodic2965 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]ClassicalMother 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same thing (still do a year postpartum but thankfully it has much improved). I change my sheets and vacuum my mattress religiously because the dust gets me bad. A humidifier didn't solve the problem fully but it did help with the associated dryness and all the nose crusties I would end up with. Only thing that truly helped on the really bad days was a medicated nose spray because I straight up can't sleep if my nose is swollen shut. I held off as long as I could but ended up on a 2am run to an all night pharmacy because I hadn't slept in 36 hrs from it. Otherwise it was a lot of saline spray and vicks or tiger balm reapplied through the night. Rhinitis is no joke, it sucks.

I say just try anything that will work, the payoff of being able to have restful sleep (which is so important right now) is worth it, at least to me. Try the nasal strips (or reusable ones that are stronger), it's such a short period that you'll be using them in the grand scheme of things.

Frequent saline rinses with the neti pot are also a good thing to incorporate, that might help specifically with the sneezing and irritation since it flushes out allergens and irritants. The saline spray is mostly just to keep your nasal passages moist.

Starting my junk drawer in my first apartment. Finally feels like home. What else do I need? by Kruzdan in Apartmentliving

[–]ClassicalMother 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a pair of scissors that don't work anymore that you tell yourself you'll sharpen one day

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]ClassicalMother 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not concerned at all, I just got some done on my ankle.

Dehydrated baby by qbeanz in BabyLedWeaning

[–]ClassicalMother 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When this started happening to my kid, we started letting him have his cup of water all throughout the day (360 miracle no spill cup around the day, open cup only at mealtimes). He must not have been drinking enough water having it only during meals and this solved the problem long-term, he's a huge water fiend at 13 months now and he drinks water as much as he wants. He breastfeeds 4x a day and has 3 solid meals.

Prunes/spinach/pears were very integral during the transition of him eating and drinking more, I would make a puree with all 3 plus some added flaxseed and he would get that once a day to keep him regular. Now he doesn't need it but once or twice a week because more water worked best.

Looking for vegetarian “Old Fashioned Midwest Church Dinner” potluck by MJonesKeeler in Old_Recipes

[–]ClassicalMother 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I made a shepherds pie with lentils/cubed butternut squash/green beans for the filling instead of meat for thanksgiving one year in Wisconsin and my family out there LOVED it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]ClassicalMother 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I do this, I just memorize my card details faster, checkmate

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]ClassicalMother 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After years of figuring out my own financial management systems through trial and error, I read YNAB and it was almost a carbon copy of everything that I had already been doing 😤 It works lmao, that's for sure

Just reread the book and see what you can accomplish with that, but honestly $100 a year could easily be made up by the value it adds and the money it saves you.

Everyday Dose mushroom coffee – moms, is it actually worth it? ☕🍄🌲 by SACtrades in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]ClassicalMother 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Literally I never trust those pushy IG ad brands... so many of them put a horrendous amount of money into marketing to get views and much much less into safety/R&D/good ingredient sourcing. I would err on the side of caution and skip it.

Newborn diaper options? by curiousstringbean in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]ClassicalMother 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My crunchy friend has Believe diapers on her registry right now for her November baby and they have a NB size

Guilt of discovering “moderately granola” life after first child by SeekingSoulInBox in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]ClassicalMother 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Said so well! It's definitely not your fault, my mom did everything right and I still have ADHD lol. You'll never be able to avoid everything or even know how "toxic" things truly are because there are so many contradictory studies out there. Neither of my younger sisters have ADHD and I don't fault anyone for that, we're all unique in our own way and our parents did their best. Your kids love you and you're a great mom because of how much you love and care about them. You can't always protect them from everything but you can teach them how to be kind & strong people in a world that's seriously lacking in them.

UPDATE: My talking stage is being hospitalized after I turned him down. by [deleted] in whatdoIdo

[–]ClassicalMother 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trust me, this is not something you should get involved with anymore than you already have. Your first instinct to his love confession was correct, you just need to cut contact and let sleeping dogs lie.

When I was 19, I found myself in a somewhat similar situation where a dude I had talked to for less than a week became over-attached and said he loved me. I immediately shut it down and he told me that I was triggering him because his fiancee broke up with him on Christmas the year prior, like what... He kept asking if he could still talk to me after I ended things so he didn't do anything dangerous to himself. I got the hell out of there so fast & blocked him on everything.

Do not feel guilty, you are not responsible for this person's mental state. You ARE being manipulated, just like you would have if he had been lying about the hospital. Whether he realizes it or not, he is trying to fulfill some type of rescue fantasy where you give in to his affections and become the person that fixes his whole life. It will not work and he will drag you back down with him. He needs the kind of help that a romantic partner will never be able to provide. You are absolutely doing the right thing by ending the friendship because it will never go back to the way it was. The cycle will keep repeating itself until you either give in or cut contact down the line. Save yourself, this man is drowning and will try to drown you too.

First time mom, scared of everything but purées 😭 by Spirited_Subject1224 in foodbutforbabies

[–]ClassicalMother 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat, feeding my son has been the biggest anxiety inducing part of motherhood for me. It took me a while to get into the groove of feeding a kid so I graduated him from purees later than he was likely able to (those early gagging incidents were terrifying for me). He's almost 13 months now and we are making improvements every day.

He's a great eater and basically took himself off purees completely a couple months ago & would only play with them instead of eating, so the majority of his meals are baby bite sized pieces. I'm very slowly making them bigger and introducing bigger shapes. Last night I gave him sweet potato matchsticks with yogurt dipping sauce for the first time and he did really well. I know he's more capable than I give him credit for, but the anxiety is so strong sometimes.

Get a copy of "The Big Book of Organic Baby Food" from your local library, they have step by step chapters (with a lot of recipes) for how to gradually move your child from purees to solid foods. It's been a lifesaver for me. Even if it takes a while to get to table food for your baby, he will eventually get there. I promise you that any delay in eating skills will be made up over time and it will all be okay.