Anticipate as much as possible

I prepare the next day

Preparing children's clothes, putting up the breakfast table, checking the children's school bags, doing the most tasks the day before makes it possible to take more time in the morning and thus be less stressed.

Creating everyday automatisms also helps to save and lighten one's mind. Example: every morning, we start with the shower, dressing, styling-make-up, followed by breakfast with the children. Taking a break after dropping the kids off to school and before going to work by having a coffee or talking to other mothers in front of the school helps to empty the mind and relieve stress from the start of the day.

- For the evening meal ...

We also look for the ideas of the meals for the week from the beginning of the weekend as on the Fabrique à menus to be able to optimize to the maximum its shopping list . This prevents us from buying what is lacking in the evening after work. Tip: Keep the list of his commissions on the fridge to know which one should consume in priority (vegetables, fish) without having to search in!

For evenings where you want to spend the least amount of time in the kitchen, the Cook Angles site proposes to make your work easier by preparing the ingredients. It is then sufficient to assemble and reheat them. The price is quite high, 10 € on average the dish per person.

Make Your To Do List

Note the most important tasks of the day such as medical appointments, things that are most likely to forget. We choose the medium with which we feel best (its Smartphone or a simple sheet of paper). The smart idea : the family program "Memoriam" or the "Organize with family" calendar allows you to enter the list of your shopping, menu ideas for the week. "An excellent centralized collective tool always placed in the same place (in the kitchen or the entrance)" advises Frédérique Corre-Montagu translator and author of the blog "Frédérique La Paresseuse" . Each member of the family notices his appointments, so the traffic jams of time are obvious.

We share the tasks

Mandatory ! We must impose it gently but firmly with the whole family. "Apart from the social burden, there is no female predisposition to do the housekeeping remind the specialists. Tasks are adapted to the age of the child . From 6 years, it can empty the dishwasher or put the table. A teenager can take care of his laundry (doing his laundry, ironing, storing). Involving children in household chores helps to empower them. One can alternate who prepares the dinner between father and mother every night etc. To know how to delegate is to accept that things are done differently: it is the one who does that is right.

In the evening, we disconnect from the screens!

The new technologies are very time consuming (between 5 and 7 hours spent on average per day between computer, telephone and TV). Studies have also proved that spending time in front of the luminous screens could delay the time of sleep. The good reflex when returning home: One cut the Internet connection of its Smartphone or one activates the mode "push" to no longer receive alerts mails or social networks. In the evening, if you do not find the program very attractive, you try to favor reading or to give yourself time for yourself (bathing, yoga) or family (board games like Dooble, Time up etc.)

At work we organize!

Checking your mails every 5 minutes is a huge waste of time when you know it takes an average of 3 minutes to concentrate again when you stop, that is the time lost for 20 mails. We therefore deactivate the alerts and we prefer a time to consult them between two files to be more efficient.

We set limits. Despite the challenging labor market environment and the sense of insecurity, vicious circles and unattainable goals are identified. Sometimes you have to dare to say no or ask for help. Without the impression of being a shot at the blank, we leave the job at the appointed time.

Read also: "Know how to organize" by Laurence Einflalt, 10 € at éditions Eyrolles, and his blog S'organiser facile, "J'arrête d'être débordée" by Barbara Meyer and Isabelle Neveux, 11,90 € Eyrolles, "to be organized is malignant" by Frédérique Corre-Montagu, Leduc.s edition.