6 SANITY SAVING TIPS TO OVERCOME BACK TO SCHOOL HYSTERIA
From Julie Edelman - The Accidental Housewife
From dawn to dusk our days are filled with trying to maintain our sanity as we fight the daily battle of figuring out what our kids should wear to germ warfare to shuttling them to and fro and in trying to find some ‘me’ time. Here are a few ways that may not have you winning the war, but will help you mount a good enough defensive:
WAKING THEM UP:
1. TAKE FLIGHT--SOUND THE ALARM! If your child sleeps like a rock then set them off with this annoying alarm clock that launches into the air as it sounds and doesn’t stop until it returns to base. Rings every seven minutes for an hour. www.hammacherschlemmer.com $29.95
GETTING THEM DRESSED
2. ZIP IT! Unless you’re lucky enough to send your 6 year old kiddie to a school where uniforms are required, minimize your stress and figure out your child’s clothes for the week. Put them in zip lock bags clearly marked with day of week and their name—just in case!
KEEPING THEIR LUNCHBOX’S FROM BECOMING TOXIC ZONES
a. TOSS: Leave a piece of vinegar-soaked bread in overnite
b. Shake ‘n Bake-add a teaspoon of baking soda and shake it up daily
c. ZAP IT-disinfecting zapper
SHUTTLING TO SCHOOL
3. GIVE ‘EM THE ELBOW-Ah the joys of carpooling and having all those little munchkins in one confined space sharing their achooos into the air or their hands which touch everything and everyone in site! Stop the germs by teaching them to sneeze into their elbows or next time they’re walking!
4. COFFEE FIX-IT-God knows you’re exhausted and it’s only 7:30 am plus you’ve been trying to drink that cup of coffee now cold for hours so you’ve taken it in the car. Speed bump ahead—spill time! No problem-just keep hand sanitizer in your glove compartment, put a dab on the spot and gently rub—
SAVING YOUR KIDDIES MASTERPIECES
5. IT’S A WRAP! Of course your child will think all their works of art are masterpieces that can’t be thrown out so save those paper towel and gift wrapping tubes, have your kids decorate them, then roll those Rembrants and Picasso’s up and store them in these handy dandy tubes. Pizza boxes from your fave take out place (unused of course) are also a good place to keep them.
SAVING YOUR SANITY
6. WINE AWAY- A glass of red wine at the end of a long day is a perfect way to relax until it spills! No fear, take some white wine a little salt and out the stain will come and then you can continue sipping away on your red or white!
