Comments on: How to be productive over the holidays (if you are home with the kids) https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: angela https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33704 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:06:24 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33704 In reply to Byrd.

me too, me too!

Happy Holidays!

]]> By: Diana https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33703 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:17:43 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33703 This was great! I’m (pretty much) a full time SAHM but still like to relax extra this time of year and take advantage of some extra days my husband has off. We need to work on some fun lists of things our son would like to do too!

]]> By: beth https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33702 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:34:21 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33702 I always come up with kid fun lists because I need the kids to burn off energy and I agree that mornings are excellent for this. It’s the afternoons that kill me. I am out of energy and the kids are often not at their best. Okay, they are fighting. Pretty much always. I always wish for quiet afternoons by myself, in my own house with no one else around. This is surprisingly hard to come by since my husband is working over the kids break. I think its time for me to realign my wishes with reality and think of something else fun for me!

]]> By: Byrd https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33701 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:29:17 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33701 This is amazing and perfectly timed. How did you know I was stressing over just this?

I am also working on quarterly personal/work/relationship goals for next year and struggling with Too Many Things On The List.

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33700 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:33:07 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33700 In reply to Angela.

@Angela- thanks! Happy holidays to you as well!

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33699 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:32:43 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33699 In reply to Lindsey.

@Lindsey- you need a list! Hopefully it won’t be too hard to come up with some fun stuff!

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33698 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:31:56 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33698 In reply to Erin.

@Erin – definitely create your own fun list! That’s one way to escape some of the late afternoon malaise…

]]> By: Erin https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33697 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:16:03 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33697 This really is a perfect way to break down the days! I crush mornings but I am walking a fine line between extra coffee and where’s-the-wine by 3:30/4… We have 5 kids aged 1 to 11 and I just set the “big kids” on the task of making the vacation fun list. I will then work on creating a rough schedule so they know what to look forward to! I hadn’t thought of creating my own “fun list” – but I’m on it now. 😉

]]> By: Lindsey https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33696 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:40:16 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33696 Thank you for this! I love the equal focus on kid, me, and ‘should do project’ time. Scary that the hardest list is what i should do for myself to make it feel like a vacation- clearly I need one! Thanks so much for all these nuggets!!

]]> By: Angela https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/12/how-to-be-productive-over-the-holidays-if-you-are-home-with-the-kids/#comment-33695 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:23:09 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6396#comment-33695 Laura, this was PERFECT!
I often have the best intentions of being productive but my biggest hurdle is breaking things down into manageable tasks! I always have lists of wants, needs, and chores running through my head and often get too overwhelmed trying to plan everything smartly that I often plan nothing. Thanks for the exact ‘How To’! I don’t have vacation time planned for the upcoming holidays but I have been wanting to take a look at my goals for the next few months, this is so helpful : )
Happy Holidays!

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