TYAT! #14
How was everyone's Fourth of July!? Wednesday was a very fun family day for the Hulteen clan (: We made a short, 50 minute trip, to my cousins house (who also has a set of twins) and spent the afternoon there with our family! Our day consisted of playing in the pool and grilling out. Sounds very American to me! After a few hours it was time to head home because it was bedtime! Unfortunately, we did not go to see the fireworks because I did not want to mess with the babies schedule and honestly I am not sure whether they would like them or be terrified- eeeeek! If I had to guess I would say Oliver would be amused and Olivia would be downright scared. I guess we will find out next year! Let's dive into this weeks, Thing's You Ask Thursday! 1.) How do you make time for blogging while staying home with your twins? I am a stay at home mom with one babe trying to make it work with my blog. I find that I just can not stay consistent and I know in order to succeed with it I have to be regular. Any tips would be GREATLY appreciated! I'm sure to some of you readers I am going to sound like a broken record player when I say this but my best advice is NAP TIME! When your babe is down for the count that is when you go into beast mode. If you are attempting to work from home this is your time to get a dent into work. Don't turn your tv on and only use your phone if its for work purposes. I do not answer my phone duirng this time. If my mom, matthew or my sister try calling I text them to see if they need anything but I do not get caught up on the phone for any period of time because that is my time to get work done. I set boundaries during their long nap (12-3 p.m.) If Matthew has the day off work or is home at that time for some reason he knows that my time and to stay quiet. It's a very interesting (yet cool) experience being a stay at home work mom. I'll be honest other aspects suffer because I dedicate this time to work. Sometimes dinner is a frozen [...]