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This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.)I’ll set the scene:It’s only 7:30 in the morning. You are halfway through cooking breakfast before your attention is diverted to the crying baby who just did a face plant into the floor, and then the dog whining at the door wanting to be let out, the two year old needing help going potty, and oh no the eggs are burning! Now one child is having a meltdown again, and the other is pouring a box of cereal onto the floor. It’s a disaster, all of it, and all you want is a cup of coffee and five minutes of calm!Overwhelmed, tired, frustrated - every parent has been there at some point. But now with social distancing, things might be especially hard. The new normal feels far from normal. These days, where everyone is stuck in the house together all the time with no play dates or coffee dates with friends, the job of parenting can feel even more overwhelming.How can you keep an attitude of adventure when every day feels like drudgery? While there’s no magical formula or perfect product to buy, there are a few things you can do as a parent to make the days just a bit smoother and more enjoyable.First, create a predictable routine.You may already have some sort of daily routine or you may resist the idea of restrictive schedules. Regardless of your personality, all people need some level of predictability to help smoothly move through each day. With little kids, routines work better than schedules. Having a routine means knowing what comes next in the day while, having a schedule means stressing about what time it is and how long things are taking when the toddler wants to do things himself.Next, plan the surprises.For example, if you have a new sticker and coloring book your kid will get excited about, keep that handy until you are about to sit down and feed the baby or help the older child with math homework. If car trips are difficult, save that special snack until right after everyone gets buckled in. It is all about timing when running the home circus, and unlike an actual circus, you don’t get to rehearse anything ahead of time! It helps to always have a few tricks up your sleeve to make the juggling act a little less challenging.Dot markers and tons of free printables have been a huge hit at our house, and this set has lasted us a long time: Take time to focus.Occasionally, give one hundred percent of your attention towards having some fun. Run through the house pretending to be dinosaurs and chasing each other or if you know the weather is going to be nice, pack up the car and take a lunch picnic to the park. And truly have fun playing with your kids, not on your phone paying a bill or in the other room trying to also fold some laundry. There is a time to multitask but there is also a time to be fully present and kids need this from their parents for at least some part of every day.Prioritize the essentials.For every family this will be different. If you know not cooking dinner means we won’t have anything to eat at dinner time, then make sure to plan your day around making certain that happens. And then if the sink stays full of dishes you can remind yourself that you took care of the essentials first. Now, I get it, all the things are essential! But honestly if you wash and dry the clothes and they sit in a basket for 5 days before they get folded and put away, you might wear wrinkled clothes for a few days but no one will go naked. If a whole week goes by and the clothes are all still sitting in the basket, it might be time to get rid of some extra things. And that brings be to my last tip…Simplify where possible.I love cooking gourmet meals, but I don’t have luxury of endless uninterrupted hours in the kitchen. Crock pot meals that can be set first thing in the morning or premade dinners to throw in the oven are always a win! Often keeping less stuff gives you more time. For example, if you have a hard time ever finding all the correct lid parts to the correct sippy cups, try getting rid of all but a couple of them. This will force you to wash one out when needed, but makes for less dishes piled in the sink and less time searching for correct parts. Similarly, if you find yourself frustrated by the time it takes to sort out the piles of unmatched socks, it might be worth it to only buy one kind that all match or just decide to be alright wearing socks that don’t match. If you find yourself constantly frustrated by the same things over and over, find a way to simplify and maybe even get rid of the excess.Remember at the end of the day you are raising your little humans to be the future of the world. Being a parent is the one job you are not paid to do so it is easy to get stuck in the stress and sometimes pure drudgery of the tasks that must get done every day. There is no supervisor looking over your shoulder to say good job or to offer support. If you are blessed enough to have a spouse who you can rely on, don’t take them for granted. Find moments to just enjoy being a family together.Ok now get off your phone and go rotate that laundry.And remember, you’ve got this!

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