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- From: fristrup@hplred.HPL.HP.COM (Jenny Fristrup)
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:39:29 GMT
- Subject: Re: Things you do to save time
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA
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- Both my husband and I work full-time. Our son is 14 months
- old. We stagger our work schedules to minimize the amount of
- time he spends with his sitter (he works 6am to 3pm, I work
- 9am to 6pm).
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- An incredible time saver we stumbled on was if they were
- away from the house when I arrived home from work (even if
- it is just 15 minutes!), I can get dinner almost all the way
- done. It is amazing how well one can work, given 15 uninter-
- rupted minutes with BOTH hands!
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- We have one car seat, two cars. We've learned it is easier
- to switch cars than to shuffle that awkward car seat between
- two compact cars. I am a stickler for making sure it is in
- there correctly so this used to be a very time consuming task.
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- To save time when I am getting me ready for work and my son
- ready for the baby sitter, we brush our teeth together. He
- likes to do what I am doing. Sometimes, if I am quick, I can
- brush my teeth AND get dressed while he entertains himself
- with his toothbrush and some water. (I know, it's not a big
- time saver, but, it beats trying to dress with a little
- leg hugger!)
-
- Other things I do include: doing laundry while he eats
- breakfast (6 feet away, still in eyesight/talking range),
- doubling up on grocery shopping (major shop once every two
- weeks, instead of one; it takes planning, but it is worth
- it), eat lots of "planned"-overs.
-
- Another thing that saves us time is becoming friends with
- another young family that lives nearby. When I know I am
- going to the store, I call and see if she needs anything.
- She does the same. If one of us needs to do something
- requiring two hands and concentration (and spouses aren't
- available), we ask the other for assistance.
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- Jenny
- fristrup@hplred.hpl.hp.com
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