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hedonista

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Mga Haggard na Wifey
« on: October 20, 2017, 04:37:53 pm »
How do you cope and still manage to have time for yourself?
What are the things that take up your time apart from a 9 hour job or being a full time mom... anything you can share lalo to maintain being fabulous :D

I feel overwhelmed lately.. sa responsibilities feeling ko tumanda ako ng 10 more years. My hair is frizzy my toenails not good to look at, i cant fit into my jeans.
I am a mom of one 6 year old boy.. i live with my mom (senior citizen na medyo nega na sa outlook sa life and all) and husband with different schedule than I have.. leaving a window of at least 4 hrs for us on weekday..

I buy stuff online and I feel good when they arrive. pero having a hard time managing time to do all things i want to do and need to do...

*Mods please move po in case i posted on wrong category

Girltalker2

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2017, 08:29:22 pm »
Hi sis! Glad you started a thread like this.

Sagot ko dyan - reliable helper to help you around the house and run errands for you. Reliable at maasahan ah at Hindi yung sakit sa ulo.

But admittedly I gave up my helper in the last few years kasi malalaki na Anak ko kaya na feel ko talaga ito. Yung dati may time ako to visit the salon/spa or diy on a weekly basis. Ngayon kahit once a month, pilit na pilit pa.

Feeling ko I aged din in the last few years without helper, tapos super long working hours and I go to school din.

Mga ginawa ko to ease the stress...and therefore tried not to look haggard:
- Delegate chores/tasks to my partner and kids.
- Make sure part time helper comes to the house at least twice a week to clean do laundry and iron. (Since I gave up na my full time helper)
- If I'm out of the country, that's the time I take time to go to spa, salon or shop. Dun lang kasi may time.
- I moved near my work place
- don't sweat the small stuff. If wala time magluto, then just buy.
- take time 2-3x a week at least to exercise
- eat healthy and proper food. Take vitamins
- make sure you still have time for sex, aside from being able to maintain a healthy relationship with your hubby, Sex also keeps you from looking older

« Last Edit: October 20, 2017, 08:34:24 pm by Girltalker2 »

kvandenhaak

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2017, 09:59:14 pm »
I am a single mom working full time. My son was only 7 when we moved out of our house and never looked back. He is now 13. I managed well naman and I don't have any helper. I am doing everything by myself. Laundry, ironing, cooking, cleaning, shopping....EVERYTHING! Ang nakikita kong malaking difference between you and me is the travel time to and from where you are going dahil sa traffic sa Pilipinas. I only travel max 10 mins to work, grocery store, church, etc. is just 5 minutes away. I work from 8:00am to 4:30pm. The best tip I can give you is make a plan of what you want to do in a week. Bullet journal is one way of tackling a busy schedule and accomplishing tasks. May mga open spots pa nga ako sa schedule ko. Sunday rest lang talaga ako. Yun yung time ko to unwind or medyo mag-shopping, mag-decorate. Mag-date and stuff.

hushush

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2017, 07:15:23 pm »
Hello sis hedonista!! I feel you sis. Ganyan din ako 2-3yrs ago. I have 2 kids na magkasunod ang edad at baterya pa ang ugali (girl at boy).indi magkasundo.pag magkasama lagi nagbabangayan. Minsan nagsasakitan. Nagsasabunutan. Nagsusuntukan. Nag-aagawan ng toys at food..Name it hehe.. :D kaibahan lang natin fulltime ako.. Ganun din ako indi na nakakatingin sa mirror nuon. Laging may pimples. Sobrang itim ng balat dahil laging naiinitan sa paghahatid-sundo sa anak. Anglayo kasi ng skul ng panganay ko nuon at i cant drive hehe :D .may kasambahay naman ako nuon pero stay out . ayoko din kasi ng stay in. Nadala na ako nuon na may matagal kami naging kasambahay then parang mas malapit pa mga anak ko sa kasambahay dahil syempre mabait. Ako naman istrikto sa kanila. kaya ayaw ko may kasambahay as much as possible..

One of the challenges i faced bukod sa being far from my husband, depression, sadness, etc ay yung speech delay nung panganay ko. Pina-therapy ko sya at yun hassle talaga hindi biro lalo na pag maulan then sa QC pa kami nanggagaling after his class at yun therapy center nasa Antipolo. Kumusta naman yun? Wala naman kasi sila weekend sked kaya need tyagain.. Less than 1yr lang naman yun therapy kasi tinutor ko din sya sa bahay or while nagbabyahe i taught him lot of things. Basta i never missed the chance na maturuan o matulungan sya na mag-improve ang speech nya. At pati pala ang behavior sis kasali sa problema ko nuon sa kanya dahil indi sya naexpose sa mga tao since infant e nagkaprob sya sa socialization and everything..dami prob aa behavior nya..anglaking problema promise! Haha! Very stressful kasi araw araw ko talaga na goal ay matulungan syang mag-improve. :)  ang consolation ko na lang ay wala ako prob sa academics sya at achiever sya lagi though may speech problem sya.
Malaking gastos din talaga ang therapy. Bukod sa mamahaling TF din kasi special ang school nya at nahirapan akong ipasok sya sa regular/traditional school. Awa ng Dyos, that problem ended so far, one of our in-laws helped us na maipasok sa regular school ang anak ko though questionnable ang behavior, najustify ko kumbakit sya ganun. So natanggap sya dahil magaling sya sa academics then after 1year anlaki ng improvement nya. Sobrang madaldal na, very friendly at higit sa lahat nag-eexcel sa academics. 6yo din sya sis, tho may episodes pa din ng kakulitan at katigasan ng ulo eh manageable naman. Big help na sa Catholic school ko sya ipinasok dahil iniiterate ang values sa kanila..paulit-ulit yan. Ilang subjects nila mayron about values..kundi ba naman bumabait-bait ang bata hehe...
2 years na ako wala kasambahay ngayon kasi lapit lang skul. At pede ko ibilin mga bata sa in-laws ko if need ko iwan sila..
With regards to being haggard, kapag nasa school yun magkapatid ay rumarampa ako. Magbibihis ako, magmo-mall.. ME time ba hehe.  Then isasabay ko na ang errands, grocery, bank transactions, bills, etc then 3pm dapat nasa skul na ako para sumundo. Kaya lang di ako makanuod ng movie sa cinema.pero oks na ako dun.importante wala na ako masyado problema sa mga bata..

Once a year nagtatravel/ family vacation kami para magkasama-sama kaming buong family.. Saka pag nahahalata na ng asawa ko na depressed ako or need na talaga ng vacation ay pinagbabakasyon nya kami mag-iina. Ineexcuse ko na lang sa school ang mga anak ko.pero natataon naman na foundation week or xmas season kaya timing naman. :)

Hindi ako mahilig magmake-up or mag-ayos ng hair, lagi lang nakapuyod. Bumibili lang ako ng headband na medyo kikay para bumata-bata ng konte hehe..then trinkets, mga bling bling hehe..sa pananamit naman, simple lang din, sa Baclaran ako namimili para mura at makakapakyaw pa ako like leggings at blouses, mas mura kung pakyaw hehe. Para makasunod din sa usong getup ngayon hehe. :)
Hindi din ako mahilig magpa-pedi or manicure kasi lagi ak naghuhugas ng plato. Saka i always wear sneakers pag umaalis para indi umitim sa init ng araw ang feet ko.. :D
then when it comes to weight, yan ang never ko pinababayaan. Early this year i started my weighloss regime then nagsucceed naman ako at more on maintenance na lang ako ngayon.
Ayaw na ayaw ko nang tumaba ulit kaya panay IF lang ako or fruit diet or no-rice diet..Designer bags lang ang bisyo ko lately pero indi ako bumibili ng uber mahal. On sale items at bangers ako sa good deals/outlet items sa legit at authentic seller sa fb. Sa isang seller lang ako nakikipagtransact kasi proven na authentic ang goods nya. At affordable. At hassle-free.. Ang daldal ko hehe.. :D paminsan-minsan nakikipag-geto sa old friends or old officemates.. Ok na ako na walang kabarkada. Less hassle, less conflict, walang chismisan, walang payabangan o pabonggahan like before.. :D
Kung ikukumpara ko tsura ko ngayon, i can say na may improvement na ako,mas mukhang babae na tignan hehe.. unlike nuon na talagang matabang-mataba, tapos laging tshirt ang suot hehe :D

Ang masasabi ko lang sis, maoovercome mo din yan probs mo. Ipagdasal mo lang lagi.. Atsaka minsan need mo talaga mag-observe, mag-analyze at magresearch kung ano ang root cause at solution sa prob mo.. At minsan din you need to take drastic measures or execution to solve your prob.. :)
Yun mga nanay natin minsan need lang na may kumausap na ibang tao para matauhan at magtino.. Ganyan din kasi ang nanay ko tulad sa nanay mo. But that's another story.. :)


glamorosa_09

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2017, 09:43:54 pm »
Ako naman, I'm a full-time mom, I homeschool my grade 1, I'm studying masters, we've no helper or yaya, I do ministry and volunteer  works. These are what I am or what I do:

-- low standards sa bahay, kung ano lang ang kaya ko ma-accomplish
-- semi-minimalist (semi lang because of my husband)
-- when I go out, enough na yung polished look (pony tail, lipstick, facial cream)
-- lagi na lang akong naka-pony tail, tinatamad na akong magpa rebond.
-- manicure and pedicure (pinagsawaan ko na to nung college and HS, trimmed lang sya ngayon)
-- thanks to good genes na rin (di tabain, look younger)
-- no stress and emotional problem with husband
-- sa practicum ang daming projects, I just say no and prioritize, para hindi pressured and stressed.

airish_2

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2017, 09:28:08 am »
Naglalaba lang ako pag andyan si hubby para may bantay kay baby :) pag tulog siya ginagawa ko yung ibang pending.

Tapos make up hindi naman ako mamake up pag may okasyon lang, pero lipstick hindi mawawala i love matte lipstick.

Then pag hindi ko masulat sa planner nilalagay ko na lang sa evernote sa phone tapos ititick ko yung tapos na.

lonely_dad

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2017, 07:40:54 am »
haggard husband here, mula pag gising hanggang pagtulog wala na yata tigil sa pag asikaso.
kaya minsan gusto ko mag bakasyon mag isa lang para walang stress  ;D

Girltalker2

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2017, 08:25:32 am »
^ men are different
Generally, men don't need makeup to look better. Their metabolism doesn't slow down as much as women. They don't give birth (stretch marks and all nutrients going away), they generally don't have hormonal changes.

In fact between men and women, women generally look older at the same age, especially 40s and above. In fact, for men, kahit wala silang gawin, most of them look better when they are older (40s above vs 20s).

Kaya women have to care more for themselves physically because of nature. If mapabayaan, we don't seem to bloom naturally.

kvandenhaak

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2017, 08:30:50 am »
^And women also tend to be more OCD than men. We like things to be done right, or perfect for our taste. But we can multi-task better than men thought, basing on experience.


Miss Granger

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2017, 01:55:15 pm »
- hushush sis binasa ko talaga post mo lol! ang hirap nga din ng set up mo pero as i see mukhang happy ka naman :)

hushush

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2017, 06:31:00 am »
^hehe thanks for reading sis! Haba no. Ganun talaga ang istorya ng buhay, may mahaba, may ubod nang haba. :D :D
Masaya so far, kasi malapit na ang Xmas, uuwi naman ang husband ko...saka i just choose to be cool na lang kesa ma-stress pag may prob, kasi may solusyon naman ang lahat ng prob.. Pili lang ng solution then execute. Pag gumana, e di ok, pag indi, try ulit ng iba.. :)
Saka angsaya-saya kasi andaming upcoming bag sale hahaha! :D :D



lonely_dad

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2017, 07:57:53 am »
Kaya women have to care more for themselves physically because of nature. If mapabayaan, we don't seem to bloom naturally.

but hindi reason ito para walang siyang gawin sa bahay as in. di ba dapat share ang pag asikaso sa lahat ng bagay? eh lumalabas isa siya sa iniintindi ko imbes na mga kids lang. ok sana kung mga normal kids, me isa kaming special child. daig ko pa single parent - at least kung single parent ako alam ko mag isa lang ako. pagod na nga buong araw tapos ganun pa treatment sayo. di bale sana kung tumutulong kahit papaano sa financial aspect kaso hindi eh, makikita ko na lang me bago na naman siyang mamahalin na gamit.

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I buy stuff online and I feel good when they arrive. pero having a hard time managing time to do all things i want to do and need to do...

buti ka pa nabibili mo pa gusto mo ako sa expenses lahat napupunta kasi ako lang gumagastos
wala nga akong kaluho luho sa katawan if makita mo ako
kung pwede lang 24/7 ako magtrabaho ginawa ko na siguro

angeljolie

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2017, 10:43:37 am »
^Bakit ka nagtyatyaga?

Anyway, to TS, work delegation is key. May nabasa ako, icompute mo ang hourly rate mo sa trabaho mo. Kung mas mataas versus outsourcing the task, it's better to outsource.

lonely_dad

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2017, 10:46:02 am »
^Bakit ka nagtyatyaga?

Anyway, to TS, work delegation is key. May nabasa ako, icompute mo ang hourly rate mo sa trabaho mo. Kung mas mataas versus outsourcing the task, it's better to outsource.

because of the kids lang
« Last Edit: October 24, 2017, 10:48:03 am by lonely_dad »

airish_2

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2017, 10:48:31 am »
To Lonely_dad nasabi mo na ba sa kaniya yan in a nice way? Paano niya malalaman kung hindi mo sasabihin atleast tell her what you feel, baka naman pagalit ka pag sinabi mo sa kaniya anyway OT na 😊

angeljolie

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2017, 11:39:09 am »
^^What's your relationship like in front of the kids?

neenah

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2017, 11:56:55 am »
may mga oras talaga na mahahaggard ka lalo na kung wala helper..

sharing:

-i am a full time employee
-a mom of a 3 yr old boy
-a wife of a sleepy guy (kasi palagi inaantok, minsan kakagising palang maya maya aantukin na naman)
-i have my father as taga alaga kapag nasa work kami, kumikilos sa bahay kung ano kaya gawin

so ang toka ni mister eh maglaba, auto naman ang WM, ewan ko na lang kung di pa nya magawa.. plus sya ang taga alaga sa anak namin ng weekends habang nag lalaba..
ako naman weekdays paguwi magprep pagkain or luto..
weekends ko ginagawa ang grocery/market at linis ng bahay, pero nanghihingi rin ako ng tulong kay mister kapag di na kaya..

ang problema ko ngaun eh ang taas ng standard ko sa paglilinis kaya kahit ako minsan sobra pagod pagkatapos maglinis..

angeljolie

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #17 on: October 24, 2017, 02:25:01 pm »
^Sis babaan mo ang standards mo para bumaba din ang stress level mo. Worked for me LOL!

Miss Granger

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2017, 03:42:46 pm »
- lower your standards sis to save your sanity LOL

sherolf

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Re: Mga Haggard na Wifey
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2017, 03:59:16 pm »
Ganyan din ako nong una sis. Naiinis ako pag makalat sa bahay, feeling mo walang paki mga kasama mo, pero ikaw pagod ka na at wala ka pang time sa sarili mo. Kaya sinubukan ko di gano pagurin sarili ko, kung ano lang matapos ko. Di naman nagrereklamo si hubby, kaya ayon, di ako stress. Good thing kay hubby, di mareklamo sa ulam at bahay.

 

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