Hubby and I were talking the other day and decided that in the months leading up to welcoming our little one, and the initial weeks of his arrival, we managed more “life hacks” than we could’ve imagined.
I felt like my/our best hacks involved learning how to embrace the domestic side–a side we previously claimed didn’t exist. Early in the year, as part of my idea to embrace homemaking for frugal reasons (more on that in another post), I decided to visit Pinterest for some ideas. I mean, Pinterest is full of homemaking life hacks, right?
I decided to use the year to make some handmade Christmas gifts. I found recipes for soap (too involved), lip balm (big win overall), fabric coffee sleeves and a few other ideas.
By the end of the year, and after an early arrival by our little one, I ended up using another site (Etsy) to buy handmade soaps and the coffee sleeves after breaking too many needles on my sewing machine trying to make the sleeves myself. However, I made foot/bath salts, effervescent shower pucks, alcohol-free hand sanitizer and lip balm to share with my family.
All that said, it is super easy to make some of these things, and I was able to support homemaking entrepreneurs when my time and patience ran thin.
These were my inspiration pages or vendors’ pages for homemade goods:
Homemade hand sanitizer: http://pinterest.com/pin/429671620670958577/
Homemade shower pucks: http://pinterest.com/pin/429671620673585884/
Homemade lip balm: http://pinterest.com/pin/429671620671834024/
Coffee sleeves: https://www.etsy.com/listing/191469692/reversible-coffee-cozycoffee-sleeve
Handmade soaps: https://www.etsy.com/listing/198645481/homemade-soap-soap-loaf-ends-natural
I chose these items to try my homemaking hand at since they seemed simple enough. As you can see, some worked, and some just didn’t fit my schedule or patience. This helped me gain some confidence in knowing Pinterest isn’t off limits for a working mom, but understanding that it won’t always go as I want it to when I start a project.
Homemaking For Working Moms 