Supermum Wannabes....

Maybe- just maybe, if we working mothers burn the clock like it was a talisman and drink it with water, then perhaps we can all perform daily magic at home, at work and in bed and still not look a day older than 30. Well, maybe not. Not unless you can fit into Helen Parr's red lycra suit and tiny black underpants and possess her ultra flexi-ability to save the world, keep the house, tend the kids and maintain the hourglass figure. It's tough to be THE INCREDIBLES but you might save your own world from self-destruction if you redress your timetable.



TOP 5 TIPS TO SAVE YOUR WORLD



1. Write down your schedule or to - do list for the day

Spend 15 minutes doing that every morning, make sure you put it down in a diary - not a mobile phone, not a PDA, not a laptop either - and refer to it religiously. The boss may ask that you switch off your mobile phone at work but he will never grumble when you consult your diary. There's no excuse for not going by the book when the battery in your PDA is flat or there's no wireless connection at the cafe.



2. Get the children involved in housework

Train them from day one and you train them in life. Some of the most capable girls can't cook for nuts and some of the most geek-savvy boys can't operate an iron to save their lives. By the time you hit 40, your kids should be the ones cleaning up after you - not the other way round. Don't abuse your authority though.



3. Them-, him-, me- and us- time

Everybody loves mummy and everybody wants her attention. But let's face it : there's only one you and you can't split yourself between time zones. Allocate time of the day of the week to spend quality moments with the kids, the hubby, the galfriends and yourself. Hey...Queue UP!



4. Procrastinate on procrastination

Procrastination is a big evil and we know it too well. Why put off what you have to do today till tomorrow? What if tomorrow never comes??? Cliche as can be but true. The next time you fell like dragging your feet on something, sit on that thought and get cracking - that's where you should put procrastination to good use!



5. Prioritse : one at a time

Truth is, men are bad at multitasking and women are too good at it. We are quite capable of holding baby in one arm, pushing the pram with the same hand, carting bags of purchases in the other and chatting with the galfriends using the earpiece - all while keeping our eyes open on the window displays at the shopping mall. Unless you have eight arms like an octopus and functions like an operating systems, don't take on more than you can handle. COMPUTERS CAN CRASH TOO!