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Message: <br /><br /> If you are having trouble reading this email, you may view this article online at: http://www.jweekly.com/13025/full/13025/time-saving-pesach-tips-for-overworked-mothers/ <br /><br /> <b>Time-saving Pesach tips for overworked mothers</b> <br /> Friday, April 14, 2000 | by <p>According to an occupational psychologist at the Hadassah Career Counseling Institute in Jerusalem, even Israeli women who are f </p> <br /><br /><p>*Think like a professional. Passover is peak season. When the annual report needs to go out other activities are postponed, and extra staff is brought in. Do the same at home.<br /><br /> *Write down all your tasks and appointments for work, home and Passover. Quiz yourself about necessity of each task: Who expects it? Maybe you're expecting too much of yourself.<br /><br /> *Set priorities. Overload can make you freeze into doing nothing but procrastinate. Take control by doing what's really important first. Curtains can wait until Shavuot, but buying the matzah can't.<br /><br /> *Consider shortcuts in preparation as a strategy, not a cop-out. For example, consolidate shopping instead of bargain hunting. Order one impressive dish from a caterer.<br /><br /> *Free up time before the holiday by eliminating routine chores. For example, serve takeout food twice a week during the weeks before Passover.<br /><br /> *Involve your family. This is a positive goal, not a weakness. It encourages children to join in the teamwork year round.<br /><br /> *Praise lavishly. Try never to criticize anyone who chips in, even if you can do the job faster and better.<br /><br /> *Pin up a volunteer list for chores: You'll get less resistance than if you assign them.<br /><br /> *Finish one job completely rather than starting three that you can't finish in one go.<br /><br /> *Aim for "good enough" and not "perfect" as you go from task to task.<br /><br /> *Keep saying to yourself, "This is the way I do the holiday. I'm not in competition with my neighbor, my sister or my mother-in-law."<br /><br /> *Treat messy drawers as one of life's annoying realities, not as a reflection of your self-worth. Remember that obsessive people suffer for their neatness.<br /><br /> *Schedule something fun for the holiday, even if it's a walk in the sunshine.</p> <p> </p>

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