Where a New Mummy Can Find Time, or a Day with a Baby in a HighTech Age

We, the authors of this blog, have already shared our ways of finding time for creativity, arts and crafts with the readers: Anastasia’s approach, Natalie’s approach. Today, a new mother Alima will tell us about her tips and tricks:

“How did our parents manage us when there were no washing machines (and there also was a tendency to iron things), no diapers like pampers? I even do not talk about dishwashing machines and other modern helpers. We’ve got almost everything that makes the life of a new mother easier but I still feel lack of time to do everything. It seems here comes the answer – our desires are unlimited and even if we had a babysitter there would be tons of things to do and places to visit. So, let’s change the attitude – I do not get tired at all, I have enough time for everything and, what is the most important, I have enough time for the baby!

My hubby, Igor, wakes up and puts on a non-iron shirt. It is not a non-ironed shirt but a shirt which you may not iron, thanks to the modern technology, and which is made of cotton. He warms up his breakfast in a micro-wave – sensor heating – just indicate the temperature that you need. Then I awake and put the dishes out of the dishwashing machine – during the day I put all the dirty dishes into it. The plates are shining – I am not able to wash like this!

We need to prepare a report for Igor to take it to his work. We put our baby-girl in her pram at the balcony and get to the computer. But the little one does not sleep. But outside she will surely fall asleep. I need to make the typing and Igor thinks over the text and dictates. Each of us makes what he is able to do better. So, we decided to go onto the open air with a laptop – sat down on a bench but because of the sun nothing can be seen on the screen. The decision is made – I go home and Igor dictates me the sentences on the phone – he’d got an unlimited tariff. I put on a headset – my hands are free – and finally start typing.

Igor comes home with the baby-girl in her pram. Dinner is ready – roast meat and a pie. I even managed to find time for cooking . A magic thing helped me in it – a multi-cooker! I think, the Japanese created it especially for new mums. You just need to put products into it and the machine will cook each of them until it is ready. Then it will switch off itself and keep the food warm. I do not have to spend time at the cooker. The same refers to the pie – it was being prepared in a similar stove.

That day, my husband and I were surprised and happy to be able to use the benefits of civilization. I felt a strong desire to write this article which I am doing now at the same time rocking our daughter in a modern baby chaise-lounge .

Alima”

Illustration to the article:

Pic. by Iliya Panyushkin

This article in Russian is published here.

Next time we will arrange some cultural exchange