Time management

Lately Edison has been crazy. He's been getting into everything and screaming a lot and just always in my way. After I dropped Alex off at preschool I had 2 hours with just Edison that I was planning on using to clean, but then I thought that maybe Edison is acting out because he wants more attention. So I decided to not worry about my house and played with my son. We went for a walk, we played with toys, and I pushed him on a swing. He was a lot happier. Then I wondered if I've been giving more attention to the house than to my family. So I'm wondering how you give your children, husband, house, and self the time and attention they need. Anyone have the answer? I think part of the answer is that I need to redo my schedule. I was going to post it but then I thought I probably shouldn't put that on the internet. So now I have given myself scheduled times to clean and play. So I'll be trying that this week.

I also thought about conference this week. What do you think about doing other things while watching? We had a family gathering here on Sunday and Saturday there was a lot that needed to get done. I was mowing the lawn between sessions and thinking about all the stuff I needed to do. I thought I could fold laundry on the couch while I watched the second session. But then I thought "No, if I'm going to watch conference I need to devote my attention." My kids take away most of my attention, I don't need to add more distractions. Just a thought.