This is the epitome of combining work and play for mamas.

There's work to be done, plenty of it, folding clothes,

meal planning, unloading the dishwasher, picking up toys,

tackling the junk drawer, cleaning out the pantry,

cleaning up the kitchen, and on and on and on.

Well, why not turn those work items that are not optional in our lives

into some play? The magic missing link for you

could be using a timer. When you set a timer before tackling a task, you turn it into a game.

And before you know it, you're trying to beat your personal best and the kids are actually helping

and using the timer too. And it's really kind of fun. Today's episode for May is for Mamas is all about using a timer in motherhood.

This is going to be fun.

You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 157.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play. Simply put, that is

where our life and our legacy take place. This is a podcast all about learning to work and play

well, which leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life. Let's dive in.

Let's talk about using timers in everyday life and how wonderful it is okay i'm so nerdy about this i just raised my hand and totally admit this is so geeky of me but it helps in anything that

helps in motherhood i am here to share it with

you. Now before we jump into the 10 different ways, I like to use a timer in motherhood. I first want to say

there's two ways you can do it. Number one is use an actual timer, like set a timer. And I like to use

the time timer. I'm going to leave a link for it in the show

notes this was recommended to me a few years ago it is a game changer especially when using it for

your kids because it's 60 minutes and as you kind of turn the knob all the way around the time left

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