Having a baby will change your life. There is no doubt about it.You will learn a whole new set of skills.Among other things, you will become a master of doing almost everything one handed.You will astound yourself with your new found skills and balance and when you hear others say they can’t do something because they need two hands free you will tut in your head and think about all the things you do one handed:
- Load and unload the washing machine
- Load and unload the dishwasher
- Make a drink
- Brush your teeth
- Shower
- Apply make up
- Helping older children with homework
- Read to the children
- Play with the children
- Answer the phone
- Type, email and most computer-related stuff
- Take photos
- Vacuum
- Clean
- Tidy
- Put the recycling and bins out
- Put shopping away
- Make packed lunches
- Make dinner
- Push the children on the swings
- Put the ironing away
- Sign for a parcel
- Help older children change for after school activities
- There must be more ….
What can you do one-handed?
22 comments
Absolutely! I could have written this post when my son was a newborn. I became an expert at doing everything one-handed 🙂
Haha – you really do don't you. Thanks for reading 🙂
Oh I miss those days. Now we need two for the wiggly weight!
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I've mastered the one handed loo trip – it takes skill to pull your trousers up and a kind of hula hoop wiggle!
Great post, you must have one arm bigger than the other by now with all the on handedness you get up to!
Ha ha yes! Thanks for reading 🙂
Go you! Gold star! Yes not easy is it… the hula hoop wiggle is a perfect way to describe it lol – thanks for reading 🙂
all so true! It felt like Osian loved in my arms for months! It felt like a treat getting to do something with two hands haha xx
You are so right there! Thanks for reading!
YES! It is so true, now I can do almost anything with one hand, and not even realise! We are multi-talented us mums lol. #thelist
Sabrina x
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Most definitely can agree to this. I think as soon as we become parents we learn how to manage things one handed. Great post. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me. #sharewithme
We sure are! Thanks for reading!
We certainly do. Thanks for reading!
I learnt this straight away – applying make up one handed is no easy task. On a similar vein, I'm now used to showering with an audience too. Being a mum is so glamorous! 😉 x
I ate every meal with one hand for Baby's 1st 5 months, even a full roast dinner! Thanks so much for linking up to #TheList x
Oh you are so right about the make up! Thanks for reading!
Ah yes the one handed meal! Very familiar. Thanks for reading!
Great post. It's truly amazing what you realise you can do one handed when you list it all out! Thanks for linking up with us on the #bigfatlinky
Exactly -impressive really!
It’s a mastered skill we all deserve a medal
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That we do 🙂
ahhh Multi-tasking at it’s best!
Thanks for linking up to #FridayFrolics
Haha – thanks !