Calling all Moms:

[estherhead]

I've been reading the threads on motherhood lately and had an idea. We all know what we do and how overwhelmed with life we are, but do we understand other's overwhelming lives or do we just assume? Let's post a typical day for us. I'm going to start so you can see what I had in mind and I would LOVE to see how you all manage to get through your daily lievs!

Background: DH (works FT, 31) DD, 4, DD, 3. I run a small wedding cake bakery out of my home (2 wedding cakes a month plus other projects), work 10 hours a week for my dad, and am a motivational speaker at least 2 hours a week. We have no daycare.

I picked last Wednesday as typical. Friday's are insane as I work non stop to finish my weekend cakes:

7:30 am: Get up to a ringing phone, throw load in laundry, water my flowers, make 6 cakes, make bed, get dressed.
8:00 am: Awaken kids, feed, dress, etc. Unload dishwasher, take cakes out.
9:00 am: Doctor's apt for DD (rare skin disorder.)
11:00am: Take roses to a friend who is having a hard time.
12:00 noon: Make lunch for girls, eat my lunch while checking e-mail.
12:30pm: Set timer to 15 minutes to keep me on track while I clean up kitchen & L.R. Then do another load of laundry & fold the two on my bed. Scramble to get office clean for 3:00 apt.
1:00 pm: Go to dad's office to work. (Girls have an office and watch movies & draw.)
3:00 pm: Cake apt with clients (at my house.)
4:30 pm: Put dinner on, hop in shower.
5:00 pm: Leave to go give a speech.
7:00 pm: Go to Wal-Mart & grocery shop.
8:00 pm: (dh took girls to the movies) Bake the rest of my cakes, truly clean kitchen & floor.
9:00 pm: Bathe girls, read them a story, etc.
10:00: Their bedtime. I watch TV while dh does this.
11:00: my bedtime.

Whew. I have to go, 2:00 is my next apt! How about you? What did you do today?

Esther

 

[eeyore kelly]

DH who works full time, DS 12, DD 9 and me

Friday
Wake up at 10:00 am
Get dressed, pick out clothes for DS and DH (he was off)
Feed everyone breakfast dress myself
Send DD next door to MoM's
Me DH and DS go to DS counseling appt.
Go to lunch
Go to Mall
Spend money at the disney store
Go home get DD
fuss at kids for not doing chores
clean living room
fuss at kids for not doing chores
start supper
fuss at kids for not doing chores
eat supper
finally threaten a early bedtime kids do chores
kids see HP party on news beg to go
bribe kids with trip to mall next day finally decide HP party not a big deal
watch a bit of tv with supper
coordinate a grandkids camping trip with Mom
Sis comes over while there
pretend not furious with Sis
Go home
pick out clothes for next day for the kids and DH
Dh goes off to bed
fuss at kids for not getting along
spend some time on the Dis
fuss at kids for not getting along
make coffee for in the morning
fuss at kids for not getting along
read a little bit
send kids to bathe
put kids to bed
wait for hot water
fuss at DS to turn off tv and go to sleep
shower
fuss at DS to turn off tv and go to sleep
read for a while to wind down
fuss at DS to turn off tv and go to sleep
go to bed not sure if DS is watching tv at 1:00 am

 

[monorailsilver]

Family-me (33 yo), dh (37 yo), dd (4yo), ds, (22 mo's), & bun in the oven around 6-8 weeks.

I work every Sunday from 7-3 (I leave at 6:30 & get home around 3:30-I am a RN.

DH works M-F leaves at 8 & gets home between 5:13-5:18pm.

This is our typical day.

If I have had a good night sleep I get up on the treadmill between 5:30 & 6am for an hour but being pregnant & having insomnia, this just isn't happening.

6-7am, I am out of bed.

7-7:30, ds wakes. He eats his banana on the couch with me while we watch the news or if I am in the mood, Sesame Street.

7:30-8, dd wakes up (dh is in the shower finally). She brushes her teeth then I get both kids breakfast & they are done between 8-9.

I let them play a bit & then between 9-10, I bring them to the play room so I can check my email & my moms message board & then I check here.

If I have any errands to run, I do them between 9-1pm.

11:30 is lunch which takes them between 1/2 hour to an hour sometimes (dd only takes that long).

They play for a bit after.

12:30-1 ish I try to get ds down for his nap.

While he is napping I either clean, check the message board again, play a game with dd or let her play on the computer while I am getting dinner ready.

3pm ish they both get a snack, they play til dinner is ready either we play inside or if it is not to hot out we play out side or if I filled up their pool I let them play in there.

4:30, I get their dinner ready so they can start eating between 4:45-5 & have half of it done before dh gets home because then they get really whiny, OK dd does.

If it is bath night, they get ice cream or a popcicle & then they get theri bath & play til around 7:30-8.

They also play & if it is nice out we go for a walk, bike ride or let dd ride her bike but since it is too hot, we don't do that.

Then they get a bed time story & dd fall asleep for the most part with in 10 min & ds doesn't fall asleep til 8:40 (weird time but that is what it is).

Depending on where I am with him, I either fall asleep in my bed & dh transfers him back to his crib or I watch TV for a bit.

 

[shaylahc]

Well my day started at 3 a.m. today thanks to my insomniac 10 month old I have 4 kids ages 8, 6, 4 and 10 mos

3 a.m. get up and feed baby
4 a.m. baby finally goes back to sleep
4 a.m.-6 a.m. Try and have some down time online while the kids sleep
6 a.m. Kids get up
6-7 a.m. Make breakfast for the kids, tidy up downstairs, feed baby
7 a.m.-9 a.m. Make beds, throw in laundry, fold clean laundry, gather up Ebay packages to mail, gather up Ebay items to sell and take pictures, gather kids clothes, take shower, change out laundry, put laundry away (anyone else seeing a laundry theme here )
9 a.m.-10 a.m. Box up Ebay packages, play with baby, hang out with kids
10 a.m.-11 a.m. go to post office, play with baby, hang out with kids
11 a.m. fix lunch, feed baby, pick up downstairs
12 noon Work on Ebay auctions, send kids out to play
1 p.m. Play with baby, feed him snack
2 p.m. Bring older kids inside, dress them in clean clothes and get them presentable LOL, lay baby down for a nap, feed older kids snacks
3 p.m. Relax and catch up on boards while older kids watch The Incredibles

On an average weekday the rest of the day would look like this:

4 p.m. Run errands with DH
5 p.m. Fix dinner, feed kids, hang out with kids
6 p.m. Dinner and baths
7 p.m. Start nighttime routine
8 p.m. If we are lucky, all the kids are in bed DH and I finally get some time to catch up on the housework and dishes
9 p.m. spend some quality time with DH before I head to bed around 10
Midnight--Baby wakes up for his first "Hug" of the night (as we call them around here )
4 a.m. It starts all over again

 

[rchristiansen]

I am a SAHM and we also run a small website company. Me, DH and DD (nearly 3)

Wow, I've never written this all down before but here goes --- it varies slightly of course

6:45 AM - Wake up to my DH's alarm clock
6:50 AM - Fall back asleep
7:00 AM - Wake up to my DD saying "Put on my undies" wanting to take off her pull-up.
7:15 AM - Waddle downstairs and pour two bowls of cereal
until 8:15 - Watch Good Morning America and Finally Truly wake up with my coffee
8:15-9:00 - Check out our Website, emails, business stuff. Make phone calls if necessary.
9:00 - 9:30 get my Daughter dressed, hair brushed, teeth brushed and on the potty

9:30 - 9:35 (yes only 5 minutes) - get myself dressed
9:45-10:00 tidy up house and leave for workout place
10:00-11:15 Workout
11:30 - Get home, give DD a snack or lunch depending on hunger level.
11:45 - Do dishes.
12:00 Make lunch
12:30 Watch Mr. Rogers!
1:00 Head downstairs (basement) while DD plays - more Businessy Stuff
1:45-2:30 (anywhere in that time frame) get DD down for a nap
After nap - do misc housework - today it was steamcleaning the carpet after my dog had an accident. Oh for crying out loud. ..which led to me steam cleaning the stairs as well. OR if I can push off the nap and run errands then do nap --- the pushes my whole schedule back and hour.
2:45 - FINALLY shower! Whew Stinky!
3:00 - Have a snack and relax for a bit
3:30 - Go on the computer and have fun for myself while also intermittently checking business stuff
4:00 - Start thinking about dinner.
(DD Wakes up somewhere during this time and watches Arthur or the Cartoon D' Jour)
5:00 - Dinner
5:30 - Relax and watch the news
Until about 8PM - Hang out with family - or run errands.
8:00 - 9PM - make phone calls or check out businessy stuff while DH gives DD bath, gets ready for her bedtime.
9:00 - 9:30 (somewhere in there) Say goodnight to DD
9:30 - Midnight - Businessy stuff, watch TV I tivoed, have a snack, CRASH!

 

[estherhead]

Well my day started at 3 a.m. today thanks to my insomniac 10 month old I have 4 kids ages 8, 6, 4 and 10 mos

3 a.m. get up and feed baby
4 a.m. baby finally goes back to sleep

9 p.m. spend some quality time with DH before I head to bed around 10
Midnight--Baby wakes up for his first "Hug" of the night (as we call them around here )
4 a.m. It starts all over again

Just when I start thinking, "I think I'm ready to have the next baby," someone comes and reminds me of the grueling hours! HUGS!!! No matter what our day consists of, those "babyland" nights are tricky.

Esther

 

[shaylahc]

Just when I start thinking, "I think I'm ready to have the next baby," someone comes and reminds me of the grueling hours! HUGS!!! No matter what our day consists of, those "babyland" nights are tricky.

Esther

LOL! Thanks Having 4 kids makes for very busy days, and very busy nights For some reason my last 3 kids have all had an aversion to sleep. My oldest slept through the night at 6 weeks, but the last 3---HA! We just got our 3rd child sleeping through the night at 3, just in time for the new baby to arrive They're just needy babes, I guess.

 

[taximomfor4]

Background: DH (34, public school teacher, grad school student); me (33, RN student, work PT at a hospital); DD11, DD6,DS5, DD2 (turning 3!)

Typical current M-F schedule...
EXample: Today.
7:00am wake up to Dingo and Dango (DD6 and DS5 nicknames) BICKERING
7:08 DS is DYING of starvation, get him breakfast and make DD6 eat now too
7:16 DS wants more cereal, kids start bickering again, wake DD2
7:19 DD2 cereal
7:25 DH leaves for grad class
7:30 MIL arrives to babysit
7:31 I leave for class
11:30 DH returns home, MIL leaves
11:40 I return home, grab lunch, switch books
11:55 I leave for next class
12:00 dh feeds kids lunch
12:45 DH takes kids to his college for meeting with his Thesis counselor
1:15 DH and kids leave the college, kids bickered the whole time.
4:00 My class over, I rush home
4:20 get home, make quickie dinner for DD11 and DD6
4:55 leave for DD11, DD6 Irish Dancing summer class
6:15 figure out that this week's class was postponed. OOPS. Leave there.
7:05 get home
7:15 start kid baths, one after another, after another, after another.
8:30 DS5 and DD6 lay down, lights off, and watch ONE MORE SHOW
9:00 Lights out for DS5 and DD6, DD2 comes out of their bedroom
9:45 DD2 lays down with me on living room floor
9:50 put DD2 in her bed, where she begs and pleads "Hold My Hand!!"
10:00 I firmly tell DD that I am DONE holding her hand now, sleep time.
10:01 I get a bath
10:15 Study time...have about 2 hrs reading a night, not including memorization of enzymes, hormones, etc.
12:15 SLEEP!

Mondays and Wednesdays are dance/baton. Tues and Thurs, DS has softball. So really, all the days are looking pretty similar right now.

BUT the week after Final Exam, we are going to WDW. Probably not our most financially responsible move, BUT we NEED the re-grouping time. The next 2 years of clinical courses is going to really be rough for all of us.

Beth

 

[can'twait]

Oh my, this is more thrilling than Space Mountain!

5:30 wake up and go for a walk to exercise and shake the cobwebs
6:30 wake up DS (4) and DD (7) and serve breakfast to them
7:00 shower
7:30 drive kids to camp or school
8:15-4:45 work (eat breakfast while reading e-mail)
4:45 leave office like lightning to pick up kids before school closes at 5:15, hope there's no traffic
5:30 arrive home, change, clean up breakfast dishes
6:00-8:00 make dinner, clean up, prepare lunches for next day, start laundry
8:00 give kids showers
8:30 kiddie bedtime - yay!
8:30- 1:00 am more laundry, do stuff on computer (plan vacation!), watch tv, read
1:00 beat DH in race to collapse in bed
5:30 start all over

 

[mom2cookies]

well, first i have 1 word for all of you. FLYLADY. Check out her website flylady.com. It works. My family consists of me 34; dh 49; dd 14; dd 12; dd 11; and ds 9. DH is a truck driver & has been our whole marriage (15 yrs). I am a sahm altho i do clean w/ my sister 1 house every other week. DH is gone Tue. night, Wed. night, Thur night - Fri. night- sat. afternoon. So, mostly I deal with the kids.Always have. Anyway my summer schedule mostly goes as follows:
between 6:00 and 7:00 wake up (no alarm clock, just neighbor's rooster )
Get outta bed, make it, get dressed, swish & swipe (see flylady), go downstairs.
At this point 9yr old or 11 yr old might be awake.
get downstairs; heat water for coffee, unload dishwasher while water is heating. Read Bible while drinking coffee. DH usually home by 8:00 am.
Listen to "trip report". If he is hungry i cook him breakfast.
Until i fractured my foot in June, i would walk on the treadmill at this point for 45 minutes.
From there I decide what my "mission" for the day will be (again see flylady). Get that done, check my daily housekeeping schedule, start on it.
Since my mother is not well, and she lives behind me, i sometimes have to take care of her to some degree.
I have the kids pick and do their job jar chore, then they can ride their bike to the library for about 2 hours.
I bake alot so i would bake something at this point.
If i don't bake, i visit forums or play runescape online.
Around 4 i start dinner, after dinner (kids clear and set table) i spend time w/ family and DH for about an hour. Then i clean up the kitchen which involves putting dishes in dishwasher, washing pans, shining sink (see flylady). Spend time with kids watching video or playing games.
6:30-7:00 pm say good-bye to Dh
Around 7:30 i read my evening bible devotions, remind kids to do the same.
8:00, kids get bed snack. 8:30-9:00 kids get ready for bed (amongst squabbles sometimes)
Say prayers for kids.
Do bathroom stuff, go to bed!
Around 2am wake DS to use bathroom. funny converstions then

note* Dh puts clothes in washer and dryer, i fold and put away. That's his housekeeping contribution. I do all grocery shopping, errands, cooking, cleaning, tho he will vaccuum occasionally, birthing lol and child care. Both discipline.

 

[grlpwrd]

Well, we're a family of 7 - me, dh, and 5 kids (14yo dd, 10yo dd, 7yo dd, 2yo ds, 3 week old dd). My dh works in TX and will start a job in MD while I have been selling on ebay for 8 years now. He comes home every weekend so it's all on me.

Having a newborn my days and nights blend so I break my days in mornings, afternoons, and nights:

Mornings -

chores
arts and crafts for the kids
tv or computer time for the kids


Afternoons -

errands
playground or other outdoor time for the kids (ie swimming or walking)
my ebay time

Nights -

chores or deep cleaning
reading time
worksheets for the kids
playtime for the kids



We're in a transitional period, though, and I hope to get us more settled as time goes on and baby develops.

 

[BelleBeautyandtheBeast]

Our typical day is rather boring. Me (29), DH (30), DS (7), DD (5) & DS (3). DH works long hours and I graduated from college in December but have not yet found a job. Guess that makes me a SAHM

4:45 AM - DH's alarm wakes me up
4:50 - try to fall back asleep while DH slams doors, loudly flushes toilets and obnoxiously brushes his teeth
5:30 - DH finally leaves and I can fall back asleep
6:00 - DS's poke my arm over and over til I respond, they want to watch TV
6:00-7:00 is our morning dose of Noggin or Dinsey Channel
7:00 - DD wakes up
7:00-8:00 - breakfast, bathtime, get dressed
8:00-9:00 - clean up the house, empty last nights dishes out of the dishwasher, start the laundry
9:00-11:00 - run errands or visit with family
11:00-12:00 - lunch and more cleaning up the house
12:00-2:00 is quiet time, naps, reading books, doing worksheets or sometimes a movie, work on the laundry pile
2:00-5:00 - play outside
5:00-6:00 - dinnertime, clean up, run the dishwasher
6:00-7:30 - 2 mile walk with my mom then the kids play on her swingset for a bit before we head home, DH arrives home sometime while we are gone and reheats dinner for himself
7:30-8:00 - prepare for bedtime
8:00 - Goodnight to the kids (who will have at least 500 reasons why they NEED to stay up later)
8:30 - they are finally asleep
8:30-10:00 - computer time/watch TV/read a book/finish cleaning the house, pack DH's lunch
10:00 - Bedtime for DH & myself but I usually watch TV till 11 or 12

 

[adisneymama]

Ok, I'll attempt to put my schedule on here. Family of 3 Me(31) Dh (37) and DD (3).

5:00 am - Wake up to dh's alarm stay awake until dh is out of bed or he won't get up. Usually until 5:15 or 5:20.
5:30 try to go back to sleep, usually not a problem.
7:30-8:00 DD will usually wake me up around this time.
8:00 Time for breakfast. Send email to dh to make sure he made it to work. (He drives over 80 miles each way)
8:30 Clean up from breakfast, finish up emails.
9:00 Watch news if possilbe, play with DD.
9:30 Take shower while Dd watches Barney.
10:00 Start laundry, make my bed, help DD make her bed, get DD dressed.
10:30 till 12:00 Play time with DD. Run errands etc if need be. Do more laundry.
12:00 Lunch time.
12:30 Begin trying to get dd down for a nap. This could take up to an hour.
1:00 -2:00 Me time. Play on computer, email with dh read the dis etc.
2:00 - 2:30 DD up from nap. Finish more laundry, get things pulled out for dinner. Clean up downstairs if need be.
2:30 - 4:00 Watch sing along videos with DD, art projects etc.
4:00 Check with dh to see if he is on his way home. Start preparing dinner.
5:30 Dh home, eat dinner.
6:30 Bathe dd, give her medicines, put her in pjs etc.
7:00 Clean kitchen, start dishwasher etc.
7:30 -8:00 Spend time with dh and dd. They usually play playdoh.
8:00 Bed time for dd. Again this could take a while!
9:00 DD is asleep if it is a good night. Finish up last minute stuff that needs to be done and then check emails, read the dis etc. Talk to my brother who is in Korea if possible.
10:00 Try to go to bed, but usually don't fall asleep right away. (Wonder where dd got that from?)
12:00 Usually I finally fall asleep around this time.
3:00 DD comes in wanting to get in my bed. Shove dh over and back to sleep.
5:00 Start all over again!

 

[newtowdw1]

5:30 get out of bed or (convince DH to get out ) and start the coffee
5:40-6:00 get dressed, discuss DD8 stomach pain (phantom, but frequent ), and give opinions on weather, choice of clothing, the state of the world...let out dog
6:00-6:15 drink coffee, do hair, make-up, ask DH (in shower) "What are you teaching today" hoping to jumpstart my brain (we teach Biology in the same school)
6:15-6:35 Put wet laundry in dryer, start new load, empty and re-fill dish washer(if DD does it without being asked she earns TWO disney dollars!). Pack up leftovers for lunch. Discuss with DD8 that NO! she is not buying lunch at school and where is her backpack, what is her special, why is she coloring/reading/annoying/watching TV....
Turn on DS4 light and threaten him with bodily harm if he doesn't get up NOW!
Put his clothes on his bed and encourage him to get dressed.
6:35-7:00 Eat with DH and try to help DS4 get dressed. This is surprisingly aerobic when done with a 47lb snuggly, warm, and reluctant 4 yold!
Scold kids in playroom downstairs while I'm upstairs (not terribly effective) for bickering or having too much fun. let out dog
7:00 Announce in tones of panic...WE MUST LEAVE NOW OR WE WILL BE LATE!!!
7:00-7:10 Find the lost item...a surprisingly entertaining game (must be, we do it everyday!! usually DS4 shoes or preschool bag, Kennel dog
7:13 pull out of driveway (where that extra three minutes went, I have no idea!)
7:22 drop off DD8 at before school
7:27 drop off DS4 at sitter's (if DH does this it takes 60 s, if I do it it takes minutes)
7:30 arrive at school (isn't this fascinating? )
7:30 -7:52 get ready for school day, discuss child rearing issues with bf who works next to me (and teaches biology)
7:52-11:30 teach
11:30-11:59 eat lunch with DH
12:03-3:25 teach
3:37 pick up DS4, and chat with BS (good friend)
4:00 go home and let the girl who gets DD8 off bus leave. let dog in
4:00-4:45 prepare food for kids while they
1. play outside
2. play inside
3. do homework
4. annoy each other and me
5. watch tv
or run errands
4:45-5:15 sit with kids while they eat, clean up kitchen, switch over laundry
5:15-6:00 family stuff ... games, errands, cleaning, homework, chores
feed dog. play with dog.
6:00-6:45 DH arrives home (he coaches 3 sports) and discusses the day with the kids. I check email and internet UNLESS DH has a match, in which case I eat with kids, and don't see him until very late
6:45-7:30 bed time routine, which is almost always very easy
7:30 eat with DH (usually) and correct papers or prepare for tomorrow
DH watches TV
8:30 I watch TV or read in living room with DH
9:30 I go to bed to read until 10:00 and turn off my light

this is assuming a day with no extracurricular or church activities...about twice a week.

 

[ThreeMusketeers]

We are a family of 3, my hubby works 60 hours a week, and goes to school full time. So, he is busy.

I am a SAHM and write Romance Novels PT, as well as run a very small freelance photography business.

We don't have anywhere near as sturctured a day as the above..

We get up around 9 am. Eat Breakfast, watch cartoons and play. After that we get whatever errands we have to do that day out of the way. Come home, have lunch. Then work on a craft project. After that..we play some more..work on letters, numbers, geography, things like this until around 3 or 4. Then dd watches a movie, while I prepare dinner, unless its something she can help with, then she helps. *hubby some days dosen't come home until late btwn..work and school... otherwise he plays with her while I make dinner and stuff* After the movie we eat dinner and talk...go to the park and watch the sunset and ride our bikes..yup everyday...in the summer.After that, we come home have a cookie and some milk. Watch a little TV, she plays, then she is off to bed around 930p or 10p, we read a book out of her Disney Storybook Collection. Sing the Tickle song...then Twinkle, Twinkle little star. She falls asleep, and I get on the net, look some things up and start my work on my book, or putting together people's portfolios for my photog business. Until around midnight or later. Then hit the sack after tiding up the house again. *i usually do the laundry and cleaning in intervals throughout the day..so i don't have to do it all at once.* And if I need to speak with editors or do business work outside late at night..I do it while I am making dinner, so she is occupied and I can hear what the person on the other line is saying! lol

Good Idea for a post. Interesting to hear how other people's days work out!

 

[mexican-mouseketeers]

Background dh 30 leaves at 7:30 am aprox and comes back at 7:30 pm aprox, me 30 work for my dad from about 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and dd 2y10m.

A typical day:
- dh will hear dd if she wakes early and will either bring her to bed with me, or if it is closer to 7:30 or 7:45, will take her to the kitchen and the maid will start feeding her breakfast
- I wake at around 8:00, will wake dd if she is still sleeping, dress her and take her to the kitchen for breakfast or will take her clothes out, go to the kitchen and eat my breakfast with her. She is a very slow eater, sometimes it will taker her 40 min just to eat a pancake and drink her milk
- When I am done eating I go and take a shower
- Do dd´s hair
- Leave around 9:00 to drop dd at day camp
- Arrive at the office between 9:10 and 9:15
- Somedays I will accompany my dad to have breakfast and will be back at the office between 10:30 and 11:00
- Do as much work as I can
- Leave at 12:35 to pick up dd from day camp (not always, some days the mommy of another girl gives her a ride)
- Drop dd at home if I picked her form day camp and leave her with the maid
- Leave the office between 3:00 and 4:00
- Eat lunch as soon as I get home
- Take dd to whatever class she has this day, which will usually take a couple of hours from the time we leave to the time we are back
- Get home at about 6:30, give dd a bath
- Give her dinner, wash her teeth and put her to bed at around 7:30
- Eat dinner at around 8:15 with dh
- Disboards or Baby center from 8:45 until 10:30
- Wash teeth, change into pj and go to sleep

Julie (yeah, I can´t complain of living in a third world country)

 

[shelleybean]

I'm still on maternity leave but when I return at the end of August this will be my schedule again! DH 30 (works FT for the Dept. of Defense), me, 30 speech pathologist FT at an independent school in DC) DD 21/2 and DD 3 months go to work with me. DD 1 in all day preschool program and DD2 in onsite childcare.

5:30 wake up. get ready DD works flexhours so he can get home when we do
6:30 wake up kids if they are not already awake, bkfast and get ready and BF DD2
7:15 off to work
7:45 arrive at work, get classroom ready/therapy materials kids play in room
8:30 drop off DD1 in class DD2 upstairs in childcare
10:00 run upstairs to BF DD2
12:00 lunch, grab DD2 to hang out with for the hour and BF
1:00-3:00 therapy sessions (1 or 2 kids in each class at the school have a hearing loss and use cochlear implants or hearing aids)
3:00 drop by and hang out with DD1
3:30 BF DD2
4:00-4:30 finish work things
4:30 go home
5:00 go to gym M, w, F, Sun my days & T,Th, Sat my Dh's
6:00 home and dinner DH cooks. He enjoys, I don't.
6:30-8:00 play, books, baths for kids
8:00 kids to bed
8:00-10:00 time with DH and get ready for the next day

Whew!

 

[estherhead]

Just as I suspected. Moms everywhere are working, working, working. You guys rock.

 

[MrsBanks]

boy am I glad I read this thread - my DH thinks I'm the only person in the world who does laundry daily! - I'm a SAHM too but I swear we are the hardest working group of people around, kudos to all of you who also manage to do "real jobs" in addition to everything else

 

[jbd]

I was feeling a little overwhelmed and in a malaise and this helped pull me out of it. I've been home since the end of March with my son (who is now 3 mos and 2 weeks) and the transistion from working full time to staying at home and taking care of my first baby has made me a little mental. It's good to have proof that there are other women out there doing the same thing (and doing it much better...)

thanks!