What does a Stay-At-Home Mom do anyways?
(I got this idea from my friend Amy)
Let's assume this is a day where we don't have to go anywhere at all.
6:45-7:00 a.m. Kids awake...parents snooze.
7:00-8:30 a.m. Get kids dressed, make 4 different breakfasts and force Will to eat some of his. It really takes this long to get all of those things done, sigh.
8:30-9:15 a.m. Mommy does some work on the computer (for my work from home job) while kids play.
9:15-11:00 a.m. Will plays alone for a bit while I feed Elizabeth her snack and put her down for a nap (if I'm lucky she'll sleep instead of spitting out her paci and crying for me to get it over and over). Once Elizabeth is down, I either play with Will or work on the computer or play with Will and do random chores in between playing games.
11:00-12:00 p.m. Make 3 separate lunches and force Will to eat his.
12:00-12:45 p.m. Play with the kids and clean up the disasterous mess they've made so far (Will actually "helps" me!).
12:45-3 or 4 p.m. Will naps and Elizabeth has reading time with me, a snack and then bed. I usually do chores and computer work during this time (sometimes I do get a nap which is AWESOME).
4:00-5:00p.m. This is GROUCHY time. The kids are grouchy when they wake up. So they usually watch a video while I frantically cook/make dinner for everyone.
5:00-6:00 p.m. Battle Dinner with the kids. Force Will to eat 3 bites.
6:00-6:30 p.m. Bath time for both kids. (Why is this so tiring and so darn HOT?!)
6:30-7:00 p.m. Playtime with Daddy, me and the kids.
7:00 p.m. I feed Elizabeth her bottle and (woo-hoo!!!) my husband plays with Will and puts him to bed.
8:00 p.m. and on is Daddy and Mommy time (which includes cleaning the kitchen, doing laundry, filing for my husband's job, doing more of my job on the computer, and watching some much needed TV, etc.)
In addition to a "regular day," this is our weekly schedule outside the home:
Monday: The second Monday of each month, feed kids SUPER early, have sitter arrive at 5 p.m. so I can get to a meeting at church.
Tuesday: Leave at 8 a.m. and drive to Alabama so I can clean my parent's home (another job of mine) and try to get home in time for dinner. It takes all day to clean and deal with the kids and drive the hour back home.
Wednesday: Feed the kids early and leave out the door at 6 p.m. My husband and I will be at church working, having Bible Study and Praise Team practice until about 9:15 p.m when we get home and hurry to get the kids to bed.
Thursday: My mostly normal day!!
Friday: Do errands with both kids...not so fun. Also get Sunday stuff done (i.e. the stuff I do as church secretary) on the computer.
Saturday: Various home improvement projects, church events, etc.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. church (my husband and I sing on the Praise Team and in the choir and I teach the Youth Sunday School class), quick nap and then 4:30-7 p.m. is church choir rehearsal.
So, in addition to the full-time job of the kids, I work part-time as the church secretary (thank God, I can do most of it at home, which is awesome!!) and I clean my parent's house as well as sometimes cook meals for them (which I actually enjoy doing). I would think that most mothers do this much (and probably much more). It's a tough job, but I'm glad I'm doing it!!!!
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