6:00 Wake up, take meds, get dressed, start a load of laundry and get breakfast going
6:35 Wake up kids for scripture study
6:45 Scripture study
7:xx 15-year-old boy to weight class
7:xx Unload dishwasher, fix little kids and myself breakfast, start another load of laundry
7:xx 11-year-old boy to band
7:xx Start kitchen clean-up, change Baby Hippo
7:xx 9- and 16-year-olds to school
7:xx Continue clean-up and help 5-year-old get ready for school
8:xx 5-year-old to school
8:xx While 3 three and under do upstairs playtime, finish kitchen clean-up, put on makeup and do hair
9:00 Hang laundry on clothes lines while 3 three and under do outside playtime
9:30 Tidy up my bedroom and twins' room
10:00 Start lunch
10:30 Tidy living room, dining room, entryway and halls
11:xx Pick up grade-schoolers
12:xx Have lunch and do more kitchen clean-up
12:45 Put on a movie for twins and nurse Baby Hippo to sleep
1:15 Determine what to wear to chorus and iron, if necessary
1:30 Write for blog of other websites, edit photos, or read
2:15 Get dressed for chorus
2:30 Head to high school for chorus
3:30 Pick up kids from school
3:45 Have snacks with kids, get homework started, and go outside to take clothes down from the line
4:00 Fold clothes while grade school kids take turns with Baby Hippo
5:00 Supervise kids's chores, homework, and piano, sax, flute, and basketball practice
5:30 Get dinner started
6:30 Dinner
7:00 Encourage kids to clean kitchen, while bathing 4 five and under
7:30 Get 4 five and under ready for bed and read them a story
8:00 Put 5-year-old and twins to bed, then nurse Baby Hippo to sleep
8:30 Spend time with older kids helping with homework, doing things on the computer together or trading massages
9:00 Get older kids to bed, then start next day's laundry, brush teeth, and read scriptures
9:30 Write, blog, read, edit photos, facebook, email or study current interests
11:00 Lights out... Good night!
Thanks for listening!
I find it helps heaps to put a load of laundry on just before I get into bed, gives me a head start on the next day :)
ReplyDeleteI think you are a very busy mum! :) I miss the days of kids and school and band and their friends and teaching and and..... :)samm in Canada
ReplyDeleteI used to run myself ragged like this, when my children were still home. A word to the wise, cut some of that stuff and get more sleep so you don't end up destroying your health like I did.
ReplyDeleteAnon 2, you have a point. I know I need to get more sleep, but I love my quiet time, too!
ReplyDeleteIsn't this what your schedule has been like for years? Mom
ReplyDeleteYes, Mother, it has. But now I'm just organizing myself to do it better and more efficiently!~
ReplyDeleteGood for you for writing that out! I often have trouble keeping to the schedule I have for things so writing them out may be the key!
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