This is what my week looks like. Does this sound reasonable to you?
They rotate back and forth between day 1 and 2 throughout the week. Except on weekends.
Day 1.
Wake up pee dress wake my 2.5 year old dress him. Go to the kitchen and we both eat breakfast.
I am faster than him so while he finishes I put a load of dishes from the washer away and a new load on. Then I wash his hands and put a load of wet laundry in the dryer a new load of clothes in the wash.
Then I try and entertain my L.O . a little bit by putting on music they can jump to on the trampoline while I try and put dishes in the sink garbage in the garbage toys away etc. Unpack from camping for the weekend, sweep vacuum, clean the bedrooms, kitchen, halls.
Then I try and get 2 baskets of clean laundry away before its almost lunch time.
I take our L.O outside to play in our yard for an hour before lunch.
We come in I make something to eat and we eat then its naptime.
We wash our faces brush and floss our teeth then nap 2pm – 4:30pm.
Then we wake up get dressed and I put the wet clothes in the dryer and the dry clothes in the empty laundry basket. I empty the dishwasher re load it put it on again and then make dinner from 5-6:30.
My husband comes home and eats and sits at the computer or plays his guitar. He works from 8am – 5pm with a 1 hour lunch as a heavy equipment mechanic.
After supper He sits at his computer and plays his guitar.
I put all the dishes in the sink and empty the dishwasher again load it and put another load of laundry in the dryer and the dry clothes in the basket.
Then I play with our son for an hour before I bath him. While he bathes I wash the toilet floor counters clean the bathroom put in fresh toilet paper soap etc. Then I dry him off dress him brush his teeth get him ready for bed read him a story rub his back do deep breathes with him and put him to sleep.
By the time he is asleep and I am done it is 10pm.
Then I clean off the kitchen table. And make a breakfast and lunch for us the following day and prep drinks.
By the time I am done it is 11:30.
I make a pot of pupcorn and its 11:45 pm when I finally get the hour to myself I have been fantasizing about all day to read a book or relax or something. I think finally I will make some progress on the book.
But I am too tired to read the words wont stick in my brain or make sense anymore so I don’t eat the popcorn or relax and read a book. I go to the bathroom wash my face brush my teeth and go to bed.
Day 2.
Wake up at 7:30 we floss brush our teeth wash our faces dress get ready to go. At 9am we are on the road walking to Early On Play Center. (I am learning to drive and get my G2 at 37 years old) L.O sits in the stroller drinks and eats breakfast as I do while we walk there arriving at 10am. We play there until 11:30. Then we play in the park until 1 and eat lunch. We walk home L.O walks the whole way and are back by 2. It takes me a while to undress wash our faces rush our teeth get him ready for nap read a book rub his back do deep breaths.
We nap until 4:30.
At 4:30 we dress and I empty the dish washer put on a new load. Move the laundry forward so the baskets are all full with clean laundry.
I make supper form 5-6:30.
Dad comes home we eat.
He sits at the computer. Or plays guitar.
I clean up from supper and empty the dishwasher and put a new load on. Play with L.O for an hour before I brush his teeth wash his face change him dress him for bed read him a story rub his back do some deep breaths before he goes to sleep around 10. I empty the dishwasher put on s new load of dishes empty our lunch bag from today.
At 11:30 I eat the stale popcorn I made 2 days ago to eat during me time and try to enjoy the hour to myself I have before bed to read a book.
At Midnight
I get up wash my face brush my teeth and go to bed.
1 day during the week after supper we all go in the car to get groceries and essentials I made a list and meal plan of that we need.
I use a chalk board to organize our grocery list and tasks as well as a wall family calandar to organize plan and keep track of all doctor dentist hair appointments etc.
Next day is like the 1st and the following day like the 2nd except on Thursday I empty the garbage and recycling into the porch. My husband carries it out to the side of the road in the morning when he goes to work. And I pack everything for camping and we go camping on Friday night until Sunday.
I try to remember to bring my book to read up there camping and the night light and always forget a few essentials. My book or phone night light or sippy cup.
We arrive camping and I am ready to relax except for looking after our L.O and doing meals and always forget my book or phone.
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Does this sound reasonable as a stay at home mom?
I ask because I used to love reading and doing art. I have been trying to read a new book by my favorite author for the past 2 weeks but haven’t gotten farther than 30 pages in because I never get any me time where I am not too exhausted to enjoy it and read.
We are camping this weekend again and of course I forgot my book.
My husband is building us a cottage with his brother and his dad. That’s what I call “camping". Every 2nd weekend I stay home with our L.O.
I would like to add I have severe CPTSD ANXIETY and Chronic Depression. I am only able to barely keep our house from being a complete disaster. I never have enough time to wash the microwave stove counters floors vacuum or really pick up well. I am not a hoarder but we live in a tiny trailer so our house always has toys all over the floor and looks like a tornado blew through greasy stove dirty counters cluttered everywhere. I only find time to shower myself around midnight after our L.O is well asleep.
We have dinner together as a family at the dining table. He also takes John camping and I get the weekend home to catch up on chores I can't during the week once or twice a month too.
They rotate back and forth between day 1 and 2 throughout the week. Except on weekends.
Day 1.
Wake up pee dress wake my 2.5 year old dress him. Go to the kitchen and we both eat breakfast.
I am faster than him so while he finishes I put a load of dishes from the washer away and a new load on. Then I wash his hands and put a load of wet laundry in the dryer a new load of clothes in the wash.
Then I try and entertain my L.O . a little bit by putting on music they can jump to on the trampoline while I try and put dishes in the sink garbage in the garbage toys away etc. Unpack from camping for the weekend, sweep vacuum, clean the bedrooms, kitchen, halls.
Then I try and get 2 baskets of clean laundry away before its almost lunch time.
I take our L.O outside to play in our yard for an hour before lunch.
We come in I make something to eat and we eat then its naptime.
We wash our faces brush and floss our teeth then nap 2pm – 4:30pm.
Then we wake up get dressed and I put the wet clothes in the dryer and the dry clothes in the empty laundry basket. I empty the dishwasher re load it put it on again and then make dinner from 5-6:30.
My husband comes home and eats and sits at the computer or plays his guitar. He works from 8am – 5pm with a 1 hour lunch as a heavy equipment mechanic.
After supper He sits at his computer and plays his guitar.
I put all the dishes in the sink and empty the dishwasher again load it and put another load of laundry in the dryer and the dry clothes in the basket.
Then I play with our son for an hour before I bath him. While he bathes I wash the toilet floor counters clean the bathroom put in fresh toilet paper soap etc. Then I dry him off dress him brush his teeth get him ready for bed read him a story rub his back do deep breathes with him and put him to sleep.
By the time he is asleep and I am done it is 10pm.
Then I clean off the kitchen table. And make a breakfast and lunch for us the following day and prep drinks.
By the time I am done it is 11:30.
I make a pot of pupcorn and its 11:45 pm when I finally get the hour to myself I have been fantasizing about all day to read a book or relax or something. I think finally I will make some progress on the book.
But I am too tired to read the words wont stick in my brain or make sense anymore so I don’t eat the popcorn or relax and read a book. I go to the bathroom wash my face brush my teeth and go to bed.
Day 2.
Wake up at 7:30 we floss brush our teeth wash our faces dress get ready to go. At 9am we are on the road walking to Early On Play Center. (I am learning to drive and get my G2 at 37 years old) L.O sits in the stroller drinks and eats breakfast as I do while we walk there arriving at 10am. We play there until 11:30. Then we play in the park until 1 and eat lunch. We walk home L.O walks the whole way and are back by 2. It takes me a while to undress wash our faces rush our teeth get him ready for nap read a book rub his back do deep breaths.
We nap until 4:30.
At 4:30 we dress and I empty the dish washer put on a new load. Move the laundry forward so the baskets are all full with clean laundry.
I make supper form 5-6:30.
Dad comes home we eat.
He sits at the computer. Or plays guitar.
I clean up from supper and empty the dishwasher and put a new load on. Play with L.O for an hour before I brush his teeth wash his face change him dress him for bed read him a story rub his back do some deep breaths before he goes to sleep around 10. I empty the dishwasher put on s new load of dishes empty our lunch bag from today.
At 11:30 I eat the stale popcorn I made 2 days ago to eat during me time and try to enjoy the hour to myself I have before bed to read a book.
At Midnight
I get up wash my face brush my teeth and go to bed.
1 day during the week after supper we all go in the car to get groceries and essentials I made a list and meal plan of that we need.
I use a chalk board to organize our grocery list and tasks as well as a wall family calandar to organize plan and keep track of all doctor dentist hair appointments etc.
Next day is like the 1st and the following day like the 2nd except on Thursday I empty the garbage and recycling into the porch. My husband carries it out to the side of the road in the morning when he goes to work. And I pack everything for camping and we go camping on Friday night until Sunday.
I try to remember to bring my book to read up there camping and the night light and always forget a few essentials. My book or phone night light or sippy cup.
We arrive camping and I am ready to relax except for looking after our L.O and doing meals and always forget my book or phone.
.
Does this sound reasonable as a stay at home mom?
I ask because I used to love reading and doing art. I have been trying to read a new book by my favorite author for the past 2 weeks but haven’t gotten farther than 30 pages in because I never get any me time where I am not too exhausted to enjoy it and read.
We are camping this weekend again and of course I forgot my book.
My husband is building us a cottage with his brother and his dad. That’s what I call “camping". Every 2nd weekend I stay home with our L.O.
I would like to add I have severe CPTSD ANXIETY and Chronic Depression. I am only able to barely keep our house from being a complete disaster. I never have enough time to wash the microwave stove counters floors vacuum or really pick up well. I am not a hoarder but we live in a tiny trailer so our house always has toys all over the floor and looks like a tornado blew through greasy stove dirty counters cluttered everywhere. I only find time to shower myself around midnight after our L.O is well asleep.
We have dinner together as a family at the dining table. He also takes John camping and I get the weekend home to catch up on chores I can't during the week once or twice a month too.