I've been a stay-at-home mom for 12 years now. Since I got married, I did not seek any employment outside the house. Well, except for just one month, when a neighbor asked me tutor her 3 children ages 5, 7 & 10 "how to speak English."
Am I bored for staying-at-home? Well, not really, especially when I had my 5 children to take care of. I get to play with them, teach them, cook for them and do almost anything with them. If you're a mom, you know what I mean.
The hours in a day fly so fast that 24 hours seem to be not enough sometimes. How do I spend all those precious time in a day? Let me share with you this stay-at-home mom's day-to-day routine.
5:30 am Prepare the children to school
6:00 am Clean up
6:30 am Quiet Time
7:00 am Laundry or Online VA Work
10:00 am Bath time with Angel, sometimes also Kristel
10:30 am Prepare lunch
11:10 am Lunch time
11:35 am Kristel goes to school; clean-up
12:00 am Janel comes home from school and eats lunch
1:00 pm Helps Janel do her school assignment
2:00 pm Nap time for Janel and Angel; Nap for me, too sometimes.
2:30 pm Online VA work or personal online activity (blogging, etc) or house chores
5:30 pm Other kids come home from school; merienda time; study/tutor time
6:00 pm Prepare dinner
7:00 pm Dinner time
7:30 pm Clean up; More study time or relax and watch TV
8:30 pm Sleeping time for the Kids
10:00 pm Online VA work if any; personal online activity (blogging, etc)
11:30 pm Snooze
This is my typical Monday to Friday schedule. Saturdays and Sundays are more like anything go including market day, ironing clothes, house cleaning, church service and fun time with the family. It can be tiring also.
My schedule is far from perfect. Most of the time, I had to do what needs to be done making it fit in the above schedule (for example, I have to go to school or to the bank or pay the bills, or do extra VA work, etc.) At times, I do feel burnt out.
There are things that I certainly would like to add in my schedule as if there are more than 24 hours in a day. They are VERY important, so soonest, I have to revamp my schedule to accommodate. I want more quiet time with the Lord and a regular exercise schedule for a healthy body and soul and spirit.
Blogging has not been regular for me lately. I had to take more online work since we don't have the source of income we used to have.
How about you? How's your typical day like?
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more power!
oo, chin nasanay na rin ako sa sked ko
Right now, my typical day is quite boring. Work. Lunch. Nap. TV/Computer. Sleep. Work. Sigh.
Mine is up at http://www.pinaysinglemomsnook.info/bc-bloggers-meme-a-day-in-my-not-so-boring-life/
see you around...
Kudos to you! I cannot imagine taking care of 5 kids. Superwoman!
-Daddy Allan (visit from BC Blogger)
You are on your toes 24/7 without days off. The most rewarding aspect is when you see progresses from your kids that seem to make the day brighter!
btw, wanna follow each other on gfc? just message me. thank you sis
as soon as we wake up we think of our kids and even before we go to bed.