Mondays are my day off from work (I run a home daycare Tuesday-Friday). It's been a little over a year since I switched to this schedule and I couldn't imagine going back to working 5 days a week again. With 4 kids life is a never ending hamster wheel. My Mondays are my saving grace. They are my catch up day. This day allows me to get done the errands and chores I've neglected or meant to get to. I try and get the drs appts and school volunteering on this day as well.
Needless to say Mondays aren't a "day off" I am busier on Mondays than I am any other day hands down.
Today's getting crap done day consisted of...
1. Waking up in a panic as the clock said 730 and we need to be out the door to get the oldest to school. Run screaming to the 3 youngest to get up and throw on sweatshirts and and shoes (they are off school today). Run to turn car on and oldest is like "what are you doing it's only 630" crap guess who forgot to change her clocks???
2. Well now all the kids are up at the crack of dawn demanding food. I bribe them with a muffin or donut at the grocery store if they leave me in peace to take a shower
3. Morning shower....this is unheard of because without bribery it's like a world war 3 the middle I step inside
4. Time to tackle the laundry we just went away this past weekend camping so it's quite the mountain (keeping track I wash, dried and put away 5 loads of laundry over the course of my day
5. Now it's actually time to drop the big one off at school
6. Since I don't function without multitasking I take the 3 youngest to the grocery store to grab the few items I need. They each collect there bribery for the shower and I'm picking up 2 muffins and a donut
7. Realise I'm now running late and it's time for school conference for youngest boy. Okay no time for electronics or books we are going as is..... manage to keep 3 kids entertained with 1 iPhone. Mark your calendar that's one for the record books
8. Back home to put away the groceries. Decide to make banana bread because I have a touch of Martha Stewart and add.
9. Start baking chicken, baking potatoes and steaming broccoli to make my husband and my lunches for this week. We are both trying to eat better and it involves overlooking and having it all ready.
10. Clean middle son's room, organize his closet and rearrange his furniture
11. Clean youngest son's room, organize his closet and clean his bookcase
12. Clean and organize linen closet cause now I'm on a roll
13. Clean and organize daughter's room....this takes no time as she's only 4 and hasn't become a hoarder yet like her older brothers
14. Crap it's 1pm and I haven't fed kids.....order pizza because if I stop what I'm doing to make lunch I will loose my steam and nothing else will get accomplished
15. Clean, organize and rearrange the playroom
16. Pu the oldest at school
17. Get the middle kid to practice his guitar
18. Get the trash taken out for tomorrow's pu
19. Got so focused on getting crap done i forgot my son's 4pm drs appt...thank goodness dr is understanding and we pushed the appt back an hour so he can still make his appt today
20. Unpacked some boxes and organized the basement (still a bunch more work to be done down there)....kids have big plans to turn it into there man cave
21. Took middle son to his drs appt
22. Take middle son to his guitar lesson. While he's in his lesson I unpacked/sorted.and put away the 600lbs that were picked up at the Maryland food bank today for the food closet at my church that I'm the coordinator for.
That's it I quit nothing else is happening today. Husband handled dinner and finished moving some stuff in the basement for me.
Another manic Monday in the books....
I always dream of being a stay at home mom with no job. But there is no way I can keep up this pace every single day
I'm just lucky to have a day a week to try and knock a few things off the never ending to do list
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