For a lot of parents, routine is literally what we rely on. For others however, it's very difficult. I'm hoping that by sharing our basic school day routine, it may help someone get an idea of me that works. After all, all our lives are very different, but this is ours anyway, the timings are mostly a rough guideline.
6.30-7am: Woken up by either Mollie or alarm - wake Leigha up, all go downstairs, change mollies nappy and go into the kitchen.
7.05am: Breakfast together
7.20am: Get girls dressed, Leigha goes upstairs and washes etc then I do Leigha's hair.
7.30am: I get dressed, have a wash etc
7.45: Coats and shoes on and we leave the house.
We now have a 35-40min walk to school - I know we're crazy! I then walk home!!
9.20am: Home and I die on the sofa for about 10mins!!
9.30am: House work starting upstairs, I have to take mollie with me or the world will end and the tears will flow. So bedrooms, make beds, open curtains, take washing out, vacuum floors (3times a week usually), throw some bleach round the bathroom, put toothbrushes back in the bloody pot and remove any badly discarded loo roll tubes!!
Downstairs to clean the kitchen, empty bins, clear dining table of any crap even though it was done yesterday, vacuum the livingroom and take any of Leighas stuff up to her room. Generally that's done. This may of course be interrupted by crying baby, nappy changes, mid morning bottle and nap (pleaaaase nap!!) and then hopefully I make a half decent lunch and don't just raid the fridges treat drawer.
2pm: leave to collect Leigha from school - another crazy walk and home again!
3.30-3.45pm: Home with kids and die on sofa again. Let's face it I've walked for nearly 3hrs without help from the housework. Why am I chunky? Oh yeah... the snack drawer!!😬
4.45pm: Time to cook one of two things, either a fresh homemade meal cooked from scratch with love and care, or waffles and fish fingers. Depends on the day and how many tantrums I've had to endure. Leigha tidys the toys away for me, earning her pocket money.
6pm: Bathtime - Mollies fave time of day! Followed by moisturising, Pjs, milk and cuddles before bed. While mollie starts off her bottle, Leigha cuddles her little sister on the sofa and mummy does the hoovering. Thus meaning the livingroom is done for the day. While the bath is running, I put away any clean clothes. The girls are downstairs chatting away in the kitchen.
6.30-7pm: Mollie falls asleep drinking her milk and I put her in bed. Time for mummy and Leigha time. So, now we do spellings, reading and some writing and at the weekends we watch cooking programmes together. Jamie Oliver is our fave!!
7.30pm: Leigha goes to bed, mummy comes down and does the dishes and the bottles and sweeps the floors etc.
8pm: I'm done for the day!! Bath/shower, PJs and naff telly!!
Would love to hear your routines!! Share and hopefully help another mum with your ideas 😘
6.30-7am: Woken up by either Mollie or alarm - wake Leigha up, all go downstairs, change mollies nappy and go into the kitchen.
7.05am: Breakfast together
7.20am: Get girls dressed, Leigha goes upstairs and washes etc then I do Leigha's hair.
7.30am: I get dressed, have a wash etc
7.45: Coats and shoes on and we leave the house.
We now have a 35-40min walk to school - I know we're crazy! I then walk home!!
9.20am: Home and I die on the sofa for about 10mins!!
9.30am: House work starting upstairs, I have to take mollie with me or the world will end and the tears will flow. So bedrooms, make beds, open curtains, take washing out, vacuum floors (3times a week usually), throw some bleach round the bathroom, put toothbrushes back in the bloody pot and remove any badly discarded loo roll tubes!!
Downstairs to clean the kitchen, empty bins, clear dining table of any crap even though it was done yesterday, vacuum the livingroom and take any of Leighas stuff up to her room. Generally that's done. This may of course be interrupted by crying baby, nappy changes, mid morning bottle and nap (pleaaaase nap!!) and then hopefully I make a half decent lunch and don't just raid the fridges treat drawer.
2pm: leave to collect Leigha from school - another crazy walk and home again!
3.30-3.45pm: Home with kids and die on sofa again. Let's face it I've walked for nearly 3hrs without help from the housework. Why am I chunky? Oh yeah... the snack drawer!!😬
4.45pm: Time to cook one of two things, either a fresh homemade meal cooked from scratch with love and care, or waffles and fish fingers. Depends on the day and how many tantrums I've had to endure. Leigha tidys the toys away for me, earning her pocket money.
6pm: Bathtime - Mollies fave time of day! Followed by moisturising, Pjs, milk and cuddles before bed. While mollie starts off her bottle, Leigha cuddles her little sister on the sofa and mummy does the hoovering. Thus meaning the livingroom is done for the day. While the bath is running, I put away any clean clothes. The girls are downstairs chatting away in the kitchen.
6.30-7pm: Mollie falls asleep drinking her milk and I put her in bed. Time for mummy and Leigha time. So, now we do spellings, reading and some writing and at the weekends we watch cooking programmes together. Jamie Oliver is our fave!!
7.30pm: Leigha goes to bed, mummy comes down and does the dishes and the bottles and sweeps the floors etc.
8pm: I'm done for the day!! Bath/shower, PJs and naff telly!!
Would love to hear your routines!! Share and hopefully help another mum with your ideas 😘
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