Attn: Stay at home moms
By careasl
@careasl (257)
United States
7 responses
@lionking101 (31)
• United States
18 Mar 10
As soon as I get up, I fix my bed and start the laundry. The oldest have breakfast and get ready for school then they get on the bus for school. The younger ones get up a little bit later and by then I've gotten myself ready. They have breakfast while I clean up around the living/kitchen area and then I clean up the dishes right away while they watch Sesame Street or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I fold the laundry, put it away, and then we go for a short walk. When we get home, we have lunch. I'll usually start a second load of laundry right before we eat. They run around the house sometimes riding their little ride ons while I try to clean up a little more around the house.
Afterwards, I stop doing stuff and give the kids my full attention and play with them. It's a fun time. The older kids come home about 2:30pm and they all get a snack together. Then it is nap time for the younger ones and homework time for the older ones. I get some me time then to play on the internet or watch tv. I usually prepare simple dinners during the week so I don't have to worry too much about prep time. We all clean up after dinner, the kids all get baths/showers, and then slowly it's bedtime for the kids. I run around picking up the living room/kitchen and then relax watching tv with dh or playing on the computer.
@coffeegurl (1467)
• United States
17 Mar 10
Well, i'm not a Mom-but I stay at home a lot. It gets rather boring, so I watch movies sometimes.
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
10 Apr 10
I am a mother who has one son. I always was at home. every morning I wake up early. I cooked breakfast for my children and my child's school lunch. When my son from school, I completed the homework, then wash the clothes. if all work is done, I opened the Internet to entertain themselves and eliminate boredom.
@tigerlily1972 (502)
• Germany
19 Mar 10
Daily routine? Early mornign wake ups to prepare B'fast for dear daughter. Pack her 2nd breakfast for school recess time. Then bring her to school. While she is in achool, i can do my thing. Either do the laundry, take a warm bath, clean the hse., play with my kittens, go to the city & shop, or sit infront of my comp. By lunch time and dinner, it is also my duty to prepare. Then bedtime is the bedtime story. Weekly we go out for soem groceries or go to the park when weather is nice.
@pageantgirl31413 (96)
• United States
19 Mar 10
Well I'll give you a little background. I have two babies, my daughter is 10 months and my son is 21 months. They are just under 11 months apart. My husband is military and I work from home with Herbalife.
Now as for my schedule. I wake up and first thing is changing huge diapers. Once I am done changing diapers, I start cooking breakfast. Get the kiddos fed, clean up the kitchen. By this time there is almost always a huge mess in the living room so I clean it up. I then check email for customers and reply to questions people have, work with my downline. After that, it is lunch time so I cook lunch. Feed the kiddos and clean. Change diapers and get them down for their nap. During their nap, I do other household chores and clean up the living room again. I might play some video games at this point in time if there is not much to do or not as many customers for the day. Once they wake up, its time for diaper changes again. I give them a snack and then clean up that mess. I start preparing dinner. cleaning while I am cooking. There is normally a mess again in the living room so I clean that up as well. My husband will normally get home around that time and he wants hugs and attention. We all eat dinner and then I clean it up again. At this point, I go around the house cleaning up after my husband. I check my email again and then try to get the babies down for bed. Once they are down then I *try* to get some personal time for myself which rarely happens. I normally go to bed and wake up 2 or 3 times a night with the kiddos.
That is my schedule.
@770876 (151)
• Malaysia
21 Mar 10
I become a mum for over one year, Before i worked and travel many place, I love that job, But I prefer my daughter, So i resign to take care her, But when she is almost one year, I felt it is very boring thing at home, So I try to find some chance from internet,I got my website, if you like, Please visit my site, http://mummycrazymoney.blogspot.com. I am happy that i can earn from internet and also can take care my lovely baby. I am enjoy my times here. Do hope all of mum is happiest.
@raleyfamily (132)
• United States
19 Mar 10
I am a stay at home, homeschooling mother of ten children. Four have grown and moved out, six are still at home.
I wake up very early, and that is my computer time. The kids begin to wake up around seven. I get their breakfast, then dress the little ones. As this is going on, I throw at least one load of wash into the washing machine. Then the older ones start their school while I finish up my housework. Usually by ten or eleven, the housework is done, and I sit down to teach reading to my six year old. Then we go over flashcards and read a Bible story and some character building stories, my five and two year olds may join us for this.
After this is lunch, and the little one takes a nap. While he sleeps, I take care of my animals, have computer time again (I don't play games, but own an adoption group list and am a member of two others, and I also write for pay sometimes.)
The afternoons I clean the house a bit again, work on creative type stuff, crocheting mostly, and try to think about dinner.
Then hubby and the kids that work come home, we eat, may have baths, then sit in the living room (we don't have TV) and talk. Then I read to the little ones and we are off to bed.
That's the norm, but we are flexible. We have homeschool co op one afternoon a week, and two of my children take music lessons another afternoon. Fridays we try to get out of the house - today we are going to the museum.
Reading back, that sounds pretty "ideal", but we are living life all along, and with children, life never goes smoothly more than an hour or two! :o)