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gina409
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Re: question for SAHMs
Day looks like chaos lol
The schedule is try to get out to park every day
Rotate what we play with/do
In between break up many fights clean up many messes and dream of peeing alone lol
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gina409
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by cets1290
i am so jealous of your lives.. you are so lucky to be able to be SAHMs!
Ehhh few hours with my twins and you may change yor mind lol
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| Posted 9/24/15 10:00 PM |
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LIRascal
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by gina409
Posted by cets1290
i am so jealous of your lives.. you are so lucky to be able to be SAHMs!
Ehhh few hours with my twins and you may change yor mind lol
This. I'm dying to go back to work at least part-time. 
No set set schedule. most days, I get up at least 1/2 hour before everyone, throw in a load of laundry, get DH out of the house, bring bottles/cups of milk upstairs to get everyone dressed.
Then breakfast and some sort of educational video while they're strapped down into high chairs so I can begin to clean.
I'm not that fast, so I clean, then they play with some kind of activity I make up, clean more, fold laundry, put the baby down for a nap, break up fights, send someone to timeout, lunch, feed the baby, try to go out into the backyard, come back in for another kind of "activity" or play, DH gets home, then the house is quiet because everyone goes down for a nap except DH and I. He goes to his second job and I cook. Clean some more, serve dinner and then it's bathtime.
the volume is always 14, someone's always on fire and I just want to be bored.
Just one day, I want to be bored, sleep till 9, wake up and read the paper cover to cover and just stare at the walls. 
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| Posted 9/25/15 12:49 AM |
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drpepper318
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by MK2010
Posted by cets1290
i am so jealous of your lives.. you are so lucky to be able to be SAHMs!
I am on a 6 month maternity leave with my 2 1/2 year old DD and my 3 month old DD. My life as a temporary SAHM is SO much harder than my job. Maybe if I got more sleep, I would feel differently.
Yeah it's true, I'm on maternity leave too with 2 little kids & as nice as it is to have so much time with them, it's actually super stressful & difficult trying to juggle everybody's needs. Somebody is always crying or whining! I don't find there to be much down time at all... it's always time for somebody to be either eating or a new diaper, cleaning up some mess, or something else. And kid TV all day long The best is when they're both napping at the same time, but it doesn't happen often!
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| Posted 9/25/15 1:46 AM |
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wakemeup
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by MarathonKnitter
what does an average day look like for you?
do you have a strict schedule?
do you go with the flow of the things that need to be done?
how much "down time" do you get, if any?
Up at 6:30, kids up at 6:50. Breakfast by 7, pack their lunches while they eat. Bus comes to house at 7:30.
I tend to have a fairly strict schedule for myself but as DH works a rotating schedule I sometimes have to adjust.
Sunday is laundry day
Monday I clean first floor
Tuesday I clean second floor
I fit the gym in when I can.
Kids are home by 4:30, dinner is at 5:30pm. Showers for them at 7, in bed by 7:30pm.
DH jokes that I need to take classes on how to relax because I almost never sit still, I am always up doing something like organizing, washing dishes, etc. So down time is kind of subjective for me... I could have more but I always feel like something has to be done or I feel guilty.
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| Posted 9/25/15 7:55 AM |
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maybebaby
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Re: question for SAHMs
I'm in full time nursing school now (nights/weekends/online) so I'm a lot more exhausted than I used to be, but a typical day would be
-dropping 2 older kids at school then running errands with the 2 year old. After errands, taking him to the park or playdate or on a walk. Nap for him, study for me...we eat lunch, clean whatever needs to be cleaned (house, never ending laundry etc). Maybe prepare dinner (or pick it up on crazy days). Get older boys from school, homework with them, off to the gym for an hour (they all go in the daycare there), by then my DH is home. We eat dinner and bedtime is at 8 for them.
I have been at home with my kids now for 9 years and it's always been a bit different depending on the year and amount of children but I have developed a really good solid routine that I love. Going to the gym is essential for me as well, it's my downtime to relieve some stress and I feel much better when I'm consistently going.
Now adding nursing school to the mix has been a bit crazy but I love it!!
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| Posted 9/25/15 8:11 AM |
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OffWithHerHead23
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question for SAHMs
I am a SAHM who home schools 2 out of my 3 kids. My DS is almost 15 and goes to school. DD1 is 9 and DD2 is 6.
My day starts at 7. I get up and my DS gets ready for school, makes his lunch, and we chat while he is doing this. He leaves for school at 7:30.
I shower. I wake the girls up at 8. Which is around the time DH leaves for work. They eat breakfast and get dressed. By 9 we start our sit down school work, which consists of math, language arts, reading, religion, and handwriting. It takes us 2-3 hours, depending on the day. We eat lunch, take the dog for a walk, and go do our other stuff. One day a week we have science in the afternoon, once a week we have choir, and once a week we have an arts and crafts club we belong to. The other afternoons we use for play dates and errands. My son gets home at 2:30 but most of the time he is letting himself in because we aren't home. I start dinner by 4:30, we eat around 5:30. After dinner, I clean up the kitchen and the girls take showers. They are allowed to watch a little TV after they shower. I get them into bed around 7:30 (they don't go to sleep until 9, but they read in bed, watch YouTube, etc). DH gets home at 8 and we leave DS in charge and we walk the dog together. When we get back he eats dinner and we watch some TV together and usually go to bed around 10. I usually stay up reading until 11/11:30.
And that's what a day in the life of this homeschooling mom looks like!
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| Posted 9/25/15 8:56 AM |
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Bridex100
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Re: question for SAHMs
I am a recent SAHM to a preschooler and 1st grader. The summer was chaotic and fun with no real schedule except for some camps and play dates.
Now that the kids are back in school, my days vary. I volunteer at our schools and very active with the PTA. I run errands, cook (never cooked before), work out and meet up with friends or DH for lunch occasionally.
I know staying home full time is not forever so I am enjoying it. I plan to stay home for only a year or so.
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| Posted 9/25/15 9:06 AM |
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BargainMama
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question for SAHMs
My kids are in school, so I have no schedule until they come home at 230. I do a lot of crafting lately and have been selling a lot if my things, so that keeps me busy! I also volunteer at school, bake for Birthday Wishes, and will join the gym soon. I just had finger surgery this week, and am down a hand, so I'm kind of doing nothing for a bit!
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| Posted 9/25/15 9:56 AM |
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Adri
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Re: question for SAHMs
When DS is at school I go to the gym, run errands, clean the house, go to doctors appointments if i have any, have lunch with friends maybe once a week, and volunteer at school and outside. TBH, the time goes so quick until is time to pick him up. Then, is time to go to the playground or to take him to classes (chess, music) and sports practices. Then home, homework, and dinner time.
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| Posted 9/25/15 4:56 PM |
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MamaB17
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Re: question for SAHMs
During the week I get up at 6am. Shower & get myself ready. Finish packing lunch for my older dd. Feed the dog. Start setting up breakfast. Wake the kids at 7:15 if they aren't up before then. Get the kids (5 & 2) fed & dressed. We are out the door at 8:30 to drop older dd off at Kindergarten. Two days a week I go straight from there to drop off the younger one for 2.5hrs at preschool.
The days the little one doesn't have school we run errands, go to my dr appts (high risk & ob weekly, pregnant w/ #3), and go to the park if we don't have anything that has to be done. Occasionally we go back home, but those days aren't often. Then back home for lunch & nap for the little one. Some days she naps in the car, & we go home for lunch after. Then it is dishes, laundry, any quick cleaning I can do before picking up the older one. Then we do snack, hw, & they play while I cook. After dinner it is showers, cleaning up kitchen, pick out clothes for the next day, & off to bed for them around 7:30/8. Dh works until 8:30pm, so I am on my own. Once I put them to bed I sometimes shower again, prep lunch for dd, make sure everything is ready for the next day so we can have a somewhat less crazy morning. I put shoes by the door, coats, etc.. Dh comes home reheat dinner for him, watch a show on the dvr together & I pass out anywhere from 10pm on
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| Posted 9/27/15 10:16 PM |
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luckysmom
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by LIRascal
Posted by gina409
Posted by cets1290
i am so jealous of your lives.. you are so lucky to be able to be SAHMs!
Ehhh few hours with my twins and you may change yor mind lol
the volume is always 14, someone's always on fire and I just want to be bored.
Just one day, I want to be bored, sleep till 9, wake up and read the paper cover to cover and just stare at the walls.
Omg yes! The noise level is insane. Right now all three are QUIETLY watching tv while I scarf down lunch, yes lunch at 10:30 because we all have to be fed and out of the house by 11:45. Our usual day starts by waking at 7am getting dressed, having breakfast, brushing teeth and doing my daughters hair so they are ready for school. Then they play a little (if I'm lucky and they are t hanging off of me) while I get a little cleaning done. At 10:30 I scarf down some lunch and then make the kids lunch. They eat at 11:00. After lunch we clean up, go potty, wash up and go to school. The twins are in pre k and my DS is in pre school. All go in the afternoon for 2.5 hours so we leave the house by 11:45 to be at school at 12 and i pick them all up at 2:25. My youngest is only 2 days right now and this is his first year. He starts 5 days in October. Right now the 2 days he goes I go to the gym then come home and shower in peace before picking them up. After I pick them up we just try to survive the rest of the day. Sometimes we stop at the park on the way home. Somerimes we just come home and go in the yard or just play in the house. DS started Tae Kwon do so we have that some days after school. I straighten up, start dinner and then I pretty much break up fights all day, someone's always in time out and I try to keep up with the laundry. Before the kids all started school it was just a take it as we go kind of thing. Now that they are in school I feel like we are busier than ever.
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| Posted 9/28/15 10:39 AM |
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DiamondGirl
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question for SAHMs
Grass is always greener. I took a year off for each of my kids. I loved being there for the first yr but it was very ground hog dayish for me.
I think that since I am home by 3 I have the best of both worlds but I honestly wouldn't want to be a SAHM full time.
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| Posted 9/28/15 10:43 AM |
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Chatham-Chick
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Re: question for SAHMs
SAHM to 4 (ages 2, 5, 7 and 9)
No set schedule.
6-7am wakeup
7-8:30am get the kids ready for school (feed them breakfast, pack lunches, change a diaper, etc.)
9am-12am Laundry, clean dishes, laundry, vacuum, laundry clean dishes, drive to and from sports/activities, laundry, cook, clean dishes, shower & bathe kids, laundry.
Occasionally I get a shower in. 
I feel like I do a lot of laundry and drive my kids to and from places.
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| Posted 9/28/15 12:08 PM |
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dajc23
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by LIRascal
Posted by gina409
Posted by cets1290
i am so jealous of your lives.. you are so lucky to be able to be SAHMs!
Ehhh few hours with my twins and you may change yor mind lol
the volume is always 14, someone's always on fire and I just want to be bored.
Just one day, I want to be bored, sleep till 9, wake up and read the paper cover to cover and just stare at the walls.
Omg yes! The noise level is insane. Right now all three are QUIETLY watching tv while I scarf down lunch, yes lunch at 10:30 because we all have to be fed and out of the house by 11:45. l
Wait you get to eat lunch?!?!
By 4pm I wonder why I'm so hungry. Then I realize I forgot to eat breakfast and lunch
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| Posted 9/28/15 1:37 PM |
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ml110
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question for SAHMs
i'm a SAHM to one son, who is almost 5. our day looks something like this
7- AM i wake up as DH is leaving for work. get myself breakast, showered, dressed..
7:45 get DS up, breakfast dressed
8:45- leave to drop him off at preschool. (except mondays)
9;20-11:40- while he's at school i do the cleaning, laundry, errands, organizing, whatever
12 or 1- pick him up at preschool (depending on the day)
1-2:30- get him lunch, play inside or outside, whatever
2:30-3:30--- his "Rest" time. he doesn't always fall asleep-- but definitely needs some quiet time in his room with a few toys or books in his bed.
** this is my "down time"- i play around online, maybe talk to my mom, flip through a magazine, etc..
3:30- 5--- more playing/activities, make sure stuff is set for dinner. sometimes we do play dates with his little friends that moved up to kindgeraten this year (he has a november bday and missed the cut-off)
5/5:15 DH comes home- so we do dinner, family time (walk around the neighborhood, whatever)...
8/8:15- start bedtime for DS.... i usually end up doing all this, too while DH fixes whatever needs fixing around the house or bills or whatever.
8:45- DS is in BED!!!! HAHA
so i hit the couch 
yes, i do have it pretty good being able to be home with only one child to worry about. and i know i won't be home forever- so i'm fully enjoying it while i can. BUT its not all as great as it seems. we have NO family close by, AND DS is the only child on both sides of our family (no cousins at all...) so he gets VERY VERY bored and needs constant entertainment- does NOT EVER play by himself. so, i'm also the roll of a sibling for him, too :-/
we also have no grandparents close by to take him for even an hour on the weekends so we can catch up on stuff, or even just go get lunch without him or something. so--- its EXHAUSTING!!!! but, i know someday it won't be so constant- so i'm trying to enjoy it.
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| Posted 9/28/15 3:38 PM |
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ml110
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by cets1290
i am so jealous of your lives.. you are so lucky to be able to be SAHMs!
i used to think it sounded pretty easy/good deal, too.... until i became a SAHM to a little boy- who is not only OUR only kid, but the only kid in BOTH our families. (no cousins). because he doesn't have a "built in" playmate of a sibling or cousin- i have to take on that role, too. even at family parties and stuff- its not like he has cousins he runs off and plays with--- he's hanging on me the whole time, bored.
he needs CONSTANT entertainment, and just WON'T play by himself- even at almost 5 years old. And i can't really blame him... its pretty boring not to have any other kids to chase after, or play pretend with.... :-/
we do have a few friends his age we get together with... but again, they all have siblings so we have to work around their siblings schedules, too... so its hard to find times that work.
AND we don't have any of his grandparents close by either ( 2 and 4.5 hours away). so i don't have anybody that takes him for an hour here or there, or calls and says " hey! can we come take him out for ice cream?"
again- i wouldn't trade being home with him for anything- this time before he starts full day school is FLYING by and i know i won't get it back... but its definitely WAY more exhausting than it sounds like it would be....
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| Posted 9/28/15 5:54 PM |
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Lauren82
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by cets1290
i am so jealous of your lives.. you are so lucky to be able to be SAHMs!
Me too! I didn't take this as it's easier than working (which is not what I interpeted this as at all!) but as it would be awesome to have that opportunity to be home with my kids! It wasn't feasible for us but I would have loved the opportunity.
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| Posted 9/28/15 10:03 PM |
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JenniferEver
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Re: question for SAHMs
I'm a WAHM so my day is different and I'm very unstructured just as a person.
8:30ish- baby gets up, and I get up.
9am Breakfast then play/mommy works
around 12 we have lunch (I recently swapped this with bottle/nap).
2 or 3 Bottle/nap
Mommy just tries to hang onto her sanity until
7ish my mom gives him dinner and a bath
8:30bedtime.
Then I work until 2am or so
ETA: I really don't find time for cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc unless my mom watches the baby and even then I end up using that time for work or taking a shower or peeing alone!
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| Posted 9/29/15 3:53 PM |
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MrsMick
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by drpepper318
Posted by MK2010
Posted by cets1290
i am so jealous of your lives.. you are so lucky to be able to be SAHMs!
I am on a 6 month maternity leave with my 2 1/2 year old DD and my 3 month old DD. My life as a temporary SAHM is SO much harder than my job. Maybe if I got more sleep, I would feel differently.
Yeah it's true, I'm on maternity leave too with 2 little kids & as nice as it is to have so much time with them, it's actually super stressful & difficult trying to juggle everybody's needs. Somebody is always crying or whining! I don't find there to be much down time at all... it's always time for somebody to be either eating or a new diaper, cleaning up some mess, or something else. And kid TV all day long The best is when they're both napping at the same time, but it doesn't happen often!
I agree with this. I am F/T working Mom. When I was on maternity leave, I was stressed out and hated being home. I love being with my kids, don't get me wrong. But I feel like I need to have a schedule, get dressed in my work clothes, put on makeup and go out and do my job. Being a SAHM is hard I think. The hardest thing for me is juggling everything so I am super scheduled. Ideally though, if I could work part time, like 4 days a week and have 3 days off- that would be PERFECT. But I always need to work. That is in my blood. ETA: I am pregnant so I will be on leave in March. I think it's going to be one heck of a challenge being with two kids. We will see if I can swing it!
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Ballet46
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Re: question for SAHMs
I am on a loose schedule. My LO is a pre-schooler, so my only routines are activities, nap time, etc. Small children are so unpredictable, so everyday is different. I actually love not having a schedule. For me, being a SAHM is my break from work. I don't have to be out the door at 6:30 am anymore. It works for my family.
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| Posted 9/29/15 6:46 PM |
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Katareen
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Re: question for SAHMs
Posted by DiamondGirl
Grass is always greener. I took a year off for each of my kids. I loved being there for the first yr but it was very ground hog dayish for me.
I think that since I am home by 3 I have the best of both worlds but I honestly wouldn't want to be a SAHM full time.
It's funny, I actually find my working days to be 100x more monotonous and predictable!! The days I'm home I love having the freedom to do/see whatever!
But in not a crazy scheduler and we eat, nap, do everything on the go.
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| Posted 9/30/15 7:54 PM |
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soontobemommyof2
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Re: question for SAHMs
It has been pretty tough for me now that I have two little ones to the point that the first day that dh went back to work I had a meltdown because I didn't know how to take care of two little ones and take care of the house at the same time. But I got used to the new routine. I try to do at least two or three big chores in the house a day, and sometimes I do take a nap when the kids are taking a nap but a lot of the times I use that time to catch up on something else for the house.
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