Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Daily routines
I am so needing help on how to get my crap together on the daily routines. How do you guys do it all? Since having the baby it seems like I am running around like a wild, crazy woman all day long. Would love to hear how you fit it all in, i.e. exercise, cleaning everything, making dinner, running errands, and keeping the kids entertained all day long. Please, please, please....I need your advice and help.
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so to get in what I want I get up at 4:30/5 in the morning and workout / go to the gym. Get home by 7 (it took me some time to pump before heading to the gym but now I'm done). Get home, get the baby, feed her, then get Nick taken care of. Usually then we are out, running errands, playdates, etc. Cleaning is usually done with the kids awake or on the weekend - maybe I'll put on the TV for Nick or he'll entertain himself w/ a book while Kara hangs out. My house is not as clean as in the past. Making dinner usually I have to put on the TV to get some time without someone hanging on me. I feel like getting my workout done in the early am clears the day for me and I feel happy that I can have that time to myself guaranteed.
my secret was i didn't get it all done, i let things go....and that is how i lived till the girls got older and slowly i started being able to get eveything in.
We're still figuring that out too. Right now our typical day goes something like this:
Up at 6:30 - Getting ready for work, feeding baby (if up), packing for sitters.
7:30 - Leave for work, drop of baby
8 - 5 - Work
5 - leave to pick up baby
6 - Gym till about 7:30; baby goes with to nursery
7:30 - make dinner, daddy feed baby
8:00 - Eat dinner
8:30 - Bedtime routine with baby.
Cleaning is mostly done by my husband but it's usually done on the weekends. I manage finances and all the errands throughout the course of the day when I can find 10 minutes to make calls, etc.
It's a struggle. I keep thinking we're going to get into a better routine but there's just not enough time. I'm learning to let it go but it's tough when you're use to being everything for everyone plus accomplishing your personal goals.
Whenever I figure something out, I'll let you know.
I am with trifitmom, I just don't do it. Lately, Adelaide has been sleeping so poorly I have been too tired to leave the house. So I don't clean much unless the mood strikes, I don't exercise besides walking with the double stroller(hip still screwed up but even if it was 100% I don't think I would have time to train), and I have to put Elena in front of the TV/computer games if I need to shower. I feel like I am still in survival mode. I keep wondering at what point will I get my act together? Showering and brushing my teeth are still major accomplishments.
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