I’ve heard it said that being a stay-at-home parent, you should have a routine, to maintain working discipline & ensure that everything gets done. I quite agree, so here’s mine:
- 07:00 Make wife packed lunch & insert her coffee IV.
- 07:30 Wave wife off, dig loafing 5 year olds out of warm beds & make breakfast.
- 08:00 Send 5 YO’s upstairs to get dressed, while I scrape breakfast off of floor, make more packed lunches & have shower.
- 08:20 Exit shower to writhing mass of children & school uniforms. Disentangle & kick down the stairs.
- 08:45 Drag procrastinating children to school & deposit in playground, ensuring they can’t track me back to the house.
- 09:05 Return to house, consider doing the washing, decide to have an hours blogging.
- 11:45 Finish hours blogging & decide to have lunch. I’ve earned it. Put washing machine on, and nearly break sweat.
- 13:30 Finish lunch and put second load in machine, first load in tumble dryer. Start Ironing.
- 13:50 Had enough ironing, decide to fill up bird feeders instead.
- 14:15 Time to collect boys from school. What wonderful things have my little angels learnt today? Can’t wait to see their cherubic faces again.
- 14:30 Drag squalling demons home from school, pull hat over eyes to hide shame.
- 14:45 Give demonic offspring another talk about behaviour. Put second load of washing in dryer.
- 15:00 Realise wife is home in approx 80 minutes. Start ironing with both hands & eyes closed-no-one will notice.
- 15:30 Throw something in oven (hope it’s not one of the kids) & stuff dishwasher - disadvantage of twins is that I hope another one didn’t go in there.
- 16:15 Finish ironing, drag twin one out of dishwasher, drag something smoking out of oven. Dinner hopefully.
- 16:30 Wife arrives ‘How was your day?’ she asks. ‘You know, kept busy, paced myself. You do need a routine you know…’
- Evening: Can I go blogging again now?
Just don’t tell her…..
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Stopped back by from Skittles this time, and almost died laughing. Well, maybe not -died-, but I did get quite a good chuckle! I will definitely be back again to read backwards and see what fun I have missed! Mind if I link to you?
It’s all true! Well, most of it.
Please link away
She’s my daughter-in-law
This is the funniest thing I’ve read in a LONG time!!!!!
Very amusing.
An interesting routine lol.
I am still trying to figure out the military time. This is the most math I’ve had to do since high school.
Skittles sent me.
LoL…at least it is a routine…
Mine is slightly more pathetic than that….
Skittles sent me-great post! Really!
Hello all, thanks for the nice comments. The worst of it is, most of it’s true.
The dishwasher brings them up a treat, and their hair is all lemon-fresh afterwards.
Sorry Mist1, results of working as an analyst for too many years, I’m stuck on 24hr time. Just minus 12
Skittles sent me!
I always thought I wanted to be a SAHM, but from reading your “routine”, I think I’ve changed my mind. Thanks for helping me make a career choice!
If you don’t mind, I’m going to link to you too. Link to me if you want (I’m not bullying you or anything.) :0)
Hi Mikala, you link away, I’m not going to stop you
I’m sure I can find space for a link somewhere…
oh! that was fantastic! i’ve never laughed so much and so long for a looooooong time! keep up the good work!
Visiting by way of the carnival. This routinue made me laugh! I love the part about the dishwasher!!!
I don’t know why i just had visions of Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom, one of my favorite movies from when I was a kid.
Cool/funny post, thanks for sharing Chris.
Hi carnival people. It’s all true, really…
Great post!! : )
Very funny…I’m sure it’s true. I have littles and I know how terrifying the mornings can be!
Just dropped in via the Carnival. Great routine - you are so organized!!! I’m linking you and will be back to read more….hope you stop by to read my entry
Hi Heather, thanks for coming by. I’ve seen your blog before, but I’m on my way over now….
Hey, just stopping by from the carnival…thanks a bunch for participating…I hope you will again in the future!
Came in from the Bestest Blog Carnival 1.2! Just had to say great post!!!
There is nothing like the smell of dishwashed 5 YO to brighten your day.
Your day is much like mine, only I have no small children, and I don’t iron. I should iron, but I don’t. Really must work on that! 
Ironing is overrated