Saturday, August 22, 2009

Time Managment Envy

I've been reading about what some other people's days look like HERE, and it caused me to stop and consider what my day looks like, and what I would really like it to look like.
Currently it is still summer. Our hours go late into the night, so I'm a bit different than most people. Here's a stab at my current schedule compared to my dream schedule:

The Dream

5:16am Devos & work out
6:00am Coffee & computer
7:00am Yummy breakfast,reboot laundry
8:00am Phonics with DS,DD free play
9:00am Kids-Art Me-Fly lady zone
10:00am math games (sorting, matching manipulating)
11:00am kids-play outside Me-start lunch
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Kids-Naps Me-more Flying
2:00pm Call BFF while flying
3:00pm Snack & Circle time, Chores
4:00pm Kids-watch a show or play games Me-start supper.
5:00pm Supper
6:00pm Kids-Daddy time Me-Clean up & reboot laundry
7:00pm Stories & singing & bed time routine
8:00pm Kids-zzzzz Me-hang with DH
10:00pm Bedtime routine
11:00pm zzzzzzzzzz
12:00pm zzzzzzzzzz
1:00am zzzzzzzzzz


Reality

5:16am zzzzzzzzz
6:00am zzzzzzzzz
7:00am zzzzzzzz
8:00am DS wakes me wanting a snack and a show, me-coffee & computer
9:00am breakfast of some sort, clean up & get dressed.
10:00am Breakfast of some sort for DH, kids snack & play with toys.
11:00am park/outside
12:00pm open concession (I work in concession, DH takes kids)
1:00pm Kids-Nap

3:00pm DH swaps with me, lunch, Clean up camper, go to park or walk or shopping.
6:00pm Supper of some sort, swap with DH work in concession
10:00pm DH swaps with me, put kids to bed
12:00am DH closes concession, Hang with DH/clean camper
1:00am bed time.

1 comment:

  1. Wow! That is some dream! Circle time, really? I am such a bad Mom. My dream is just to get through the day without screaming at my kids and maybe clean the bathroom. That dream has only happened a few times.

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