In becoming a stay-at-home mom, I have some pretty LOFTY aspirations
for all the changes I hope we can make as a family. But I know that if I try to
conquer all of my goals in the first week of this new life, it will be a recipe
for disaster, and I will end up exhausted and overwhelmed, with lots of sticky
notes stuck haphazardly to various parts of my body. In order to avoid this
scenario, I think it is wiser to aim low and focus on one SAHM goal at a time.
For my first week at home, I would really like to try and establish a
daytime schedule that works for everyone in our family. I’ve done lots of R&D, reading SAHM blogs and online forums, trying to figure
out the winning formula for SAHM time management. After gathering all my data
together, I’ve worked with my Google calendar to create a basic daily
schedule that takes meals, activities, naps, and cleaning all into account.
It looks like this:
6:30 – 8:00 am: Morning
Preparation - potty/diaper changing, breakfast and nursing,
get the kids dressed, parents shower/dress, brush teeth/hair, free play)
8:00 – 9:00 am:
Exercise/Movement – outdoor walk, tricycle ride,
playground visit, or indoor exercise and active play with dance/movement, OR
grocery shopping if needed
9:00 – 9:30 am: Snack and
diapers/potty time
9:30 am – 12:00 pm: Activity
– playgroup, library activity, visit museum, etc. (Oren takes first nap)
12:00 – 12:30 pm:
Lunch time
12:30 – 2:00 pm:
Quiet time - naps, reading books,
drawing, movie, etc. (if the kids nap, mommy works on cleaning and/or projects)
2:00 – 4:30 pm:
One child visits with Baba, while the other
gets one-on-one time with mommy. Art activity, cooking, or developmental
activity with Emmy. Nap time or developmental activities with Oren.
4:30 – 5:30 pm:
Clean up from day, on own play, or outdoor
play (visit playground)
5:30 – 6:30 pm:
One parent cooks and cleans while the other
plays with the kids
6:30 – 7:00 pm: Dinner as a
family
7:00 – 7:30 pm:
Bath time and prepare for bed
(potty/diaper changing, brush teeth, pajamas, read books)
7:30 – 8:00 pm:
Kids go to sleep
Do you think this will work? Am I being delusional?
