Robyn at Overflowing Grace posted the other day about her daily schedule and asked that other SAHMs let her know what their schedule was like. My first response was "Schedule?? What's that??" Then I realized that I do have a schedule. It's just not the same every day. So here is my "schedule" just for her. :)
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays
6:00- 7:00 am wake up, get coffee, do bible study.
7:00- 7:15 am talk with hubby about coming day and pray with him before he and eldest daughter leave for the day
7:15- 8:15 am feed 3 youngest children, get them ready for school.
8:15- 8:30 am take son and 5 year old to school
8:30- 9:30 am try to blog while 2 year old watches some PBS cartoons
9:30-11:45 am clean kitchen from breakfast, do a load or two of laundry and play with baby.
12:00 noon pick up kindergartener from school
12:15 feed baby and 5 year old lunch
12:30-1:00 pm put baby down for 2 hour nap, help kindergartener with homework
1:00-2:30 read, blog, answer emails, research, bible study
2:30-3:00 pm play time with youngest kids
3:00-4:30 pm do more laundry, clean bathroom, and monitor older kids homework and chores completion
4:30- 5:00pm get spiffied up for hubby's arrival home
5:00- 5:30 pm talk about day with hubby
5:30- 6:30 dinner prep(except on Mondays- dinner is done by 5:45 so kids and hubby can go to BSF until 9:00)
6:30 dinner
7:00 pm bath time for two youngest (bath time is always play time
7:30 pm bedtime with prayers for baby, and time to settle in for 5 year old. (she gets to watch a little TV)
8:00 pm bath time for son- make sure he cleans bathroom and brushes his teeth, and puts away clothes that I washed during the day
8:30 bedtime with prayers for son, bed time and prayers with 5 year old, bath time for oldest daughter. Monitor water usage, make sure she cleans bathroom and puts away clothes I washed during the day.
9:00 bedtime with prayers for oldest daughter
9:00-10:30 pm time with hubby listening to bibilical messages, or talking about day, or both.
10:30 pm shower and bedtime
My schedule for Tuesday varies in that I have a bible study from 9:00 to 11:30 so everything else that usually happens in that time frame gets moved to later. Hubby also has bible study in the evenings so I get to be single mom on that night.
For Wednesday, it's early release day at the elementary school, so Kindergartener gets picked up at 11:15 am. I prepare snacks and room for a small group that meets in my home from 12:00 to 1:30. In the evenings, I have choir practice, and my eldest daughter has High School midweek so dinner must be done earlier.
On most Fridays, our day is as stated above, unless I am in a drama at church. If I do, then I am there from 6:00 to 8:00 in which case hubby does dinner and bath duty. Saturdays, hubby serves as parking attendant at church, so the day is free until 5:00, unless the New Day choir (which I'm in) is on that week, then I have to be at the church by 4:30. On Sundays, our day is full of church related activities. Serving in Children's Ministry for hubby and eldest daughter. Serving in choir, or drams, or Women's Ministry leadership, or Growth Group meetings for me. If we have a Sunday open in which one or both of us is not serving then we spend the day getting caught up in any bible studies we didn't finish during the week, or do something as a family.
Oh, and right here is where I admit that I am addicted to my computer, the blogosphere and all my blogging buddies' blogs, and that I will take any free minute to blog some more, or read their blogs. :)
Unfortunately for my family, we're such a large family that there isn't alot of room for surprises. But then again, maybe I'm just not very organized. I try, but being organized is too much work. :) In the words of Beth Moore, I am an ADD housekeeper. (She said that about herself, but I agree about myself.)
