Question for SAHM’s

During the school holidays and on the days you don't do Kindy/School runs do you have a time when you make yourself get outa bed??

Also, do you have certain things you do each day of the week? Rather than just potter around each day?

we spend the term flapping about - work, daycare, school, pick up dh, soccer practice, soccer games. so in the holidays we just hang out and let go of routines - apart from bedtime. Hence it being almost lunch and one child is still in pjs. - i try to have something up my sleeve, but to be honest- we have a ton of games and lego that we don't have a lot of time to do usually.   

I'm letting up times go this week, Cooper is quite safe hanging out with big sis although he's usually in bed with me. I'm only getting up 1/2 hour later than usual but it makes it so much more relaxed! I look after another little girl who'll be back next week.

We still plan things for the morning cause with a little one it's easier to have the routines still in place. Although this morning has been spent tidying up. Will venture into town this arvo.

I'm very lucky that we have a library across the road from us. That might get visited more often this week. Especially seeing they have coffee & biscuits! On the way is the park as well

Bed times are more relaxed but still in bed by 8pm cause I need an endish time to my day as well!

Chef is being demanded <sigh>

Playgroup and most of the other things we do keep running. We don't have preschool gymnastics, thats the only thing that is term time only.

We only laze around in PJ's watching TV all day if the kids or I are sick. ATM all three of us are, DD the worst.

Hmm, I have been lazy this week.... I do try and make sure I am out of bed by 9. The girls are finally at an age when I trust them to play nicely in the lounge, I can hear them and if I choose to open my eyes I can see them so I figure they can't get into too much trouble

These holidays have ended up being really busy which is good I guess, the girls do tend to go crazy being stuck at home all day every day. Next week I am hoping for maybe one day where we just stay at home and do nothing.

I don't have school-age children, but I am trying to establish more of a routine because otherwise the "just pottering" can get very dull.

Mondays and Fridays DH is home, so on Mondays I am planning to do a class or swimming. On Tuesdays I have a group I go to. Wednesdays I go to SPACE at Playcentre. Thursdays and Saturdays DH works so I have made them my outing days - either an outing with DS, or visit friends. Friday is family day. Sunday we go to church as a family.

ElfsMum wrote: omg i live for the day when i dont have to get up at 6am....with a 2 yr old and a 5 month old there's no option:)

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Ditto!!! We're always up early. We just potter during the holidays really. I try and make sure we have atleast one playdate each week coz Jake misses the socialisation at preschool. We have alot of things to keep him amused round home though plus a park just round the corner if we start going stir-crazy. Sometimes we go down to the library and Jake 'helps' our lovely librarian Doug to stack books and water the plants while I have a cuppa and a break