A Day in the Life ..

**ironmaiden** · 06-26-2006, 11:59 AM

What is your typical day like?

**Jerseygirl** · 06-26-2006, 12:50 PM

weekday:
5:30 dh out the door, I get up and in the shower
6:30 I'm dressed, dress baby and 2 toddlers
7:30 preparing bottles and sippy cups, getting breakfast packed for daycare, my lunch etc.
7:45 Myself and 3 littles leave for day care, bigger kids have juice in the car, I give them breakfast at day care
8:30 I'm at work til 4
At least twice a week I run errands etc then get the kids by 5, otherwise I pick them up at 4:15
Home by 5:30, cook, clean up, diaper changes, dinner on the table at 6:30.
7:45 baths then bed for toddlers
8:15 one on one time with the baby, huggies, lovies, rice cereal etc.
9:00 laundry of some sort
10:00 news then one on one time with dh-huggies lovies etc.
11:00 sleep!
12:30 Baby up for bottle and change
2 a.m. baby up for bottle
4:00 a.m. baby up for bottle

**baxjul** · 06-26-2006, 06:31 PM

5:00 am Up out of bed making coffee and packing dh lunch
5:30 - in the shower and dressed
7:10 - leave for work
7:45 - arrive at work
5:30 ish - leave work for home
6:00 on - do dishes, laundry, make dinner, cuddle with dd, crochet, read
10:00 - go to bed

**tbs727** · 06-26-2006, 07:12 PM

Not very exciting these days...
6:45 wake up, let the dogs out and feed them
7:00 have coffee and wake up time.
7:30 get in the shower, get ready for work, pack lunch, etc.
8:30 leave for work
5:30 get home from work
5:45 start dinner
The rest of the evening I clean up around the house and do laundry.
8:00 spend time with hubby

**starsapphire** · 06-26-2006, 08:34 PM

6am get up, stare out into space while I drink coffee
6:30am take a shower, get dressed, do hair & makeup, get to-go coffee cup/lunch ready, gather up stuff to bring with me to work
7:20 leave for work
7:30 work until 5pm

5pm come home, (varies from here) go to meeting or stay home and make dinner, or make dinner after meeting, TV, computer

9pm-ish in bed

No kids or pets so things are a bit more mellow.

**PrairieRose** · 06-26-2006, 11:01 PM

7:30 up, eat my cereal and fruit while surfing Fv.
8:30 pick and put up around the house, start the laundry
9:30 check in on FV again, get dressed, stretch and workout
10:50 shower, hair and makeup
12:00 lunch with Gripey
1:00 cleaning, errands, buying groceries until about 4 or so
4:00 check in with mom and dad, do anything that needs to be done there
5:00 start dinner
6:00 dinner, clean up, visit with Gripey
7:00 go for a bike ride or watch tv with Gripey or read or surf
10:00 wash face, brush teeth, go to bed.

**Valerie in WA** · 06-26-2006, 11:51 PM

OMG! I have the life of leisure!

0700 - wander out of bed, either get on the 'net or start quilting.
0815 - eat some food. Children are self-service for breakfast.
0830 - shower
0900 - feed poultry, gather eggs, etc
0910 - either putter in garden or come in and start a load of laundry
0930 - prod children to dress, brush teeth & hair and start math lesson
1000 - working on sewing or paperwork or cooking or other Project-of-the-Day
1200 - lunch for everyone

Afternoons continue with projects, referree-ing squabbles, answering questions, suggesting books to read, and transporting children to lessons (gymnastics, swim & ballet). Pop on the 'net again, a time or two.

Dinner is at 5pm.

Kids go in their room at 7pm. I usually read or maybe get on the 'net. Sometimes I quilt.

9pm dh goes to bed. I read

10pm. . .

or maybe 11pm - depending on how riveting my book is - I go to bed.

However...
On weekends, I get up at 550, shower & leave at 630, work 12hrs (not including lunch) and return home at 8pm, only to read for a bit and then crash into bed.

**treeluva** · 06-27-2006, 05:17 AM

hmmm, lets see

0530 get up/get in pt gear/get children up and dressed
0600 go to daycare
0610 go to work
0630-0730 Unit PT (Physical Training)
0730-0750 Police Call (pick up trash)
0750-0810 drive home
0810-0845 take shower, get dressed for work
0845-0900 drive to work
0900-1700 at work, doing a zillion things
1715-pick kids up from daycare
1730-arrive home attempt to take off boots, usually forget about it and start cooking dinner
1830-1900 dinner
1900-2000 bath time for children
2000-2100 time with children
2100-children get in bed
2101-children get out of bed
2102-children get back into bed
2103-children get back out of bed (this continues on for numerous times.. sometimes 10 minutes, sometimes until 1 am)
2100-2300- I am supposed to be watching news, relaxing, doing whatever I want. Usually, I am cleaning, laundry, finances, etc
2300-bed time for me

and that is an average day.

**MirandaK** · 06-27-2006, 08:36 AM

~BETWEEN 4:30 & 5:30 WAKE UP DUE TO CRYING CATS WHO WANT FEEDING...ELBOW DH AWAKE (HIS JOB TO FEED THEM!) AND FALL BACK TO SLEEP.
~ALARM GOES OFF AT 6 AM BUT I SNOOZE UNTIL 6:20.
~6:20 SHOWER, BLOW DRY HAIR, HAVE JUICE AND WATCH NEWS WHILE PUTTING ON MAKE UP, GET DRESSED
~7:20 LEAVE FOR WORK
~7:45 ARRIVE AT WORK, EAT BREAKFAST AT DESK, CHECK OUT FV
~11:30 LUNCH AT WORK, WE USUSALLY WATCH FRIENDS OR THAT 70S SHOW ON DVD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM
~5:00 HEAD HOME (STOP ON WAY HOME TO RUN ERRANDS IF NEEDED)
~5:30 WALK BORIS (YES I WALK ONE OF MY CATS ON A LEASH)
~5:45 WATCH BEVERLY HILLS 90210 ON SOAPNET WHILE DH FINISHES DINNER
~6 EAT DINNER EITHER ON COUCH WATCHING 90210 OR AT DINNER TABLE IF IT'S ONE WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN
~6:45 CLEAN UP KITCHEN, PLAY WITH CATS, SCRAPBOOK, READ, CLEAN, BALANCE CHECKBOOK, PAY BILLS, DO LAUNDRY, CUDDLE DH,
~9:45 PM CLEAN LITTER BOXES, WASH FACE, BRUSH TEETH
~10 PM GET IN BED AND PUT THE PORTABLE DVD PLAYER IN BED WITH ME AND WATCH A MOVIE (USUALLY THE BIG CHILL, DAZED AND CONFUSED OR LORDS OF DOGTOWN) UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP.

**ironmaiden** · 06-27-2006, 10:46 AM

5:30 - DD awake, DH gets up with her and potties the new puppy
6:00 - DS wakes up, DH in shower
6:30 - DH empties dishwasher, makes breakfast
7:00 - I crawl out of bed, we eat breakfast, then I get in the shower
7:30 - DH leaves for work
8:00 - take new puppy outside for potty and playtime
8:30 - clean
9:00 - my computer time
9:30 - kids take turns watching tv/computer while I clean
10:30 - time to get kids moving - project time at the table or pooltime
12:00 - lunch
12:45 - get DD to nap if she's tired and cranky
1:00 - I watch All My Children while DD naps and DS is watching his show
2:00 - get kids moving - decide whether we're staying home or going somewhere
3:00 - afternoon snacktime
3:30 - back in the pool
5:30 - DH home, someone makes dinner
6:00 - dinner
6:30 - DH plays with kids
7:15 - start bedtime rituals - quick rinse, jammies, read 2 books, bedtime oral story, sing songs
8:00 - DH and I talk, watch Red Sox, read, go to a meeting about the stupid mall project, I knit etc.
10:00 - last outs for puppy, we go upstairs to bed, read more
10:30 - lights out

**shelsmiles** · 06-27-2006, 01:23 PM

4:45 am up and getting dressed for the gym
5:00 let dog out and go to gym
6:30 home from gym, get kids up for 15 minutes snuggle time
6:45 Get in the kids going, get in the shower and ready for work
7:00 Change out laundry, make lunches and unload dishwasher
7:30 check to make sure kids have everything, take out something to thaw or fill up the crockpot
7:45 Hustle out the door to work
8:00 work
1:00 spend my lunch hour taking DD to gymnastics
2:00 Work
5:00 leave work, get kids, grocery shop if needed
6:00 home and getting chores done, working on dinner or getting ready for kids activites
7:30 dinner
8:00 clean up, get kids in showers, to bed, etc.
9:00 fall asleep on the couch while DH watches tv

**Edelweiss** · 06-28-2006, 10:38 AM

7:45 get up, get ready for work, let the dogs out, start a load of laundry
8:30 drive to work
9:00 work (ok, also surf the net a little when no one's looking!)
4:00 leave work, drive to class
4:45 class
7:40 leave class, run at school's track, then drive home
8:30 play with dogs, have dinner (DH cooks), clean up, finish laundry from morning
9:30 work on at least one project - clean something, mend something, make something, etc.
10:30 go to bed, watch tv until I fall asleep (always set the sleep timer, though!)

**Buckeye5** · 06-28-2006, 11:12 AM

4am get up and shower
4:45am leave for work
5

o work until 2

o pm
2:15pm arrive home
talk to the kids about their day and activities for the evening
3:00 pm clean house, laundry, FV
5

o pm eat or leave for kids activities
if no actvities, continue with chores, or something fun with the kids, swim, movies, etc
To bed at 11:00 pm, depending on actvities

aftrernoon shift:
8:00am get up and visit Fv
9:00 am do chores, and laundry
10

o watch Dr. Phil and fold laundry
11:00 pool time if weather is permitting
get dinner prepared for evening
bills, gardening etc.
1

opm shower get ready for work
1:45 pm leave for work
2:00 pm arrive at work
10:30 pm get home and talk to family about their day and plan the following day

Day's that I am off, focus on chores early in the morning, then do damily things, swimming in our pool if it nice, or fishing

**Buckeye5** · 06-28-2006, 11:13 AM

Oops don't know what I did to get those funny things on my page. Sorry

**peanut** · 06-28-2006, 11:48 AM

6:00 am - alarm goes off
6:30 am - up (it takes me awhile to get going!

), shower, dress, make bed, diary, devotions
7:00 a.m. - breakfast with dh
7:20 a.m. - walk
8:00 a.m. - morning pages (creative brainstorming), 'to do' lists
8:30 a.m. - crossword puzzles to exercise my brain
9:00 a.m. - get supper on and laundry started
9:30 a.m. - computer
10:30 a.m. - creative time for me. Writing, drawing, stitchwork, whatever...
12:00 - medication, lunch and nap (side effect of medication)
1:00 p.m. - clean up
1:30 p.m. - do mindless repetitious stuff...like rug hooking. Something I don't have to pay attention to to do. This is the effect of medication again.
3:00 p.m. - attempt to read while having tea. I pick easy books these days, so I can focus.
4:00 p.m. - nap
5:00 p.m. - start supper
6:00 p.m. - eat supper
7:00 p.m. - yard work, more reading/stitching, maybe another walk, finish up laundry, etc.
8:30 p.m. - dh likes to watch TV for an hour. I usually join him.
9:30 p.m. - I start getting ready for bed
10:00 p.m. - I'm in bed.

I guess that's an average day. Though truthfully only my Wednesdays are like that. Most days I have groups I go to in mornings and afternoons. Mondays I spend the morning at least on errands with dd#1. Truthfully, there is no average day around here!

Jean