Daily goals with little ones
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Daily goals with little ones
| Tue, 04-13-2004 - 3:50pm |
Hi! I have three little ones 5, 3 and 2. My oldest does 2 afternoons a week of preschool and will be doing homeschool next year. I am interested in what other moms of little ones do in a day. How much do you get out? How much do you clean? Do you have a schedule? How much TV do you watch and how much do you think you should watch? How much art, craft, games, or learning do you do? Playdates? Are you satisfied with this or are you frustrated, or very content? Are you lonely? What would you like to do in an ideal day? I am looking for ideas! Thanks for sharing! Jules


I am interested in what other moms of little ones do in a day.
How much do you get out?
Grocery store once or twice a week
How much do you clean?
About 15 times a day
Do you have a schedule?
Yep its lining the cat litter box
How much TV do you watch?
You mean there is someting other than Blues Clues stuff for people over the age of 10?
How much art, craft, games, or learning do you do?
This seems to be all I ever do - and everything we do has some kind of learning experience behind it. I talk to my kids a lot!! They are both full of endless ???
Playdates? Hate em never do em :{
Are you satisfied with this or are you frustrated, or very content?
I'm a mom I wear all hats and that means I wear all emotions too.
Are you lonely?
Who has time to be lonley in this zoo?
What would you like to do in an ideal day?
oh thats a loaded question! ;)
I am looking for ideas! Thanks for sharing! Jules
And I am being very sarcarstic. I think your thinking too much about it. Being a mom is like riding a bike. You get on - pedal hold your balance and just go. (Mostley down hill with your hands tied behind your back.)
LM
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Usually I try to do one quality activity with the boys- art or a park trip or library or play date etc. Then I try to get one big chore (bathrooms, laundry etc.) And daily dishes and pick up. I try to get in some excercise for me (treadmill in the living room HA! or Pilates videos) I try to get the boys outside and or some creative play. I try to get in some social or adult thinking everyday, whether it is computer, phone calls, TV-(I try to only watch Dr. Phil and or Oprah if I am on the treadmill or folding laundry or cleaning) or reading. Usually not reading although I have been better about choosing books for me at the library. (It is hard to focus with the kids around and I feel guilty unless it is at night late instead of TV.) But usually if I can do those things I feel pretty good about the day. I also try to know what we are having for dinner pretty early in the day so I can be defrosting if needed and know when I need to start it. I try to have the living room (where we relax at night and the first room you see when you walk into the house) picked up and vacuumed before DH gets home. I will leave a big pile of clean laundry to fold while watching TV at night. Dh will usually help with that. I try to have dinner ready when dh gets home. We try to have date night atleast 2 times a month. We try to do special family day trips or at least to the park on weekends.
I really do love being at home. I just love the feeling of a satisfying day and hate an unproductive one. I turned down a good paying job yesterday because I would hate to end this all now. My husband said it would not be good for our boys. That made me feel good! Anyway keep up the advice! Jules