Our typical weekend/ public holiday schedule
8:00 – 8:30am: Kids wake up, Daddy will wash up when he hears that the kids are awake. I will bf Dylan and play with the kids in bed.
~8:30am: Daddy comes and take over from mommy. I will wash up while Daddy play with kids. I will then go downstairs to start cooking the soup. I normally would prepare the soup stock using chicken/ pork bones the night before using the Thermo Pot cooker. Then in the morning, I will remove the bones, and add in vegetables. I don’t like to cook vege in soups overnight as they will all turn to mush by the morning. Anyway, my pot is too small to put everything in. Planning to get the large 5L pot.
Me, I normally have breakfast on the go – between my chores.
Remove one car from the porch and clean the porch. Usually it is just sweeping the leaves & dust away. But if I am planning to let the kids do some activity on the floor, then I will mop the porch. No time to scrub the porch as it will take a longer time to dry.
9:00am: Kids come down. I will change their bedsheets.
Bryan & Daddy have breakfast. Dylan will get bits of their food.
Wash laundry.
9:30am: Kids go out to the porch to play. Do whatever they want outside, just don’t come in the house.
I will then sweep & mop the house, and starts to prepare lunch.
Hang laundry out to dry.
10:30am: Kids finish playing outside. Bathtime. I will then bf Dylan and put him for his morning nap.
11:00am: Dylan should be napping, and Daddy will watch over him as he is a light sleeper. Daddy will surf the net or do some quiet activity next to him.
DVD time for Bryan.
I will continue to prepare lunch.
12:00nn: Lunch is ready. Clean the kitchen.
Prepare the table for lunch. Wait for Dylan to wake up.
12:30nn: Lunch time for everyone.
1:00pm: Clear the tables and dishes.
On Saturday, I will then get Bryan ready for his 45 min weekend play session at his old school, starting at 2pm
Sundays, we may go for a short outing (Aquarium, grocery shopping, etc) or
We may do some baking at home. Bryan loves to help me bake.
3:00pm: Get the kids ready for their nap.
While kids are napping, keep laundry. On a regular sunny day, the laundry will be dry by now.
Rest
5:00pm Prepare dinner unless it is Saturday where we will go to MIL for dinner
5:45pm May go for a short evening walk esp if the kids are grouchy from their afternoon nap
6:00pm Dinner/ go to MIL’s house
7:00pm Finish dinner, clean the house.
Either hub/ me will accompany the kids to go outside to play / socialize with the neighbors.
7:30pm Go shopping or just hang out at home
9:00pm Give kids a bath, story time, quality time
10:00 Good night children
Wash the day’s laundry – kids clothes, diapers, etc
Prepare for next day (meals to cook or prepare for work)
Phew..with so much things to do, no wonder I am more tired during the weekends than on weekdays. Salute to you full time mummies! No wonder I don’t need any diet pills to lose weight.