There are some days that I really wish I had a break. The kids are fighting and crying, I am tired. There is no hope for them to nap at the same time, leaving me without a break for the day almost everyday. I know my husband understands my job is not easy but the suggestions that he gives to help me manage my time just don’t work in the real world. I feel like I am always on and I never get a break. I really feel that people think nap time is a break but it is not, you are still listening for your little one and sometimes it is hard to dive into a project unsure of how much time you have. My typical day is as follows.
6-7 am: Wakeup. Since we are all currently in one room, which will change in a month our wakeup call is usually my husbands alarm.
7-8am: Diaper changes, milk, and breakfast. I also usually have dishes from the dinner the night before to do. Kids play and end up pushing or shoving each other which means I am referee. Also I am asked for milk at least 20 times during the next 3 hours.
8-9am: My oldest is already asking for a snack and/or milk. Followed by crying if she doesn’t get her way. Occasionally there is some peaceful play time, but there is also a lot of “can’t do it, NO, stop it, and don’t touch me.” I also start to look for something to do for the day to get everyone out of our tiny house. (About every three days do I get to do something for myself.)
9-11am: Getting ready to leave. This always takes a while between the kids fighting and getting everyone dressed. Sometimes it requires me to chase them down because one always has a poopy diaper and doesn’t want to be changed. Feed them lunch and N takes a nap while C “rests” or I pack a lunch to bring with us.
11-1pm: If we are home this is N’s nap time otherwise it is travel and nap in the car. This is the most peace I get during the day but with a two year old that doesn’t nap often I am still on.
1-4pm: Some type outdoor activity and/errands. Snacks, always snacks.
4-5pm: Travel back to the house.
5-8pm: Dinner, bath, story and bed. In between there are meltdowns because dinner is not ready in two seconds. Bath is mostly calm until N decides he is going to stand up thinks it is funny I am telling him no. Wrestling PJs on and finally bed.
At this point I am exhausted and ready for bed. Some days I get work done but more than not I become a zombie. I know that things will change and to enjoy the now, but let’s be honest it feels long while you are in it.
The Munchkin Adventure 