Re-Learning to be a SAHM - Creating a Daily Routine

Sunday, August 05, 2012

Since our move to OKC, I have been going to cosmetology school full-time and due to the state of California’s licensing conflicts with the state of Oklahoma, I have opted to wait to finish once we finish moving! With that said though, I have had to re-adjust to not having a pretty regular routine that I had with school. Let me tell you, it has been a struggle! Oh, how I love being a SAHM but my personality THRIVES on a pretty regular routine, which I am in the process of creating and you will see how I am going to organize my day through this post!

First – I had to realize that with me in school and Amos working, there were a lot of little things being forgotten so those were the first things on the list. I figured the EASIEST way to create a schedule was to write ANYTHING/EVERYTHING that needs to happen on a daily basis (yes, including showers ha!)

1.       Meals

2.      Bathing for everyone

3.      Scripture Study

4.     School Study

5.      Blogging/ Journaling

6.      Structured Play

7.     Cleaning

Second – I thought maybe if I scheduled the easy things like: meals, naps, wakeup, and bedtimes the rest would fall around that! So, I decided ultimately what time I needed to get up and go to bed so that it would allow adequate study throughout the day without little hands and voices.

6:00 AM – Amos and I wake up, shower and get ready for the day! To feel put together I need this time to feel put together and ready for anything to happen!

6:30 AM - Both him and I are to be studying! Amos – air traffic control and myself – medical transcription

7:30 AM – Both little ones awake, diapers changed, and dressed for the day. Beds made. Start breakfast

8:00 AM – Breakfast!

8:30 AM – Go to a park to play

9:45 AM –Melody-Ann 1 hour of movie time - Hunter nap routine (rock, bottle, read book)

10:00 AM – Check email – blog – journal

11:00 AM - Start a load of laundry - cleaning chores for day – Lunch prep

11:30 AM – Hunter up

12:00 PM – Lunch time – clean up

12:30 PM – Melody-Ann and Hunter play time in her room

1:45 PM - Hunter nap routine (rock, bottle, read book)

2:00 PM – Hunter napping – Melody-Ann “school”

3:30 PM – Hunter up – Snack time – clean up – Fold laundry

4:00 PM – Melody-Ann and Hunter play time in her room

5:30 PM – Dinner prep

6:00 PM - Dinner and clean up

6:45 PM – Bath time – Pajamas

7:30 PM – Bed time routine for both children – Last drink – Brush teeth –Story – Prayers – Bed

8:00 PM – Children asleep – Back to studying for me!

10:00 PM – Amos home/shower

10:15 PM – Scripture study

11:00 PM – Bedtime

Note – I do not plan to follow this schedule to the minute, nor should you follow your schedule to the minute! You will only drive yourself crazy! Look at your schedule as a guide, or a rough outline of your day! You can’t predict everything in life, as I have learned with my little ones! Time management requires flexibility, and the important thing is to just try your best to do it the next day!

Check back tomorrow for my Re-learning to be a SAHM – Cleaning Routine and Chores for Little Ones