The day for me starts off when I hear my alarm on my phone go off I roll over trying not to squash my baby bump { I am currently 24 weeks pregnant } and switch my alarm clock off and then I lay there in bed for about 5 mins thinking about the list of things I need to get done and what order I should do them all in.
I get up out of bed and wake up the kiddies { I have 3 of them my oldest is 6 years old, my second oldest is 4 years old and my youngest will be 3 in a couple of weeks time } for school { my oldest is in grade 1 this year } and I start to make breakfast "ok weet-bix or toast" comes the typical everyday saying and I go about making bowls of weet-bix and Vegemite on toast, I sit down quickly while they are eating their breaky to have a bowl of weet-bix or a couple of pieces of toast and quickly check on emails.
"Finished Mum" comes the morning chant from the now awake and fed kidlets ok time for a shower i pop them all into the shower and tell them to have a scrub before the day starts as I head off into the kitchen to make My oldest her School lunch for the day "Nooooo that's mine" LOL yep here it comes the typical everyday morning squabble over toys in the shower i head on in and take away the toys and tell them all that they need to have a scrub and not play with the toys until they are all washed and clean
I go back to making lunch while they have a scrub and then I get their clothes ready and on the couch, then I go in and give the kidlets a once over with the Loafer to make sure they didn't miss any spots. "OK out we hop" I get them all out and dried and lead them into the lounge room where i dress my youngest and help to dress my second oldest { he does pretty good but needs some reminding that the tags on clothes go towards the back } while my Oldest dresses herself.
Next comes the hair brushing Drama, it's funny the moans and complains that they each give me because they hate getting their hair brushed LOL if only someone would brush my hair for me every morning!
OK so the kiddies are all dressed and ready to head off so now it is my turn to have a quick scrub and get dressed before we head off. "Alright grab your bag and lets go" we head out to the car and I buckle them all in { we sometimes walk but today I just want to get home as I have a lot of work to do } Bbbbrrrrroooommmm!!!! hehehe off we go!!
We arrive at the school which is { OK I am quite lazy sometimes } literally a 1 minute drive away *Blush and we all pile out of the car to take my oldest into her class where I sit down with one of the other mums every morning to change the reading Folders over for another day. "Bye mum" my oldest says to me as the school bell rings "Bye honey have a great day" we have about 60 seconds worth of kisses and hugs between My Oldest Child, the younger kids and I then we head back to the car and drive home.Were Home and ready to start the day off with some motherly duties ok first is to put some washing on and do the dishes { Insert classical music here } .... Woop!! ok I am done :) "MuuuuuM I'm Hungry" ok it's morning tea time so I make the younger two kidlets some morning tea..... Hmmmm actually come to think of it I am hungry too LOL so I make myself some morning tea and I quickly sit down to check Emails and FaceBook again.
Ok time to get some sewing done so I put on the radio { I tend to get my Sewjo while listening to music } so here I am 24 weeks pregnant dancing around the lounge room and sewing,cutting and snapping nappies while my 2 younger ones play puzzles or marble run on the lounge room floor, I stop every now and then to sit down and help them build their towers or help fix their puzzles. Lunch time rolls around quickly and I get back into the kitchen to make some lunch for the kiddies and while they eat i quickly run around and tidy up the house and sweep the kitchen floor "Oh Crud" I forgot the washing...Ooops LOL I quickly duck outside to hang it out and by the time I get back inside the kids have finished eating their lunch and have gone off to get ready for a midday nap, my youngest sleeps well during the day but my second oldest prefers to play quietly with his train set.
While they are both quiet I make myself some lunch and sit down to check on Emails and Facebook once again and once I have finished I get back to the machine to sew some more............Beep Beeep!!! my alarm clock goes off and it is time to wake my youngest up from her nap and get the kids ready to go pick up my oldest from school, ok go to the toilet wash your hands and lets go! we have to leave early otherwise we wont get a car park { it is madness if I get there too late } Phew!!! we got a park and we all hop out and go sit with the other mums to have a good old { and muchly needed Motherly chat }.
The school bell rings and then it is a mad rush to get back to the car before everyone else gets out the gates so that we are not sitting in a hot car for ages when the traffic builds up around the roundabout and traffic lights, we lucked out today as there was roadworks so we were in a little bit of traffic O'well were home now thank goodness!! I make the kids a cold drink and I put some cartoons on for them to wind down for the day and I race to beat the post office closing I find myself constantly looking at the clock as I sew { I swear time goes slower when your watching the clock or is that just me hehehehe } hubby gets home from work and we all load up into the car to do the post drop for the day, I prefer to do it when hubby is home so I don't have to drag the kids into the post office where they behave like kids ;) Hehehe Phew!! what a load off today's fluffy bundles have been posted off and is now time to head home and cook some dinner.
I am now in the kitchen cooking dinner for the 5 of us while the kids have a play in the back yard now that the sun has died down a little { we have No shade in our back yard due the the neighbors cutting down every single tree in their yard }. "Ok dinner is up" we all wash our hands and sit down at the table for dinner which is home made Burgers tonight Yuuummmmoooo!!! it is the funniest time of day and I really look forward to sitting down as a family while we eat dinner and talk about the days we all had.
Dinner is over so I tidy up the kitchen and do the dishes while hubby checks his emails on his computer and the kids wash their hands and watch their cartoons, once I am done hubby helps me run a bath for the kids and give them a scrub and tonight is Hair scrubbing night so it is even more fun LOL, once they kids are all clean we get them dressed into their PJ's and they sit down and have quiet play while I get back to the machine for an hour before I decide that I would sit down and write out about my day to share with all of you :).
Today ends here where we put the kids to bed read them their books and then I sit down for 30 mins to help my oldest with her homework :) and then we tuck them all in and say out goodnights and then hubby and i sit down at our desk and Facebook and read Emails before having our showers and heading off to bed ourselves.
I hope you enjoyed reading about the day in the Life of a WAHM :) I look forward to reading some other stories about how others spend their days.
Over and Out
Julie xx
A Seedling Baby Cloth Nappy would be an idyllic perk,
Saving our dollars and cents,
Nappies for three newborns are an astronomical expense,
This is the start to become environmentally green,
For each little Jelly Bean!!!!