My morning routine has changed a bit since we moved into August. This month Tiger girl started school so there is one more person to get ready before we leave the house in the morning. It used to be alright to leave her in her pyjamas but not anymore as she has to get fed, dressed and hair tied up properly before she is off to school.
Nowadays my daily morning routine starts earlier.
In the morning
- Get up and get myself ready
- Set the breakfast for the kids while checking my mails and replying e-mails
- Draft up a to-do list and check if there are groceries that need to be bought today.
- Plan what to cook for the day.
- Wake everyone up
- Get all of them dressed, fed and ready to go out of the door.
- Drive everyone and drop them off at school/work respectively
- Go to the supermarket to buy groceries
- Come back and do the housework/ prepare for lunch.
- Cook lunch and finish up on blogging tasks.
- Tutor Monkey boy and make sure he finishes his homework, food etc before he leaves for school.
How does your morning schedule look like?
Is it packed or do you have free time for yourself?
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Mommy Maye
August 9, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
My starts at 5am, preparing for work and making food for my son. Honestly I have no time for myself. Those free time of mine I use to do blogging, online works and update my online shop. Oh, I do my own products too. That’s why when I lay down our bed, I can’t help myself to fall asleep.
Danyelle Franciosa
August 9, 2012 at 12:51 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
You seemed really busy Dominique!
My day starts at almost 7 and I prepare myself for work. I don’t eat my breakfast at home.
I usually take my breakfast on a restaurant, (i don’t really have time to cook in the morning).
But I wanted to experience to become a mom and prepare every thing for my family, that’s really interesting.
genefaith
August 9, 2012 at 1:23 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
My early morning is so full as I’m working. I’m bringing along my 3-years old to school bec. he attends school where I teach:) we must leave the house before 7. Then, we take our breakfast in school before sending him to his classroom at 7:00 am
Lalah
August 9, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
My only Me time nowadays is having my shower. Being a working mom and a trying hard perfect mother/perfect wife is caraaaaaazy. But I love it hehehehe
Foreverfriends
August 9, 2012 at 2:52 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
what time do you wake up?
Tiger girl’s childcare doesn’t provide breakfast?
You are simply super!
Dominique
August 10, 2012 at 10:29 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
@Shook,
I wake up around 6.30am- 7am. Tiger girl’s childcare does provide breakfast but she doesn’t like oats and the things that they serve so we give them breakfast at home or have breakfast out.
Foreverfriends
August 10, 2012 at 3:17 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
what time do you need to get Doggies boy and Tiger girl out to childcare?
Dominique
August 10, 2012 at 4:26 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I try to get them there before nine o’clock so that we return home by 9.30am the latest. It gives me about 2 hrs to do work with Monkey boy before he goes to school
Foreverfriends
August 10, 2012 at 4:53 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
You wor super fast
Blond Duck
August 9, 2012 at 5:54 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Popped in from Mama Kat’s! Sounds like you got a handle on things!
JDaniel4's Mom
August 9, 2012 at 8:37 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Your morning sounds a lot like ours!
emily
August 9, 2012 at 10:09 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Mine is crazy hectic, I have to get ready, then the 2 year old and the baby and we are out the door by 6:30!
Lady
August 10, 2012 at 12:14 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Super Mom!
I love reading posts by Mom’s with big kids and how they balance their time between work & family.
Gives me a different perspective on life and how easy my (single) life is compared to others ^-^;
Ah … but I still complain from time to time how i absolutely don’t have time. *lol*
This Busy Life
August 10, 2012 at 3:43 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
You are one busy woman. Your children are very lucky!
Jim
August 10, 2012 at 4:54 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Hi Dominique ~~ You are very organized and have yourself a nice schedule.
Since both Mrs. Jim and I are retured we plan more by the calendar. Everything we have to do is on the calendar or is supposed to be.
The dogs usually wake me up by wanting to go outside, come in for breakfast, and start their day of napping. This starts about six-fifty AM. This morning I went back to bed and splept until ten.
Yesterday I had a cardio checkup with my doctor down in Houston. That and visiting a lady in the hospital there and a nice visit with my daughter-in-law took up all my day. I did stop at the library for some books on the way home.
Tuesday I played golf with the guys in the morning. I was all hot and sweaty so all that took most of my day including getting cleaned back up.
Most times I make the noonday lunch for Mrs. Jim and me. She makes supper, we both scrounge cereal or granola bars for breakfast unless one of us wants to cook.
Most days are like these. I bet you can’t wait until you guys retire.
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Dominique
August 10, 2012 at 10:28 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
@Jim,
thanks for the compliments. Glad to read that you are enjoying your retirement and spending time with your grandkids.
self sagacity
August 10, 2012 at 7:47 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Morning routine this week is out of wack, but normally it’s brush the teeth, change the clothes, breakfast and off to places or doing something. I drink coffee on the run, and in between.
I think for people with kids, we won’t have that coffee sitting down on the chair with a newspaper or a blog post reading..it is dictated by the kids.
Dominique
August 10, 2012 at 10:02 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I understand how you feel…. it will be a long time before I can sit down to a leisurely cup of tea too.
zongrik
August 11, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
i get up when the sun hits my face
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Cheryl D.
August 11, 2012 at 2:33 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Oh, my days are busy. Crazy-busy!
anne lei
August 11, 2012 at 2:34 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
what a busy day you have! What’s your favorite doing so far?
Dominique
August 11, 2012 at 3:43 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
@Anne,
The best would be shopping for groceries.:P
anita
August 12, 2012 at 2:32 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
packed! even with no kids at home any more!!
Jenny Matlock
August 19, 2012 at 3:46 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Oh my. This brings back busy memories!
School days are always so chaotic!
You sound so well organized! I’m impressed!
Thanks for linking your busy life with us…it brought back some happy memories for me!
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