A New Schedule
With my eldest going back to school, my working two jobs from home, and somehow managing to juggle keeping my two year old triplets at home with me while trying to nurture a resurrected yet fledgling theater and its major fundraiser, I have found myself trying not to go insane!
So, the other night, I had an apostrophe. Nope, really it was an epiphany, but a friend of mine has taught me to think like this, so that is how it has been written!
The idea is, if I have my children on a schedule, why in the heck don't I put myself on one as well?
I don't know what I have been thinking, but it has become quite clear that I, too, am in need of a strict schedule!
So, now that my eldest is back in school, I make sure that I am up and dressed as soon as husband and my eldest leave for work and school, and begin my day.
I log into the work computer database from home before the babies get up, and work a bit until it is time for the babies to get up and have breakfast.
By 8:30 the babies are having breakfast while I grab a quick 10 minute exercise video and try to keep up doing the things I should!
Then, while the babies play and have a bit of a movie break, I go back to working on everything.
Lunch is now at 11:30 for the little people, then it's off to the nursery for a nap.
I get to work while they nap of course, balancing both jobs as the workload allows!
At 2, the babies are up from their nap, changed and allowed to play for a bit until it's time to pick up big brother from school and have a nice car ride!
As of this Monday, I will be dropping Bregon off at the Renzi Center for his homework help and Art classes. He is especially looking forward to that!
Then it will be back home for a bit more work while the babies play!
In about two weeks, I will add in my fundraiser auditions, then the show will go into rehearsal and full outright build at which time I HOPE that I shall have everything balanced out so that poor husband and I don't lose our minds!
I cannot imagine why I haven't tried putting myself on a schedule before!
So, the other night, I had an apostrophe. Nope, really it was an epiphany, but a friend of mine has taught me to think like this, so that is how it has been written!
The idea is, if I have my children on a schedule, why in the heck don't I put myself on one as well?
I don't know what I have been thinking, but it has become quite clear that I, too, am in need of a strict schedule!
So, now that my eldest is back in school, I make sure that I am up and dressed as soon as husband and my eldest leave for work and school, and begin my day.
I log into the work computer database from home before the babies get up, and work a bit until it is time for the babies to get up and have breakfast.
By 8:30 the babies are having breakfast while I grab a quick 10 minute exercise video and try to keep up doing the things I should!
Then, while the babies play and have a bit of a movie break, I go back to working on everything.
Lunch is now at 11:30 for the little people, then it's off to the nursery for a nap.
I get to work while they nap of course, balancing both jobs as the workload allows!
At 2, the babies are up from their nap, changed and allowed to play for a bit until it's time to pick up big brother from school and have a nice car ride!
As of this Monday, I will be dropping Bregon off at the Renzi Center for his homework help and Art classes. He is especially looking forward to that!
Then it will be back home for a bit more work while the babies play!
In about two weeks, I will add in my fundraiser auditions, then the show will go into rehearsal and full outright build at which time I HOPE that I shall have everything balanced out so that poor husband and I don't lose our minds!
I cannot imagine why I haven't tried putting myself on a schedule before!
posted by Mimi Rankin Webb at 6:29 AM
Mimi is the mother of four: a 12 1/2-year-old boy and 1-year-old triplets (two boys and one girl). She is very happily busy taking care of everyone, whether it's the triplets' multiple doctor appointments, attempting a shopping excursion or volunteering to plan her son's school renaissance festival.
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