What do you honestly do all day…

[Thechatteringofthebirds]

If your a Sahm with dc at school?

Not a bashing thread, as this is sort of me and curious what others do

My Dd has just started school full time, so those days of being together all day, play date meet ups during the week daytime, days out etc are now gone 😩
I do work, but only two evenings per week and one weekend morning at the moment.
On a day of the week I plan for the times I teach, aside from that, I drop off, walk my dog, some tidying and washing (have a cleaner every fortnight) watch tv, read…then pick Dd up, go to the beach, walks, do her reading, dinner, bath, school things etc. What else do you do?
In September I’ll pick up more days and hours, but for these last few months I want to make sure I make the most of it.
What do you do or would do if you could?

Well if a woman is working full time and has a husband, I'd expect him to take on half the household tasks.

When I was briefly a sahm and then PT, I used to clean and tidy (house and car was in such good order) gym (I was fit as), DIY, garden, food shopping, volunteer at school and helped parents with odd jobs.

Kids are only in school for 6 hours, it's not a long day, the best thing was being able to go to the park or beach straight after school, can't really do that when you're working til 5 and you need to pick them up, do tea, read and be in bed early.

Also, school holidays were a stress-free, juggle-free breeze!

This is primary aged kids though.

This is it- yes everyone has all these things to do, yes it’s easier to do them if you don’t work and your kids are at school… but that’s fine. We don’t all have to live the same life with the same challenges.

I do everything I can to enjoy my life as much as possible - what’s the point in doing otherwise? You don’t get a gold star in heaven for making things difficult for yourself!