Hi to all. I'm not very good at doing the name and a quick personal message but a special hello today to grouchyoscar and Jelley and well done to both. Glad to see you damewashalot as I was thinking of you today.
Wolfgirl I work three days a week. My children are secondary school age now but as they have bedtimes which are 8.30pm ish, and have after school activities involving sport and music which means I have to take them somewhere and pick them up, sometimes I think they are as hard work as when they were little! That thought lasts about 5secs only, though! My morning usually runs like this:-
7am - 7.20am Up, shower, dress and dry hair
7.20am - 8pm Put a load of washing on. Supervise breakfast (and eat my own) and packed lunch preparation, ask the kids if they have anything after school that they've forgotten to mention, if they've remembered their stuff, see them off to the bus.
8am - about 8.30am Feed cat, put dog outside in kennel, unload/load d/w, put washing on line, do makeup, tidy kitchen, open blinds and curtains, put phone on answerphone, check to see what is for tea tonight and if any shopping is needed, stuff to post, make packed lunch, grab something to read at lunchtime in work. Go to work.
4pm Arrive home, doing shopping etc on the way. Prepare tea, ask kids if they have homework/dirty washing. Eat tea, tidy up, feed dog and cat, walk dog, do a bit of ironing, check that everyone has what they need for the next day, make beds, MN a bit, check e-mails, write birthday cards/letters/cheques, head for bed anytime between 10.30pm and midnight. Chat to dh here and there!
On the days I don't work I try to strip the beds for their weekly wash and towels too, stay in for the builder/electrician if necessary, give the dog an extra long walk, get on with more ironing, do some sorting out, have docs appointments/hair appointments etc. Once a month or so, my friends ring me to get together for lunch.
Like you, I wonder sometimes why I work. Almost all my friends now do as the children are secondary school age.
Sorry that is so long. I hope it helps to show that even if your life seems chaotically busy and that you feel you are struggling, you're not alone. I do draw the line when I'm shattered so that I don't get ill. I think I'll have an early night tonight as we had a busy w/e. I was out on Sat night until after midnight and up at 7.15am as the kids had to go somewhere. That doesn't sound bad, but at the end of a busy week........ My tip, keep posting on these threads even if you can't do much that day or do a list. Just say hello all. I know I'm a part of it, but we're a good bunch here and I sometimes catch myself doing jobs without having planned to do them and I know that it is as a result of the FLY threads. Thank you fellow FLYers even those like me who hardly ever look at the mission let alone do it!