Tell me about your week with your 2 year old

[Justonecheese]

Just that really, what activities do you do, what is your daily routine like?

In the week we do a music class, sometimes go to a playgroup, see friends, I do the usual chores and work part time. Weekends we go swimming, go to the playground, chores etc.

Just feeling a bit meh about the relentless mundanity of life atm...wondering if this is the norm with small children or is there something I'm missing which might make it a bit more exciting?!

It's just like that really. We go to an indoor play centre every couple of weeks just to change things up a bit. Do playdoh And painting, go to playgroup on a Tuesday, go to the beach with the dogs quite a lot, nothing that exciting. Sometimes a trip on a train or bus is exciting for them or outing to the local farm park but you can't do that kinda thing every day!
I think sometimes a new activity like painting or gardening (digging in the mud) is enough to capture their attention and then it doesnt seem so mundane.
I do know what you mean tho I sometimes feel the same.

I'm on mat leave but usually work Monday and wed.
Sunday- church then lunch then grandmas. Dd1 the 2 yo will stay there over night until 4 the next day
Monday- either swim when she gets back or the park
Tuesday- usually meet with for play date in afternoon (or family time if dp is off work) In the morning we play/ chill/ watch tv
Wednesday- nursery as I usually work
Thursday- tumble tots am then play date pm
Friday play group am then play date pm
Saturday- shops in am then swim pm

To be fair dp is off twice a week and when
He is we go out etc.

I work 3.5 days - usually monday is nursery all day, tuesday soft play/walk/creches at gym and then lunch or coffee in a cafe, tues afternoon swiming lesson, wednesday morning music group, thurs fri nursery all day (altho I often finish at 3 ona fri and we go to the park), sat/sun depends often park, soft play, see friends. DD loves running around the garden, dpoing drawing in the playroom and watching cbeebies in her PJs so we do a lot of that too

yep, sounds about right. On the 2 weekdays I am off we do swimming class, toddler group and he goes to pre-school one morning then the rest of the time I try and hook up with a friend to go to the park or soft play. If we end up at home for a whole afternoon the TV ends up on while I deal with DD (6m) and try to get work / chores done. I would love to do more puzzles / playdoh / baking type stuff but he doesn't seem that bothered and will only try it for a tiny number of minutes so it doesn't seem worth it.

Thanks all-sounds pretty normal then! I think part of my problem is that I've stopped doing anything for me, so that needs addressing! Do you all have much time to yourselves, go out in evening etc?

Our week is very similar. Monday: playgroup Tuesday: swimming Wednesday: nursery Thursday: Tumble tots Friday: Babyballet.
When we're not doing that we are at the park/soft play/play dates/shops. Or I'm running round the house trying to stop DD from generally wrecking the place! I'm dreading winter as it was so easy to go to the park and now it gets dark so early I struggle to think of things to do later in the afternoon. We have been to the local pet shop a lot as DD likes looking at the animals. I need to do more activities at home really like trixie mentioned but she too doesn't seem too bothered. She has just go into stickers though so we do a lot of sticker based things.
I am lucky as I have Wednesday mornings to myself whilst DD is at nursery and I am able to go out in the evenings fairly easily if I want to (although more often than not the sofa is more appealing!). I think I would go mad if I didn't get time to myself. I am finding this age quite a challenge!

I love the winter dark afternoons! We get our 'comfys' on and do play doh, colouring, cutting and sticking, watch ceebeebies, we love having afternoons at home. In fact if I tell her we're going somewhere in the afternoon she often protests very loudly!
Anyway, Monday am she goes to pre school, I go shopping in town or to the supermarket or go home to eat cakes and watch this morning do chores. Stay in monday afternoon with maybe a quick visit to nana who lives round the corner (my mum)
Tuesday I work so she goes to her nanas, weds morning soft play with friends, afternoon stay in and play, thursday I work so again she's at my mums, Friday morning toddler group followed by dance class then home for lunch and sleep, meet with NCT friends in the afternoon at one of our houses.

We go to a group most mornings in the week (providing we're both up in time!)

Monday: Ice Skating
Tuesday: Tumble Tots (just started)
Weds: Gymnastics
Thurs: Indoor soft play area (not always!)
Fri: Music / Drama group

Sat/Sun - nothing!

We're usually back from the groups early afternoon. Then we have some lunch, watch a bit of cbeebies perhaps. He may have some free play while I do some household chores. If not, I sometimes set him up at the table with playdoh, colouring or paints. Or we may go shopping or something.

Some afternoons we pick my nieces up from school at 3, then go to my mums for a couple of hours. By the time we get done with that, it's dinner time, bath and quiet time before bed.

We have more home play at weekends which will involve things like having his sand / water table out (in the house), baking or putting him in the bath to play for an hour or so which he loves. Any day trips out are usually done at weekends too, including the park. Very occasionally we go for the childrens shows at the cinema on a Sat / Sun morning. Otherwise I have him help me tidy up.

I can't think of anything else... much of it is quite relaxed with lots of time to just do 'whatever' and I have to think on the spot of something fun for him. But, he's also quite happy to just potter about doing his own thing, and I do my own thing and we meet somewhere in the middle for kisses and cuddles :)

Sounds familiar.

Mornings:
Mon swimming
Tues church bible study & creche (I help)
Wed market & town shopping
Thurs toddler group
Fri supermarket shopping
Sat market & town again
Sun church

Afternoons:
park / walk
see friends
more shopping (if necessary)
DS mostly entertains himself while I try to do housework / cook dinner etc. He loves helping to cook and tidy up.

I go out at least once a month, maybe more often, in the evening, to a course at DH's college. It does help.

We walk to pre-school & back every day to drop DS1 off and pick him up.

A couple of mornings a week we go to a music tots/craft group which DS2 loves.

We go to the park at least 3 times a week, sometimes meeting friends.

We go food shopping weekly.

Occassionally we go to soft play, sometimes even a museum (dinosaur museum) or art gallery (child friendly one locally) as they're free.

I try not to spend all day at home on any day as that proves to be quite mentally draining. Although when we are at home we watch DVDs, Cbeebies, play with toys (train set, cars, Transformers, playdoh etc) or the boys get their wellies on and play in the garden while I watch them through window (too cold for me). We visit relatives and have a play date most weeks.

The weekends are more relaxed in that we get up later, get dressed later, there is usually a trip to the park in there somewhere.

They go to bed every night at 7pm.

We go out to eat most weeks at least once, even if it's just supermarket cafe or McDonalds as I love the little break I get from making a meal and then cleaning up afterwards.

I do find my life quite boring alot of the time too, so that's certainly normal IMO, I'm hoping I get more time to myself as they get older, but I'm probably deluded.

We're all doing the same stuff aren't we! I'm tempted to include a couple of Japanese lessons or Beginner's Clarinet lessons in my schedule now . Our week is:
Monday: toddler group
Tuesday: swimming
Weds: Gymnastics (it's just throwing yourself around some soft play equipment really but DS loves it)
Thurs: toddler group
Fri: music group
Sleeps permitting, we also go for a walk along the river;feed ducks/horses/anything that looks like it'll take an apple off us or go to local playground most afternoons. All that outdoors stuff is very very local so easy to do. We also do colouring in, baking - limited success with this one but he likes the end result, LOTS AND LOTS of Thomas DVD's (the music ones are best) and a lot of strange chasing games where, I believe, I am a bear? It's not always clear.
It took me ages to accept that putting on a DVD would not stunt DS's development, it might even help it?