I don’t shower as often as I would like to. My last one, in fact, was weeks days ago.
- 6:30 am – Grace wakes me up. I go get her from the crib, and I bring her into my bed to try to eek out another half hour of sleep.
- 7:00 am – Grace is either playing with the speaker phone or jumping on me or prying my eyes open, so I get up. We feed our 4 cats and give Molly (one of the cats) her medicine. We feed the turtle.
- 8:00 am – Grace sits on the potty for a few minutes, then I prepare our oatmeal, and we eat breakfast. After breakfast, we play until Sesame Street comes on at 9.
- 9 to 10 am – We watch Sesame Street, all snuggled up on the couch.
- 10 am to noon – I struggle with Grace to take a nap. She finally conks out and sleeps for an hour if it’s a really good day. If it’s not a good day, she sleeps for twenty to thirty minutes. Of course, she only sleeps if I’m rocking her, so I do that and check email and catch up on my Google reader and Twitter. If she wakes up too soon, she’ll happily empty all of her dresser drawers while I finish what I’m doing.
- noon – I make us lunch, and we eat. After lunch, we do the day’s chores, which always take longer than I anticipate. If we get them done early, we play and read books in the living room.
- 3:30 pm – Joe comes home, we start dinner, and we play. I usually check email, reader, Twitter, and try to blog during this time, too.
- The rest of the evening is family time – Dinner, Grace’s bath, bedtime, then Joe and I do something together, like watching tv (classic bonding activity, non?).
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TheAngelForever says
I so feel your pain. I usually squeeze a shower in before my husband leaves for work in the morning or at night when the boys are in bed.
Good luck with your next shower adventure 🙂
TheAngelForever says
I so feel your pain. I usually squeeze a shower in before my husband leaves for work in the morning or at night when the boys are in bed. Good luck with your next shower adventure 🙂
Jen says
I keep saying I *should* shower at night before bed. Then I don’t have to do it in the morning. Sounds good in theory…but it never happens. lol
Jen says
I keep saying I *should* shower at night before bed. Then I don’t have to do it in the morning. Sounds good in theory…but it never happens. lol
workout mommy says
you are not alone! I never get the chance to enjoy a shower either, and even when I can get the kids to stay in the bathroom with me, it is so stressful that it isn’t worth it!
workout mommy says
you are not alone! I never get the chance to enjoy a shower either, and even when I can get the kids to stay in the bathroom with me, it is so stressful that it isn’t worth it!
Heather @ Not a DIY Life says
Here’s what I do: after breakfast, I put Ladybug in her crib with toys/books/etc (the crib has become a glorified play pen!), turn on a CD, turn on the baby monitor, and grab a shower. I can hear her, and she loves listening to music, so it keeps her occupied.
So far, this has worked well for us. And I get to listen to music (thru the baby monitor) while I’m showering.
Heather @ Not a DIY Life says
Here’s what I do: after breakfast, I put Ladybug in her crib with toys/books/etc (the crib has become a glorified play pen!), turn on a CD, turn on the baby monitor, and grab a shower. I can hear her, and she loves listening to music, so it keeps her occupied.So far, this has worked well for us. And I get to listen to music (thru the baby monitor) while I’m showering.
Linda says
I always take a shower at night after the children are in bed. It helps me t relax before bed. That was the only time I could do it when my children were little. Good luck to you. I hope you can figure out something that works for you.
Linda says
I always take a shower at night after the children are in bed. It helps me t relax before bed. That was the only time I could do it when my children were little. Good luck to you. I hope you can figure out something that works for you.
Scrapping Servant says
LOL- I love this post… I have 3 kids age 3 and under, so I TOTALLY understand wanting to shower but not being able to all the time.
Sometimes I take a bath simply because it is quieter so I can hear what they might be getting into, or if someone wakes up, you know.
And yes, it’s me, I’m the resident tackler at 5mins4mom, sorry to confuse you :o)
Scrapping Servant says
LOL- I love this post… I have 3 kids age 3 and under, so I TOTALLY understand wanting to shower but not being able to all the time.Sometimes I take a bath simply because it is quieter so I can hear what they might be getting into, or if someone wakes up, you know.And yes, it’s me, I’m the resident tackler at 5mins4mom, sorry to confuse you :o)
Melissa says
I put Maddie in her high chair wheeled over by the bathroom door and leave the door open. I give her a sippy cup and a bunch of cheerios to keep her happy!
Needless to say, it is still not very relaxing, so on the weekends when DH is home I take a very nice, quiet, long one!
Melissa says
I put Maddie in her high chair wheeled over by the bathroom door and leave the door open. I give her a sippy cup and a bunch of cheerios to keep her happy! Needless to say, it is still not very relaxing, so on the weekends when DH is home I take a very nice, quiet, long one!
SarahHub says
I am so with you on this!
SarahHub says
I am so with you on this!
MizFit says
this SAHM workfromhomemom sadly lives this post as well…
M.
MizFit says
this SAHM workfromhomemom sadly lives this post as well…M.
Stephanie says
I can totally relate! Two little ones under the age of three makes it SO HARD to squeeze in some shower time! Good luck, to both of us. 🙂
Stephanie says
I can totally relate! Two little ones under the age of three makes it SO HARD to squeeze in some shower time! Good luck, to both of us. 🙂
Rachel says
Ha ha — why is it that kids want to play with tampons? My little girl threw a fit this morning b/c I took a box away from her!
Rachel says
Ha ha — why is it that kids want to play with tampons? My little girl threw a fit this morning b/c I took a box away from her!
Riley's Momma says
Yeah, I struggle with this too, it depends on how dirty I feel. Do I want to really scrub well, then he comes in the shower and screams the whole time, otherwise, bathroom lockdown at our house as well.
Riley's Momma says
Yeah, I struggle with this too, it depends on how dirty I feel. Do I want to really scrub well, then he comes in the shower and screams the whole time, otherwise, bathroom lockdown at our house as well.
julia says
i feel your “pain”. andres keeps saying he wants to put cabinet locks under our bathroom sink and i’ve repeatedly told him that were it not for my make-up bag, tampons, leftover nursing pads, etc., that i would never get to shower. i think antonio has more fun under that sink than he does with some of his toys.
julia says
i feel your “pain”. andres keeps saying he wants to put cabinet locks under our bathroom sink and i’ve repeatedly told him that were it not for my make-up bag, tampons, leftover nursing pads, etc., that i would never get to shower. i think antonio has more fun under that sink than he does with some of his toys.
Little One's Baby Gifts says
I’m so glad I’m not alone here! I also put my 2 year old in his crib with a bunch of books while I shower. But, then he started throwing his books out of the crib, and I would panic and think that he fell out of the crib, and I would hop out of the shower all dripping wet and run into his room. So, I got smarter and only give him soft cover books now! He’s almost ready for big boy bed, and I have no idea what I am going to do when that day comes.
Little One's Baby Gifts says
I’m so glad I’m not alone here! I also put my 2 year old in his crib with a bunch of books while I shower. But, then he started throwing his books out of the crib, and I would panic and think that he fell out of the crib, and I would hop out of the shower all dripping wet and run into his room. So, I got smarter and only give him soft cover books now! He’s almost ready for big boy bed, and I have no idea what I am going to do when that day comes.