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What is a typical week like for you (schedule) ?
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I am just curious if I am doing way toooo much.  I feel like there is not enough time in the day to get everything done and am thinking about cutting back somewhere.


Here is a typical week...


Sunday:
Church in the morning with the kids

Monday:
Me ~ walking 6 - 7am
Kylie ~ preschool 8:30 - 11:30am
Kylie ~ choir 4 - 4:30pm
Me ~ 1st Monday of the month preschool board meeting 6:30 - 10pm

Tuesday:
Me ~ walking 6 - 7am
Landon ~ preschool 8:30 -11:30am
Kylie ~ ballet 9 - 10am
Me ~ bible study 9 - 11:30am (go late because of ballet and have daily homework)
Me ~ school 7 - 9:50pm

Wednesday:
Kylie ~ preschool 8:30 - 11:30am
Me & Landon ~ 1st & 3rd Wednesday MOPS ~ 9 - 11:30am

Thursday:
Me ~ walking 6 - 7am
Landon ~ preschool 8:30 -11:30am
Me ~ 2nd Thursday of every month work in his classroom 8:15am - 11:45am

Friday:
Me ~ walking 6 - 7am
Kylie ~ preschool 8:30 - 11:30am
2nd Friday of every month work in her classroom 8:15am - 11:45am
Landon ~ biddy ball 4:15 - 5pm

Saturday:
Birthday parties, etc...


The kids usually each have a field trip every month so that is 2 more days a month from 8:30-11:30am.  I also take my dad to the doctor once a month and try to go see him every other day.  Then you throw in the kids doctor appointments, grocery shopping, etc...  I feel like I am sinking !!!






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Wow Tammy! You are busy...I try not to put too much so Ivy just has pre-school two days a week and I have class twice a week. Don is the busy one! btw, how is Kristen (sorry, I know that is not spelled right :bag)

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I got tired reading that! :)

Our schedule is very different since we are both at work all day and the kids are in full daycare.

Because they are at daycare with a very busy schedule all day, we try to keep the rest of our time very unscheduled.

I know when they get older, it will get busier but for now, we're home most evenings and weekends.

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Well, during the week, Mason is in school all day (this just started, he was part time).  So, I have my Dutch lessons during the day and work out, but that is all of my scheduled things. 

In the evenings, Mason plays it low key because he is extremely tired.  I was thinking of starting him in soccer, but I'm not sure he would be able to handle it after school is wearing him out so much. 

On the weekends, sometimes I will take Mason to an indoor playground, and sometimes Efe will take him to the pool.  On Sundays, both Efe and I alternate watching Mason while the other one works out.  Sometimes he makes me go to church smile

That is about it!

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wow that is busy!!

saturdays and sundays we have nothing scheduled -- i try to get a workout in, we go visit friends, etc.

R is in school m-f, 9-1130.
C and i dont do anything in the mornings besides a starbucks run point because she's been napping in the car from 10-1130.  otherwise we'd do a free library music program 2x a week - it just hasnt been happening with her nap.

i work wednesdays 1130-4, and then i teach my class 7-930.
the kids are with the babysitter at home that day, and then DH comes home to put them to bed.

R has art class on thurs, 1-2.  she's not continuing it next session.
she has yoga fridays 130-230.

so everyday except wednesdays, we are free from around 230 on.  we usually have playdates, do errands, do something fun, or they just hang at home and play. not too busy yet :)


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wow, it wore me out reading your schedule!

here...

sundays
church (some weekends we skip..bad i know) 10:30-11:30
hang out rest of da

mondays
story time - keegan at 9:30; owen at 10:30

tuesdays
owen preschool - 9 am to 1 pm

wednesdays
nothing

thursdays
nothing

fridays
nothing

saturdays
nothing

obviously, i do cleaned in there and sometimes we have playdates and such but i do not have it where a lot of things tie us down.

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Sunday: Nothing regular on the schedule

Monday: Mikey doctor 11:45 - 12:45
               Jake school 7:15 - 2:15
              Caroline school 1:00-3:30

Tuesday:  Jake school 7:15 - 2:15
                Mikey & Caroline school 1:00-3:30
                Me counseling 6:00

Wednesday: Jake school 7:15 - 2:15
                     Caroline therapy 10:30-11:30
                     Mikey & Caroline school 1:00-3:30

Thursday:  Jake school 7:15 - 2:15
                  (this week Jake has an ortho appt at 2:30)
                   Mikey & Caroline school 1:00-3:30


Friday:   Jake school 7:15 - 2:15
              Mikey & Caroline school 1:00-3:30
              Mikey speech therapy 4:00

Saturday: Nothing regular on schedule


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We are like Sonya. We both work so Ethan is in daycare/pre-K full time Monday through Friday.

Ethan has been taking swim class on Saturday mornings from 10:15-10:45. The last one is this weekend. He'll start soccer in December at the same time and that goes through March. Not sure about the spring.

Because our week is so full, we try to limit it to one extra activity a week but it's really Ethan's call what he takes or if we even sign him up.

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oh goodness, you are doing a lot of hopping around.  I will post our schedule later, but it is ridiculous with Travis in school.

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Tammy, this is so funny that you've posted this, because I wonder the same thing. (You do seem quite busy, by the way... especially if you have kiddos in tow)

Here's me... (my mom has Victoria M-F from 7-4, and A is in school from 8:30-3)

Monday:
7:30-8:30 pilates
8:30-9:15 run
10:00-11:00 shrink
2:30-3:30 pick up Alexandra

Tuesday:
6:00-7:00 strength training
9:30-11 yoga
1:00-2:30 work (I'm doing some pro bono work for an agency that does managerial consulting for non-profits)
3:00-3:30 pick up Alexandra
4:30 - rest of evening  date night w/DH

Wednesday
7:30-8:30 pilates
9:30-11:00 team workout w/running training group
12:00-1:00 nutritionist
1:00-2:00 massage
2:30-3:30 pick up Alexandra

Thursday
6:00-7:00 strength training
9:30-11 yoga
1:00-2:30 work
3:00-3:30 pick up Alexandra
pm - I've been trying to get together w/girlfriends every two weeks or so; usually happens here

Friday
6:00-7:00 strength training
7:30-9:00 A's school PTA board meeting
9:30-10:15 run
2:30-3:30 pick up Alexandra

Saturday
7:00-10:00 long run w/running training group

Sunday
Nothing regularly scheduled, but the last several weeks have been either birthday parties or stuff w/A's school, or races (in which case the long run on Saturday doesn't happen)

In my off time, I'm handling laundry, kitchen cleaning, grocery shopping, and general organization. And hanging out with my family, of course. heart.gif

It feels like a lot, but I find that I'm more productive overall when I'm busy. I just wish I was better at accepting that some things will always fall through the cracks, and it isn't going to kill me...




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Monday--
ME--Drive Carpool 8:10-8:30
Me--Hockey 10-11
Kaylin--Preschool 12:10-2:50
Me--Carpool 3:30-4:00
Braydon & Mark--Hockey 4:50-5:50

Tuesday--
Me: Workout 9-10


Wednesday--
Me: Drive Carpool 8:10-8:30
Me: Workout 9:15-10:15
Kaylin: Preschool 12:10-2:50
Me: Carpool 3:30-4:00
Braydon: Faith Formation 5-6

Thursday--
Me: Workout 9-10

Friday--
Me: Carpool 8:10-8:30
Me: Help at Braydon's School 10-11:30

Saturday and Sunday--
Mark and Braydon have hockey each morning. We try to add church in there too, but that doesn't happen too often.

I also do all the regular house stuff and add running our business in there too. Mondays and Wednesdays are the drive all day days.

The thing is, that this is only going to get worse. Yikes!!


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Tammy, we are pretty busy too, but much of it is random things thrown in.  Our schedule is at least this:

Monday
9 to 12 preschool
4 swim lessons
We sometimes do other things in the time between preschool and swimming (Yesterday we went to lunch and play date after school and from there to dh's work to do a little birthday cake celebration for dh's business partner). 

Tuesday
PT every other Tuesday in am
3 ballet

Wednesday
Repeat Monday

Thursday
ST and OT every other Thursday which is most of the afternoon

Friday
9 to 12 preschool

We generally go out of town at least once a month, which is a pita.  I have to be honest, we do generally do things with friends on most days.  I could say no, but E and I both are bored staying home for a long time.  I think if you are happy doing it, don't worry about it.

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hmm...

I must suck

SUnday church

Monday nothing
Tuesday nothing
wednesday church
thursday nothing
friday nothing
saturday nothing.


K keeps asking to go back to ballet but Im not letting her since she wanted to quit EVERY WEEK when she was going.

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I way over scheduled over the summer. I should take a picture of my calendar because it was ridiculous. Here the summer's are SO humid and hot, and the winters are so frigid that I was trying to sign us up for lots of stuff to force us out. It was a huge double edged sword.

For now, our schedule is consists of unscheduled playdates 2-3 days a week and school four days a week. We did soccer in the fall, so we had 1-2 practices a week, and 1-2 games a week. I miss soccer horribly, but we probably won't do basketball this year unless Hannah really pushes for it because the weather here is so unpredictable, and kept us from getting to about half the scheduled practices or games.

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Allie is in school M-F from 8:30-3:00

Monday - Dance 4:15-4:45

the rest of the week is free and so are the weekends.

She did play soccer in the fall on Saturday for 8 weeks.

She will be taking swim lessons either this winter or Spring, but not sure.

Sundaday - Church and Sunday School - 9-11:10

-- Edited by CoffeeQueen on Tuesday 17th of November 2009 09:27:57 AM

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Sunday - 9-12 church
               3-4 choir practice
               evening sometime--family council (as a family we talk about what's going on during the week and make goals for the week)
               7-8:30 kids pick up toys, get ready for bed, we read scriptures and sing a song as a family

Monday - 9-12 (time varies but this about when it happens) school with kids
                after lunch I do any housecleaning and chores for the day
                4-5 Brenna has ballet
                5-6:15 Crystal has ballet
                5:30-6:30 Kyle has tae kwon do
                7-7:15 Family Home Evening (we have a song, scripture, lesson, then dessert)
                7:15-8:30 bedtime routine (same as Sunday)
                8:30-9 I exercise

Tuesday - as soon as kids are up they start on baths.  This usually takes until 10 or 11
                9-12 school with kids
                after lunch I do housecleaning and chores for the day and take a shower
                7-8 starting next week Kyle will have scouts
                7:30-9 Rebecca has ballet
                7-8:30 bedtime routine
                8:30-9 I exercise

Wednesday - 9-12 school with kids
                      1:30-2:30ish church meeting (some weeks I don't have this but I have to set aside the time just in case)
                      after lunch I get any chores and housework done for the day
                      5-6:15 Rebecca has ballet
                      5:30-6:30 Kyle has tae kwon do
                      7-8:30 Rebecca has Young Women's activity
                      7-8:30 bedtime routine
                      8:30-9 I exercise

Thursday - as soon as kids are up they start on baths
                  9-12 school with kids
                  after lunch I do any chores or housework for the day and take a shower
                  3-4 Brittany has ballet
                  7-8:30 bedtime routine
                  7:30-9 Rebecca has ballet

Friday - 9-12 school with kids
             after lunch I do any housework or chores for the day, usually it's not much this day
             7-8:30 bedtime routine
             8:30-9 I exercise

Saturday - as soon as I'm up I get grocery list ready
                  around 10 we all go grocery shopping
                  afternoon is free time
                  after dinner everyone gets baths
                  7-8:30 bedtime routine
                  8:30-9 I exercise

Also, one Thursday a month I have a church activity, every month I go visit 4 people but it's different days and times usually, and occasionally I'll have other things thrown in.

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all times are approximate smile

Monday

kids to daycare at 10:00 (jake does preschool from 12:30-3:30)
work 10:15-1:15
lunch/grocery shop/bank/other errands 1:30-4:30
pick kids up from daycare 5:00
John to karate from 5:45-6:30
dinner/clean up 6:00-7:00
play/baths/books 7:00-8:30


Tuesday
kids to daycare at 8:00 am..
work from 8:30-5:00 p.m.
pick kids up from daycare at 5:30 p.m.
dinner, baths, fun, bedtime at 8:30 p.m.

Wedneday
kids to daycare at 9:00 (jake does preschool from 12:30-3:30)
meet my girlfriend to walk 9:30-11:00 (have stopped since it's gotten cold)
lunch 11:30
work 12:00-3:00
clean house/laundry/misc chores 3:00-4:30
pick kids up from daycare 5:00
John to karate from 6:30-7:15
dinner, play, bedtime at 8:30 p.m.

Thursday
kids to daycare at 8:00 am..
work from 8:30-5:00 p.m.
John karate 5:00-7:30
pick kids up from daycare at 5:30 p.m.
dinner, baths, fun, bedtime at 8:30 p.m.

Friday
kids to daycare at 8:00 am..
work from 8:30-5:00 p.m.
John karate 4:30-8:30
pick kids up from daycare at 5:30 p.m.
dinner, fun, bedtime at 9:00 ish

Saturday
we have had a birthday party nearly every weekend for the last 2 months!
When we don't it's pretty unstructured play outside.  Naps 12:30-2:30 and more play.

Sunday
Church 10:30-12:30
Taco Bell for lunch 12:45-1:30
home for naps until around 3:30
rest of the day we go to the park or play outside.

Just like everybody else there are dentist and doctor appointments and  haircuts x 4 people, school meetings, therapy for John.

I have been praying like mad to God for better time management skills!!!  On a Monday or Wednesday I can go into Kohl's or Target and wander forever!!!  I have started to set my timer on my cell phone - I get 45 minutes in Kohls and when that timer goes off I gotta go . . . for some reason I fail to accept that I have too much on my plate - it feels better to me to say I have poor management skills confuse

 



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ok, lets see.  This doesn't include random programs I have to go to.  It feels worse than it looks, so maybe I'm just a baby :)

Sunday
with kids all day while Travis gets homework done
7pm- meeting with student group
8pm-10pm - open office hours

Mondays-
9am - koda to preK / meet babysitter for Tristen
9am-1pm working
1pm - pick up from preK
1-4:30 - work
4:30-7:30 - dinner/ bath/ bedtime routine.  travis to class.
7:30 Travis home from class, I go back to work
8-10pm - meeting with student staff

Tuesdays
9am-5pm work
5pm-7:30pm - dinner and bed routine.  Travis teaches adult ed until 9:30.

Wednesdays
9am- Koda to Prek
9am-Noon - home with Tristen while Travis teaches at local college
Noon-1pm Weight Watchers
1pm- 6:30pm - Work
6:30-7:30 - Bed bath routine *once per month I have Nighttime conduct from 6pm-10pm, in which case we have a sitter since Travis is there every Wednesday.

Thursdays
 - noon  home with kids while Travis works
12-4:30 - work
4:30-7:30 dinner/bed/bath routine while Travis is in class
7:30-10:30 - usually attening or running a student program

Fridays
- 10:30 home with kids until Travis gets back from teach at other college
10:30- 5pm work

Saturdays-
All our errands done including food shopping


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I am glad to see I am not the only one with a crazy schedule.  I just feel so overwhelmed lately.  Plus DH has been out of work and home so we have really been working on the house and it is impossible to keep clean.

I think I need a mommy spa day to recharge biggrin





Oh, and I should be writing a 3 - 5 page essay right now because it is due TONIGHT !!! I just can't get motivated.


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Raven has nothing scheduled right now except preschool. Raven goes to preschool Tuesday-Friday 8-11:15. Stephen has nothing scheduled either but I spend a lot of time driving him around(friends, mall, movies, etc.). I spend most of my time at home when the kids are at school.

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