[I<3HelloKitty]

Does anyone else have trouble with this or am I just special? I always have so much I want to get done during the day, but I can never manage to stick with a routine or come up with one that works. Now that I'm getting ready to go back to work, I feel like I really need to get it together because I'm going to have even less time to get things done around the house and I still want to have enough time to spend with Ellie after work. DH doesn't have a lot of time to help around the house because he just got a promotion and now he's working a lot of overtime plus he's in school to finish his degree. He takes care of the yard and the pool, so I like to make sure he has some time to just relax before we go to bed, so I don't really want to ask him to do more.

[inyourhonor]

My son Gage starts school next month so my husband adn I are going to sit down and plan out a schedule/routine. Set times for meals and such, bathtime/bedtimes. That way I don't feel so frantic come school starting.

My DH helps, but I don't expect a lot from him. He sleeps during the day so he's kinda like a bump on a log to me till he's awake awake. That can take up till an hour after he gets out of bed haha.

I normally have days where I need to get this and that done but that never gets done and this barely.

[Irish_Wristwatch]

we do a schedule/routine. its not the same thing everyday but basically the same things happen, I find it really helpful as far as Ross; mood and sleeping habits.

But Im a SAHM so im sure it would be a totally different story if i was working, I couldnt imagine doing everything at home and having a full time job on top of it

[I<3HelloKitty]

I think I really just need to sit down and plan out Ellie's dinner/bath/bedtime routine once we've been in school for a couple weeks because I have a feeling she's going to be going to bed earlier once we have to get up a couple hours earlier. Dinner can be hard right now because I'm never sure when DH will be home, so I think I may just have to feed Ellie at the same time every night regardless of whether he is home or not. I may start saving leftovers from the night before for her dinner so I don't have to cook until I know when he's going to be home.

[Trish36]

The only routine I have right now is to get everyones stuff ready the night before (pack the diaper bad, extra clothes, lunches, put out things for everyone to wear) the night before, so that I don't have to rush in the morning.
I leave the house at 6:30am and get home at 6pm. So basically I have 3 hours to make dinner, tidy up, play with the kids, take them to any activities etc. before they have to go go bed and I just crash.
Any real cleaning, shopping or laundry has to wait until the weekend.

[Celine]

I am not working so I think it's easier for me to have a routine. It must be hard to work first at a job and then come home and work more. We do (or I should say I) have a set schedule that I follow. It is easier for me and Sophia is happier. I heard babies need routine. It makes them feel safe or something? So she gets dinner at the same time every day (there are exceptions when we are out and just can't do it). If DH comes home late I leave his dinner on the plate in the microwave.

But there are days where I just can't get anything done. A list helps me stay focus. Like today for example. All I want to do is lay on the couch but my list tells me to get myself in gear and do my chores.

[mommydiva]

We have a routine as in how things are done and the act itself is consistent. Its the time consistency where we struggle when I have things like dr appointments. It really just messes everything up..lol I also know I will need to get some form of routine down once the baby is here so I can be equally spread per se..lol

DH helps when he can around the house but I don't really count on him either because he is so inconsistent with his hours.


I seen you mentioned supper. DH can walk in anywhere from 530 and after. So I shoot for supper to be done around 600 and ready to eat around 630. Now if she is hungry I will go ahead and make her something else but so far I have found she is pretty good at what we have for a time.

[I<3HelloKitty]

Yeah, I'll have a better idea I think after I actually go back to work and she goes back to the babysitter. Right now she goes to bed around 7:30 or 8, but I'm thinking that's probably going to move closer to 5:30 or 6 once she's having to get up at 5:30. Though I guess we'll see if she actually gets up at that time. She may just sleep through getting dressed and go back to bed at the babysitters.

[krsnow]

I have trouble with this too, even though I am a sahm. I am in the kitchen cleaning up until 11 pm every night. Im trying to figure out a way to fix that. I do keep a schedule though, my LO eats dinner around 5:30 or 6. My DH comes home anytime from 6-7, and I usually don't even have our dinner started yet. He helps with dinner while I give my LO a bath and put him to bed.

[rainbow_brite19]

I don't have a schedule either, but we are going to try and work on having more of one for when I go back to work (a week from Monday) to make it easier for DF, since he will be a SAHD for a while until the semester starts. For the past week or so we have been trying to make sure Jackson keeps doing his 1 nap per day thing (he has been gradually sleeping longer in the middle of the day and eliminating all other naps) and he usually goes to bed around 7-7:30. But that's ALL we have for a routine thus far. Baths are whenever.

[mshah]

The only way I've ever been able to keep a schedule is by not taking care of myself. I can have the house clean, laundry done, food cooked, and everyone happy, but i haven't brushed my teeth or showered for 3 days, lol!