That was the question recently posed by the mother of one of my daughters friends, as we chatted after a play date.
I had clean dishes on the sink, a few breakfast ones soaking, and a small basket of laundry on the floor waiting to be folded, but otherwise the house was unusually spik and span!
I was having a good day, or so I thought. But the look on this woman's face told a different story.
I'm a Mum to 3 girls, and wife to 1 husband and I don't work, well not for cold hard cash anyway!
My days consist of generally doing sweet Fuck All...at least that's the look I was given by the above mentioned woman (and by my husband once or twice in a brief moment of misplaced bravery)
So, what do I really do ALL DAY?!
Here's a day in the life of this lazy housewife!!
2.15am: Get up to pee.
3.30-4am ish: Get woken up as DH tries to quietly get up and leave the house for work.
6am: Awakes full of energy and excitement for the start to a new day! NOT!! I groggily and slowly roll out of bed, go pee, and put the coffee on.
6.30am: Wake the 3 girls, start breakfast, organise lunches, puts on first load of washing.
7am: Hit the shower.
7.15am: While still wrapped in a towel, brush and style Miss 10's hair and remind her to brush her teeth.
7.20am: While only in my underwear, brush and style Miss 5's hair, remind her to brush her teeth and organise her backpack for school.
7.45am: Feed the dog and 2 cats, drag comb through hair and blow dry (time permitting)
7.55am: Call out to girls to get in car, quickly sign Miss 14's forgotten homework from last night, scramble around for a missing shoe, and rush out the door.
8.05am: Drop Miss 14 off at her bus stop.
8.15am: Walk Miss 10 and Miss 5 to their classrooms, greet teachers, check out latest artworks on wall.
8.35am: COFFEE!!! Check emails, facebook etc.
9.30am: Work on some Beta reading.
10.30am: Morning tea, hangs laundry.
11am: Beta reading, then email edits and suggestions to author.
12.30pm: Lunch, check on laundry.
1pm: Read a couple of chapters of the book I'm reviewing.
2.20pm: Time to pick up Miss 5 and Miss 10.
2.40pm: Afternoon tea.
3pm: Helps girls with homework, talk about things happening at school.
4pm: Miss 14 comes home and we discuss her day. Have another coffee, get laundry in, and maybe (if I'm lucky) sneak off for a quick read.
5-5.30pm ish: DH gets home, we discuss his day and start preparing dinner.
6.30pm: Dinner.
7-7.30pm ish: Do the dishes, referee an all out free-for-all between the girls as they fight over the remote, the computer, and the bathroom! Get the 2 youngest bathed and ready for bed.
8pm: Miss 5 heads to bed, I read her a story.
8.30pm: Miss 10 heads to bed. I start cleaning up the house, fold laundry, put another load of laundry on etc.
9.30pm: Miss 14 heads to her bedroom to facebook chat, txt, do whatever away from the prying eyes of her parents! Time for a cuppa as my DH heads to bed.
10pm: Briefly checks facebook, channel surfs.
10.30pm: Reads in bed as can't sleep, takes notes for next review, checks all the locks again.
12 midnight ish: Puts away book, jabs DH in the ribs for snoring and snuggles up for some well deserved sleep. Gets up to pee!
Was your daughters friend an only child? I think people who have only 1 or 2 children seem to under estimate the extra work it takes simply to do laundry for everyone.
ReplyDeleteI have 4 daughters aged between 3 and 9 (and the husband) and the laundry is never ending.
Thanks for dropping by the blog shona lawrence.
ReplyDeleteThis little girl is a 'late in life' child to a couple who's other children are all grown up!!
I hear you about the never ending laundry...which reminds me, I have some stinky dance cloths to wash :(