A day in the life

Ok so a little about me I am a working mom sahm lol if that makes sense(right now all my work thank goodness is done at home). Prior to becoming a mom I was a self employed Project manager I mostly worked with TV media clients. My last project was with Channel 4 on their Video on Demand Project. Very cool. Loads of fun as you know tv is fun. Well more about that maybe some other day so basically I have been focused on my son most of the time with just maintenance type of work on my company things like company reports and accounting and taxes that are due every year with a company (so don't be impressed the last two years I have been mostly a SAHM). Now I can finally say I am getting back into the swing of things Michael is getting bigger and I won't say he does not require the attention however its more predictable attention (if that makes sense) he takes nice long naps and goes to bed at the same time everyday.



Soo a day in the life for me the past few months have been wake up oh actually no that is get dragged out of bed by Michael my almost 2 year old son lol.



"Mommy, mommy!!" yes Michael yes sweety Mommy Mommy up up, sweety daddy needs to get up wake him up... NO Mommy Mommy Ok so I have been awake 30 seconds and I have already heard mommy at least almost 10 times. I rush to do the bed in about 30 seconds I feel if I can at least get my bed done I am ahead of the game. I negotiate getting my teeth done and getting to the toilet. This kid is a tough one luckily I had practice when I worked. No doubt Michael is my toughest client. Business world piece of cake mommy world WHOA.



Ok so we brush teeth, change diapers, make our way downstairs.. Serve Michael cereal or porridge, daddy is still here hmm run to the shower and hope that I have at least 5 minutes whilst daddy is still here. Oh how lovely a nice hot shower starting to relax and enjoy the shower 3 minutes in .... I hear mommy mommy mommy oh crap ok i rush and shampoo soap etc wash my face ... barley dry myself get dressed as I shoot down the stairs. What is the matter Michael mommy is right here. Ok Daddy kisses us bye bye. Michael says daddy work. I am sure he does not know what that means but he knows that when daddy leaves in the morning and is not home daddy is at work. So there our day begins, we play for about 20 minutes, hmm ok what educational program can I put on so I can try to clean up the breakfast dishes etc hmmm ok the Wiggles oh no no hate those dudes, hmm ok little einsteins no uh sesame street wait let me see what sesame street is covering as last time i watched it with him a dog was humping a lady and she announced he was frisky yes on Sesame street, ok Michael what do you want to see Little Einsteins? Dora? Barney? Clap clap clap ok I guess its Little Einsteins then... Ok how long is this ok have 25 minutes to clear breakfast mess, check email, update facebook, view calendar and make some quick calls and plan my day out. 20 minutes in ok let me call my friend, hi what are you up to today, no sooner do i say hello i hear mommy mommy mommy, and if that is not enough he starts climbing all over me. Ok I best get off the phone dear friend. Ok sorry Michael did you feel I was not giving you enough attention, sorry mommy has some nerve taking 25 mintues. Ok lets do some coloring, so we move onto an activity I try to do something fun and educational we do puzzles and coloring together and I tell him what we are going to do for the day. Its really cute you can actually follow a conversation with him. Ok its 8:30 am now so dishes are in dish washer, i have showered, we have played I have answered a few emails, facebooked. Reviewed and edit a franchise document fro my brother, sorted out my calendar for the day and do a mental planning note on how the day should flow. Get Michael dressed and ready to go to playdate, or Wiggles class or some other morning activity. Morning activity until 11am ish. Go to the supermarket/ or shop real quick, get lunch sorted. Clean up Michael answer some emails. Clean up a little, clean the floor for the 4th time and its only 12 now, and I have cleaned the floor 4 times. By now lunch is done, cleaned up a bit, get Michael's milk and take him on his nap ride. This is anytime between 1-2, Put Michael down to sleep. Have conference call regarding upcoming business launch, make all business calls that I can't do whilst Michael is awake. Call contractors for concrete and landscaping. Sometimes also get dinner ready as I make calls so I just have to put in oven later. 2 1/2 to 3 hours later Michael is awake, give him a snack, change him and go do errands post office Target the best place to get all your needs in one location, bank, any errands whatsoever back home by 5 get dinner on. Play with Michael do some kind of creative craft. Then we have dinner with daddy play a little get him ready to have a bath, read to him put him to sleep. OOps so tired fell asleep with him, its 9PM. I turn on any program i have recorded and just fast forward to the interesting bits. I work on edits and updates for my website for my consulting business, do some research for my business plan for the upcoming children's business. 12:30 am hmm ok tired. Going to sleep. ....oh no wait i need to check my mommy boards add activities post etc. 1 am ok now i am going down.