A Day In The Life

Yesterday, as part of Take Your Child to Work day, my son E had to write about what his parent (in this case, me) does on a daily basis. So I went ahead and drafted a timeline for him as we went. He only wrote about the things that he did with me, but it gave him (and me!) an idea of what a typical day is like. Of course this isn't a stereo-typical day - we don't have birthdays at our house every single day. Still, it's a photograph into a busy wife-mom-homemakers life that I wanted to share. Especially for those who think that staying at home equals a life of leisure - think again!

My day, April 22, 2010...

7:00am Got up, ironed shirt for hubby
7:15am Washed up, got dressed
7:30am Emptied out dishwasher
7:40am Started breakfast
8:00am Breakfast, Bible time
8:20am Fixed bed
8:30am Baked cake with E for Dad's birthday, from scratch
9:15am Cleaned up kitchen while E Swiffered kitchen and family room floors
9:30am Sorted clothes for laundry while E shredded old papers
9:35am Put one load in wash, folded one load
9:45am Took out trash, swept floors
9:55am Transferred clothes to dryer
10:00am Snack time
10:15am Removed cheesecake from oven
10:20am Yard work
11:15am Began preparing lunch
12:25pm Lunch (yellow rice w/pigeon peas, ham, salad, green beans)
1:00pm Cleaned up kitchen
1:10pm Folded laundry
1:30pm Paid bills, organized receipts
2:15pm Dad came home for lunch - spent birthday time with Dad
3:00pm Cleaned up kitchen
3:20pm Company - oldest son's friends came over
4:00pm Reading time
4:45pm Started dinner
5:20pm Dinner
5:35pm Posted blog entry
6:00pm Showered and dressed for cub scouts
6:20pm Rushed E into shower for cub scouts
6:35pm Helped E with homework
7:05pm Cleaned up kitchen
7:20pm Left to cub scout meeting
8:40pm Came back home
8:45pm Bible time with E
9:00pm Bed time for E
9:20pm Good night!

I think the last sentence of my son's report says it all: "I learned that even though my mom stays home, she works a lot." That made my day worthwhile.