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Working moms - what's your daily schedule?
On weekdays, that is. I don't mean a detailed schedule, but general things like this:
Wake up:
Leave the house:
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable):
Arrive at work:
Leave work:
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable):
Arrive home for the night:
Dinner:
Kid bedtime:
Your bedtime:
Wake up:
Leave the house:
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable):
Arrive at work:
Leave work:
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable):
Arrive home for the night:
Dinner:
Kid bedtime:
Your bedtime:
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Re: Working moms - what's your daily schedule?
This is how it works if we're not running late:
Wake up. 6:45-7:00AM
DH drop me at Metro. 7:30-7:45'ish
DH daycare dropoff, DH park car at Metro. 7:45-8:00
Metro to work, arrive by 8:30.
Leave work at 5PM, on the dot.
Pick up car at Metro. 5:45
Do daycare pickup. 6:00'ish
Pick up DH at Metro. 6:30-6:45
Go home. 7:00
Cook dinner.
Eat. 7:30-8:00
TV, coloring, etc. Some nights, a bath for DD.
DH put DD to bed. 9:30-10:00
More TV.
Bed. 11:45'ish
Repeat.
ETA times. Ooops, I screwed that up!
Every night I try for 10:30...but it's usually more like 11:30, thus the reason for getting up closer to 6 when my alarm goes off earlier...
I have a compressed schedule, so my work days start a little earlier than most (generally, 7am-4:30pm). DH goes in a little later and gets home later, so our schedules are sort of staggered. DH does the entire morning routine after I leave, I make dinner before he gets home. Also, C goes to his grandparents part of the week and DCP the rest, hence the variation in drop off/pick up times.
My wake up: 5:15ish
I leave the house: 6:15 (about this time DH is starting to get up).
C wakes up: 7-7:30 (this is about the time I actually get to work)
DH & C leave the house: 7:30-8ish
DH drops off C: 8:15ish
DH gets to work: 9ish
I leave work: 4:30
I get home: 5:15, 5:30 if I pick up C from DCP
Dinner: 6:00 (DH usually gets home, with or without C, around this time.)
Bedtime for C: 7:30-8pm
Bedtime fro me: 10pm
Wow, when I look at it written down, it's kind of crazy. That doesn't take in to account the days that I stay downtown an little extra for yoga class or happy hour.
Leave the house: 8:15/8:30
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 8:30/8:45
Arrive at work: 8:45/9:00
Leave work: 5:00
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): 5:15 (DS) 5:30 (dd)
Arrive home for the night: 5:45
Dinner: 6:30
Kid bedtime: 8:00
Your bedtime:11:00
Wake up: 6:45 if I have to wash my hair; 7:00 if I don't
Leave the house: 7:30
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): n/a--they are at home
Arrive at work: 8:30
Leave work: 5:00
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): n/a, see above
Arrive home for the night: 6:00
Dinner: 6:00--DH is home by 4 and makes dinner
Kid bedtime: 7:30/7:45
Your bedtime: 10ish
Wake up: If I workout, 4:15am; If not, 5:30am
Leave the house: 7:05am
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 7:10am on DC days, 7:40am if they're with MIL
Arrive at work: 7:45-8am
Leave work:4:15pm
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): 5pm at DC or MIL's
Arrive home for the night: 5:05pm on DC days, 5:40pm on MIL's days
Dinner: 5:30pm--we just started doing family dinner together. Before that, the kids ate at 5:30pm and we ate later on after they went to sleep.
Kid bedtime: 6:45pm
Your bedtime: 9-9:30pm. I love my sleep.
Leave the house:7:45am
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 8am
Arrive at work: 8:25ish (depends on how long I get sucked into the DC drop off)
Leave work: 4:45-5pm
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH picks DD up at 4:15
Arrive home for the night: 5:00-5:15
Dinner: 6pm
Kid bedtime: 7pm
Your bedtime:10pm
I'll add mine.
Wake up: 6-6:30, depending on how much I snooze
Leave the house: 7:15
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): DH drops off at 7:30.
Arrive at work: 7:30
Leave work: 4:00
Stop home (to take dog out, change clothes, etc.): 4:25
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): 4:45-5:00
Arrive home for the night: 5:15-5:30
DH arrives home: 6:30
Dinner: 6:30-7:00
Kid bedtime: 8-8:30
Your bedtime: 10:30-11
Leave the house: 7:25-30 (depending on when the bus comes I look on Next Bus on my blackberry)
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): DH does this around 8ish
Arrive at work: 8AM
Leave work: 4:30PM
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH does this around 5ish
Arrive home for the night: 5-5:15PM
Dinner: 5:30 - 6:15 (depending on whether we make dinner or are just warming up leftovers)
Kid bedtime: 7:15-7:30PM (start bath time at 6:30)
Your bedtime: 9:30 - 10PM
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12/17/2011 Christmas Caper 10K
2/11/2012 Have a Heart 5K
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4/22/2012 10M Parkway Classic
10/28/2012 Marine Corps Marathon
Leave the house: 7:15/7:20 (depending on how many tantrums we have)
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 7:30
Arrive at work: 7:55
Leave work: 4:55
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH does that most days
Arrive home for the night: 5:30/5:40
Kid bedtime: 7 (as in, in bed, us walking out the door).
Dinner: 7:45/8 (T eats dinner at daycare)
Your bedtime: 10ish
Wake up: 5am
Leave the house: 5:45am
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): n/a (my mom comes over to watch DD)
Arrive at work: 6am
Leave work: 12pm
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): n/a
Arrive home for the night: 12:20pm (I continue the rest of my work day via telecommuting)
Dinner: DD's dinner is around 5:30pm; our dinner is around 7pm
Kid bedtime: 6:30pm
Your bedtime: between 10-11pm
Wake up: 6:30am
Leave the house: 7:45am (DH is out of the house a little after 5am each day for work, so I do the mornings on my own, so it probably takes longer than if we had 2 parents at home to wrestle the girls)
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 8:00am
Arrive at work:8:45 - 9:00am depending on traffic and how long I stay at DC
Leave work: 4:45 - 5:00pm
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH gets the girls between 4:00 and 5:00 usually, depending on if he stays a little later at work, he usually works 6am - 3pm)
Arrive home for the night: 5:45-6:15 depending on traffic
Dinner: 6:00-6:30pm (DH usually has it prepped and is beginning to cook, this will change once DD#3 arrives in the spring, since he won't be able to watch all 3 and make dinner)
Kid bedtime: DD#2 7:45pm, DD#1 8:30pm
Your bedtime: 10:30-11:15pm (but it should be earlier, just have so much to do after everyone goes to bed, especially if I have to log on for work to finish something up)
Leave the house: 7:45-8:00
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 8:15
Arrive at work: 9:00
Leave work: 5:20
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH usually does pick up. If I am doing it I have to leave by 4:45.
Arrive home for the night: 6:00
Dinner: 6:30
Kid bedtime: 8:00
Your bedtime: 10:30-11:00
Wake up: DH brings Guinevere to our bed when she wakes up around 6, and we nurse and doze til 7:30-7:45, when its time to get out of bed.
Leave the house: 7:55am (all I have to do is change/dress Guinevere, and put on shoes)
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 8:00 - our neighbor watches her, one street over.
Arrive at work: 8:05am.
Leave work: 4:15pm. ETA: I work from home
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): 4:20pm.
Arrive home for the night: 4:25pm. We play for a bit, then she's down for a nap around 5 or 5:15pm.
Dinner: 6pm
Kid bedtime: 7:30-8pm.
Your bedtime: 10:30-11:00.
Leave the house:7:30AM
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 8AM
Arrive at work: 9-9:30AM
Leave work: 4-5PM
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH usually does this unless I am working at my job location in Bethesda then it is easier for me to get them
Arrive home for the night: We all get back to the house between 5:30 and 6PM
Dinner: 6PM dinner for the kids, we try and have dinner ready for us because DH leaves the house at 4AM to come home by around 2or3 to work out and start dinner, but if not we eat after their bedtime.
Kid bedtime: 7-7:30PM
Your bedtime: 10PM
Wake up: DH - 5am, me - 5:45-5:55am
Leave the house: DH with DD - 6:25am; me with DS - 6:40-6:50
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): DH with DD - 6:30am; me with DS - 6:50-7am
Arrive at work: DH - 7am; me - 7:15-7:30am
Leave work: DH - 3:30pm; me - 3:40ish
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH picks up DD around 4pm; I pick up DS around 4pm as well
Arrive home for the night: DH and DD around 4:05; DS and I around 4:30
Dinner: 5pm
Bath: 6pm
Kid bedtime: 7pm
Your bedtime: 9:30-10pm
Wake up: 5:30 am me, 6:20 am DH
Leave the house: 7:15 am
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 7:20 for home DCP, 7:30 for preschool
Arrive at work: 8:10 or so
Leave work: 4:15/4:30
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH p/u DS at 5:00, gets me at the metro at 5:15, we pick up the girls at preschool at 5:30 (poor DH is such a chauffeur for all of us!)
Arrive home for the night: 5:40
Dinner: B/w 6:00 and 6:30
Bath: 6:45/7:00
Kid bedtime: 7:30
Your bedtime: 9:30 or 10:00, DH 10:30 or 11:00
Wake up: On days I don't work from home, I wake up between 6-6:30, depending on if I need to shower.
Leave the house: Walk to metro around 7:15-7:30
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): DH does daycare drop off on days I don't telework around 8:15 - then drives to Metro.
Arrive at work: 8:15
Leave work: 4:15 - take Metro and pick up car
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): Pick up DD around 5:00
Arrive home for the night: Home by 5:30
Dinner: If I eat dinner with DD, we eat around 6:30, sometimes I wait for DH if I don't make something for myself and then I eat after DD goes to bed.
Kid bedtime: 7:30
Your bedtime:10:30
Wake up: Generally between 5 and 7, depending on when LO wakes up and if he goes back to sleep.
Leave the house: Goal is 7:45, but usually between 8 and 8:30
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): DH does drop-off. If I do drop-off, I will usually plan to arrive at work late.
Arrive at work: 8:30 - 9
Leave work: 4:30-5
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): I leave at 4:30 when I do pickup, with the goal of getting him by 5:15. That usually includes a very quick run into Giant.
Arrive home for the night: 5:30-5:45
Dinner: We try to eat together as a family, so we usually eat between 6 and 6:30
Kid bedtime: 6:30-7.
Your bedtime:9:30-10
I end up running late when LO wakes up during the night. It just makes it so hard to get moving in the morning.
The morning is what it should be, but I've been hitting the snooze button too much lately. I also wish there was a way to push DS's bedtime later, but he already takes 2 naps during the day and gets really feisty if we try to keep him up.
Wake up: 6:00/6:15, shower, get ready except for getting dressed
Get DS up and nurse him: 6:30/6:45 (depending on when he starts stirring, lately closer to 7). Give him to DH to dress, etc. (DH works from home most days)
Leave the house: 7:15/7:30
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 7:30/7:45
Arrive at work: Between 8 - 8:30 depending on traffic and what time I left home.
Leave work: 4:30
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): DH picks up around 4:45
Arrive home for the night: DH usually gets home with DS by 5, I'm usually closer to 5:30
Dinner: We try to eat together at 5:30/6, but DH usually gets DS started if I'm going to be later than 5:30. We also try to figure out his dinners ahead of time and rotate between DH and I who cooks so the burden isn't only on DH since he's home first. If I got home late or we have a more complicated dinner, we'll eat after DS is in bed.
Kid bedtime: 6:30
this makes things so much harder - even 30 minutes more would be awesome but he just can't do it.
Clean up dinner, pack lunches/gear for the next day: 6:30 - 7:15 DH starts while I put DS to bed. Think about/prep tomorrow's dinner. (I really hate this part of the day - I just want to relax by this point!)
Your bedtime: I head to bed around 10 and pump so I probably don't get to sleep until about 10:30. Most nights I could easily fall asleep at 9, and sometimes I do, but that makes me feel bad for DH.
my day is different each day, but here is my Monday
Wake up: 7AM
Leave the house: 8:30AM
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 8:35AM (it's two blocks away)
Arrive at work: 9AM
Leave work: 3:30PM
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): 4:30PM
Arrive home for the night: 5PM
Dinner: 5:30PM
Kid bedtime: 9PM
Your bedtime: 9:01PM (lol, usually 10:30/11PM)
between dinner and kids' bedtime on monday and wednesday, we go to tae kwon do. wednesday nights, i teach hypnobirthing
tuesdays, i leave work at 3, pick T up for TKD, we have dinner at 7
wednesdays/thursdays, i work at my business, and i get there when i have an appointment, i pick the kids up at 5 on wednesday and 4 on thursday (TKD at 4:30)
fridays i usually stay at work until 5, pick the kids up and go to my parents house for the evening. we have dinner around
Wake up: 6:15 (if DS sleeps that late! DH leaves for work at 5:30am, so DS is all mine!)
Leave the house: 7:15
Daycare/school drop-off (if applicable): 7:25
Arrive at work: 7:35
Leave work: 4:00
Daycare/school pick-up (if applicable): 4:10
Arrive home for the night: 4:20
Dinner: 6:15
Kid bedtime: 7:30 (lights out)
Your bedtime: bed at 10, usually read until 10:30 (then awake from 12 - 2am or so, pregnancy insomnia is killing me!)
This looks great now 2 weeks ago we had a 45 minute commute from home to daycare/work each way. We just moved and while DH still has a commute, DS and I are saving 80 minutes a day in the car. Life changing, for sure!
Wake up: 6:30
Daycare drop-off: 7:30 (DH does this and then comes back to get me)
Leave the house: 7:45 (DH and I carpool to my office/metro)
Arrive at work: 8:00 or a little before
Leave work: 4:30
Gym: 4:30-5:30 (sometimes)
Daycare pickup: 5:00-5:45 depending on if I go to the gym
Arrive at home: 5:15-6:00 also depending on gym
Dinner: ideally 5:30 for J, we eat after he goes to bed
Kid bedtime: 6:30 (like QueSrah, this is llights out time, he's usually asleep 7ish)
My bedtime: 10:00 (DH is usually closer to midnight)
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