SAHM weekends

mamakculb · June 2013

I just left my job to be a SAHM as soon as our little boy arrives. My DH works a typical mon through Friday workweek. My question is, do you schedule your house cleaning, grocery shopping, errands, etc to mostly take place during the week so you have a 'weekend' with your DH or older kids? Do you spread it out and do things like shopping when DH is home on the weekends or evenings?

I had a good cleaning schedule before when working but I am trying to figure out what will work now...and of course what will be reasonable with a newborn!

id012 · June 2013

I try to do everything during the week. It doesnt always happen but i try.
I have been doing a lot of laundry on the weekend lately. And i like to do a clean up on sunday so i can start the week with a tidy house.

ToastieSimons · June 2013

Babywearing. I wore DS1 EVERYWHERE. He and I went out a lot even in the beginning (I couldn't breastfeed though so I was bottle feeding every few hours).

Our grocery store was 1 mile away and air conditioned, it was such a HOT summer I couldn't sit around the house. It also had an ACE Hardware in it and a post office and a bank so my errands could all be done there. Sometimes we would go walk around the mall.

I did light cleaning during the week, laundry, dishes, dusting and vacuuming. During the weekend during one of DS1's naps I would do 1 hour deep cleaning.

mamakculb · June 2013

That was basically what I always did when working. Sunday was my reset day to prepare for the week. Now I feel like I will want that time to relax with LO and DH, but I may also get a little stir crazy with no housework to do, haha.

karen_loy · June 2013

I usually do most things during the week so we can do fun stuff on the weekends; anyhow big grocery shopping (once every 2-3 weeks) gets done on the weekend and we all go together, mostly because DH likes to pick his own snacks, meat to grill and such

dizzycooks · June 2013

I try to get everything done during the week, but DH and I usually tackle larger projects together on the weekend while DD naps. DH does the yard work though, so I usually work on chores while he does that either evening or weekends.

kcisthebombdotcom · June 2013

Yes, I do everything errand wise during the week. We do nothing on the weekends besides fun family time. Sometimes during a rainy morning well tackle some big household project but especially this time of year we try to enjoy every weekend moment.

eaglesfan700 · June 2013

I try to do all the errands and running around during the week. Occasionally I will do some errand solo on the weekend, but if I do it is first thing in the am so we have the day to hang out and do family stuff

Dochas · June 2013

Ideally nothing is done on the weekends. I like to do nothing but fun stuff or leave DH the time to work on stuff that I can't or don't do. With a newborn though I found it very difficult. I'll often shop at night during the week when he gets home if I don't feel like going during the day or we can't fit it in on a busy week. I like our weekends to be like one, big party so the grocery store is out! LOL

Cherryblossoms07 · June 2013

I have changed up my cleaning schedule a few times since having kids. I tried breaking up my cleaning a little every day but I didn't like the feeling of never being done. I usually start my cleaning list on Sunday (if we are had a uneventful weekend) or Monday and have it completed by Wednesday. By Wednesday I usually only have to keep the house clean and I use any extra time for doing odds and ends that I notice need to be done but haven't had time until then to accomplish.

I try to go grocery shopping in the AM during the week because it is much easier to go during that time (less crowded and easier to get in and out). It doesn't always work into our schedule though so sometimes I go really early on Saturday or Sunday. When the kids were really young I went to the store early on Saturday or Sunday morning with DH.

Don't expect to pick a schedule now and stick with it once the baby arrives. Expect a few months of survival mode and then figure out what works for you as you go. Like I said above, my schedule has changed a few times since the kids were born (nap schedules change, you start figuring out a schedule that works for you, etc.)

catycate · June 2013

I do all of my cleaning and laundry during the week. I take the weekend off, just like DH. We grocery shop at one store on the weekends, together, bc we enjoy doing it as a family. I go to the Farmers Market on Monday morning, bc it is just too crazy on the weekend.

Tbd143 · June 2013

I try to do everything I can during the week, except grocery shopping. DH travels during the week and I wait until he is home to do grocery shopping. He does all the cooking on the weekend and is always trying something new and we ended up at the grocery store every weekend anyway so we do our full grocery shopping on the weekends now. Other than that, I TRY do all our cleaning and errands during the week while DH is away. DS is at the age where he wants to help clean which means it take 10x longer but is actually kind of fun. The hard stuff just gets done during his nap.

rockyrollgirl · June 2013

I don't have a schedule. I do everything during the week.

AKB090609 · June 2013

I do all of our errands during the week. I also do my cleaning during DDs naps. On the weekends DH and I pick one 'project' to do during DDs nap, other than that we just tidy up before bed.

nosoup4u · June 2013

Meeeh, I just do things whenever. Errands are definitely easier to get done during weekdays, so the kids go with for that. When we just had DS1 and he was a baby, I would go grocery shopping at night after he went to bed.

My primary role as a SAHM is taking care of the kids, so housework and cooking is secondary to that. Not that I don't manage house things, but DH is expected to do housework also, so it doesn't all fall on me. I usually save big jobs for the weekends when DH could watch the kids while I get things done.

With a newborn, all bets are off. You do the bare minimum until things have settled down.

NantucketBride12 · June 2013

I keep weekends free and clear for hanging out as a family. The girls have their dance classes Saturday mornings, so we make sure the rest of the time is pretty open to go and do fun things.

jjt616 · June 2013

I try to get all cleaning and grocery shopping done during the week and whatever doesn't get done gets done on the weekend

penguingrrl · June 2013

It really has varied over the years. When the kids are all in a place that it's feasible I try to have things done during weekdays so we can play on the weekends, but I don't stress if it can't/doesn't happen. I don't even attempt a big grocery trip with the kids if it's avoidable, but others do it without a problem. I can do it, but it's faster and easier alone, especially since my son can't sit up well enough for the cart yet so either his carseat takes most of the back of the cart or I'm wearing him and can't easily bend down and get big items (cases of seltzer, bags of charcoal, etc). Usually if a big trip doesn't happen on the weekend I do multiple smaller trips during the week.

bumpuser8448316 · June 2013

I do everything during the week. DH really isn't home during the week much so weekends are total family time.

JCM · June 2013

I pretty much get all errands & housework done during the week. DD loves going to the grocery store with me & we have fun. When she was a NB I felt like I just couldn't get anything together. It truly was survival mode so DH & I did a lot of things as a team. He travels 4 nights per week for work most weeks and when he's not gone he works from home. The one thing we usually save for the weekend is Costco. DH LOVES going there. My schedule has changed so many times since DD arrived that I just do the best I can and try and get most things done M-F. I also have a maid that deep cleans the house once a week so I really only need to do errands, laundry and general tidying up during the week.

vettymama · June 2013

I get errands, housework, and grocery shopping done during the week so I can spend time with DH on the weekends. I also have a cleaning schedule for Monday through Friday.

sbevmc09 · June 2013

The vast majority of the housekeeping tasks I get done during the weekdays. I save clothes laundry for Sunday because I like to do it all marathon style and it helps to have MH to take care of the kids sometimes for that. But other than that, just minimal upkeep happens on weekends.

Grocery shopping is usually done on Sundays as well. I always do the meal planning and list prep, but sometimes MH likes to actually go to the store. Sometimes it's me though. He sometimes takes DS along now, but when it was just DS whomever when usually went kidless. It was just easier to get in and out. Same with some other errands, but some I would get done during the week.

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