Homemaking routine?

lookylolo · 2022-02-03T15:45:23+00:00

It really depends on your baby’s age. In the beginning I was just scraping by as well. My LO is 20 months and here are the things that keep me on top of things:

1) always clean every dish by the end of the night. I try to load the dishwasher as the day goes and run it just before bed. I got this idea from YouTube - search for “dishes math”

2) put clean dishes away before nap time. If I do let dishes pile up in the morning, by lunch time I will get the clean dishes put away and dirty ones put in

3) one load of laundry a day

4) sweep, mop, vacuum - usually do at least one of these things every night

5) plan your meals in advance. I have a set, rotating menu. This is it:

-Monday- Spaghetti/baked feta pasta/ mushroom stroganoff

-Tuesday - Sheet pan meat dinner

-Wednesday - Veggie dinner - I have a longer list I choose from

-Thursday- Grilled cheese, tomato soup/ Quesadillas, refried beans, peppers, and onions

-Friday- Black bean burgers

-Saturday- SO makes us pizza or we order in

-Sunday- Tacos/ Nachos/ quinoa burrito

Other chores get done when I have the time and energy.

Hope this helps!

TheTwincessMaker · 2022-02-03T17:12:04+00:00

As a mom of twins, I swear by a strict schedule. I know exactly how much time I have to run errands before my girls will melt down. I know if we'll have the time to go to story time or visit great grandma. I can tell Gigi exactly when she can come over and expect happy girls. I'm able to have them clean and cheerful when my husband is home, because I know when I can get the chores done. A schedule is just everything for us.

beepincheech · 2022-02-03T15:33:05+00:00

Come up with 4 meal plans. 3 squares and 3 snacks a day. Get glass Tupperware if you don’t already have it. Make a shopping list for that week. Prep and eat that for the week. It’s a lot easier to stick to home cooked meals when you aren’t trying to figure out what to cook on a daily basis. You just buy enough food for a week and then you’ll only need to cook about twice

uniq0rn_qlitter · 2022-02-03T15:24:07+00:00

How old is baby? Breastfed or bottle fed?

Greldy_britches · 2022-02-04T00:38:07+00:00

Meal prep! Plan out your meals ahead of time and make big batches on weekends when your hubs is home and can occupy your baby. Split up what you cook and freeze the meals for later in the week.

Noressa · 2022-02-04T00:52:38+00:00

I do most of the "big" cleaning on the weekends, and rotate each weekend which big thing gets done (clean the kitchen top to bottom, bathrooms, playroom, living room). Otherwise it's just pick up here and there at the end of the day.

Beyond that: Weekends 6:30, wake up 7~ish, girls get up. We either make pancakes together or get donuts and play at a park if it's warm enough. Play until at least 10-11am either at home or a park. 12, make lunch and eat until ~1-2pm Playtime, then nap for the 18mo 1-2. She's down anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours, so random. While she's asleep and I have the 3yo, we usually play something together, or make cookies. Dinner prep starts at 4:30 Dinner at 5:30 Finish by 6 6-6:30 - do dishes while the girls play, get laundry set from the clothes of the day.
6:30-7 - bath time and play time if any time is "free" 7-7:30 - Reading books and saying goodnight 7:30-??? get them back down because we just moved them into the bedroom together and they're keeping each other awake. Anything after: My time. Finish dishes, change the cat litter, start the laundry, pick up the rooms that need it. 9:30, drop to bed exhausted. :p

The weekdays I'm doing work from 6:30-4:30, but everything after that time frame is the same.

Svenskamamma · 2022-02-05T11:32:26+00:00

SAHM to a five month old and two year old, this is my typical day

-husband and I wake at 0500 quickly feed and dress the children then out for an hours walk

-0630 home, I pack husbands lunch and properly feed the children. Husband leaves for work

-0730-0930 tidy up, get dressed, play with children then we’re out the door for an activity (Monday parent/toddler program at the Montessori school, Tuesday baby and toddler circus class, Wednesday grocery shopping, Thursday toddler athletic, Friday playgroup, Sunday baby and toddler swimming lessons) getting all of us out of the house is great, the kids burn energy, we have bonding time and I get to socialise with other mums.

-1130 home for lunch then naps, sometimes I snuggle in and sleep with them! The five month old also naps on the run, usually in the baby carrier

-2pm wake children up if not already and meal prep for dinner and the following days lunch then housework, play, park etc depending on the day. The meal prep is vital to me for evenings running smoothly! I plan our meals a week out so I know what we’re all having and keep the menu plan on the fridge

-husband gets home at five and I go to the gym (he goes at lunch) he feeds the children

-I’m home by six thirty we bathe the children together then I get the baby to sleep and he does the toddler

-eat dinner, I tidy up while husband gets some work done (he usually has something to do of an evening, even though he’s an executive he prioritises getting home to see the children and let me train but it does mean some catching up on emails and international conference calls at night

-sleep!

I feel like I spend all day cleaning some days though! I never let housework build up, one load of washing at least a day, dishes always in the dishwasher waiting to be washed and are immediately put away, luckily I have two dishwashers! Toys are cleaned up as we go, marks, spills etc cleaned immediately, cabinets and bench tops wiped daily, toilets and showers wiped down each day.

Audiobooks are a lifesaver! Get AirPods if you don’t already have them!

Title	Homemaking routine?
Author	AccomplishedJicama66
Upvotes	26
Comments	18
Date	February 3, 2022 2:25 PM UTC (4 years ago)
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