True Confessions: A Day in the Life

So the million dollar question every stay at home mom gets is "What the hell do you do all day?" Thats definitely a loaded question - filled with various creative (and some explicative) answers from different moms. Although I feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day each morning, not one day is the same (usually).

 Here is a glimpse of a day in the life of a Stay at Home Mom (aka SAHM):
6am: Wake up.. First things first, make coffee! Empty dishwaser while coffee is brewing.
6:30am: Baby wakes up so I get bottle and breakfast for girls knowing they'll wakeup shortly.
7am: Everyone eats while I attempt and get dressed, put make up on and brush teeth. Done.
7:30am: Get all kids dressed, teeth brushed, go potty, & hair done. Change Diapers.
8am: Clean up and get school gear ready for carpool. Throw in load of laundry.
8:15am: In car to pick up carpool.
8:30am: Drop off girls at school.
9am: Run errands/Grocery store/Dry Cleaners/Gym Class
10:30am: Home. Transfer laundry to drier. Load dishwasher, clean kitchen & unload groceries.
11am: Snack/bottle for baby. Check emails, phone calls, etc.
11:30am: Pick up little girls from school. Drop off carpool.
12pm: Home. Lunch.
12:30pm- 2:30pm: Naptime. Fold Laundry, Prep for dinner, & possible shower.
2:45pm: Big girls school pick up.
3:15pm: Back Home. Snack. Play or off to sports program.
5/5:30pm: Back Home. Prepare dinner.
6pm: Dinner is served.
6:30/7pm: Clean up kitchen. Baths, teeth, potty & wind down.
7:30/7:45pm: Bedtime
8pm: Straighten up the house. Pack lunches for next day and kiss my husband - We have made it through yet, another day! Phew!

Side Note: We had a double peeing accident with my toddler the other night so I spent most of the day doing 4 loads of laundry and replacing bed linens. So fun, huh?

Love this photo: This is what it would look like if I didn't do anything all day, honestly.

I must note, that although I do most everything myself on a daily basis, I have a wonderful group of friends and family who help out when I need them to. I also have a dear friend whom she and myself worked out a carpool for our little girls in two different schools -we'll only make that mistake once. Next year, same school, same schedule. Although this is an average day, its not everyday. Add in doctors appointments, sports, sick days, and travel - the days seem never ending. So the next time you're thinking about asking a SAHM what it is she does all day, think again. We do a ton, don't get paid, get no pat on the back or bonus at the end of the year. We work very hard, inside the home, and try our hardest to maintain a happy home -just like you!

I love my life. I'm an extremely lucky girl. Its by no meas glamorous. Not too exciting. But I love it - and I embrace every day as it comes..Usually with a glass of wine in hand! Cheers!