Thursday, February 18, 2010

Should I Pencil You In?

I'm like a race horse coming out of their shoot things when the alarm sounds. There is very little wiggle room in my day. Everything is planned. My routine is meticulous. There is no room for error. My schedule is as follows:

6am-alarm sounds. Nurse Josiah. Creep out of bed. Make some coffee. Strong coffee. Put in a load of laundry.
6:30--send Robert to work. Say goodbye, drive safe. Get in the shower. 15 soothing quiet minutes.
6:45--Listen while Isaiah flushes the toilet. Ask him what he wants for breakfast.
6:50--argue about what there isn't for breakfast. While making breakfast.
7am--breakfast and Curious George.
7:30am--Josiah wakes up. Shove the rest of my food down my throat like a pelican. Change the dirty diaper. Brush Isaiah's teeth. Put Josiah in his jumpy or bumbo. Make the bed.
8am-Put the wet laundry in the dryer. Fold last night's laundry.
8:15-Makeup. Sorta. Blog sorta.
8:30am--Rock Josiah to sleep. Beg Isaiah to find his coat, put his shoes on, and get his backpack. Load the dishwasher. Don't forget to start it.
9am-out the door to Orchards.
9:10am--Say goodbye to Isaiah. Do not forget to kiss him.
9:15am--bank.
9:30am--work. work work work. talk to dad. work. talk to sister. work work work. chat with Terri. work work work.
12pm-Lunch. Nurse Josiah while shoving food down my throat.
12:30pm-work work work. answer the phone. work. talk to dad. talk to sister. yes, i like that doula. no, i do not like that stroller. yes, you need a bopppy. text the husband. no response. work.
3:15pm-get Isaiah from orchards. do not be late.
4pm-bank. work work work.
4:30pm. walk home. fold laundry. start dinner. somedays groceries.
5:30pm--kiss Robert. He's home.
6pm--dinner. from scratch.
7pm--bath time. story time. brush your teeth. dishes.
8pm--bedtime.
8pm--facebook. more facebook. skype.
9pm--bedtime-Josiah's. nurse nurse nurse. what did you say honey?
9:15 plan tomorrow.
10pm-bedtime. mine.
Repeat.

This schedule only works if there are't any appointments. There is at least one appointment weekly. There is grocery shopping weekly. Just. Keep. Trudging.

Robert's schedule:
6am--alarm. make coffee.
7am--work work work
7pm dinner.
10pm bedtime.

So, my question is...where do you fit? Should I pencil you in? Should I pencil me in?

1 comment:

  1. YEA...SEE YOU IN ABOUT 18 YEARS - I WOULD SAY SOONER BUT YOU HAD BOYS AND THEY WILL TAKE AT LEAST 18 YEARS TO TRAIN INTO NORMAL PEOPLE THAT CAN FUNCTION, AND ON A GOOD DAY ATTEMPT TO MULTI-TASK.....SO YEA, SEE YOU IN 18 YEARS

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