Sunday, January 4, 2009

Work Schedule

7:50 am - wake hit snooze
7:55 am - wake hit snooze
8:00 am - maybe get up - maybe hit snooze
8:05 - 8:10 am - get bottle ready
8:15 - wake baby
8:16 - change crying baby
8:20 - feed baby
8:45 - 9:00 am put sleepy full happy baby back to bed
9:00 am - have industrial strength coffee and try to fit 8 hours of dyeing, sewing, emailing, website updating, blogging, photography, cleaning the house (yeah right), laundry, shower, don't bother to do hair just put up in a knot with a clip into 3 hours

OR


9 am - noon - go back to bed (most likely)
12 noon - wake happy giggly baby, change baby
12:15 pm - feed baby
12:45 - 2 pm - play with baby until tired (baby that is - mom being tired is a given)
2:00 - baby nap - try to get some work done
2:20 - baby wakes, change baby diaper, play with baby, try to update website while baby is in exersaucer, pick up baby who wants mommy, walk around house soothing teething baby, desperate to get housework done put fussy baby in sling and work while carrying baby. Curse self for going back to bed after morning feeding.
3:45 - get bottle ready
4:00 - feed baby
4:45 - 8:00 (see schedule from 12 noon to 4 pm, repeat)
8:45 - MAYBE baby nap
9:15 - baby wakes, change diaper, occupy baby
10:30 - get bath ready
10:45 - give baby bath
11:00 - feed baby
11:45 - put baby in crib, if lucky she goes to bed
11:45 - ridiculous time at night try to get things done while baby sleeps
Some ridiculous time at night until 7:50 am - pass out

ALL NIGHT - thank the Lord in Heaven she sleeps through the night

Best job in the world!

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