I thought it’d be interesting to note down how my typical daily routine is on a weekday. Ever since starting work, we’ve had to make a few adjustments to our daily routine of course to make it successfully work and so far so good.
6 to 6:30am
I get up and if Little A is awake at that time, I breastfeed her first (that keeps her settled till she reaches my Mum’s and has her breakfast there) then the husband takes her to the lounge leaving me to start getting ready for the day.
6:30 to 7am
Whilst the husband gets ready for work himself after finishing his breakfast, I use this time to get Little A changed and ready for the day. This can sometimes be straightforward or can be a challenge, depending on her mood as she loves running around when half dressed, cute to watch but doesn’t feel as cute when you don’t really have time on your hands!
Then we play a little and might have a read of a story if time permits.
7am
On a good day, my husband aims to leave at this time with Little A to drop her off at my Mum’s. Little A has been accustomed to this now and brings her jacket and shoes to me as she knows that she’s going outside. Then she walks over to the pram and waits for me to buckle her in (this is on a ‘good’ day, we do have days where she just refuses to go in the pram at all)
Whenever there is a day that I have to be the one to drop off Little A to my Mum’s (which is rare) I don’t have breakfast and leave a little earlier with her so I can have breakfast at my Mum’s as need to catch the earlier bus.
7 to 7:45am
During this time, I begin making my breakfast and whilst the toast is getting toasted and the tea is brewing, I start cleaning the kitchen as much as possible.
Once breakfast is made, I watch a bit of breakfast telly, this can sometimes actually be cBeBies as I do tend to forget to change the channel quite often!
After breakfast, it’s time to wash the dishes, tidy up Little A’s toys and books that she may have taken out in the morning. I then give the worktops a clean, the floors a good brushing and start to get ready to leave home by doing the final checks i.e windows shut, cooker off and checking if I’ve got all of my essentials.
I try my best to leave the home nice and clean in the morning because there’s nothing worse than coming home from a long day at work to a tip and then having to clear up in a sorry tired state!
7:45-7:55
I use this time to check my social media, catch up on insta stories and comments that I may have missed.
8am
Off on the bus I get, I usually use my bus journey to work to brainstorm any blog ideas that I may have cooking in my mind on my phone and catch up on any blogposts I may have missed from other bloggers.
8:35
Depending on the traffic this is usually the time I reach my final bus stop and work is only a short walk away. On the way to work I take a sneak peak in Sainsbury’s and then I make my way to work.
On reaching work, I say my hellos, put my lunch in the fridge and sit down to work whilst catching up with my fellow colleagues.
1-1:30pm
This is the time I prefer to take my lunch although I do sometimes end up taking lunch earlier if feeling hungry.
5pm – hometime!
On my way to my bus stop, I always phone my Mum to see how Little A’s day has been. I use to call at lunchtime but now I don’t as that’s when she’s napping.
6pm
Finally home, I freshen up, shower – these days, always grabbing an ice cream from the freezer to help cool myself down. If cooking needs to be done then I get on with that, as well as Little A’s lunch for the next day. Sometimes I do them sometimes my Mum.
I try to have my dinner before Little A gets home as sometimes in the process of getting her ready for bed, I end up falling asleep myself!
7pm
Little A reaches Home and I get her ready for a bath, then we play about, breastfeed her, have story time and attempt getting her to sleep.
8pm
By this time, all being well, Little A is asleep. So, then I get our clothes ready for the next day. Although, I do admit, I do have lazy days and leave everything till the morning and then regret being lazy!
After getting everything organised for the next day, I might watch a bit of telly or most likely laze around in bed on my phone, catching up on my favourite vloggers or write a blog post if I’m feeling up to it.
10pm
Time to close my eyes and hope we have a peaceful night!
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So that’s a wrap!
I tried to describe what a typical day is for me now that I’m at work. Would you be interested in a weekend edition of a day in the life?
I certainly puts in perspective the military precision required to work and have a young family – developing routine is so important to pull it all off!
A typical busy day in the life of a working parent! #BlogCrush
Just shows how important routine is. I'm both excited and dreading going back to work mainly because I'm still breastfeeding and struggling to wean Logan off boob near his afternoon naps. This post has actually given me some hope ����
I'd love to see weekend routine!
This is a really interesting post Soffy! It’s super cute that Little A brings her jacket and shoes to you when she’s ready to go outside. It sounds like you have a good routine. I’d love to read a weekend edition too! Thank you for sharing <3 xx
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