A typical Wednesday
(And people at work wonder why I look tired all the time.)
1:00am - Punk wakes up crying; get her and bring her to bed.
4:45am - Punk wakes up crying; try to get her back to sleep.
5:00am - Unsuccessful; give Punk a bottle of milk and put her back to sleep.
6:00am - Jen's alarm goes off; try to keep Punk asleep.
6:45am - Punk wakes up; help get her ready.
6:55am - Kiss Punk goodbye; shower.
7:30am - Leave for work.
8:00am - Arrive at work.
(This involves things like: do paperwork, drive to people's houses, have appointments, come back and do more paperwork, get stood up by supervisee, etc. Billable hours today: 5.)
5:15pm - Leave last appointment.
5:50pm - Arrive home; relieve babysitter; continue Punk dinner.
6:05pm - Watch in horror as child puts plate of mandarin oranges on head.
6:15pm - Clean up Punk dinner.
6:20pm - Finally go to bathroom; run bath for child I wasn't planning to bathe.
6:30pm - Bathe Punk.
6:45pm - Dry Punk; pajama Punk; story Punk; offer milk.
7:00pm - Begin rocking Punk.
7:20pm - Punk asleep; place in crib; pray.
7:25pm - Put away work things; clean up Punk's toys; empty day care bag.
7:35pm - Get diapers from dryer; put wash in dryer.
7:45pm - Pick up bath toys; put dirty diapers in diaper pail; wash hands.
8:00pm - Sit down to eat dinner.
Still to come: get wash out of dryer; fold clothes; pay bills online; balance checkbook; pack day care bag for tomorrow; get ready for bed; aim for 10-10:30pm bedtime.
It starts again around 1am.
1:00am - Punk wakes up crying; get her and bring her to bed.
4:45am - Punk wakes up crying; try to get her back to sleep.
5:00am - Unsuccessful; give Punk a bottle of milk and put her back to sleep.
6:00am - Jen's alarm goes off; try to keep Punk asleep.
6:45am - Punk wakes up; help get her ready.
6:55am - Kiss Punk goodbye; shower.
7:30am - Leave for work.
8:00am - Arrive at work.
(This involves things like: do paperwork, drive to people's houses, have appointments, come back and do more paperwork, get stood up by supervisee, etc. Billable hours today: 5.)
5:15pm - Leave last appointment.
5:50pm - Arrive home; relieve babysitter; continue Punk dinner.
6:05pm - Watch in horror as child puts plate of mandarin oranges on head.
6:15pm - Clean up Punk dinner.
6:20pm - Finally go to bathroom; run bath for child I wasn't planning to bathe.
6:30pm - Bathe Punk.
6:45pm - Dry Punk; pajama Punk; story Punk; offer milk.
7:00pm - Begin rocking Punk.
7:20pm - Punk asleep; place in crib; pray.
7:25pm - Put away work things; clean up Punk's toys; empty day care bag.
7:35pm - Get diapers from dryer; put wash in dryer.
7:45pm - Pick up bath toys; put dirty diapers in diaper pail; wash hands.
8:00pm - Sit down to eat dinner.
Still to come: get wash out of dryer; fold clothes; pay bills online; balance checkbook; pack day care bag for tomorrow; get ready for bed; aim for 10-10:30pm bedtime.
It starts again around 1am.