A while back I posted on facebook that I hate Saturdays. I received a lot of comments, none that were bad, just a lot. You know what I LOVE? Tuesdays! Mr. Smash has Mondays off, so the day is normally filled with projects around the farm. Starting Friday afternoon I stop cleaning. <----- Yep! I do the normal stuff like dishes and laundry (if needed), but I very rarely pick up the living room or clean the bathrooms. Friday nights are typically movie nights and the weekends are "work days".
For a mom with littles, weekends are no different than any other day. And spring break and Christmas break and summer break is all the same as well. With littles there's no "FRIDAY! It's the weekend! Yea! We get to sleep in!" Yeah, no. Littles still wake up early and expect to eat and what-not.
For a homeschooling mom it sometimes looks a little different as well. It's not like the family whose kids are in school and Dad or/and Mom work 8-5. I'm not sure how the weekend goes for my fellow HS friends, but I know that Mondays for mom's like myself are FAB-U-LOUS! That's right! You read that correctly! Many homeschooling moms I know love Mondays!
Since Mr. Smash is home on Mondays, I'm a Tuesday kinda gal. (Let me emphasize that I LOVE my husband and I LOVE when he is home. Just here me out.) Wanna know what this "1st day of the week" love is all about. Listen up. I am back to my regular schedule, PLUS some good ideas topped with motivation. My early morning quiet time is in full effect on Tuesdays. Mr. Smash gets an outstanding lunchbox full of healthy stuff. I'm smiling very similar to the always punctual Mrs. Cleaver, and I welcome my sweet little ones with a morning hug and kiss.
Our morning chores are normally done close to perfect because "I won't let mediocre slide anymore"! Breakfast is healthy and table work is on-time. We craft and do "pintrest-y" things. We read and everyone listens. We play outside, and do nature walks and swing. Our schedule is working! It's flowing! I got this!
Naptime still sucks, but you know.
Afternoon chores are moving right along because I am smiling and cheerful and playing music to help us all work together. Daddy is greeted with happy hugs, and dinner is prepared with little complaining. That's usually where it ends because after dinner and bedtime routines might as well be Wednesday.
For homeschooling moms that 1st day of the week is wonderful because our high hopes and "keeping me up at night" thoughts are put into play. We are motivated! I wish everyone could love that 1st day of the wee,k and not dread it like so many do.
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