I am Mom Day 6

I am Mom, Observation Day 6

oh, Saturday!! Saturday is family day! Or at least that is my greatest dream! It and Sunday I really wish to never have to work.

830 am. Woke up to a box I put away yesterday everywhere on my clean living room floor, fed my kids.
930 am. Got dressed, went to get gas. Silly story here.. I went in to pre-pay. The pump stopped "saying it was full". I had  to go in for change.. and when I started the car, it was only 3/4 full.
10-1230 pm. Stake Primary Aux meeting! It was really amazing! I may only be the secretary but the lessons of teaching.. and reminder of how important these little spirits.. MY little spirits are. It has really made me want to prepare to teach them! I want to study "Teacher, No Greater Call" along with my Alma reading. I say Alma because it takes me MONTHS to get through Alma in the Book of Mormon. So, I decided when i finish I will start with it again until I understand it, or can get through it faster!
1 pm. Cheered A on while he filled out more applications.
130 pm. I think I watched TV
2-4 pm. Tried my best to pick up the office aka "catch all". I sent the boys outside so i could watch them on the side of my house. 3 helped clean aka "undid" right next to me.
5 pm. Made dinner
530 pm. Carved a pumpkin with my littles! :)
6 pm. Watched TV, and did 2 loads of laundry
7 pm. Clipped nails, and bathed kids.
730 pm. PJ's and played and put 3 to bed- movie time and cuddling with 1 & 2.
830 pm. Watched Merlin while hopefully finish organizing most of this office, or at least throw out all the trash, and un- box- 4 Scentsy boxes, and pack up orders!

7 hours= with kids, 4-5 hours actually WITH them
4 hours= housekeeping
Haven't really seen the hubs.. maybe .5 hours

"I am Mom" Observation Day 5

This experiment is going to be good. I can't wait to really evaluate my daily life... and soon compare it to the life I want to be living by getting off my lazy mom butt and make the serious change into pro-mom! I know the only way of this is possible is if I am following the Lords commandments... including praying daily for help and reading His Holy words into the scriptures!

Day 5, I am MOM Observation
9 am. Woke up (sick with ear infection and tired from a long week of work). Got ready while A got 2 ready!
930 am. Went to Learning Play Group, a group I facilitate. Only 2 wanted to come. We went on a field trip "around town" to the Library, the Icecream shop, and the fire station.
1130 am. Went to the Brett show to watch a friend get proposed to- so cute!
12 pm. Exchanged Bro's B'day gift for something else, went to UPS and shipped out B'day gift.
1230 pm. Picked up Friday Chinese food to share w/ A before he went to work.
1 pm. Hung out with A and kids while we ate lunch and got yelled at because my house was messy
2 pm. Watched recorded TV show with A, while kids destroyed each other and everything else.
3 pm. Took a bath, read a few minutes in my book
330- 530 pm. 3 and mommy took a nap. 1 & 2 watched a movie on Ruko
530 pm. It literally took me one hour to pick up and clear off everything in dining room. Vacuumed  and re-arranged photos on the wall. I also put away everyone's shoes and belonging.. (really that just means tossing the stuff that goes in each room. ) I yelled too much at crazy kids who run into things, jump on our neighbors heads, jump off furniture, and clobber the baby.. ERR!
7 pm. Heated Lasagna and fed kids dinner
730 pm. Cleaned boys room.. put away all toys (left clothes to be hanged in a nice pile, and got them in PJ's
8ish pm. Tucked boys in, got them water and said "goodnight!" First time I put them to bed in 4 days. :(
830 pm. Cleaned 1/2 the kitchen and gave up. Dished myslef some chips and salsa and sat down in my new clean Living room (a will be so proud since before he left he told me to get motivated and pick things up).
9 pm. Watched Merlin on Ruko until A came home from work, hung out with him for 1 hour.

3 hours= private time with just me and 2 <3
9 hours= with my kids- even if I was cleaning and yelling
2 hours= housekeeping
4-5 hours= me time
2 hours= Quality hubby time

"I am Mom" Day 4

I am Mom Observations Day 4

9am. Got ready, got kids ready
930 am. Made pigs in a blanket with 1 for Breakfast (to-go)
945 am. Got a gift for my Bro.
10 am. Oil Change across town, one hour hanging out just me and the boys! : /
12 pm. Returned home, fed kids lunch, put 3 to bed.... cried and complained about the state of my house! (That doesn't help much!)
1230 pm. Showered and got ready for work.
1 pm. Baby-sitter called in sick... called aroudn for emergency last minute sitter.. ANNOYING!
130 pm. Sitter arrived! THANK YOU!!
2- 10pm. Worked outside of the home.

3 hours= With my boys and running errands
8 hours= Working $80 in---> $36 out

I am Mom Observation day 3

I am Mom OBSERVATION 

9 am.- Woke up, kids were fed. Got 2 & 3 dressed, then dressed myself.. packed 1's clothes in a bag since he refused to get ready. Brushed 2's teeth... improvement from yesterday yeah?

930-1030 am.- Dr. Appt for 3, all 3 kids there for a hemoglobin prick, and 4 shots. ~Frustrated with Medicaid, their "requirements" and a semi-political Dr. who thinks the programs will disappear and he won't have a job.. Come on doc, get real... let people start making more money and pay you directly.. DAG ON!! I ask too many questions, I don't follow doctors orders with my "anemic" baby, and refuse stupid tests. Why do I even go?!

1030-Picked up calendar from Health dept.

1045- Paid for pictures at B. Photo.. but they weren't ready.. so I just paid for them.

1130- Drove to downtown got burgers from kids so they were busy during the oil change.. Drop ALL The way across river to get oil change.. they were too busy.. made an appt for tomorrow A.M.

1200 pm.- Got home and took a bath with Apple Cider Vinegar w/ the Mother.. if you can guess why.. sorry for the TMI! Opened up mail I found on a VERY messy counter top.

1230- Packed up the kids again to run to the Medicaid office because I got a notice about canceled Medicaid for kiddos. They told me they never got form from my work, and I cried because they are SO rude, and I can't take it with the gov't trying to take over EVERY thing in my life.. (why do I get to be "poor" right now?!)

1 pm. Went to work to get form, lady that they sent it to to fax it was out sick. LAME.

130 pm. Drove home, cried, complained to my mom on the phone. Blogged.
145 pm. Noticed my house looks CRAZY!!! Decided I'm going to just make a bigger mess by putting it all in one pile

Notice: clothes that I've folded 3 days in a row and never put away, a box of diapers un-did by 3, and  a general mess!! "PUT YOUR SHOES IN THE BASKET GUYS!!"
 Now to add huge box of pencils and paper thrown around office lovingly by 3. Kids whining * un pictured!*

2 pm. Did the Dishes from yesterday and this morning. Feed my baby lunch. Put 2 down for a nap.
230 pm. Get ready for work.
300 pm. Take kids to baby sitter.
4-930 pm. Work at Restaurant
10 pm. Probably cry again! :) House Probably still messy.. I hope the kids are asleep maybe A will be home by 7 and put them down.. <3

Pumpkins for FHE (which they had with the sitter on Mon and still haven't rescheduled our own), still in the car.

6 hours= with the kids, but not "with" the kids
                3 hours= running errands
.5 hours= housekeepin'
6 hours= working outside the home  $  in---> $20 out for sitter
1 hour=  home with hubby

Where are those kisses I should be given' :/ When will this experiment end.. it's torture!

"I am Mom" Day 2

Day As Mom Observation: 2

8 am. Fed kids microwave pancakes, but didn't brush their teeth.

Put 3 down for nap

9-11 am. watched recorded shows while I re-folded the laundry from yesterday and scrubbed the kitchen floor.

Put 2 down for a nap, Put 1 on the computer with NickJr.

11 am. Made snack and fed kids

12 pm. Picked up kids room

1230 pm. Put away and washed dishes, 2 loads of laundry

1 pm. Made chili for lunch, talked with Adam about his test he took today

2 pm. Sat around. 

3 pm. Got ready for work, argued with hub.

4- 930 pm. worked at restaurant, kids were alseep, house was a WRECK!!

10 pm. watched debate with A until I passed out.

6 hrs= With Kids but not "with" kids

3.5 hrs= housekeeping

5.5 hrs= out of house working made $60+ hour wage
3 hrs=  awake home with hubby 

I haven't decided if this will actually help me change or just make me depressed as I realize it's all about laziness.

I am Mom, Observation Experiement

Once while counseling with my mommy mentor.. She told me that she was starting to feel like she didn't ever accomplish anything. So, one night she sat down and wrote all the things she did throughout the day and realized she did A LOT!

There are two reasons why I want to recording these posts of my daily tasks:

 (1) I want to see what I am doing, and finally create a MOM's JOB list. With all other jobs you have specific responsibilities  deadlines, and an order at which you accomplish tasks. On my journey to becoming a professional mom, I know this is something I desperately need to create, and then live by.Wish me luck in my transformation.. and I hope this doesn't embarrass me too much.

(2) I want to see how much time I am spending with my kids vs. everything else.. then allow room for change as I adjust the daily tasks in my life. In order to give the proper things the correct amount of time.

All In the Day as Mom

9am. Woke Up

9:30 am. Uploaded pictures for print at WalMart

10- 12 pm. Grocery shopping, returned batteries, picked up pictures

12-1 pm. Put away groceries, made myself lunch

130 pm. Helped A fix his hair

130- 2 pm. Assigned J books for power hour, put boys down for nap

2-245 pm. Picked up stuff off the floor and vaccumed living and dining area,  Swept kitchen, Folded clothes while watching Once Upon A Time and stuffed family picture albums

245-3 pm. Got ready for work

3 pm. Woke boys up, changed diapers, and dressed 3 boys

315 pm. Packed boys in car with groceries for babysitter

330 pm. Dropped boys at sitter, unloading 3 car seats, and 2 strollers

4 -9pm. Worked at Resturant.

930 pm. Picked up boys from sitter, backed 3 car seats, and sleeping boys

945 pm. Got gasoline

10 pm. Unloaded boys with A.

1030 pm. Blog and check email

11 pm. Watch Dancing with the Stars

1 hours= time with boys

6 hours= at work $60 in---> $40 out to sitter

3.5 hours= shopping/ housekeeping

Oh dag on... where was read my scriptures and say my prayers?? I can already tell we are going to have some serious changes to be made!