About time... or one day in my life

Cinnamon's Wednesday

It is already after 10 pm, can't believe the day's nearly over... But actually that's the case every day now - unless I'm working, then I can count the minutes sometimes. I'm always wondering if it is just me or if all the other mums face the same problem: the day does not have enough hours for all the things you want to do and it doesn't matter how well you are organised. I love organizing and planning everything. For example I think about what to cook during the next week and then do the shopping so I only have to go once (unless I forget something like the chillies for Vanilla's soup today). I also like planning my days always hoping to have maybe an hour for myself: time to watch an episode of one of my TV series or do my nails while watching TV or lie on the sofa with a cup of tea and read my book. But, my day is too short! Maybe I have to make some adjustments? Let's take today as an example. 

08:00 I wake up, just minutes before Toblerone wakes up as well.

08:15 We get up, first I get little one ready then I have a shower.

09:15 We go downstairs and I sort out breakfast for us (hubby got up and ready in between our morning routine and is already out of the house).
10:00 Out for playgroup, lovely sunny morning.

 Spring is coming ;-)

11:30 Last chat with a few mums and then playgroup is finished.
12:00 Back home. Decided that the little one is having a nap before lunch.
12:15 Started to cook lunch: Italian meatballs with potato gratin and mangetout.
13:45 Lunch is nearly done. I don't know why it took so long today.
14:00 We start eating as hubby is back home now but I can hear our little princess waking up. So I'm going to eat my lunch cold again.
14:15 It took sleepy head a bit to wake up properly as she was crying. Maybe a bad dream?
14:45 We both had lunch as well (although she didn't really eat much again). Daddy is tired and having some recovery time before he carries on studying and I decide to go out shopping (I need new black trousers for work as my old one's are too big, juhu ;-) ).
15:15 We found parking. And guess who's outside the shopping center? Ginger and her little sweetie. They've enjoyed the lovely weather as well. So we decided to have a coffee (well I had tea of course, since I'm not drinking coffee for an other 5 weeks I think).
16:15 Ginger's little one is hungry so they head home and my mini flavour and I went back to the shopping center.
17:00 Parking time nearly expired and I can't find black trousers. I bought a nice pair of white summer trousers (Tommy Hilfiger) instead. Little one is getting bored so we leave the shop. I extend my parking time as I have to buy a card and a cake and the ingredients for Vanilla's soup still.
18:00 Back in the car and jey we're are queuing.
18:30 Finally home. Just in time cause hubby has got an evening class and was already waiting for me to get home.
19:00 Skyping with family and preparing dinner for my mini.
19:30 Well, she ate a little bit, mainly fruits not the nice toast with pate.
19:45 Toblerone has played with her glass of water. She's wet, the floor is wet (and full of crumbs from the unwanted toast). While she's watching her 3 episodes of Peppa I do the washing up and tidying up of the kitchen and prepare the evening bottle (amazing how much you can manage in around 15 mins).
20:20 Finally our sweetheart is in bed, washed, teeth brushed, bottle finished and story read. Puuh. But she's not sleeping yet so I stay in her room until she is.
20:45 Yes, sleeping peacefully :-). Now I get my dinner sorted (just tuna salad, cheese and yes a glass of wine and fruit salad for desert). Today I wasn't hungry when my little one was eating cause I had a caramel shortbread earlier which is really really filling.
21:15 Hubby is coming back home. He's heating up his dinner (remainings of our lunch) and sitting down to watch the second half of his football team playing. And I'm finally sitting down in front of my laptop :-).

I usually go to bed around 23:00 so I can at least carry on reading my book for a few minutes before I get too tired. 

As our daughter grows up I think my schedule will change as well. So instead of thinking of any adjustments I just go with it and enjoy every minute :-). Once she's 16 I probably wish she was still a toddler although I probably have more time to myself then and more time to worry about her... 

Once you have a child your whole life really changes (I can't say it often enough just because I couldn't imagine it before our little one was born)! 

Cinnamon x