When we mentioned ‘stay home mom’, the image that surface tends to be an hourglass figure mom with shiny blonde hair, curled and tied neatly into a ponytail. Not forgetting those beautifully manicured nails that get to enjoy their weekly spa sessions more than the epicurean connoisseur.
This would have been true if the duties of a mom don’t involve a countless list of life duties that include expectations.
These days, stay home mom deserves a nomination in the Academy Awards too! It is not easy to portray that sweet, smiling mom at the supermarket, and the growling, steam-coming-out-of-the-ears mom at home. Takes a lot of practices and training to be one of the best performance artists.
Truth is, a stay home mom has one of the toughest job ever.
Here was my usual stay home mom schedule:
6 am — Prepare breakfast
6.15 am — Drag little sleepy heads out of bed
6.30 am — Warzone at the breakfast table
7 am — Drop them off at school
7.30 am — Prepare the preschooler’s breakfast
8.30 am — Drop preschooler off at school
9 am — Breakfast for mom, and running errands such as grocery shopping or to the wet market for fresh produce
10 am — Walk the dog
10.45 am — Household errands such as washing the laundry, vacuuming and cleaning the bathrooms
Noon — Preparing lunch for the older kids
12.30 pm — Lunch for mom
1.30 pm — Pick up the older kids from school
2 pm — Shower and lunch
3 pm — Ferry around to drop the kids off at their dance lessons, gymnastics, swimming, etc
4.30 pm — Head home, pick up preschooler from school
5 pm — Get the kids to do their homework
5.30 pm — Prepare for family dinner
6 pm — Dinner is served
7 pm — Homework revision with the kids
8 pm — Shower time
