cockatoos
31-10-2011, 07:05 PM
I think I've (almost) cracked my evening routines! I've been minding since July and October was my first month of two under 5s for 4 days.
I have been trying to do school run,give snack to big ones, feed little ones tea whilst schoolies run riot, and then not managing to feed my two (one of whom is 4 and just started school so v tired) until 6.30 at the earliest (and sometimes not even managing that and resorting to the chip shop!).
Today someone at a great childminder drop in suggested that I give them all tea at the same time - lightbulb moment!!! I can't believe I didn't think of it before. So at 4.45 ish we all sat down together and ate! Wow what a difference! All cleared up, tidied away and generally sorted by 6.15. Boys now getting ready for bed and I just had to share my 'news'!!!
Its still not quite sorted - got to work out how to do this on the days when one of the LOs gets picked up at 5pm, but I feel great!
Amy
I have been trying to do school run,give snack to big ones, feed little ones tea whilst schoolies run riot, and then not managing to feed my two (one of whom is 4 and just started school so v tired) until 6.30 at the earliest (and sometimes not even managing that and resorting to the chip shop!).
Today someone at a great childminder drop in suggested that I give them all tea at the same time - lightbulb moment!!! I can't believe I didn't think of it before. So at 4.45 ish we all sat down together and ate! Wow what a difference! All cleared up, tidied away and generally sorted by 6.15. Boys now getting ready for bed and I just had to share my 'news'!!!
Its still not quite sorted - got to work out how to do this on the days when one of the LOs gets picked up at 5pm, but I feel great!
Amy