I know there have been many resources circulated on how to keep kids occupied during the COVID-19 school closures and quarantine season (I shared our own school schedule here.) But moms need structure, too! Today, I’m sharing a sample schedule from my own life that I’ve been following for the past week. Hope it helps! You can customize your own at this link.
- 10am wake up, check on children who have already watched 3 hours of tv, eat a handful of pretzels and a chocolate bar from your emergency supply cabinet for breakfast
- 10:15am peruse twitter and facebook, argue with that one friend who refuses to stay home
- 11am google new cases of COVID-19 in your town
- 11:30am yell at children from your bedroom to ask if they are doing their schoolwork, go back to Twitter
- 12pm eat ice cream and chips and salsa for lunch, direct the children to the hot dogs and the microwave
- 12:30pm do a google deep-dive of a specific symptom of COVID-19 (your choice!)
- 1pm lay on bed and cry
- 1:30pm check Instagram, regram some motivational posts about social distancing
- 2pm break up fighting children
- 2:30 delete 127 emails from companies telling you how they are handling the COVID-19 crisis
- 3pm cry in the shower
- 3:30 sit on the edge of bed in a towel and stare at the wall
- 4pm put on a new set of pajamas because you have nowhere to go
- 4:30pm mid-afternoon snack
- 5pm stress-shop things you don’t need from Target online
- 5:30pm scramble to figure out a meal you can cobble together with your dwindling groceries
- 6pm sit down to yet another dinner surrounded by the people who’ve been all up in your space the entire day
- 7pm let the kids watch a movie that is probably inappropriate
- 9pm yell at the children to go to bed
- 9:30pm commence bad reality tv
- 11:30 go to bed
- 11:35pm do one final check on every social media and news platform for any new info about your impending death
- 1am finally fall asleep
Anyone else finding some similar rhythms? Link up in the comments!
Thank you! This is spot on. We are together in this. Hang in there!!
Wow how true is this! I am glad I am not alone. i have been looking for ways to keep the kids busy. Here is a list i found helpful of 80 plus ideas so maybe we can all wear our kids out a bit.https://www.upparent.com/lists/indoor-activities-for-kids
HAHA!! This made me laugh and laugh. I’m a mom of four kids, three school age and one toddler and i desperately need a schedule. I think i just found one :))