I really hate this question: “What do you do all day?”

It implies that my time isn’t as valuable as someone else’s or that I goof off since I have no authority to report to nor do I make a salary.

It often makes me want to reply all snarky: “Yes, we actually do sit around in our pajamas and watch Netflix all day, every day.”

While I am not a Type-A personality with a creative color-coded Washi-tape bullet journal schedule planner nor a timer to limit our binge-reading of Shakespeare, we actually do important stuff.

We’re not homeschoolers who count leaves for upper level math and call it a day.

We learn a lot of real life skills like cooking and cleaning and helping and reading and exploring the world around us.

We are actively preparing our teen for the SAT and real life, unlike some we’ve known who let those things slide. She begins a drivers ed course next spring!

And we watch plenty of Netflix, so don’t worry about that.

I’m not a morning person at all, but I usually wake up before 0800 M-F and always make a hot breakfast for the kids. It’s usually just scrambled eggs and bacon, but sometimes, I break out of a rut with muffins, biscuits, sausage egg casserole, oatmeal or porridge, even egg variations like spinach Parmesan omelets and ham and cheese scrambles. If the kids wake up super early, they get themselves some cereal and watch cartoons and wait for me to rise. Sometimes, Katie even makes a lovely breakfast cake or muffins. Breakfast is super important.

We don’t waste time nor do we rush around. We like our home and homeschool to be restful and peaceful.

I’ve found that everyone gets along much better this way. Stress causes nerves to fray and tempers to flare, so when we limit our activities and focus on the most important tasks, we are much happier. We seldom have negative behavior to deal with because we actively work on relationships and learn together. We have very little conflict and I like it that way.

We don’t do busy work or worthless activities. We’re not into coloring books or Bible journaling or crafts with no value or purpose.

We’re always learning, year-round too! – so there’s no real way I can say our academic work takes 2 or 4.5 hours each day. We do a lot in the mornings and sometimes more in the afternoons or evenings. And the kids are always finding something to explore or learn through play and life skills.

We do what needs to be done when it needs to be done. I wash bedding every other week or so. We sweep and mop when the floors are dirty. We clear clutter off windowsills, counters, tables…wherever they pile up.

I don’t do planners or artsy journaling. I don’t waste time on activities that don’t enrich me. I am always reading a parenting or education book, along with novels, both classic and popular.

I love having a clear schedule so we can plan trips or be spontaneous for any opportunities that comes up.

Here’s a rough weekly schedule:

Mondays

My teen daughter goes to the gym with Dad in the morning and completes a lesson of physics and math before work. She works all day long as a Red Cross volunteer at the maternity ward of our local hospital.

After breakfast, I do read-alouds with the other three kids and we complete notebooking journals with science. The girls complete a DVD Latin lesson. They all complete math, spelling, and Bible workbook lessons.

We clean up and organize from the weekend. We do a load of laundry and load the dishwasher.

Lunch is usually leftovers.

They go to the park or ride bikes after lunch. Sometimes, they hike into our forest or play at the creek if it’s warm enough. They bring home leaves or dead birds (yes, really) to study and draw. If the weather is bad, they play Legos, dolls, or do art projects. We play games or watch Netflix in the afternoon and evening.

The girls often like to just lie around, reading for fun:

I try to complete the bulk of my writing and social media scheduling on Monday afternoons so I’m freer (and stress-free) the rest of the week.

Monday dinner is often super simple. Leftovers or sandwiches or something quick and easy. Sometimes, we even eat on trays in the living room with a video or Netflix.

After dinner, we have more read alouds and Bible time before bedtime by about 10.

Tuesdays

Breakfast and clean-up by about 8:30.

I do lots of read-alouds with my teen and the other children. The girls complete math, spelling, Bible, and Greek workbook lessons and we do history together.

My teen completes her notebooking for history and literature. I do government and philosophy reading/discussion with my teen.

We often experiment in the kitchen with baking a treat or bread. We clean up. More dishes and laundry.

We like to be outside for as much as possible in the afternoons, then play video games or Netflix until dinner.

Dinner is usually grilled meat with rice or potatoes and vegetables and salad.

Lately, we play trivia at dinner or listen to music on Spotify.

After dinner, we have more read alouds and Bible time before bedtime by about 10 in summer and by about 9 in winter.

Wednesdays

Breakfast and clean up.

We don’t do much “school” on Wednesdays.

We have our morning read alouds and sometimes work on French and German together.

The teen works on her notebooking for history and literature.

We have a simple lunch and clean up.

We run errands and do all the weekly grocery shopping.

We put away the groceries and then the kids usually play outside all afternoon if the weather is agreeable. Otherwise, it’s play time with Legos or dolls or art.

I’m often surprised by emails from my girls with attachments like this, made with an iPad app:

After dinner, we have more read alouds and Bible time before bedtime by 10.

Thursdays

Mostly a repeat of Mondays.

Dinner is usually grilled or roasted meat with rice or potatoes and vegetables and salad.

After dinner, we have more read alouds and Bible time before bedtime by 10.

Fridays

Breakfast and clean up.

Morning read alouds.

We finish up whatever is left to be completed from our history and science and literature reading and notebooking. The three younger kids complete their workbook lessons.

We eat lunch and clean up.

We play a lot outside, inside, games, whatever.

We usually have homemade pizza for dinner with Netflix or a video.

Bedtime is usually after the movie. We don’t usually have the bedtime read alouds because it’s late.

Saturdays

Dad makes breakfast – usually pancakes or waffles or hash.

We often go out to visit a castle or park or zoo. We pack a picnic lunch. Sometimes, we just have a lazy day to rest and play.

Dad makes dinner.

Sundays

Dad makes Scottish oatmeal for breakfast.

We have church at 0830 and then Sunday school.

We have lunch together, usually leftovers or sandwiches.

My teen and I go to the gym, then grocery shopping or to a movie.

Dad makes dinner.

School work just kinda flows with the seasons.

We do fewer organized academics in summer, when we try to enjoy the outdoors more. We do more art when the weather isn’t pleasant to be outdoors. The kids all love to read, so there’s plenty of time for that – living books aligning with our school units and fun reading based on interests. We take time to explore topics in history and science that aren’t on the assignments list sometimes. We travel frequently, usually to see places we’re learning about in history.

We like having a peaceful home.

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Want a peek into our day? I’m always curious about other people’s schedules and how they fit in homeschool, work, chores, and whatever.

I aim at a 2 for 3 kinda day.

I can focus on our homeschool. I can focus on housework and chores. I can focus on my blogging and home business.

On any given day, I can’t get it all done well.

I can successfully get homeschool and chores accomplished or chores and work or homeschool and work. But never all three.

A day in our life. Here’s a typical Monday for us.

I have a 15 year old girl, two girls almost 9 and 8, and an almost 5 year old boy.

Morning

Alex wakes me up at

6:40.

He demands bacon and eggs. We read his Bible storybook and I do my Bible study. Kate soon comes down. They watch X-Men on Netflix while I make breakfast. I clean up the kitchen from last night’s dishes.

We eat. They demand a sip of coffee. We clear the table. I load and start the dishwasher.

I take my supplements.

I begin a load of laundry.

8:14

Liz comes downstairs and doesn’t want anything to eat. Tori soon follows and also doesn’t want anything to eat yet.

I encourage Tori to eat something. I think she snags some bacon and cereal.

(This is not going at all like I planned! The idyllic family breakfast just isn’t happening.)

Kate and Tori sweep the dining room.

Liz reads her Bible study.

I give the kids their supplements.

I tell the girls to sweep again and actually move the chairs and sweep the entire dining room area, baseboards and all.

Tori and Kate read their Sword Fighting Bible devotional. They fight over who reads what. I intervene.

I remind Liz to go make her bed and take her supplements. She finally decides to eat a tangerine.

We apply our daily essential oils.

Kate practices piano and Tori practices guitar. They’re doing so well! We just began music lessons this month.

School time

8:50

We start with our read alouds. Today is Anne of Green Gables, Winnie-the-Pooh, Harlem Stomp!, and World Wars.

Halfway through Anne, Tori accidently bumped Alex’s nose. After comforting him and asking her through clenched teeth to sit on the other sofa, we finish a chapter of Anne.

I remind them all to brush their teeth. Why must I remind them to brush their teeth every single day?

Then we finish reading Pooh, World Wars, and Harlem Stomp.

9:42

Alex has a tantrum that he’s starving, but he won’t tell me what he wants to eat. He doesn’t want a banana. He runs to his room in despair.

The girls and I head to our school room.

Alex decides to eat a carrot.

I help Alex with reading printables and Singapore K math.

This kid kills me. Apparently, he didn’t feel challenged enough, so he wrote the beginning letter over each picture also:

Tori and Kate work independently on their Spelling Workout and a winter fun pack.

Liz works on Latin Form 2, VideoText algebra, and Apologia physical science independently. I check those later.

I do some money math with Alex. He refuses to read or be read to. sigh

11:18

I put frozen mini pizzas in the oven for lunch. Because, sometimes, it’s just easier, y’all. I do cut up some and onion, red bell pepper, and pepperoni for toppings. Semi-homemade, right?

12:23

Liz and I watch a couple episodes of Downton Abbey with our lunch. The littles watch the iPad – Wild Kratts.

They stack their plates on the counter and go play.

Afternoon

1:13

I help Liz organize her math notebook and write out her agenda for the week. We discuss history and literature and what she learned last week.

I realize I never finished school with Tori and Kate. sigh

We school year-round, so this isn’t a problem. We usually alternate science and history every day. We’re so ahead in math that it’s not an issue.

3:24

I hang up the laundry to dry. I print out eMeals.com recipes for the week. Liz wants a cool notebook cover for math. I find some funny math eCards and print a collage of those. She’s delighted.

Tori and Kate are playing so nicely with dolls and/or Legos upstairs. Alex watches his shows on his iPad.

3:57

I link up some blog posts and do some research.

We have to leave the house at 5:00 to take Liz to Civil Air Patrol for PT at 6:00. It’s already dark. I drop Liz off at the gym and stop by the library to check out a stack of civil rights leaders’ biographies.

Dinner time

We get back home about 6:15.

I make a quick dinner – sautéed pecan chicken, couscous, and salad. I unload the dishwasher so we can easily load our plates. I tell the kids to go ahead and get in pajamas so it’s an easy night. After dinner, they run to brush their teeth.

Evening

It’s now 7:09 PM.

We have family reading – currently Pollyanna and Bible stories. We put our bedtime essential oils on. We have a prayer circle, holding hands (and the cats always snuggle in too!). I sing lullabies.

8:00

Bedtime!

Liz and Aaron come home about 9:00 or so, eat leftover dinner, clean up, and it’s lights out for all.

I usually stay up until 11 or so, reading and working.

Our ideal homeschool day begins the night before.

God said it best: A new day begins in the evening.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. And the evening and the morning were the third day. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. ~Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31

If I want to have a successful morning, I need to plan for it the evening before.

I need to love on my babes by praying with them, singing lullabies, snuggling, and discussing the highs and lows of the day past.

I need to be intentional.

When I’d rather just be done for the day and send them up to bed alone and have me time ASAP, I know in my heart that I should remain the discipling mommy a few moments more.

I struggle with this. And I’m not always successful.

It’s often hard being a mom to small kids with so many needs.

I have to be flexible and let go of some of my expectations.

My house isn’t as clean as I want. My hair is doing that thing again. The van needs an oil change.  The cat just puked under the table. The grass needs cut and edged before the HOA sends another notice.

It’s tough being a homeschooling mom with four kids 24/7 – with no breaks ever.

I take little breathers when and where I can.

I pray for my kids while scrambling eggs and folding clothes.

I hum-sing to my toddler while changing his diaper.

I do not roll my eyes while explaining fractions to my daughter. Again.

I actually look at the ordinary rock my preschooler is dying to show me at the park.

How to Have a More Successful Day

Plan Meals Ahead

Planning for the next morning means I need a clean kitchen and at least an idea of breakfast. Having a good meal in the morning helps the kids learn better.

Prepping the coffee is a good idea too. Programming or at least setting it to the point I just have to touch the start button makes my morning go smoother.

My eldest daughter, Elizabeth, usually cleans the kitchen after dinner. Bless her!

Planning dinner ahead helps too. I’ve really slacked on my meal planning this summer. I need to thaw out meat the night before so we have dinner ready to grill or make a casserole or slow cooker meal.

When the weather gets cooler, I use the oven and slow cooker more. Especially on sports practice nights.

Daily Schedule

So, the schedule? That’s what you came for, right?

I’m trying to get up earlier {that’d be 0700 for me} to get my morning VA work finished, breakfast ready, kitchen cleaned up again, so we can begin our homeschool by about 8 AM.

Liz often gets up at 0630 and is ever so much more cheerful to have a few minutes of alone time to start her Bible or drink some tea before Alex and I come downstairs.

My youngest, Alex, demands the iPad immediately and often has cereal on the sofa if I need the time to work or make breakfast for everyone.

My middles, Tori and Kate, come down usually last to eat. Alex often joins them for second breakfast.

I am so not a morning person.

Some of our favorite breakfasts:

• soaked steel-cut oatmeal with bacon and sausage links
• egg scramble with cheese and ham or bacon chunks
• these muffins that Liz loves to make (in four flavors)
• this breakfast casserole, with variations
• leftover pancakes or waffles when Dad makes a big weekend batch (love him!)

During breakfast, I read the day’s lesson aloud from The Dig for Kids and we pray together, and pray for our Seed Company tribe.

After breakfast, I send Alex, Tori, and Kate upstairs to dress, brush their teeth, and clean up their rooms. They often play for about an hour. And that’s fine.

I use that time to help Elizabeth get motivated on her school work. She’s got a heavy load this year as a tween. See our curriculum here. She still needs a bit of hand-holding and if I get her to finish the bulk of her work before lunch, it’s a good day.

After Liz completed Bible and math…I leave her to complete Latin, science, and history on her own.

I work with Tori and Kate on their workbooks. We do science and history read alouds on the sofa.

Somehow, in between all that, Alex gets some preschool work done. Most days. He plays a lot and interrupts and wants snacks.

I try to complete as much as possible before lunchtime. Because after that, no one really wants to do much of anything productive. Including me.

Somewhere in all this, we try to accomplish chores. I do laundry almost every day and we have 4 color-coded baskets for the kids that tend to sit until I have a tantrum about putting it away. I’m a big believer in chores. Many hands make light work.

I do have a chore schedule:

• Monday: empty all trash cans and put big can at the curb
• Tuesday: dust all the furniture
• Wednesday: clean all the bathrooms
• Thursday: sweep and mop or vacuum the floors (we alternate the 3 levels each week)
• Friday: scrub down the kitchen and put all laundry away
• Weekends: whatever needs to be done or was forgotten

Some afternoons, we run errands. The girls are all too big for the library story time now and Alex just isn’t that interested. But it doesn’t start up again until September, so we’ll see. Sometimes, I just send the kids to play outside or with their toys in the basement so I can work.

Staying Healthy

We like to be proactive with our health. We eat well, drink lots of water, and prevent most illnesses with essential oils and supplements. We get plenty of fresh air and exercise.

We take cod liver oil (we like the Cinnamon Tingle!) and liquid kids multivitamin for the littles. We anoint with essential oils to help us balance mood and attitude. Liz and I also take supplements.

We start our days with a hearty breakfast and plenty of water, juice, and tea.

We eat lunch together – usually leftovers or something that will mostly hold us over until dinner. Water, and sometimes lemonade to drink.

I make dinner for our family every evening – meat and veggies, sometimes fruit, often salad. Water to drink.

We seldom do snacks. Sometimes, I will cut up fruits and veggies. I’ll provide granola or nuts. A couple kids like yogurt sometimes. I prefer my kids to eat their meals and we seldom have sugary snacks or junk food in the house.

Evening Routine

Our school area needs to be ready for the morning too. Often, after school and play time in the evening, I have the kids do a quick cleanup so it makes for a smoother beginning to our school day.

We often go on a walk around the block to wind down.

We don’t do baths every day. It dries the skin and strips away natural oils. Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers certainly don’t need full baths every day. They get a bath every few days unless they get very messy or dirty somehow. We wash hands frequently with gentle soap. We wash faces and brush teeth twice a day or more.

We have evening read alouds, snuggling on the sofa.

We sing and say prayers as a family.

I tuck the little ones into their beds and sing a lullaby, and oftentimes, I sit beside them until their eyes finally close and their breathing evens out.

With four children, sometimes bedtime takes a little longer than I would wish. I often long for alone time or a bubble bath to read my own books.

Being organized and proactive helps us be efficient and happier during the day.

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Our Homeschool Schedule

On a good day when Mama gets up early and the kitchen is clean and the coffee is made…

7 AM

when we’re ~supposed~ to get up and eat breakfast. Some days, it staggers between 0730 and 0800. I am so not a morning person. I make eggs or coffee cake or cheesy grits or steel cut oatmeal, with bacon and two kinds of sausage. Why can’t they all like the same thing?

Morning chores need to be accomplished before our school day: clean the table, get dressed, brush teeth, make beds…

8 AM

Tori and Katie do their Grapevine Studies Catechism page while I or Elizabeth wrestle Alex into clothes for the day and convince him to brush his teeth.

He’s addicted to his iPad in the mornings (and every other minute of the day) and I have to convince him it needs to “take a nap or eat” so he will join us in the school room.

Often Tori gets her Bible page completed way before Katie even finishes breakfast and then she does her morning routine. Whatever works. She’s the “good one.”

I steal a few minutes to check my email and Facebook or get a blog post started. I need my two cuppas! I often have to remind all the girls to brush their teeth and wash their faces (multiple times). Really?!

9 AM

I get Tori and Katie started on their seat work.

They have a daily journal and math work and word families pages. Some they can do on their own and others they need me to direct them. I try to interest Alex in his workboxes at this time.

I remind Elizabeth that she does indeed have a school daily checklist and she better get started. She uses Alex as an excuse and will play with him every chance she gets. If she would work diligently, she could be finished with 3/4 of her work in about an hour.

Here are the girls’ checklists. I got the idea from here. I got some little Command hooks and they’re in front of their desks on the wall. The girls love it!

Elizabeth has a pink agenda with a monthly calendar and daily checklists. Trying desperately to teach her to manage her time!

10 AM

I do our read alouds on the sofa.

Alex has recently shown interest to join us which is wonderful! He really, really loved our Beowulf picture book last week.

Occasionally, I call to Elizabeth to join us if it applies to her studies. We’re currently reading through Famous Men of the Middle Ages. The only problem is Liz doesn’t want to get back on task.

I love being able to lay all over each other and read on the sofa!

Rubeus enjoys our sofa time. He likes to snuggle and look at the pictures. I swear he understands the stories!

11 AM

I usually give the Tori and Katie a break to play with Alex with his workboxes and other learning toys. They love helping him with his Tot School. It’s a good incentive to get Katie to finish her list. I help Liz move along in her studies. I make sure she’s gotten her Bible, math, and Greek completed, at least. I find my now cold coffee and some days warm it in the microwave or toss it. I steal a few minutes to check email or write.

12 PM

Lunchtime. Liz usually helps prepare this. I like the help, but I know she’s using it as an excuse to not do her work. I think she also wants the time with me. We usually have leftovers or deli ham with fruit and veggies.

1 PM

Naptime for Alex.

No excuses for Liz now since she has time to complete her list! I use this time to teach her any concepts that she needs in history or LA. She gets her notebooking finished during this time. I like this conference time because I love seeing the connections that Liz makes. She really does get it!

2 PM

I finish up anything with the girls: science, crafts, art…

3 PM

Clean up time, especially the kitchen. We make sure Alex is up from his nap so he will go to bed on time.

4 PM

I try to prep dinner and get the table set. Tori often helps. The kids play until dinner time. I try to get in some computer time to blog, check email and Facebook.

5 PM

Dad is home and he and the kids check the garden. Then we’re working on dinner and eating. Wednesdays, the littles have gymnastics.

6-7 PM

Tori, Liz, and I clean up most nights.

Then the kids like to play outside and practice cartwheels and watch the hummingbirds.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Katie starts soccer practice this week.

8-9 PM

Sometime during this hour, we gather the younguns for baths and bedtime routines. I’ve been really lax with the nice weather and the sun being out so late.

We’ll have to gradually start going to bed earlier. My husband is also worn out and goes to bed with the kids most nights!

I usually stay up until about 11, reading, writing, researching, or watching Doctor Who.

Check out our other posts in this series. Our Curriculum, Our Homeschool Space…

Here’s a day in our homeschool life.

We have a toddler, 2 preschoolers, and 1 finishing elementary.

We’ve pushed our schedule back some…I really just am not a morning person! No 6 AM wake-up calls for me, please!

We get up around 0730 and have breakfast.

The kids get cereal and juice and I guzzle a pot of coffee. Then, together on the sofa, we do Bible and calendar time. We do history and literature reading together as much as their itty bitty attention spans can manage.

Then, we get dressed. Some days, that’s about 10 AM.

So, don’t visit me before noon, y’all. I ain’t like them storybook Southern belles who roll outta bed fully coiffed and already in impeccable makeup. NoSiree. It takes lots of work to look this good and I seldom feel up to it if I don’t really have anywhere to go. Ponytail and glasses and clean clothes will suffice at home, thank you. I know you FlyLady followers out there probably need oxygen right about now to get through the rest of this post.

We do laundry and dishes. I used to have a chore plan with a zone for each day, but I’m not sure what happened. We just clean when we need to lately. Most areas need daily cleaning. That works for now.

I try to get the girls started on their workboxes and computer work. I try to occupy the Bubba during this time. Lately, I’ve had all the kids go outside to play before it gets too hot. Then, they do school work when he naps. They’re much more amenable if they get their outside time. I’m much more amenable if I get some quiet time too.

We eat leftovers for lunch, or snacky things like deli meat, fruit, and veggies. Usually around noonish.

I need to get back into the habit of listening to our composer of the month or an audio book, or at the very least, some jammin’ praise and worship music.

I try to keep the Bubba up as long as I can.

On a good day, he naps about 2.

If he goes down earlier, we don’t get much done in the afternoon. While he naps, Elizabeth gets all her school work finished – Latin, math, reading, writing…all that good stuff. Sometimes, Tori and Katie do more school-related activities, other times, they watch a DVD or play computer games. It really depends on the day and how organized mommy-teacher is that week. And sometimes, they complete their entire week’s worth of activities in two days. Then what?!

Snack time and playtime commence when the Bubba awakes. I prep for dinner and we try to clean up before Daddy gets home. Some days, that happens, and others, well, it doesn’t. Luckily, Daddy doesn’t care too much. But I do. I detest dishes marching across my countertops and partying on the stovetop. Right now, I think they’re doing West Coast Swing in there. I don’t even want to look. On good afternoons, I get to lie around and read while the lil boogers play cuz everything is mostly done. Not this week. Nope. And Daddy has been rolling in after 6:30 PM since he returned from his deployment. With all that extra time, the boogers could be cleaning up, but they’re making more messes. Rather counterproductive. So rude.

Soccer started this week, so our dinner plans are unpredictable. Last night, we ate at 8:30 PM. Tori has practices Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 PM and Elizabeth has practice on Mondays at 7 PM. Katie has an hour in there somewhere, but no one has felt the need to inform us yet. Commence insanity and slow cooker meals which look like pet food. We will have AWANA beginning next Wednesday at 7 PM. Dinner isn’t that important, right? Don’t studies show that you’ll get fat(ter) if you eat after 6 PM? And don’t most cultures eat larger lunches and smaller dinners anyway? And they’re healthier. That awful S.A.D. diet. sigh

I could do so much more if I didn’t have to eat or sleep.