Daily Working Mom Routine Who Works Full-time

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As a working mom daily routine is vital to having a balanced life and being the best at your role as a mom. Most of the busy working moms’ routines are overwhelmed with many things. The crucial time management tip for busy moms is to get up before kids.

Firstly you must Identify all the things that you wish to do in the morning. Secondly, plan the approximate time you might need to complete them to plan your wake-up time.

A good routine as a working mom that meets your needs and should be realistic to follow.

In this post, I share my realistic daily routine as a working mom. This full-time working mom schedule that I follow as a full-time working mom has helped me be a working mom to achieve a work-life balance with sanity.

Working Mom Routine (daily working mom routine)

Being a working mom is difficult, and you have less time with more demanding daily tasks. We used to try our best, but often feel guilty about not being a good mother.

Maybe you may be worried about your kid’s well-being or a deadline to meet at work. Being a working mother is hard, but we do both without sacrificing anything.

I’m a full-time working mom who built a career after a long break, and I thought it was impossible to build a new career from scratch with my little kids.

But my household skills of staying on top of schedules, routines, and plans made me stronger than ever. Multi-tasking is a powerful skill that helped me to stay super productive.

Importance Of Daily Routine For Working Moms

Why do you need a daily routine for working moms? A well-structured daily routine for working moms can create a structure in your life. Soon after creating your routine may help you further in your work and home. Let’s see some importance of daily routine for working moms,

It helps in reducing your stress as you can stay on top of your career and home.
It will Maintain your overall health by ensuring you have the energy and enthusiasm to fulfill your numerous roles with grace and enthusiasm.
When you build a routine you are more focused on good things in your routines which can break bad habits.

So having a daily routine as a working mom will be so helpful to you. Are ready to listen to my daily routine as a full-time working mom?

Initially, you may feel challenged to start and follow new routines, but once you get it, you will love the good daily routine because it can create massive changes in your life.

Daily routine for working moms ( A full Day Routine)

My daily routine as a working mom is not the same every day. I will share my complete daily routine as a working mom including morning routine and evening routines, This will be very relatable to full-time working moms.

Stress-free Before Work Morning Routine

#1. Wake Up Early Before 6 am (daily working mom routine)

Waking up early is the best thing that changed my life and it is the best time to start for a full-time working mom. I usually get most of the work in the morning. After work, we may be super tired and we can’t able to do many chores in the evening routine.

When my evening routine comes up, I spend time for the next day. I always recommend you to start prepping the previous night, and it is a game changer. If you do so, you have an idea of what your day looks like.

If you are looking for a productive morning routine, this stress-free morning routine may help you: Morning routine for busy mom

#2. Wake up before kids (daily working mom routine)

Who likes a stress-full morning routine? If we want a calm morning routine, the best time for you is the morning before the kids. So working moms like me should get up before their kids.

You must Identify all the things that you wish to do in the morning and the approximate amount of time you would need to complete them to plan your wake-up time. Don’t be too ambitious ensure sufficient sleep too.

#3. Quick Fresh Up and Prayer (5.30-6.00) (daily working mom routine)

Soon after waking up, I do a quick fresh up and then get ready for prayer. After my prayer, I do my morning skincare routine. It takes less than 15 minutes for this routine, and soon after that I make warm water for myself and sip it without doing anything.

For a busy full-time working mom morning is so important because it gives a peaceful time to sit and take time for ourselves and it is good to have some quiet time before the start of the day. If you haven’t yet a good morning routine, start it for a good peaceful time.

#4. Food Preparation (Breakfast and Lunch 6:00 am -6:45 am)

Breakfast and lunch preparation is the real task we have to do as a full-time working mom. I usually start breakfast and lunch prep the night before, which makes my morning routine stress-free.

Easy food preparation tips,

Meal planning for the entire week during weekends
Go for freezer meals
Keep a well-stocked pantry

Make one base recipe
Make one-pot dishes to minimize washing up
Use a slow cooker to do the work for you

#5. Work Out (6.45 am – 7.15 am)

Now it’s my time to work out, soon after the food preparation I do my workout. Sometimes this routine will be before food preparation. As I said all days are different, so it wouldn’t be the same. It may vary according to my priorities and working schedules.

If I work from home I go to the gym after my kids go to school. Today it’s a going office day, so

#6. Daily Cleaning Routine (7.15 am to 7.30 am)

My daily cleaning tasks include making the bed, washing dishes, scrubbing the sink, wiping down counters, vacuuming floors, and doing a load of laundry. Sometimes I do all these chores while cooking. Also, get your kid’s lunch boxes and your work tiffin boxes on the last day itself.

How you can stay on top of housework for busy moms?

Tips to Stay On Top of Your House Cleaning

Make Your Bed First

Divide the Laundry Throughout the Week
Start a Nightly Cleaning Routine.
Focus on High-Traffic Areas.

Declutter and Minimize
Maintain Each Space.
Make a cleaning schedule for all needs

#7. Get Ready For Office And School (7.30 am to 7:45 am)

By this time my husband has made my kids wake up. Both my daughters are a little bit cranky in the morning and thank god! My husband takes care of those things and he enjoys those cranky happy moments with them. By the time I will be ready with the lunch boxes.

#8. Breakfast time (7:45 to 8:00 am)

Breakfast is so important, especially for a busy full-time working mom, so you have to have a good breakfast before your office hours.

Why eating breakfast before going to work is vital? After a night of sleep, six to nine hours for most people glucose levels are depleted, and eating breakfast restores glucose. It lifts that foggy feeling that many people have when they first wake up. Mental sharpness may not be the only thing that suffers when breakfast is short-changed.

I never skip my breakfast and I can’t remember any morning without breakfast. Make sure to have a good healthy breakfast daily in the morning. If you skip your breakfast you may fall sick easily, remember that your entire family depends on you.

#9. Time To get out of the house for School and Office (8:00 to 9: am)

The school of my kids is near to our home so that it is easy for my kids to go. They didn’t have to travel in huge traffic. My husband drops them in school and then he straightly goes to his office.

We make sure to start at 8.10 am because kids need to reach school before 8.20 am. Soon after that, we will go to our respective offices, and start our work schedule. Try to stay calm while running to the school with kids, because if we seem restless kids may get that pressure in their heads.

#10. Office Work Hour

My office hours are from 9:15 am to 6:00 pm. The ideal daily working time is around 6 hours, and concentrate in the morning, so I focus and be productive during these work hours. This helps me to complete my daily tasks every day without due.

Establishing priorities in your office is necessary to complete everything that needs to be done. Prioritization is important because it can organize you at work and allow you to give your attention to tasks that are important and urgent so that you can later focus on lower-priority tasks.

Whenever you get some time in between your work hours, try to do some personal tasks like ordering groceries planning cleaning meal prep, etc. To keep track of everything I need to do for the day, I follow a simplified block schedule system planning. I keep a personal diary along with me which helps me to track my tasks, routines, meal planning, kids’ school activities, etc.

After Work Evening Routine

#11. Self-care Routine

Start your evening routine slowly and don’t rush into the chores. Just calm down and sit for a while or participate in activities that can range from increasing your productivity to improving your health and general well-being. You can dive into simple and quick self-care ideas for busy moms.

By taking time to relax after work, you allow yourself to regain energy after a long busy day. I usually start with my evening prayer followed by my quick skincare routine.

#12. Evening Routine (6.30 pm to 7:30 pm)

After my self-care is done, I make sure that my kids have completed their daily homework and catch up with some play with my little ones. Then I give them a good bath and make them wear night dress. This is our time, me with my little cuties. We talk about our day and share good funny moments.

After that, I go for a nice shower which is my most relaxing thing to do. Sometimes I prefer warm water which can help to get rid of body pains. Give it a try, you will like it. Then I cook our dinner, and it takes less time as I already prepped it in the morning or the day before.

My post on a Simple After-work evening routine can help you. You will be able to find help to build an evening routine that is helpful for you.

#13. Dinner Time (7.30 pm- 8.30 pm)

We usually get our dinner done as early as possible. My kids will be hungry after the bath, so I make sure to give them food.

My husband and I watch some series or movies for 45 minutes. This is the time we spend all as a family talking, eating, and watching. I know it is good to have food without any gadgets, but we are still following this relaxing routine because we love it! But just for 45 mins.

When the clock strikes 8.30 am, it’s bedtime for our kids, and my husband will make them straight to bed. Otherwise, they would wake up in the morning.

#14. Nightly Cleaning Routine (8.30 pm – 9.30 pm)

After my kids are sleeping, then it’s my house resetting time for the next day. Wash dishes after each meal. Sweep or use a cordless vacuum on the kitchen floor and any other heavily trafficked spots. I do a 15-minute cleaning routine and It is the best way to get the house tidy quickly. Also prep for the next day like breakfast prepping, lunch prepping, and the outfit for gym and the office

To make this possible you might need a good working mom cleaning schedule. The full house cleaning of my daily routine is detailed in the post Realistic daily and weekly cleaning schedule for working moms.

Check these simple working mom cleaning hacks for a tidy house.

#15. Bedtime Routine 9:30 pm

A bedtime routine can vary depending on your preference but should include activities that you find relaxing and enjoyable, such as reading a book, meditating, listening to music, etc.

As I mentioned before my kids are already sleeping, so this is again a calm period for me.

I do my last prayer and do some skincare for my body as I have dry feet, thus I moisturize them and go to bed with socks. I love to give extra moisture to my face and lips. Then I go to sleep after reading or else watch some makeup videos. I love makeup videos, it is a satisfying thing for me and I sleep around 10 pm.

Conclusion

Every daily schedule of a full-time working mom is different for different people. The thing is daily routine for working moms should be realistic with essential things without stuffing more complicated things. And course there are days not follow in correct schedule, but if you don’t have a routine or if your routine is working out try this. It is difficult to immediately have a perfect schedule for a busy full-time working mom.

But once you start you will be able to improve your routine. Also, find the one that is suitable for you, and remember to start with a simple daily routine. I hope this will help you to create your routine and let me know if it inspired you.

I will see you soon in another blog post!

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Nasreen