Bess Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm finding myself bored during this timeframe. Yes, also low on energy, so I don't really want to do much work around the house, etc. But you know, I'm just plain bored and really don't know how to fill it or how I'm supposed to be filling it. What do *you* do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I lay on the couch and try to recover......usually with laptop in hand. :) I'm not sayin' I'm proud of that - just sayin' that's what I do. :) ETA: ok sometimes I'm not a total lame-o, I do sit outside and watch the kids play and such. But yeah usually I'm kind of worn out at that time of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellycbr Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I try and figure out what to make for dinner, and then I just plant myself on these boards or Google News. The kids go outside and play. Peace..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 From 3-4 I am usually vegging out, either on the couch, or at my computer. Then at 4 I start making dinner, tidying up etc. The kids friends start getting home from school at around 3:30 pm each day, so if we don't have something else going on they head out at that time to play until 5 which is dinner time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Fold laundry - usually with HGTV on, plan dinner, do my fly lady chores and take kids around to their various events - soccer, piano, dance etc. Sometimes, I get a cup of tea and read a good book, those days are my favorite. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I honestly don't know what it feels like to be bored. LOL I've never felt that way. We are frankly still doing school during that time frame. We get started around lunch time b/c I sleep in and ride my bike for an hour each morning. After school, I have a cup of coffee, read the boards, email, etc. and start dinner. Today during school, while the boys were doing math, grammar and handwriting worksheets, I cleaned when I could -- vaccuumed the bathroom and kitchen ceilings, washed the walls, washer and dryer, and cleaned the bathroom sink/faucet/vanity. Nathan is finishing up a math worksheet, so I sat down for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 what's for dinner. THe tea gives me a pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dtb1999 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I honestly don't know what it feels like to be bored. LOL I've never felt that way. Today during school, while the boys were doing math, grammar and handwriting worksheets, I cleaned when I could -- vaccuumed the bathroom and kitchen ceilings, washed the walls, washer and dryer, and cleaned the bathroom sink/faucet/vanity. Nathan is finishing up a math worksheet, so I sat down for a few minutes. Could you come to my house next week? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtb1999 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I lay on the couch and try to recover......usually with laptop in hand. :) I'm not sayin' I'm proud of that - just sayin' that's what I do. :) ETA: ok sometimes I'm not a total lame-o, I do sit outside and watch the kids play and such. But yeah usually I'm kind of worn out at that time of day. That about sums up my afternoon, too. Unless we are going somewhere in the afternoons or have an all day excursion, I plant my rear on a chair and say to heck with everything else for at least an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Three days out of the week we have Judo. On the days that we don't, I usually do something related to cleaning, laundry, or school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kiddies Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That's when I do school with my ds5 because everyone else is sleeping.We typically wrap up around 3:30 and then I pick up and start dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 :blink: What does being "done" look like? Ahhhh. "For the days of reading a book in the afternoon," wistfully she says.... Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Normally, I take the kids and we go somewhere....even if it is just to the library. Two days a week, we have obligations. The other 3 days, we go wherever life takes us. Pretty days, that is the park. Ugly days, we end up sometimes at McDonalds having a sundae. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Our down time is from 2-4. We have afternoon activities 4 afternoons per week at 4 or 4:30. Between 2 and 4 I usually do some chores (laundry, prep for dinner, clean kitchen, phone calls) then jump on the computer or nap. My dss play outside, do a bit of homework, read or use their screen time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 The kids have outside activities four days a week during that time. Three of those days I get to socialize, and the fourth (Friday) I veg on a couch with a book at the kids' gymnastics. They generally watch a movie on our free day while I putter about or hang out online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Dc goof off, I tidy up and start fixing supper. And I find time for goofing off, too.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 If I am at home I am usually sitting at my desk reading the boards LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Siesta time!!! :D We finish about 3pm and I either nap, stretch out in the bed, get online, play with the dog and ds or did I mention nap? I usually call dh and see what time he'll be home and try not to be sleeping when he comes home. I'll usually plan something for dinner during that time. Today we ran to the post office and the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bess Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks guys... makes me feel better about my afternoons. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We're usually still doing schoolwork during those hours. But if I did have a couple of hours to myself each day, I would spend it (or at least part of it) on self-education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I am taking kiddos to dance, gym, baseball during those hours except on Wednesday. I try to catch up on laundry on that day and just do nothing as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's across town, so I don't feel like leaving him and coming home. Some days I read, some days I knit, some days I do errands. When the weather is fair, I take the dog and walk him. If my other son is with me (sometimes he's at a 2 hour tennis clinic, sometimes with Grandma, sometimes with neighborhood friends) we often lay frisbee golf at a nearby park, though the weather had prevented that lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm usually playing on the computer, reading a book and/or getting dinner ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Three o'clock starts out down time. We eat early here so by 3:45 I'm making dinner. We eat around 4:15 and then 4 days a week we're off to soccer or TKD. On days we don't have things to do I must admit we find ourselves aimless and restless at this time waiting for daddy to get home. :o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 My favorite thing to do during that time is fold laundry while watching tv, while the kids have a quiet/reading time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainforest mama Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 DD2 goes down for her nap from about 2:30 - 4, so that's my veg time, computer time or whatever. DD10 has quiet time and either reads or does crafts. At 4 I start dinner. That's my afternoons. I have never been bored - what's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 On Monday and Tuesday we're at swim practice, On Wednesday, I'm still doing school with the oldest, and if I'm behind in my day, practicing violin with 2 of the kids. On Thursday we leave the house at 1:00 for violin and piano practice, then the kids go to swim practice. On Friday, around that time, I'm shopping and putting away groceries. When I just had a few kids, and they were younger and not involved in a million things, I used to fold the wash, or take the kids outside to play until I had to work on supper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisN in NY Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I'm finding myself bored during this timeframe. Yes, also low on energy, so I don't really want to do much work around the house, etc. But you know, I'm just plain bored and really don't know how to fill it or how I'm supposed to be filling it. What do *you* do? I heard recently that brushing your teeth after lunch will help keep you from that logey (sp?) feeling in the mid-afternoon, not to mention that it's always good for your teeth. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 It depends on the day. Friday - Sunday, I am at work. Thursday, I am picking up my middle child at school, then starting dinner. Monday - Wednesday (except for every other Tuesday when we are still at Girl Scouts until almost 5), I am usually folding clothes, starting dinner, and watching the kids play. Once dinner is started, the kids are occupied, and the laundry all either putting away or happily drying, then I sit down with the computer on my lap and a kid on each side and watch a show with the kids, but that is usually closer to 5 - 5:30. If it is on a co-op day (before I swore off co-ops), I would be sitting in a quiet spot with a beer ignoring the kids and waiting for the pizza guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 On M, W, F, we go to the park or the kids play around the house or in the backyard while I relax, then start thinking about dinner/cleaning (thinking about, not doing anything about! You have to work your way up to these things.) T, Th, we get ready for reading class, have a dinner snack, then go to the church and set up and prepare to teach. (The remedial reading class starts at 5.) If you're wondering, a dinner stack is 2-20 bites of lunch or dinner type food (depending on how hungry the are.) I watch the protein/sugar ratio very closely at our house, especially right before going somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I'm usually driving someone somewhere: 3 kids who have ballet, drum lessons, counseling, speech therapy, swim lessons, choir, and personal fitness. They don't all have all of those things, but each have a couple. No one does the same thing at the same time, so every activity for one. I make dinner early in the day and reheat, but sometimes I put something together in the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I usually work (online) from 2 - 4 or 5. If I'm done before 5, I will often turn on pbs and let the kids watch for half an hour while I grab a 20 or 30 minute nap on the couch. Then I have a cup of tea, and pick up the house, finish making dinner (I prep it while I am making lunch), start getting ready for the next day, etc. If any school wasn't gotten to, I have them finish it at the table while I do the household stuff (I will save art and review sheets for this time slot when we are running short on time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 My son has activities right around that time most afternoons. Monday - Ballroom dance 5:00-6:00 Tuesday - Tap dance 4:00-5:00 Wednesday - Ballet 4:30 - 6:00 Thursday - Organ lesson 2:45-3:30, followed by choir 4:30-6:30 Friday - Ballet and character 4:30-7:00 Every one of these is about 45 minutes from home. So, we leave between 2:00 and 4:15. On the nights when we will be home by 7:00 (Monday through Wednesday, usually), I plan for dinner before we leave. I pre-chop everything and/or put something in the slow cooker so that we can eat within a few minutes of walking in the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Often, I am still having my afternoon rest time. If I can get a couple of hours in my room without being disturbed, I am in bliss. Well, maybe not always bliss- sometimes it just feels like survival. But i dont always get that long, and sometimes the kids have activities. About 4.30 -5pm, I have a spa with dh. After that, I make dinner. Or, thats the general intention, anyway. Sometimes its cereal. Depends if I had the previous rest or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Readsalot Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 usually we eat dinner early 3-4 o'clock as that is the time dh usually gets home from work. I wish I had more of a break between school being done and dinner but it is what it is. After dinner I try to take a walk, clean the kitchen up, play with our new pup etc. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Every hour seems so full, I honestly can't imagine being bored. My 3-5 pm hours may include any (or all:tongue_smilie:) of the following: 1) Wrapping up school, maybe doing some reading aloud 2) Working in the garden (this is the norm from late spring through summer) 3) Taking children to soccer practices or other lessons 4) Running (4-5 days each week; I tend to run in the mornings during the summer and late afternoons during the reset of the year) 5) Work on dinner (although we usually eat later) 6) Take down & put away laundry that's being hanging outside 7) Bring in the cows for afternoon milking:D (this is really just a good excuse to go on a short walk on a pleasant day;)) 8) Go on a short bike ride with the boys 9) R-e-l-a-x! Once it's 5, if I'm home, I pour my glass of wine, turn on NPR, and take a breather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I get home from work at 3:30pm and I usually crash for a bit before starting dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 :lol: I rather wish for you dilemma. 3:00 is about the time that school, piano, and kids' projects are done and when I realize that I haven't accomplished anything else for the day. Like planning anything for dinner ("Wonder if there is time to run to the store?"). Or laundry ("Can I get it both washed and dried before dinner, or will I just forget and leave it to mold in the washer?"). Or remembering that there is Cub Scouts tonight and we are slated to bring an activity. On a really, really good day, I get a chance to open the mail then and think, "When was the last time I paid bills?" Or maybe, "The sprinkler system should be turned on now. Wait, two sprinklers broke at the end of fall. We have to run to the hardware store. Is there time before dinner?" Yup, 3:00 to 5:00 is my crazy time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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