A Day in the Life of a Mother in 65 Easy Steps
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Ever wondered what it’s like to be a mom? Buckle up because I’m about to take you through a day in the life of a mother, broken down into 65 easy steps. And by easy, I mean the kind of “easy” where you can do it all while balancing on a unicycle, juggling three flaming swords, and reciting the alphabet backward. Ready? Here we go!
- Wake up to the sound of your child breathing too loudly at 6 a.m.
- Hit snooze, realizing that the concept of “snooze” is a joke.
- Get out of bed and immediately step on a Lego. Question your life choices.
- Quietly curse under your breath so the kids don’t hear.
- Make your way to the bathroom for a moment of peace. Be joined by two toddlers and the cat.
- Brush your teeth while negotiating breakfast options with a 3-year-old.
- Make breakfast. Also known as the “daily rejection of all your culinary efforts.”
- Pour cereal. Child #1 wants pancakes.
- Make pancakes. Child #2 now wants cereal.
- Consider going back to bed, but remember you’re the mom and that’s not an option.
- Drink your coffee lukewarm because someone spilled juice.
- Clean up the juice spill with the same towel you used yesterday to wipe up milk.
- Change your shirt after realizing the coffee has become a wearable accessory.
- Locate everyone’s shoes, which have somehow migrated to different corners of the house.
- Wrestle a child into their clothes. Realize they’re last year’s size.
- Play the “Where’s my backpack?” game. Spoiler: It’s always in the last place you’d expect.
- Attempt to leave the house. Child #3 announces they need to use the bathroom.
- Wait for them to finish. Consider running for president just so you can get a break.
- Finally get everyone in the car. Someone’s missing a shoe.
- Go back inside for the shoe. Find it in the fridge. Don’t ask why.
- Drive to school with the soundtrack of “Baby Shark” on repeat.
- Drop the kids off. Feel a fleeting moment of freedom.
- Realize you forgot to pack lunches. Contemplate turning back but instead, vow to be better tomorrow.
- Run errands. Remember halfway through you still haven’t eaten breakfast.
- Decide a granola bar counts as breakfast.
- Get home and immediately start the laundry. Remember the load from two days ago is still in the washer.
- Rewash that load.
- Attempt to work. Be interrupted by a call from the school about the forgotten lunches.
- Deliver lunch, feeling like a superhero.
- Return home to finish work.
- Instead, find yourself scrolling social media for a brief escape.
- Notice the time. Realize it’s nearly school pick-up time.
- Rush to pick up the kids. Wait in the carpool line for what feels like an eternity.
- Greet your kids with enthusiasm. Be met with stories about how their day was “fine.”
- Drive home while refereeing a backseat argument over a single gummy bear.
- Walk through the door to the chaos of backpacks, shoes, and coats being flung in every direction.
- Ask for the fifth time today how their day was. Get the same “fine” response.
- Start homework time. It’s like herding cats, except the cats are asking you how to multiply fractions.
- Prep dinner while answering 47 questions about the universe.
- Burn dinner because you got distracted by an impromptu science lesson.
- Order pizza.
- Feel guilty about the pizza.
- Attempt to eat dinner while simultaneously cutting food into small pieces for your youngest.
- Clean up after dinner, which includes scraping uneaten food off the floor.
- Start bath time. Child #2 doesn’t want to get wet. Explain the concept of a bath.
- Read bedtime stories. Skip pages 3, 5, and 7 because it’s been a long day.
- Say goodnight. Be called back for water, another story, and a stuffed animal’s existential crisis.
- Finally get everyone in bed. Celebrate with a dance that lasts approximately 5 seconds.
- Start cleaning the house. Realize it’s a lost cause.
- Consider doing the dishes but decide they can wait until tomorrow.
- Collapse on the couch. Scroll through your phone to see what other moms are doing.
- Laugh at the unrealistic perfection on Instagram.
- Finally eat something that resembles dinner.
- Watch a TV show that you’ve been meaning to catch up on for the last 6 months.
- Realize you’ve fallen asleep on the couch.
- Stumble to bed, but not before checking on the kids one last time.
- Notice the time. Wonder how you’re going to survive tomorrow.
- Remember you didn’t switch the laundry. Do it now.
- Lie in bed, mentally planning tomorrow’s day of chaos.
- Drift off to sleep, only to be jolted awake by a kid’s nightmare.
- Comfort them, tuck them back in, and start the bedtime routine all over again.
- Finally crawl back into bed, eyes heavy.
- Realize it’s almost morning.
- Drift off just in time for the alarm to go off.
- Repeat.
And there you have it—a typical day in the life of a mother, broken down into 65 “easy” steps. It’s chaotic, messy, and exhausting, but somewhere in there, it’s filled with love, laughter, and a whole lot of heart. Here’s to all the moms out there who manage to do it all, every single day.
Kate is mom of two rambunctious boys and a self-proclaimed super nerd. With a background in neuroscience, she is passionate about sharing her love of all things STEM with her kids. She loves to find creative ways to teach kids computer science and geek out about coding and math. She has authored several books on coding for kids which can be found at Hachette UK.
