edde: my MIL not with me now, she is away from mon to fri to look after my nephew. Actually I was alone with rae when she was 1 mth to 4 mths,after that MIL came back and was with me till about 1 mth ago.
ok, this is what i do.
Basically, i work around Rae's schedule. Her schedule is very impt for me so that i can schedule my own work around it. I will wake when she wakes, nap with her(if i am tired) when she naps and when she awake, i try to spend more time with her, playing, activity etc.
- MY own lunch: i usually tabao from the coffee shop downstairs.. me lazy to cook for myself. I also take this time to bring her downstairs to look look see see. I will have my lunch when Raehas hers.. we eat together. When she finishes, she will sit in her hair chair and wait for me to clear up and wash her dishes. after that, its her nap time liao.
- Rae's Lunch: I usually DB her porridge, the night before, i will prep and cut all the veggie and meat required for 2 meals, then come the next day, i will dump one portion into a bowl, put into the pot and DB for 1 hr, no need to watch the stove or the pot. at the end of the hr, porridge will be cook and i will scoop and feed her lor.
- After Nap - this is the longest nap she will take, if i have lots of undone housework, i will usually take this time to do it... or if i am tired, i nap with her lor. i find that when i nap with her, she sleeps longer.
- Housework - The bulk of it is done after i tuck her to bed at night, but for laundry, i will put all the clothes i need to wash in the machine the nite before, next morning, i will switch on the machine(sometimes, i get my hubby to on the machine before he leaves for work at 7am) and when laundry done, i will hang out (i like to do it in the morning cos i want to hang out and sun the clothes).As for mopping the floor, i will usually do it at the time after Rae wakes from her afternoon and longest nap. I find that this time is the best, she is usually able to play by herself for up to 1 hr in the play yard during this time. The rest of the time, she needs to stick to me too. I can't do much work in the evening cos i ca't leave her sight, if not, she sure cry till very cham.
- Dinner: i have been cooking dinner laterly, quite easy, u just need to plan simple to do dishes.. most of my dishes are soup stuff, steam stuff or bake stuff. Like tonight, we had oven bake chicken, i just marinated the chix overnight and put it in the oven to roast for 1 hr, easy too cos no fire or pot to watch out for. Rice in rice cooker, easy also. If i cook soup, i will use my thermal cooker, also easy. If i really do need to stand at the stove to cook, i will drag Rae's high chair and sit her in the kitchen with me.
I think cos you this is all still new to you. Give yourself sometime to get use to.. i think in abt a week to 2s time, you will find that you will have no problem handling Anthea by yourself.
Rest of the mummies, so sorry for the super long posting...heheh