SAHM- what gets you up and going everyday?

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Hi mommas!!!
So I’m a SAHM to an almost 11 month old and I find that some days I get depressed because it’s like same ole’ same ole’ routine and what not. What have you other SAHM’s found that gets you motivated and going for the day? I love my morning routine of coffee, watching the news & playing with baby. Also I love cooking so I do that quite a bit and clean often as well. Just sometimes I feel “blah” like it’s a never ended cycle of “same ole” haha anyone feel me? DISCLAIMER: I’m so so blessed and happy to be a SAHM by the way! Just looking for some support!

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Activities outside of the home, and having friends over during the day with their little ones. Literally adult interaction.

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I know exactly how you are feeling. When my oldest was a baby and my only child it could get very boring and monotonous. Now with 3 I sometimes wish for those boring days. 😂 
But anyway when I only had 1 child I did a lot out of the house. We'd go to the zoo and walk around several times a month. I started volunteering at my local library. They let me bring my child with me. I taught myself how to knit and started making hats for NICU babies. We would go on long nature walks, baby/toddler storytime, play dates, and I googled sensory activities for my child. I also taught myself how to bake homemade bread. I used it as an opportunity to learn new things and explore the world right along with my child.

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I go to the gym. It makes me feel good and wakes me up.

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Hi! I am not a stay-at-home mom but I do work part-time 5 hours a day in a public school which means I also have school vacations and summer vacation off. I'm coming to the end of a beautiful summer off with my 3 yr old son. In the beginning of the summer we were go go go non-stop doing all kinds of fun activities and the past few weeks I can barely muster up the energy or motivation to do anything but movie days, puzzles, and reading with him. I have felt guilty about that but like you said every day is kind of the same old thing there's only so much you can do. Can you get your child into activities like story times, music classes, gym classes? Do you have Mom friends you can meet up with?

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I’m not a SAHM but I have several days off during the week and typically it’s my toddler screaming mom from her room 😂 that and the need to pee.... but seriously look into some play groups in your area. That could give you guys something to do during the day. We also do picnics at the park some times so I’ll pack a sandwiches and we’ll go eat at a park. I’m not sure where you live but I spend a lot of time at night googling places to take toddlers. Our favorite is a place called Kaleidoscope. It’s in Kansas City, free admission and it’s a lot of fun activities and crafts.

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Once a week we would visit the grandparents, volunteer, and have playgroup, they were all on different days so it gave us something different to look forward to each week so not everyday was exactly the same.

SAHM- what gets you up and going everyday?

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