What's your daily routines?

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Ladies how do you manage to get things done with a toddler?

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Uh I don’t get anything done 😂 even prepping his meals, he’s at my feet wanting my attention. We can get laundry done as long as I get the door shut before it turns it off but forget folding. I can’t swiffer bc he wants it to play with and when I vacuum he either unplugs it or tries to stand on it. 
Sometimes I let him play with pots and pans while I’m in the kitchen doing dishes and what not. 
My house is prettt baby proof but he’s a big climber and I’m not able to gate off my couches or daybed etc. I already put the end tables behind the gates fireplace. 
I guess I’m following this thread bc i didn’t realize how useless I am 😂

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I’m so jealous of all of these people with independent children. This was me tonight:

Yep, I’m eating cookie dough in the bathroom. Because if my child sees me, it’s game over. I can do nothing, not even eat a few bites of cookie dough, once I’ve been spotted. Sometimes if he’s in a particularly good mood, I can go pee or heat up some food. But normally he’s right there with me, pestering me to pick him up and take him to his desired location. He’s been walking for months, by the way, and could walk, run, or almost skip wherever he wants to go.

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I let my LO “help” me. So if I’m doing laundry she helps load the washer. It takes about 10x longer this way but at least it gets done. If I need to cut veggies or prep something for a meal I’ll put her in her learning tower with crackers and two little bowls or cups. She’ll honestly stay there for 10 minutes moving the crackers from one container to another. If I’m cleaning my bathroom I’d give her a fun activity to do in my dressing room...like a makeup bag full of makeup brushes. She loves taking them out and chewing on them. I guess I just let her make a mess in one spot so I can clean the mess in the other spot. 😂

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My girl is pretty awesome at occupying herself - she just likes being able to check on me if I'm doing stuff or be in the same room. I shut the upstairs gate and bathrooms when up there and she runs around and does her thing. Main floor - same idea but she has her toys and things there so its easier. I also let her play outside in the backyard while I make dinner/do dishes. We are huge into instilling independence and letting her learn by exploring (obviously with safety blocks and whatnot). The only things I save for nap times is moping and lawn/outdoor maintenance.

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Our living room is 100% childproof. I can see him from the laundry room and kitchen so i get a lot done with that. Then upstairs he likes running around while i clean and put laundry away. The stairs are gated off and i close the doors to the bathrooms. He has no separation problems so he just plays while i do things and he checks on me. But i have a camera in his room so i watching him

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First, I would say to be realistic about what you can get done- for example, you may only be able to work in 10 minute blocks. Second, you can help your child learn to play independently. If you are training her that everyone she fusses, you will play with her, she will continue to fuss. 
In terms of actually getting things done, my baby plays best independently in the morning, so I set my realistic intentions for what I need to get done for that time and right after breakfast I get to it. 
While she is in her high chair or on the potty, I do the dishes.

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Usually after each meal I have about 20-30 mins of him playing on the main floor happily to clean up. We have a downstairs play area that I take him to when I do laundry or if I need to clean downstairs. Otherwise nothing else really gets done! I use the tv to entertain while I cook dinner because it’s necessary 🤷🏻‍♀️ Now I need to get started on school prep for September, but the only time I can is during his naps (and I already designated his naps for self care, work outs and cleaning 😂) it’s a balance act sometimes !

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1. Our 1 year old has free reign of the main floor. We have a fenced in back yard so we also a leave our sliding glass door cracked open and he can go in and out. I can see him from the family room, kitchen, and dining room if he’s outside. 2. He’s had a full sized bed on the floor in his bed room since he turned 1. His room is baby proofed with a ton of books and some toys. When he wakes up, he gets ur of bed and starts reading or playing. We cut his door in half and capped it so he’s not completely in a closed room, but contained. 3. If he figures out how to get up, we taught him how to get down. He climbs on the couch, fireplace, recliner, the baby swings (we had twins 4 days after he turned 1) etc etc. if you’re not running to pull them down or loses novelty for them. He’ll still climb a bunch, but it’s not so much of a game. 
This was the back side of his door in progress. It’s painted with magnetic paint.

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