Evening Routine with four kids

FEB 9, 202416 MIN
The Wildly Grounded Way Podcast

Evening Routine with four kids

FEB 9, 202416 MIN

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<p>Welcome to season two where I will be sharing BTS as a mum of four, fifo wife &amp; entrepreneur!</p> <p><br></p> <p>This episode is all about evening routines. I share a rough outline of what ours looks like and discuss the compromises I make to balance the needs of my kids, and my own sanity.</p> <p><br></p> <p>As mentioned in the episode below is a short breakdown of our evening flow:</p> <p>- home between 4/6pm</p> <p>- boys play outside, I prep dinner from the menu plan</p> <p>- sit to eat dinner (80% of the time) with a little gratitude prac</p> <p>- pjs on and play</p> <p>- tidy up and snack (fruit, yoghurt, popcorn)</p> <p>- boys in bed for quiet time with ipads</p> <p>- in rolling 15 minutes we take Mr 3s ipad and say goodnight, Mr 5s and then Mr 6s</p> <p>- normally all three littles are asleep before 8:30pm</p> <p><br></p> <p>My routine:</p> <p>- Shower (with candles, essential oils and music)</p> <p>- Kettle on while I...</p> <p>- load the dishwasher, wash dishes</p> <p>- wipe down benches, dining table</p> <p>- tidy bathrooms</p> <p>- check boys clothes are out for next day plus shoes</p> <p>- pack lunchbags</p> <p>- pour cuppa</p> <p>- 7 min evening yoga flow</p> <p>- sip tea in bed while I read, listen to poddy/audio book, watch tedtalk/netflix doco</p> <p>- night shift chat with hubby</p> <p>- lights out at 10/10:30pm</p> <p>*my teen goes to bed between 10/11pm</p> <p><br></p> <p>Let me know if this was helpful and I hope you enjoy the episode. Leanne B xx</p>