lost without routine!!

So I LOVE the school holidays. I love being with the girls, I love not being tied to the usual routines, I love the freedom! However, I do struggle a bit with keeping the day and week in order without the normal structure of the week. My day is usually punctuated with the school drop off, the playgroup drop off, the playgroup pick up, the school pick up, after school activities to take to and pick up from, that all help to keep me in check. Wednesday is no playgroup day and often tidying up day, cleaning, mopping, vacuuming, washing. Friday is also no playgroup day, and usually my ‘try to take it a bit easier’ day, I try to plan to have no shopping, cleaning or washing to do (although that doesn’t always work!!) Monday is a playgroup day and is for catching up after the weekend, sorting anything out that needs to be done and catching up on the washing from the weekend. Tuesday and Thursday (also playgroup days) are for shopping, sorting anything I need to do in town, sorting out the meals and washing days (you may notice that washing is a common theme throughout the week, as is cooking and clearing up) Blimey, when I put it like that, I definitely have quite a structured week – no wonder I’m a bit lost today! So, it gets to mid afternoon and I realise that I haven’t given the kids any lunch! I have got a bit carried away trying to do some tidying up and cleaning (and it’s not even Wednesday!) Admittedly, the kids had their breakfast a bit later that normal and I don’t think they’re going to waste away, but still, it made me think just how much those normal weekly routines keep my days and weeks running according to plan!