Advice? How are your days/“schedules?”

I love being a stay at home mom but i also dread it at times. I literally stay home all day. I’m in my 20s and i don’t know if that plays a part. We may go do something one Saturday out the month, two saturdays on a good month. I be feeling like my life is just wasting away. I don’t work, I don’t go anywhere like that, what should I do!? What activities do you do to keep you sane and feeling like you’re not just existing?

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Join a mom's group. You're not just existing, you're doing great work! You just don't have anyone to talk shop with, yet. Get out and find some other moms with littles. They don't even really need to be the same age as your child. It will be good for all of you. 🙂

I force myself to get out of the house as many days as I can during the week, it just makes the day so much. It's tough because I'm definitely an introvert but I want to do the best by my daughter. One thing that helps a lot is that I keep a box of back up supplies in the car. Things like diapers, wipes, juice, water, snacks and a change of clothes for the baby. That way I can leave the house without too much time spent making sure everything is in the diaper bag. Some of the places we go: indoor playground, parks/playgrounds in our city, the museum, shopping (even just window shopping) and to Grandma's. We take walks around the neighborhood too.

We have a membership to the YMCA they have an indoor playground. And if I want to I can drop the kiddos off at the child watch and go exercise myself. We have a membership to the children’s museum. We got a playset with a couple slides for outside so I can sit outside holding my son while my daughter plays. We go to the park. The museum once a month does an open play for toddlers. The library reads books every now and then. Just look to see what your town and the surrounding towns have for events! We go to farmers markets even. Anything to just get out and walk around helps your mood!

Please don’t stay in the house everyday, you’ll lose your sanity lol Plus I’m sure your child would love to get out of the house. It’s also good for their growth/health and good for your mental. We play outside with chalk , her scooter , or take a walk around the neighborhood. Go to our neighborhood park Take a drive for a coffee and donut Go to target and look at toys. Majority of the time I tell her we are just looking not buying and she doesn’t push back. We go to the mall (free inside playground) We go to Bella boos (children’s amusement center) We also have a membership at the YMCA & go swimming there. She also loves going to the library

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