0630: Get up, showered, dressed.(Alone as hub has already left for his place of work).
0643: Make a coffee.
0645: Get children up,washed, dressed, breakfasted,
become peacemaker.
0700: Blow dry my hair,drink coffee, clean teeth,apply lipstick and a slight brush of foundation if pale and tired looking.
0715: Ask children to clean their teeth.
0717: Put schoolbags, school shoes, school coats in the hallway.
0720: Ask children to clean teeth. (in a louder voice).
0722: Load up the car with my bags, laptop, children's bags.Make beds, open curtains, load dishwasher,load washing machine, wipe surfaces.
0730: Stop the fight and scream at the children to clean their bloody God damned teeth as they will get holes in them, they will drop out and cause great pain which will mean they have to go to hospital.
(Loud stampede to the bathroom, tap on, sound of brushing...)
0735: Tie back her hair, gel his hair, wipe faces, put coats on, bring milk in, ensure the cat is not locked in the bedrooms.
0740: Help children into the car, lock up, get into driving seat.
0745: Arrive ( if light traffic) at pre school care...it opens at this time. Remove children, bags from car. Return to car.
0755: Arrive at The Building.
0800: Meeting called by Bluff.
0830: Meeting ends.
0835: Whole Building briefing.
0845: Begin my day with The Plurals...
1500: Plurals go home.
1501: Meeting called by Bluff for one hour.
1600: Leave The Building to collect the children from after school care...
1620: Arrive home, homework, reading, writing, words, letters in schoolbags, invitations in school bags need answering. (The calendar is full...)
1700: Begin to prepare evening meal.
1730: Evening meal cooked, hub arrives home, tired from work, sit at table as a family.
1800: Run a bath for the children, add bubbles and toys.
1830: Dry children, read story, put out school clothes for the next day.
1900: Lights out.
Then begins my work again; preparation and planning for the following day.

I am exhausted.
No time for children.
No time for a husband.
No time for me.
Yet...I need to make time for a lover which is paradoxically a solution for my sanity.

Bed for me now.
Night night...xx