Thank God Thursday's over

Thursday's are my "heavy" day too. GC arrive at 07.30 and have their breakfast with me. Get them ready for school and nursery and out of the door by 08.45. Walk GD to her school and then retrace my steps and walk 1 mile in the opposite direction to take GS to nursery for 09.30.

Work from home from 10.00 until 14.45 and set off to do the 1 mile walk back to nursery to collect GS. Retrace steps and go back to school to collect GD at 15.30. Back home to supervise homework, make their tea, make a meal for DS and DIL for when they call to collect GC on their way home from work. GC collected at 18.45.

It's a long day!

Wow, Fennel, I imagined you being twenty years younger! Respect from me too.

I'm working, studying, volunteering, 5 children still at home and people are currently throwing spanners in my works. I don't know how to not be exhausted lately but I have a small break coming up to see my father and I literally cannot wait to just get up and only worry about basics for a few days x

Respect Fennel !

Maw [smile}
And @ ginny
It does depend on our age. I'm 84 this month. I want to keep doing all the things I used to do. I hate my loss of vigor.
But my get up and go has got up and gone .
What can we older grans do to compensate for our decline?

MawB I'm exhausted just reading it! Phew it makes my day look boring x

Goodness I have no idea what happened there!
It should have read “I have some days which leave me exhausted.....”

Mhavevsome dayscwhich leave me exhausted but usually because I am out of my “comfort zone)
E.g.
Tuesday last week
Book club in the morning
Home to pack an overnight bag
Dog to kennels (30 mins drive away)
Drive to MK station, train to Euston
Tube to Walthamstow, collect DGS from his nursery walk him home (him scooting which means me pulling him most of the way while he balances)
Supper with DGS and SIL
Bed then very early morning start as SIL had to leave at 6.30 to drive to Cotswolds where he was staying overnight.
Or Thursday
Get DGS up at 6.30 (groan)
Play pirate ships etc, breakfast, he dresses himself - well sort of)
Tube to Euston when Sis in law took over mid morning
Train to MK
Drive home, shower and wash hair because I hadn’t had time at DD’s
Drive back to MK station, train to Birmingham New Street
Uber to DD1’s, look after DGS2 and DGD while she collects DGS1 from tennis
Bath DGD, stories etc
Collapse!

Sounds like a fairly normal day to me. I suppose it depends on your age and state of health.