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Hi.My name is Suz Steece.
I am a registered nurse who works 3-4 days a week.
I have 3 year old quadruplets who attend school twice a week.
My darling diva of a daughter is in dance and tumbling twice a week.
Life. Is. Busy.
Here is a sneak peek of my schedule from 7a to 7:30p:
- shower
- bathe quads, dry hair, lotion
- make breakfast, feed kids, prepare lunches & backpacks
- dress kids, squeeze on 4 pair of shoes
- finish getting myself ready, dry hair, makeup
- load up and drop kids off at school
- head to work at surgery center for 5 hours
- pick kids up from school
- get home, give snacks, get Savannah ready for dance
- load up all the kids and head to dance
- entertain boys while we wait for Sav for an hour
- class ends, head home
- eat dinner
- play with Dad, brush teeth
- story time, prayers, bedtime
PHEWWWWWWWW! Tired yet?!
And we will only get busier- with more activities to cram into our daily schedules as the years go by!
There are 2 very important things that get me through each day (and enable me to maintain my sanity):
(1) time management & (2) multi-tasking
I thank the good Lord for making me an extremely organized person (I have always LOVED a good spreadsheet…it’s a wee bit sickening, I know). Especially with quadruplets- you HAVE to be organized and efficient.
Spending as much time as I can with my beautiful children means the absolute world to me…
…that is why I am always looking for ways to DO MORE FASTER! For example: less time spent on the computer = more time with my little buddies.
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720 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 720 Newer› Newest»definitely more free time so I'm not stuck in the office! Maybe I could get ready for the holidays and not stress.
I would spend more time with our 4 year old son and new baby girl! There is too much to do during the day that keeps me busy just taking care of them, I'd love more one on one time to just BE with them.
With more time, I'd finish craft projects!
I'd get away with my hubby for a romantic weekend away
I sympathize with you!! I have a 13, 11 and 10 year old and life gets crazier on a daily basis!! Between dance, baseball, football, boyscouts, church, school and me back to work full time - I hardly have time to breathe, less much blog (which I would LOVE to do!). Thanks for letting us have a glimpse into the life of your precious family!!
Read a book, and not feel guilty about it.
If I had more free time I would catch up on my own blog and maybe do some baking with my twins.
Oh free time.... what's that?!? No honestly,I would definately spend more time on ME doing things that I (used) to love doing! Reading, working out, visiting friends, etc.
Sleep!!
What would I do with more time? Exercise!
If I had more free time, I would make an effort to read to my kids in the afternoons and not just at bedtime!
I would read to my kids more often.
With more free time, I would spend more time playing with my kids -- and maybe start an exercise program for myself!
I would spend more time at the gym playing basketball...something selfish for once! Thanks Suz!
I would BREATHE!!!! Yes...with newly turned 2 year old twins and an 11 month old I am one pooped mama....an faster, cooler computer would be awesome as I am finding it harder to hit the facebook and blog world these days.....oh...and time to shave the legs would be nice :) Hope I win,...this would be an awesome treat!!! Thanks!!!
With more free time I would spend more time with the people I love and do more to help the people who really need it!
I'd read a good mystery novel
I would definitely sleep more if I had more free time! Second on my list would be to have more time to spend working on my garden.
With more free time I would definately get caught up on my scrapbooking! I have a 13 yr old son who plays sports and 4 yr old twin daughters who are...well, into everything!
I would read more books... the minute I sit down to read I immediately fall asleep!
I would spend time just relaxing on the couch with my husband. He owns his own business and we have two very busy young kids. We don't get enough one-on-one time!
I would do more things around the outside of my house.
I would sleep! There's never enough time with a one year old and being a full time mom.
If I had more time, I would keep my house sparkling clean so I would feel more comfortable about having last-minute guests come over! :)
churchik918[at]hotmail[dot]com
If I had more time I would volunteer at church more often.
Heather
melody806@ yahoo dot com
I would start a business.
What would I do with a NEW computer?? Everything that I can't do sharing mine with my dh an my two sons!! WOOOHOOOO!
I personally would sleep if I had more time. I really don't know how you do it with such little ones and your career. Bless you!
gmissycat at yahoo dot com
If I had more free time, I'd clean out our closets. Right now, I just shove stuff in and close the door. out of sight, out of mind! :)
Tweeted here too
http://twitter.com/gmissycat/status/6157654028193792
gmissycat at yahoo dot com
SEW! (after I learned how, of course!)
Hmmm...a clean house? Sew? Dates with the husband? O, so many choices of what I could do with more free time!
I would spend more time playing "airplane" and "giddy-up horsey" with my kids :)
Sleep!
i would take my son to his grandparents for the weekend which we haven't done in awhile
nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net
I would start checking things off my very long "to do" list before our third child arrives.
I would clean my house from top to bottom!!!
I would clean my house from top to bottom!
More free time? I would take up a hobby!!
With more free time. I would have a clean house. Staying home with my energetic two year old and a very clingy two month old is a blessing. However, I don't have much time for myself or my home. Especially with being a military family and we've just moved again. Technically, everything is unpacked, but the house is still not set up to feel like home. With more time, I could accomplish this AND have ME time AND relish in the time I have with my daughters.
I would so get some sleep if I finally get some extra time.
My house would be a lot cleaner!!!
With more free time I would sew curtains for my new house!
I'd spend more quality time with my wonderful 2 year old son . He's growing so quick so any extra moments I could have with him would be cherished :)
I'd spend more quality time with my wonderful 2 year old son . He's growing so quick so any extra moments I could have with him would be cherished :)
I would take more time to feed my own creativity - watercolor painting and jewelry making for starters.
I would be more involved in my oldest sons school activities. Take my two year old twins more places (library, museum, zoo) and sneek in a nap or two for me.
I would read, read, and read some more! I would also work on perfecting my sewing.
Oh wow, If I had more free time I would Blog more, Cook More, and well of course do it all with the brothers running around under my feet. :) Love it!!
Truthfully? I'd scrapbook!
thanks!
kmassmanATgmailDOTcom
I don't know if I necessarily need more free time, maybe I need to make the most of the time that I do have and not take it for granted.
apriluncapher@hotmail.com
With more time, I would sleep more! Also, spend more time with my boys, working full-time now has cut back on my time with them.
Sharon
sisaacs39@yahoo.com
With more free time, I would volunteer more and definitely read to leisure instead of work!
With more free time I would be able to spend the quality time with my husband and son that I am missing out on while I am a full time student.
serrinbrianne@gmail.com
If I had more free time, I would take photography classes so I could learn how to get the best pics of my itty bit.
Beth
jses_1492@hotmail.com
If I had more free time, I would probably complain less
Does the laptop babysit? Seriously, I would like to say I would exercise, but I would probably just end up sleeping a little more.
If I had more time...I would begin working on my plans for a work from home business.
Melissa - mzdmnr@aol.com
If I had more time, I would spend it hanging with my kids. They're getting so old and ti me is running out on how long they will all be under my roof... I want to just enjoy them.
With an 8 week old, I would just sleep!
More time --- really!?! That's possible? I would make all those "repaint this room" dreams into reality.
If I had more free time I would definitely add exercising to my daily routine.
I would sleep!! Life with a toddler and working is exhausting!
more free time..sounds great. I would maybe keep the house cleaned or take time for ME!
With more free time (& a snazzy new computer), I might actually start that blog I've been talking about for two years!!
If I had more time I would probably work on some digital photo albums of my kids first year of life! I should do it soon before I get too behind!!
More time - I'd work out and get rid of the baby weight I've been carrying too long!
I would us more free time to do things I like like paint, sew, make jewelry, or something artsy.
With more free time I'd like to learn how to do some basic carpentry, build a desk, some shelves, etc.
Oh man, I think I'd....sleep! Embarrassing I know!
What would I do with more free time? Cook more and nap! :)
I would hug my new computer :) Then maybe do something more fulfilling with my time. But at this moment that's all I can think of :)
Don't have much free time now that baby #3 ust arrived but if I had some I would really love to go on a date with my husband!
I would probably spend more time on the computer than I currently do but more effeciently with a brand new computer.
With more free time, I would make more photobooks of all our old past memories!
i would love to be able to spend more time helping my husband start his business!
More free time? HA! I'd finish my list :)
I would take my Kindle and go to the winery! Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com
If I had more free time... I might actually have a clean house! And it would be adorably decorated, I'm sure. Yup. In my little dream world.
BTW, Suz, I think you are such a rock star for managing life with four kids and working, too! Nurses are so important and I think it's so cool that you're an RN.
With more free time, I'd either spend more time at the computer entering contests...or, I'd catch-up on reading the newspaper (I get two a day--it's hard to keep up). Thanks for the giveaway.
aleq13@gmail.com
Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/lexiquin/status/6575677738323968
With more free time I'd read a book! They're so time consuming and its so hard to just sit still and read when you know there's 92380230 other things needed to be done ;)
thank you for the opportunity ADORE the pictures of your family!
xo
abitnerdygirl[at]gmail[dot]com
Sleep...Relax with the kids
I would spend more time with my parents knowing each day is precious with them here and squeezing in time with my husband and dog!
Kathleen
kconn0227@comcast.net
I would read, I love to read but always feel like there is something more productive I should be doing!
With more time, I would attempt to catch up housework, spend more quality time with my kids, and SCRAPBOOK (since Sam is four and I still haven't scrapped more than the NICU days:-0
I would have more time to work out and improve some medical issues. It would give me more time to volunteer for dfferent things I believe in. I would also have more time to spend with my family that lives in my area.
Jmorris204@cox.net
I would read a book. Plain and simple!
Cook healthier meals and try new recipes.
If I had more time AND money, I'd travel more...
I would spend more time with my baby girl. My computer is sooo old and sooo slow.
if i had more free time i'd hit the road and TRAVEL!
I would love to have more time to bake...or maybe clean my house.
As sad as it sounds, I would get more cleaning done :)
Work on photography - sorting/editing some of the thousands of pictures I have stored on my computer!
If I had more free time I would do more crafting.
I would love a few more hours in the week to do renovations on my house that I know I could do, if I could make the time.
If I had more time I would go see my grandma more (grandfather just passed a week ago). Oh, goodness if I had more time I would get to all those projects around my grandma's house I haven't been able to finish/tackle yet.
With more free time, I'd be able to focus more energy into my prayer shawl ministry. It seems that there are always more shawls needed than I'm able to get done.
With more free time, I would excercise more!
I would get more sleep :) Great giveaway!
wow - with more free time I'd probably spend more time with my wee one! There's just not enough hours in the day!
I would exercise more!
If I had more free time, I'm not sure I really know what I would do. In the 18 years of being a mother, I don't think I've ever had any. Although, I think I would volunteer at Shriner's Hospital for Children as it holds a special place in my heart and definately spend more fun time with my family!!!
Easy, spend more time with my 3 year old daughter...there is never enough time to get everything done, but she is my first priority!
Karon_Criswell@mhsnr.org
What would I do with more free time?
I would love to have more time to exercise and really develop a fitness routine like I had years ago.
Julie Paris
parishuff@yahoo.com
If I had more free time I would definitely sleep. As a college student, I don't get enough!
kthornto@harding.edu
i would use extra time to spoil my grandson.
Hi! I just found your blog and love it. I'm not sure if having 4 all the same age is harder or having four 11.10.9 and 6. Either way we must be kindred spirits in the "I have four children that require tons of attention" category. I homeschool mine. I don't know which is harder. Getting them ready for school and work or having them home all day. We're off for a 8.5 hour trip to see in laws for Thanksgiving. I think I'm going to take the cat's sleeping pills. Blessings....julie
I would spend more time with my sweet baby girl!
I would love to have a computer at home! I drag mine back and forth to work everyday.
I would have a clean house and dinner done every night instead of 3 nights a week! =)
If I had more free time, I'd probably finish my 2010 scrapbook. I've only made it to July so far!
I would sleep more...and maybe even join a gym!
There is so much that I could do if I had more free time. My house would stay cleaner longer because I would have more time to keep it clean. We would be eating lots more home cooked meals because I would have time to create a menu, shopping list and actually cook. I could spend more time playing with playing with my kids. My husband and I might actually go out on a date because I would have time to plan a date and call a babysitter. And I might actually have time to fix my hair (dry, etc) and put on make up before heading out the door.a
I would spend more time with my son and try to get to the gym more often!
get organized!
More free time could meant that maybe I could clean up all the little piles of stuff the accumulate all over the house.
If I had more free time...I don't know.
Truth is, I have plenty of it right now.
http://twitter.com/#!/won2x/status/6873497288577025
Read more!!!
sleep, paint my nails, go on a date with my hubby and write more letters! (not necessarily in that order!)
If I had more free time, I would spend more time studying when I go back to school in a couple of months!
Like you if i had more free time i would spend it with the family....love hearing their stories!
Honestly I would just go to a movie by myself and enjoy the quiet time.
with more time I'd get that stack of papers graded.
Free time...whats that :) I would probably go for a long run outside!
Free time...whats that :) I would probably go for a long run outside!
Free time...whats that :) I would probably go for a long run outside!
With more time I would be able to keep up with the demands that get thrown at me on a daily basis.
With more free time, I would go on more dates with my Little Man. With full-time school, I don't have as much free time to spend with him.
deborahmoore83@gmail.com
MORE FREE TIME!!! My goodness I think I'd feel like maybe I could relax and enjoy the little things more!
I would spend more time with my family and volunteer my time to help people in need.
Get more sleep, do more yoga and reading!
http://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/6971330347929600
SO many things to do with more time...we have a one yr and a two yr old and new baby on the way...right now I would get decorated for Christmas and spend more time with the kids!
Thanks!
mmgarner@aol.com
With more free time I would do more crafts with my 6 yr old and have more talk time with my 14 yr old :)
with more free time i would try to get more organized! my house needs a major cleaning!
I have a 8 yo, 4 yo and a 1 month old, so I'd sleep more, for sure!
I would scrapbook and would always have a clean house and dinner on the table!!!
I would love one of those- anything to help me manage my crazy days is great.
I would get pedicures! :)
Well let's see, I don't have quads, but I do have two children under 4, a full time job with other children under 4, I also go to school and oh yeah, I'm still nursing the 6 month old, so I feel the busy BIG TIME. With more time I'd hang out with my girls without rushing. Without telling the older one to hold on because I am pumping, making dinner and doing homework all at the same time and I cannot get her any juice right this second. I'd do less multi-tasking and spend more time just being with them and my hubby.
I would spend more time with my girls!
tigers14@bellsouth.net
With more free time . . . . I would volunteer more! ;)
I would use more time to get my butt to the gym! :)
with more free time...i would probably find more activities to keep me busy! :)
With more free time, I would spend more time playing with my kids, sew more, and cook better dinners!
If I had more free time I would go shopping more. Maybe it's a good thing I don't have much free time!
Sew more, crochet more, and sleep more...
I would definitely be in the floor more playing with my children and snuggling them!
SLEEP!
Amy C.
I would sleep and then read a good book.
If I had more free time I would catch up on blogging and visit with family and friends who I haven't seen in awhile!
If I had a few spare seconds, I would train for a marathon. I did run one, but it didn't go the way I planned it and I would like the chance to run one successfully!
I would spend more time with my daughter and try to get myself back in shape.
Tara E.
With more free time, I'd like to catch up on all my reading that I've been meaning to do.
Run more and train for a half-marathon.
Oops, forgot email for "run more and train for a half-marathon"
skobyn@hotmail.com
finish my very long project list before my little guy comes in April!
More free time - I'd read more and travel more for sure.
with more time I could play with my kids more!!!! And maybe my nieces and nephews... sigh for the dream!
I have 9 year old quad nieces and a nephew, they are the greatest things since sliced bread! They get better and better every day... they were wonderful to start with!
I would definitely take my son on more bike rides and have a date night with my husband....
Scrapbook! I can never find enough time to even get my stuff out much less get anything done. Plus little fingers are always reaching up and getting my stuff all mixed around. :)
Read...I miss reading a good book. Also try to finish the projects I keep accumulating and never have time to do!!!
I would spend more time with my husband--feels like we don't get to have any time that just sit together and be together. That would be great. I'm a teacher and he's a prison guard and we work opposite schedules...time is always a priority.
More TIME? I would spend it with my grandchildren. They are gorwing up too fast!
With more free time, I would spend it with my girls and hubby and try to get in a little paper crafting.
I would spend more time with my family.
If I had more time I'd start working on Colt's baby book. He's nearly 14 months now .... ;-)
I wouls spend some fun time with my 4 boys :) probably by playing catch with a footbal!!!
I miss sleeping and reading since becoming a mom... I always need more time for those and many other things!
I have essential thrombocythemia...this along with my job as a teacher and as a wife and mother leave me tired, tired, tired. With a new laptop I would be able to finish up my lesson plans and blog to keep my family overseas informed on my life here in the States....and then take care of my family here!
I would play my beautiful piano--which has been mostly collecting dust in the last year.
If I had more free time I would spend a little more time on my hobbies that I have neglected since having my son. Baking, scrap booking, reading and smocking...that would be fun! But I would not trade the time with my baby for anything :)
If I had more time...I'd work on my kiddos baby/life books... :)
I might actually be able to blog more than 3 times a year....since my dinky computer takes 30min to upload one post :(
Read!! I just to read all the time and now I don't have the time!
With more free time I'd be able to volunteer more and be able to keep my house up to par. Life has a way of throwing wrenches into the complexity also....would just like to be organized and ready for when that happens.
I would work on my stack of books that are sitting in a huge pile- enjoyable reading times comes at a premium, and I just never have the time.
i would spend more time playing games with my 3 year old and snuggling with my one year old.
With more free time...it's hard to imagine. But I think I would make a dinner menu...and actually stick to it!
With extra time I would spend it more working out from my 3 mo. old. I also wanted to mention how amazing you are as a mom. I have a hard time just trying to keep up with housework and my 2 little ones and you do it all with 4. Great job momma.
IF I had more free time, I would catch up on the hobbies I have neglected since the birth of my son and maybe, just maybe relax a little bit :)
I would take a day to relax and maybe enjoy a massage or short outing. I'm a mom of a seven month old and I am currently 3 months pregnant. So anytime to myself is precious.
As a working mom of 3 school age kids I ALWAYS need for time. I feel like when I am home I'm rushing to do the 'mandatory' mommy duties and don't get to spend enough quality time with the kids and my husband. So...with extra free time I would just enjoy time with my family instead of watching the clock to make sure all my to-do's are done. :)
Oh man, I would have more time to cook my husband dinner instead of always going out to eat.
I'd spend more time with my girls. They are growing up so fast and before I know it they will be out of the house living their own lives.
I'd be taking more naps, that's for sure!
I'd be taking more naps, that's for sure!
I would go get a massage! I've never had one and I think it would be heaven!
jillk77 at aol dot com
With more free time, I'd probably read more books.
With more free time I would spend more time with my wonderful husband!
I would spend more time with my family!
I'd come be with you!!!!!!!!!!!
xoxo
Gen
If I had more time I would organize my house and mop my floors more often! I would also take a nice long bubble bath with a glass of wine. Ahhh.... one can dream.
ashmw79@hotmail.com
I would be able to work out more at home & possibly catch up on some sleep!
With more free time I might actually get to breathe!
If I had more free time, I would catch up some scrapbooking and other miscellaneous crafts that I've had in my "to do" file for a while!
I'd play with my sewing machine more :)
saraholson@Live.com
With 7-8 classes a semester in college, all I do is homework! If I had more free time, I'd definitely get a job! I hate depending on my parents for money and I'd love to be able to provide for myself more! :)
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