Clearly, I need help with my basic math skills:
Time spent researching cheap, fun, toddler art ideas: A few hours
Time spent stirring up a giant batch of finger paint for a toddler art play date: 1.5 hours
Time spent driving to play date and setting up play date: 30 minutes
Actual time that my toddler spent painting: 2 minutes (the record time spent painting was 10 minutes by a 3 year old future Picasso).
Time spent picking up Uncle Nanny from the bus: 5 minutes
Time toddler was entertained: 3 hours
Time required to clean kitchen: 1.5 hours
Time spent mixing a batch of playdough for toddler to use in her high chair: 20 minutes
Time spent demonstrating dough to toddler and assuring her that it is NOT "dirty dough!": 30 minutes
Dishes added to sink: 1 pot, 1 spoon, and a half dozen odd items used to "enhance" the dough experience
Actual kitchen cleaning time gained: 15 minutes. Tops.
Time required to drag big plastic tub into center of kitchen and filling it with soapy water and inserting toddler: 5 minutes
Actual kitchen cleaning time gained: 40 minutes
Time required to insert "Little Bear" DVD into DVD player: 2 minutes(dusting off TV and DVD player and finding plugs included)
Timne required for snacks and potty breaks: 10 minutes
Actual cleaning time gained: 1.5 hours
Time spent preparing a "toddler bento box" lunch: 20 minutes
Dishes dirty: 4
Actual morsels of food eaten: 3
Time spent handing toddler box of blackberries: 5 seconds
Actual morsels of food eaten: 1 pint blackberries
Time spent going to library to pick out new books: 1 hour
Time spent reading new books: 10 minutes
Time spent re-reading "Little Bear": 99999 zillion hours
Time required for Mama to get toddler to nap: 1.5 hours
Actual time napped: 47 minutes
Time required for Daddy to get toddler to nap: 5 minutes
Actual time napped: 3 hours
Time spent changing diapers: Roughly 10 minutes, 10-12 times a day
Time hoped to be gained by potty training: Loads? Right? At least one hour?
Time spent asking about potty, taking to potty, cleaning potty, waiting for potty, waiting for potty some more, talking about potty, changing into new underwear: Roughly 9 hours a day. Give or Take. Or 45 minutes of each waking hour if you prefer new math.
Oh I soooo hear you!!! :-) loved the post.
Posted by: Lucy C. | September 01, 2009 at 07:35 PM
Interesting how that works, huh?
In five seconds she will beg you for a training bra and you will beg her to sit with you and read "Little Bear" one more time.
I laughed out loud, for maybe the first time in a week, at the nine hours spent analyzing the potty situation. I love you exaggerating!
Posted by: Cheyenne | September 05, 2009 at 06:21 PM
Great post! made me laugh outloud :)
Posted by: Greta | December 30, 2009 at 10:10 PM